Aya Asahina

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Born (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 32)
Sumoto City, Hyōgo, Japan
Othernames
  • Aya Kitagawa (former stage name)
  • Aya Yamashita (married name)
Occupations
Yearsactive2013–present
Aya Asahina
Asahina in June 2023
Born (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 32)
Sumoto City, Hyōgo, Japan
Other names
  • Aya Kitagawa (former stage name)
  • Aya Yamashita (married name)
Occupations
Years active2013–present
AgentFirst Agent
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Children2
Modeling information
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreVlog
Subscribers245 thousand
Views23 million
Last updated: 7 February 2026
Japanese name
Kanji朝比奈 彩
Hiraganaあさひな あや
Transcriptions
RomanizationAsahina Aya

Aya Asahina (朝比奈 彩, Asahina Aya; born 6 October 1993) is a Japanese model, actress, and YouTuber.

Asahina was born on 6 October 1993, in Sumoto City, Hyōgo Prefecture. She is the eldest of two siblings, with one younger brother.[1]

Career

After graduating from Hyogo Prefectural Sumoto Technical High School,[2] she worked as a midwife's assistant at a local obstetrics and gynecology clinic for about a year and a half.[3][4] While working at the clinic, she was approached by an acquaintance who suggested she should work as an event model.[5] And while working there, she was scouted by the talent agency E-Smile and signed with them in 2013.[5][6] From there, she began working as a race queen under the stage name "Aya Kitagawa (北川 彩)".[7]

In 2014, she moved to Ikushima Planning Office and began working under her real name, Aya Asahina.[8] On 13 October, she was selected as the grand prize winner at the DHC Cinderella Awards,[9] and began working as an exclusive model for the January issue of fashion magazine Ray released in November of that year.[10] On 25 November of the same year, she was selected as the 14th Sanai Swimsuit Image Girl [ja].[11]

In November 2015, Asahina was appointed as the "Support Ambassador" for her hometown of Sumoto City, Hyōgo Prefecture.[12]

She made her acting debut in the Amazon original drama Tokyo Alice, which began streaming on 25 August 2017.[13]

In 2019, she began working as an exclusive model for the May issue of the fashion magazine Oggi, which was released in March.[14] In July of the same year, she starred in her first TV drama series, Runway 24 [ja] on TV Asahi.[15][16]

On 6 October 2020, for her 27th birthday, she opened her YouTube channel, "Asahina Channel".[17]

On 13 December 2022, she was appointed as the director for the Awaji Island UNESCO Association.[18]

Personal life

She admires actress Keiko Kitagawa, who is also from Hyōgo Prefecture, hence the surname Kitagawa in her former stagename.[19]

On 26 July 2021, Asahina announced her marriage to Sandaime J Soul Brothers member Kenjiro Yamashita.[20] On 14 December 2023, she revealed that she was expecting the couple's first child.[21] On 25 March of the following year, the couple jointly announced the birth of their first child, a son.[22] On April 2, 2025, she announced her second pregnancy.[23] On June 2, Asahina shared the birth of her second child in an Instagram post.[24]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Grand Blue Nanaka Kotegawa [25]
2021 And So the Baton Is Passed Beautiful Teacher [26]
2023 Red Shoes Manami Ohta Lead role [27]
From the End of the World Saeki [28]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Tokyo Alice Sayuri Enjoji [29]
2018 Osaka Loop Line Part 3: Smiles at Every Station Rina Mizui Episode 7 [30]
We Are Rockets! Nagisa Kurihara [31]
Yaretakamo Iinkai Mitsuko Tsuki [32]
2019 Runway 24 Momoko Inoue Lead role [33]
2020 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department First Investigative Division Chief Machiko Sagisawa [34]
2020–25 Alice in Borderland Hikari Kuina 3 seasons [35][36]
2021 Girl Gun Lady Mirei Hoshimiya [37]
2023 Last One Standing mysterious organization member Season 2 [38]
2024 Tanabata no Kuni Yukiko Higashimaru [39]

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