is a Japanese actress, model and former

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singer. She is known as a former member and subleader of the female musical group

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; her Momoiro Clover image color was blue.

Career

Akari Hayami was scouted near her graduation from

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and was signed to the agency

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. On November 23, 2008, together with Yukina Kashiwa (presently a member of

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) and

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she was added to her agency's girl group

Momoiro Clover is a Japanese idol girl group, commonly abbreviated as MCZ or . The four members of MCZ are known for energetic performances, incorporating elements of ballet, gymnastics, and action movies. MCZ is notable for being the first female group to ho ...

. The group existed since 2008 and its name signified that they were "innocent girls who wanted to spread happiness". At the time, Momoiro Clover performed on the walkways in

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, but with the release of its first

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single in summer of the next year the group quickly rose to fame.

On January 16, 2011, at a launch event for the single " Mirai Bowl", set for release on March 9, Akari announced that she would leave Momoiro Clover in April. The announcement came suddenly to the 500 fans that were present. As for Momoiro Clover leader

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, she only learned about it three days prior. Akari explained to the fans: "Ever since I was little, my personality wasn't suited to being an idol. ..There were times when I was fed up of being in Momoclo." The date of Akari's withdrawal from the group had been already determined, her last concert was to be held on April 10 at Nakano Sun Plaza. As Akari recalled later, one year after leaving Momoiro Clover, she entered entertainment industry with the aim to be an actress and a model. In her days in the group, she struggled with being known as an idol. Rather than "idol Akarin" from Momoiro Clover, she wanted to be "actress and model Akari Hayami". During her final concert with Momoclo, it was announced that the group without Akari would be renamed Momoiro Clover Z. Towards the end of the concert, other members surprised Akari performing a new song called for her. The song was subsequently released as a limited-issue CD single. After leaving the group, Akari Hayami was mainly active as a fashion magazine model. She also starred in the

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cheerleading movie ''

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'', which came out on October 22, 2011. In September, after the movie announcement came the news that she would be in a new

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series entitled ''Urero Mikakunin Shōjo'' that would start airing on October 7, 2011. The series also features her former Momoiro Clover bandmates. In November 2012, Momoiro Clover Z was invited to the ''

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'', an annual

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music show on

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. To qualify for Kohaku had been the girls' dream and common goal as a group also when Akari was in Momoiro Clover. She congratulated her former bandmates in her blog and expressed the desire to appear at Kohaku together with them. In homage to her wish, Momoiro Clover Z performed the song

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in Kohaku with the version that included her name on it. In May 2014, Akari Hayami appeared in her first leading role in a

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called ''

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''.

Bibliography

Appearances

Movies

* ''

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'' (2010) * (short, 2010) * (2011) — ''main heroine'' * ''

'' (2011) * (short, February 4, 2012) * ''

'' (2014) as Momose * ''Forget Me Not'' (忘れないと誓ったぼくがいた) (2015) as ''Oribe Azusa'' (main heroine) * (2017) as young Miyoko * ''

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'' (2017) as Tetsuko Murata * ''

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'' (2022) as Yumi Funaberi * '' Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead'' (2023)

TV dramas

* '' Here is Greenwood'' (2008,

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) * (2013,

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) * ''

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'' (すべてがFになる) (2014,

) * (2015,

) * (2014, TBS) * (2016,

)

TV commercials

* (2009) * (2009) * (2012) * (2012) * (2016) (alongside

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)

Theatre

* (2013)

Music videos

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– "Pray" (2008) * Bourbonz – "Autumn" (2008) * Bourbonz – "Yukiguni" (2008) * Bourbonz – "Kizuna" (2009) * Hyadain – "Hyadain no Jōjō Yūjō" (2011) * MiChi – "Tokyo Night" (2012) * Page – "You Topia" (2012) *

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– "Blind Love" (2013) * A.F.R.O. – "black" (2013)

Dubbing

* '' A Dog's Journey'', Clarity June Montgomery (

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)

References

External links

Akari Hayami's official Stardust profile

Akari Hayami's official Ameblo blog (2011–present)
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Profile of the group Momoiro Clover Z
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayami, Akari Momoiro Clover Z members 1995 births Living people Japanese idols Japanese women pop singers Japanese rappers 21st-century Japanese actresses Singers from Tokyo Stardust Promotion artists