Ayaka Komatsu ( Komatsu Ayaka; born 23 July 1986) is a Japanese model, gravure idol and actress. She was born in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture.
Biography
Modeling career Her previous modeling agency is Amuse inc. She was a regular model of the now defunct Candy magazine. She also appeared in the Winter 2002-2003 "Angel Blue" fashion catalog and was on the cover of the manga Young Sunday dated April 7, 2005.
She was a member of the 2004 edition of the Japanese modeling quartet named Nittelligenic, an idol group sponsored by Nippon TV.
Acting career She has acted in the following movies: Odoru Daisosasen The Movie 2 (her role in this film was relatively minor; she gets attacked by a vampire), Koibumi, Master of Thunder, A Perfect Day for Love Letters, Drift and Drift 2 (later released as Drift Deluxe Edition), and Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru (which opened in Japan on January 20, 2007, and later in Europe under the English title My Sister, My Love).
Arguably, her best known role was as Minako Aino/Sailor V/Sailor Venus in the series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
Komatsu was in the cast of a TV show called Dandori Musume ("Appointment Girls"). Her role in Dandori Musume is more comic than tragic, in contrast to her PGSM role. In 2008, she appeared in Average and in episode 7 of Aren't You a Criminal?.
She had a recurring role in the summer Fuji TV drama Buzzer Beat, reuniting with her former Sailor Moon cast member Keiko Kitagawa, who had the lead female role as well as with Tomohisa Yamashita as Komatsu made a cameo appearance on his previous drama, Kurosagi.
Personal life During her birthday on July 23, 2023, she announced her marriage to a general man, and she would move her entertainment activities to Sendai due to her husband’s work.
On August 26, 2024, she announced on her Instagram account that she is expecting her first child. On February 2, 2025, she announced that she gave birth to her first child, a baby boy on January 28.
Filmography
TV shows Year Title Network Notes2003Idol doFuji TV 2005-2006Premiere no Sōkutsu!!Fuji TV4th season2006-2007Koisuru HanikamiCBC/TBS4th assistant
TV drama Year Series Role Network Notes2003–2004Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonAino Minako/Sailor Venus/Sailor VCBC/TBSFirst lead role 2005One Missed CallOdagiri KyōkoTV AsahiGuest appearanceTôbôsha: Kijima Jôichirôfast food store clerkFuji TV 2006KurosagiGolddigger GirlfriendTBSCameo appearanceNs' Aoi SPmedical ward novice nurseFuji TVGuest appearanceIsshou Wasurenai Monogatari "Million Films"Nakano AyumiTV AsahiLead roleDandori Musume 〜Dance☆Drill〜 Saishū-banashiTadano HikaruFuji TVLead roleSenjo no Girl's LifeKobayashi BifukaHDCLead RoleTsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi actressFuji TVepisode 3 2007Bambino!Minakawa KozueNTVSupporting roleHataraki ManHorita Megumi NTVGuest AppearanceUranaishi TenjinKanaeCBCepisode 2Kohome YumiKansai TV 2008Averagewoman customerFuji TVSupporting Role/ TV movieKimi Hannin Janai yo ne?Noda AsukaTV AsahiGuest appearanceGalileo Φ: episode 0Hirahara YokoFuji TVGuest appearance/ TV movieThe Naminori RestaurantShibata HirokoNTVGuest appearance 2009Buzzer BeatKanazawa ShionFuji TVSupporting roleTokyo DOGSmodelFuji TVGuest appearanceMW- mū - dai 0-shō 〜 akuma no game 〜Okazaki AikoNTVDanzetsuKudo AikoTV Asahi 2010853 Keiji kamo Shinnosuke Hikawa YuiTV Asahiepisode 5Indigo no yoru Kinoshita ArisaTokai TVepisode 11-12Okashina keiji 6 - Saturday Wide Theat Watanabe AkiraTV AsahiZettai Reido: Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sōsa Sakota MaiFuji TVepisode 1Natsu no koi wa nijiiro ni kagayakuNozaki KanaFuji TV 2011Misaki Number One!RinaFuji TVSain Miyauchi YukaMBSShort piece "Kuzu"Okazaki AikoFuji TVShin Keishichō Sōsaikka 9 kakari Kurahashi RioTV Asahiseason 3 episode 9Mitehaikenai TV Motto Anata no Shiranai Sekai Wasurerareta yakusokuShuen HitomiBS NTVHimitsu chōhō-in Erika Shiraishi RisaYomiuri TVepisode 9 2012Toranaide Kudasai!! Gravure Idol Ura Monogatari Komatsu AyakaTV TokyoKagi no Kakatta HeyaSaito MisatoFuji TVepisode 5Tsuri keiji 3 - Monday GoldenAoyama MikiTBSOdoru Daisōsasen The Last TV Salaryman keiji to saigo no nanjikenpolicewomanTV AsahiSuiyō Mystery 9 Morimura Seiichi Suspense keiji no shōmei 4Tokioka MamiTV TokyoKodoku no Gourmetlonely cake shop clerkTV Tokyoseason 2 episode 6Tokumei tanteiHattori YayoiTV Asahiepisode 6 2013Shūden baibaiKinoshita KozueTBSepisode 4Ishikawa-kun Kinoshita ArisaNHK/NHKEApoyan 〜 Hashiru Kokusai KūkōIshīTBSepisode 5Last Cinderella RieFuji TV 2014, 2016Totsugawa Sôsahan Saori EbataFuji TVepisodes 8-10 2014Last Doctor: Kansatsui Akita no Kenshi HôkokuChiyoTV Tokyoepisode 7Matching LoveReonaTBS 2015Hanasaki Shin'ichirō wa nemurenai!Sakura NamiTV Tokyoepisode 7Ishitachi no Ren'ai JijôYurie SasaokaFuji TVepisode 2, 6 & 7Hanasaki Mai ga damatteinai SaraNTVepisode 7Mago senpai no iu tōriNamikoFuji TVGanbare! White pea cheeseTV SetouchiTV Setouchi 30th anniversary drama 2016Good Partner: Muteki no bengoshiRanko OtaTV Asahiepisodes 6-8Kazoku no KatachiYurie SasaokaTBSepisode 6 Yoshiwara Uradoshin ~ shinshun Yoshiwara no taika ~ SuzuneNHKTV movie 2017IshibuteSuzuharaWowowGuest appearance on episode 1Otona KōkōArisa YamazakiTV AsahiGuest appearance on episode 1Kirawareru yûkiYumi YoshikawaTBSepisode 4Kasouken no OnnaNoori EoriTV Asahiseason 16, episode 15Sanbiki no ossan 3Kanako Kojima (real name: Lee Jinray)TV Tokyoepisode 8PlageWowowepisode 1 2018Seigi no seNao Higuchi NTVepisode 10 2019hakui no senshi!Yukino FujiiNTVKishiryu Sentai RyusoulgerAkariTV Asahiepisode 39
Movies Year Title Role Notes2003Bayside Shakedown 2high school girl 2004A Perfect Day for Love LettersMiyashita Chiyuki 2006Drift / Drift 2Ichiro MinaMasutā Obu sandā kessen!! Fū ma Ryūko DenKaoriBabelBikini Model in TV Commercial (uncredited)2007Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o SuruKusunoki Yuka2008The Devotion of Suspect XHirahara Yōko 2009Eto ShibushigevoiceKansen RettōKashimura KyōkoMW- MuOkazaki AikoKiller Virgin RoadAyaka2010NeckKaori 2012Ramo Trip Kohitsuji Dolly Higo AyumiBokura ga ita zenpen/ KōhenYamamoto NanaOdoru Daisōsasen: The Final - Aratanaru KibōPolicewomanMusashino-sen no ShimaiMunakata Shizuru 2013Neon choYoshida SakurakostarringTalk to the DeadYuristarringMiss ZombieShuen Shara 2014Natsu zen. Owari Yoshida SakurakoYokotawaru KanojoMomoko Matsuura starring2015Bokutachi wa jôzu ni yukkuri dekinaiSomeya segment "Hanabi Kafe"2017KuruibanaAsami Kamijosegment "Cursing"2018The Werewolf Game: Inferno
Stage Year Title Role Notes2007Unlucky DaysMikistarring2008Every Little ThingNemurenu yoru no honky-tonk blues kanketsu-hen: Host sanjōMutsumi 2009KagotsurubeO ichiLight flight: kaeritai yatsura2010Nemurenu yoru no 1 × 8 Requiem: Naked Police AcademyMimura Momoko2011LineKitano Bi kan2012NingyohimeNingyohime2013Miagereba ano Ni-Tsu to onaji soraTakabe Sayuri 2014Masshirona zumen to taimu mashinAyame ShibamoriNaka no HitoKarin2016Sōkō Ginga Tetsudō no YoruGiovanni 2018Hoshi no Matsuri ni fuku kazeIwate
Publications
Discography
Singles 2003: C'est la vie 〜 Watashi no naka no koi suru bubun (C'est la Vie～私の中の恋する部分: C'est la Vie ~ the Loving Part within Me) 2003: Katagoshi ni Kinsei (肩越しに金星: Venus Over Your Shoulder) 2004: Romance 2004: Kiss!² Bang!² 2004: Sayonara ~ Sweet Days (さよなら～Sweet Days: Goodbye ~ Sweet Days) 2008: Happy time, Happy life
Albums 2003: I'll Be Here (under title Aino Minako)
Other Albums as Aino Minako Kirari ☆ Sailor Dream! C / w C'est la vie (11, 2003, Columbia Music Entertainment) (February 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon DJ Moon (February 2004, same as above) pack Sailor Moon Koro-chan (March 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon Character Song Sailor Venus Minako Aino (May 2004, same as above) pack Sailor Moon 2 Koro-chan (May 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon DJ Moon 2 (June 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon Dear My Friend (July 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon DJ Moon 3 (July 2004, same as above) pack Sailor Moon 3 Koro-chan Three pieces, including a mini-album (September 2004, same as above) Sailor Moon Moon Light Real Girl of Aino Minako Sailor Moon Song Collection (November 2004, same as above)
Idol DVDs 2004: Figure A Nittelegenic 2004 Komatsu Ayaka 2005: Megami no Chu! Nittelegenic 2004 Komatsu Ayaka 2005: Masaka… Komatsu Ayaka 2007: Sho o Suteyo, Mizugi ni Naro! 2007: Dream Note 2007: Happy ending: Dream Note II 2009: AYAKA 2009: Ayaka×Komatsu Ayaka 2011: Ayakafuru 2012: Hawaaaaaaaaaaii
Idol photobooks 2004: Ayaka no natsu 2004: Nitchoku - Nittelegenic Official Photos 2005: Summer Date 2006: Moon Doll 2007: Cheeeeeez 2009: AYAKA×killer Virgin Road 2011: Ayaka no zenbu 2012: Komagokochi 2019: KOMAPHOTO [fantasy] 2019: KOMAPHOTO [real]
References
External links Agency profile