Nishiwaki Ayaka

Name: Nishiwaki Ayaka
Native name: 西脇綾香
Also Known as: にしわきあやか, あ〜ちゃん, a-chan
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: February 15, 1989
Age: 37

Nishiwaki Ayaka is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is a member of the Japanese electropop group Perfume. She was born and raised in Hiroshima, where she attended Actor's School Hiroshima with friends and current Perfume members Yuka Kashino and Ayano Ōmoto.

Her younger sister, Sayaka, is a member of the group "9nine".

On November 11, 2025, she married a non-celebrity man. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2017	Tokyo Tarareba Girls Japanese Drama, 2017, 10 eps Reba [Voice] (Guest Role)	10	Reba [Voice] Guest Role	7.7
2007	24 no Hitomi Japanese Drama, 2007, 80 eps [Children's theater group] (Ep. 15) \| [Thief] (Ep. 43) (Guest Role)	80	[Children's theater group] (Ep. 15) \| [Thief] (Ep. 43) Guest Role	7.5

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2015	We Are Perfume: World Tour 3rd Document Japanese Movie, 2015, [Herself] (Main Role)	[Herself] Main Role	0.0
2011	Love Strikes! Japanese Movie, 2011, [Herself] (Guest Role)	[Herself] Guest Role	7.1

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2020	Tokyo Tarareba Musume 2020 Japanese Drama, 2020, 1 eps Reba (Voice Actor)	1	Reba Voice Actor	7.2
2017	Pensees Japanese Special, 2017, 2 eps Kamiyama Ami (Don-chan) (Main Role)	2	Kamiyama Ami (Don-chan) Main Role	7.7

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2024	With Music Japanese TV Show, 2024, 25 eps (Ep. 17) (Guest)	25	(Ep. 17) Guest	0.0
2023	Love like a K-Drama Japanese TV Show, 2023, 12 eps (Main Host)	12	Main Host	7.4
2023	The Weekly 99 Music Japanese TV Show, 2023, 110 eps (Ep. 48, 53) (Guest)	110	(Ep. 48, 53) Guest	0.0
2022	Falling in Love Like a Romantic Drama in New York Japanese TV Show, 2022, 12 eps (Main Host)	12	Main Host	7.7
2022	The Masked Singer Season 2 Japanese TV Show, 2022, 9 eps [Panelist] (Regular Member)	9	[Panelist] Regular Member	5.0
2022	Falling in Love Like a Romantic Drama: Kiss Me Like a Princess Japanese TV Show, 2022, 12 eps (Main Host)	12	Main Host	7.3
2021	The Masked Singer Japanese TV Show, 2021, 9 eps (Regular Member)	9	Regular Member	6.9
2020	Chill Club: Song Promotion Hong Kong TV Show, 2020, 1200 eps (Ep. 1045) (Guest)	1200	(Ep. 1045) Guest	0.0
2020	CDTV Live! Live! Japanese TV Show, 2020, 200 eps (Guest)	200	Guest	8.0
2020	Falling in Love Like a Romantic Drama: Bang Ban Love Japanese TV Show, 2020, 12 eps (Main Host)	12	Main Host	7.3
2016	Utacon Japanese TV Show, 2016, 330 eps (Ep. 37) (Guest)	330	(Ep. 37) Guest	6.0
2015	Love Music Japanese TV Show, 2015, 350 eps (Guest)	350	Guest	7.9
2015	EIGHT-JAM Japanese TV Show, 2015, 430 eps (Ep. 7, 88) (Guest)	430	(Ep. 7, 88) Guest	0.0
2015	Buzz Rhythm Japanese TV Show, 2015, 515 eps (Ep. 4) (Guest)	515	(Ep. 4) Guest	7.9
2014	KinKi Kids no BunBuBoon Japanese TV Show, 2014, 417 eps (Ep.340) (Guest)	417	(Ep.340) Guest	8.7
2014	Sakurai Ariyoshi the Yakai Japanese TV Show, 2014, 500 eps (Ep. 230, 364) (Guest)	500	(Ep. 230, 364) Guest	7.9
2008	Perfume no Ki ni Naru Ko-chan Japanese TV Show, 2008, 22 eps (Main Host)	22	Main Host	0.0
2008	Another Sky Japanese TV Show, 2008, 541 eps [VTR Appearance] (Ep. 266) (Guest)	541	[VTR Appearance] (Ep. 266) Guest	9.0
2008	Vs Arashi Japanese TV Show, 2008, 561 eps (Ep. 267, 386) (Guest)	561	(Ep. 267, 386) Guest	8.4
2008	Himitsu no Arashi-chan Japanese TV Show, 2008, 211 eps (Ep. 96, 99, 123, 139) (Guest)	211	(Ep. 96, 99, 123, 139) Guest	8.3
2005	J-Melo Japanese TV Show, 2005, 576 eps (Guest)	576	Guest	0.0
2004	Shin Domoto Kyoudai Japanese TV Show, 2004, 454 eps (Ep. 167) (Guest)	454	(Ep. 167) Guest	8.1
1996	King's Brunch Japanese TV Show, 1996, 1214 eps (20090711) (Guest)	1214	(20090711) Guest	0.0
1974	FNS Music Festival Japanese TV Show, 1974, 51 eps (Guest)	51	Guest	0.0
1964	Music Fair Japanese TV Show, 1964, 3000 eps (Guest)	3000	Guest	7.0
1951	Kohaku Uta Gassen Japanese TV Show, 1951, 76 eps (Ep. 59-74, 76) (Guest)	76	(Ep. 59-74, 76) Guest	7.6

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