Ai Mikami

Ai Mikami
Mikami in 2023
Born (2000-10-26) October 26, 2000 (age 24)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materNihon University College of Art
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
AgentWatanabe Entertainment
Japanese name
Kanji見上 愛
Hiraganaみかみ あい
Transcriptions
RomanizationMikami Ai

Ai Mikami (見上 愛, Mikami Ai, born October 26, 2000) is a Japanese actress under Watanabe Entertainment.

Biography

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Ai Mikami was born in Tokyo, Japan, on October 26, 2000. She has an elder brother six years her senior.[1] She is trained in ballet from three until eighteen years old.[2]

Mikami is good friends with fellow actress Yuumi Kawai, as both of them attended Nihon University College of Art together.[3]

Career

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Mikami's parents, who were avid theatergoers, took her to a performance during her sophomore year of junior high school, where she fell in love with the industry and developed an interest in its backstage operations. She became involved with the drama club in high school and discovered the depth of backstage and directing work.[3] From her experience with her drama club, she decided to either become a "director or learn how to act". This prompted her to enroll at Watanabe Entertainment training school, which ultimately led to her debut as an actress.[3][4]

On August 31, 2019, she made her television debut as an actress in the seventh episode of the Saturday drama Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room on Nippon Television.

She had her first regular role in a TBS television drama Love Lasts Forever which aired from January 14 to March 17, 2020. On October 9 of the same year, she made her film debut in the movie Star Child.

She attracted much attention for her role as a high school girl with a complex about her appearance in the NHK television drama Beautiful Country that aired from April 12 to May 31, 2021.[5] On December 10 of the same year, she appeared in her first leading role in a film co-starring with Yuki Kura [ja] in the movie Shodo.[6]

She marked her first lead role in a television drama co-starring with Taiki Sato in the MBS/TBS drama Liar, which aired from February to April 6, 2022.[7]

Mikami at the Tōkyō Yūshun Award Ceremony in May 2022 and 2024

On May 10, 2024, She starred in the film Immortal Lovers.[8] On June 30 of the same year, she made her first appearance in NHK's Taiga drama Dear Radiance,[9] in which she portrayed the role of Fujiwara no Michinaga's daughter, Fujiwara no Akiko.[9] On August 29, Mikami will have her first lead role in a Netflix teen drama series, Chastity High.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2021 Pretenders Fuko Sendo [11]
Impulse Ai Lead role [12]
2022 Offbeat Cops Noriko Naruse [13][14]
2023 The Legend and Butterfly [ja] Kitsuno [15]
Yoko Lisa Onoda [16]
2024 Remembering All the Nights Summer [17]
Undead Lovers Rino Hasebe Lead role [8]
2025 National Treasure Fujikoma [18]

Television drama

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2019 Miss Jikocho: The Investigation File of the Genius Professor Amano Aika Episode 3 [19]
2020 Love Lasts Forever Takatsu Wakana [20]
2021 Girl Gun Lady [ja] Rei Kitamoto [21]
Beautiful Country Rin [22]
2022 I Can't Live Without Screaming [ja] Mana [23]
Liar Misao Narita Lead role [7]
Is It a Sustainable Love? Father and Daughter's Wedding March [ja] Young Yoko Sawada [24]
Double-edged Axe [ja] Yoko Shibasaki [25]
2023 Learn the Meaning of Giving Up! Hiyori Kusakabe Lead role [26]
2024 When Spring Comes Minako Osari [27]
Re: Revenge -At the End of Desire- Saya Kinoshita [28]
Game Juri Katsuragi Lead role [29]
Dear Radiance Fujiwara no Akiko Taiga drama [30]
My Diary Airi Hasegawa [31]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2020 Nogizaka Cinemas: Story of 46 Maya Shinozaki Episode 5 [32]
2021 Lemmings in the Miniature Garden Mieko Shiraishi [3]
2022 There's a Song I Want to Play for You Aya Nakao Episode 3 [33]
More Than Words Michiru Sasaki [34]
2023 Yu Yu Hakusho Yukina [35]
2024 Chastity High Ichika Arisawa Lead role [36]

Music videos

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Year Song Artist Notes Ref.
2019 Tsubasa Saji [37]
One in a Million -Kiseki ni Yoru- Generations from Exile Tribe [38]
2020 Samidare Soushi Sakiyama Find Fuse in Youth album [39]
Heaven
2021 Undulation
Yellow Back Number [40]
2022 Character Ryokuoushoku Shakai [41]
2023 FOOL Hitsujibungaku [42]

References

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  1. ^ "見上愛 自分のやりたいことを貫く。後悔はしたくない! – 学生新聞オンライン". gakuseishinbun.jp. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "見上愛 NHKドラマ「きれいのくに」で鮮烈な光 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "演出家志望だった見上愛。女優としての転機と葛藤" [Ai Mikami, who wanted to be a director. Turning points and struggles as an actress]. logirlブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ 宮下浩純 (April 14, 2021). "「実は女優志望じゃなかった」見上 愛の素顔". 日刊SPA! (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "異彩を放つ見上愛「頭の片隅に"見上愛"を」2つのドラマ出演で異なる顔 - ドラマ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "見上愛「過激なシーン多め。ラブホテルシーンは衝撃的」初主演映画「衝動」 - シネマ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Inc1, Natasha. "佐藤大樹×見上愛W主演でマンガ「liar」ドラマ化、秘密の恋に落ちた上司と部下演じる(コメントあり)". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b "見上愛、映画単独初主演、松居大悟監督10年越しに実現『不死身ラヴァーズ』実写化【コメントあり】" [Mikami Ai's first solo lead role in a film, director Matsui Daigo's live-action adaptation of "Immortal Lovers" finally comes true after 10 years [Comments included]]. ORICON NEWS. February 5, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "見上愛、大河初出演 『光る君へ』で藤原彰子役「とてもうれしく思いながらも緊張」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). May 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Inç, Natasha. "見上愛×宮世琉弥が厳しい校則に立ち向かう生徒に、Netflix「恋愛バトルロワイヤル」配信(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  11. ^ "武器はSNSとアイデア!女子高生のシスターフッドムービー『プリテンダーズ』10月に公開|シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Inç, Natasha. "倉悠貴と見上愛がW主演、運び屋の少年と声の出せない少女描く「衝動」製作決定(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "阿部寛主演、映画『異動辞令は音楽隊!』清野菜名、磯村勇斗ら出演". ORICON NEWS. June 25, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Inç, Natasha. "なんで俺が?鬼刑事・阿部寛がまさかの転身「異動辞令は音楽隊!」特報(動画あり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "木村拓哉が"信長"に 映画『レジェンド&バタフライ』キャスト【一覧】|シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). November 17, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  16. ^ Inç, Natasha. "竹原ピストル、オダギリジョーらが菊地凛子×熊切和嘉のタッグ作に出演(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Inç, Natasha. "清原惟の「すべての夜を思いだす」3月公開 兵藤公美、大場みなみ、見上愛が共演(予告編あり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  18. ^ "吉沢亮主演・横浜流星共演、映画『国宝』に渡辺謙出演 大河主演俳優そろい踏み 高畑充希・森七菜・見上愛も【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.[self-published]
  20. ^ TBS. 火曜ドラマ『恋はつづくよどこまでも』|TBSテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via www.tbs.co.jp.
  21. ^ "白石聖が女子高生サバイバル特撮『ガールガンレディ』に主演 石井杏奈、大原優乃ら注目若手女優17人が集結". TV LIFE web (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  22. ^ "NHK「よるドラ」4月から月曜夜に枠移行 第1弾「きれいのくに」加藤ローサ10年ぶり地上波ドラマ - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  23. ^ "STU48甲斐心愛、森ガキ侑大監督の『叫ばないと生きていけない』でドラマ初主演". plus.tver.jp (in Japanese). January 8, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  24. ^ "細田善彦&見上愛『じぞ恋』出演決定 若かりし頃の父・林太郎と母・陽子に". ORICON NEWS. June 25, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  25. ^ "井浦新×柴田恭兵『連続ドラマW 両刃の斧』全キャストを発表、特報映像も公開". ORICON NEWS. June 25, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  26. ^ ドラマ「往生際の意味を知れ!」に見上愛&青木柚!3月より放送、監督はアベラヒデノブ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 7, 2023. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  27. ^ Inç, Natasha. "深澤辰哉・見上愛が複雑な片思い、奈緒の友人役でドラマ「春になったら」に出演(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  28. ^ Inç, Natasha. "赤楚衛二主演「Re:リベンジ」見上愛、青木柚、白山乃愛、光石研ら新キャスト9名(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  29. ^ Inç, Natasha. "見上愛が「ゲームの名は誘拐」で亀梨和也の"共犯者"に「心理戦にぜひ騙されて」(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  30. ^ "【来週6月30日の光る君へ】第26話 晴明"お宝使え"は彰子?いけにえ?ついに見上愛が大河デビュー - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  31. ^ "清原果耶主演ドラマ「マイダイアリー」に吉川愛、見上愛、望月歩が友人役で参加". Natalie. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  32. ^ "FODオリジナルドラマ『乃木坂シネマズ』の第5話『結道』に出演させて頂きます". www.instagram.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.[self-published]
  33. ^ Inç, Natasha. "後藤淳平、見上愛、アヤカ ウィルソンが「あなたに聴かせたい歌があるんだ」出演(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  34. ^ "佐々木蔵之介&上白石萌歌&斎藤工が出演 Amazon Originalドラマ「モアザンワーズ」予告編". cinemacafe.net (in Japanese). August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  35. ^ Inç, Natasha. "綾野剛・滝藤賢一が戸愚呂兄弟、稲垣吾郎は左京に「幽☆遊☆白書」新キャスト9名解禁(動画あり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  36. ^ Inç, Natasha. "Netflix「恋愛バトルロワイヤル」に水沢林太郎、豊田裕大、秋田汐梨、本田響矢ら" [Netflix's "Love Battle Royale" includes Rintaro Mizusawa, Yudai Toyota, Shionashi Akita, Kyoya Honda and others]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  37. ^ Inç, Natasha. "saji-サジ-「ツバサ」MVに新人女優の見上愛(動画あり)". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  38. ^ "🌞お知らせ🌞 GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBEさん 『One in a Million -奇跡の夜に-』MVに出演させていただきました。". www.instagram.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.[self-published]
  39. ^ "崎山蒼志がメジャーデビュー決定 自身の楽曲をバンドアレンジした配信SGを3ヵ月連続配信 | SPICE - エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス". SPICE(スパイス)|エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  40. ^ "見上愛 | ワタナベエンターテインメント". www.watanabepro.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  41. ^ Inç, Natasha. "緑黄色社会アルバムより「inゼリー」CMソングを先行配信、本日公開MVに見上愛(動画あり)". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  42. ^ "羊文学の新曲「FOOL」テレビドラマ『往生際の意味を知れ!』エンディング主題歌に". www.fashion-press.net (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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