Dream Aya

Dream Ayaドリーム・アヤ
Dream Aya (October 2019)
Personal Information
Name	Takamoto Aya 高本(たかもと) 彩(あや) タカモト アヤ
Stage Name	Aya Dream Aya
Nickname	Aya-pan (あやぱん)
Born	July 16, 1987 (age 36)
Birth Place	Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type	B
Height	154cm
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Professional Information
Occupation	Singer, performer, actress
Years Active	2002-2017
Labels	avex trax (2002-2008) Rhythm Republic (2008-2009) rhythm zone (2009-2017)
Agency	Avex Management (2002-2009) LDH JAPAN (2009-2020)
Associated Acts	Dream, E-girls, DANCE EARTH PARTY
External Links
Instagram	@aya_dream04
Dream Information
Joined	July 7, 2002
Left	July 16, 2017
Time in Group	15 Years, 0 Months, 9 Days
Position	Vocalist, performer
Debut Release	"MUSIC IS MY THING"
Last Release	"Blanket Snow"
E-girls Information
Joined	April 24, 2011
Left	July 16, 2017
Time in Group	6 Years, 2 Months, 22 Days
Position	Vocalist, performer, leader (11.2013 – 07.2017)
Debut Release	"Celebration!"
Last Release	E.G. CRAZY

Takamoto Aya (高本彩), better known by her stage names Aya and Dream Aya, is a Japanese photographer and graphic designer and a former pop singer and actress. She is a former member of the girl groups Dream and E-girls.

Since graduating from the groups, Dream Aya has devoted to photography and graphic designing for E.G.family and LDH artists. On January 1, 2020, she left LDH to work independently.

Biography

Early Life

Takamoto Aya was born on July 16, 1987 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

2002

On July 7, Nishida was announced as one of the new members of dream, joining alongside Nishida Shizuka, Ai Risa, Yamamoto Sayaka, Nakashima Ami and Abe Erie.

2008

In 2008, with DRM changing their name to Dream, Takamoto started to use her given name romanized, Aya, as stage name.

2011

On April 24, she was announced as member of E-girls, having a concurrent position between the group and Dream.

2013

Sometime in November, she was appointed as leader of E-girls.

2014

In April, she participated on the line-up of the unit DANCE EARTH PARTY, participating on the single "PEACE SUNSHINE" alongside the Dream members. She also participated on DANCE EARTH's project Changes.

2017

On June 5, with the reformulation of E-girls as E.G.family, she announced to be retiring from artist activities, subsequently graduating from E-girls and Dream after the E-girls LIVE 2017 ~E.G.EVOLUTION~ concerts in July to devote herself as a staff and support for E.G.family artists activities and as photographer and graphic designer for the other artists.

On July 16, she graduated from Dream and E-girls and her stage name became Dream Aya.

2020

On January 1, Aya announced that she will be working independently as a photographer and graphic designer outside of LDH. Despite her leaving, she will continue to produce fan club goods and newsletters for the agency as usual.

Announcement from Dream Aya
Happy New Year!! I would like to share some news for everyone who have always supported me. From this year, I, Dream Aya will be independent from LDH and take on new challenges as an individual! I will continue to carry out activities including work related to photos & design as well as production of the fan club newsletters. Please support me as always.

Works

Music

Main article: List:Dream Aya Discography Featured In

Solo Songs

• [2015] Kimi ni Aitai

Cinema / Television

Dramas

• [2007] Delicious Gakuin

Short Film

• [2008] White. Pause

Gallery

Main article: Aya/Gallery

Trivia

• Aya is recognized as the artist of the group, as her artwork (which often incorporates photos of dream members) has graced various official goods, among them dream trading cards. A drawing of her bulldog Putta was featured as a patch on TEAM dream's futsal uniforms (it's since been replaced by a flaming dream mark), and on a T-shirt sold on dream's official website.
• Much like fellow member Ami, Aya was a supporting vocalist for Dream during the group's earlier generations. She has the lowest voice of all the members. Since the rebirth of Dream in 2009, she has been featured as a main vocalist alongside member Shizuka.
• Former Representative Number: 04
• Former Representative Color: Orange
• Favorite Food: Tom yum goong without coriander, dandan noodles containing a large amount of vinegar
• Likes: Performing, filming members
• Hobbies: Photography, drawing
• Charm Point: Voice
• Aya was considered the mother figure of E-girls

Honorary Titles

Honorary titles
Preceded by First	Leader of E-girls November 2013 – July 2017	Succeeded by Sato Harumi
Preceded by Erie	Longest serving member of Dream (alongside Shizuka and Ami) 2014 – June 2017	Succeeded by Last
Preceded by Tachibana Kana	Oldest Member of Dream February 2011 – June 2017	Succeeded by Last
Preceded by First	Oldest Member of E-girls December 2011 – July 2017	Succeeded by Washio Reina

External Links

• Official Instagram