Ando Yui

## Ando Yui安藤(あんどう) 佑唯(ゆい)

Ando Yui promoting PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS

**Ando Yui** (安藤佑唯) was a Japanese trainee who participated in PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS. She was eliminated in the third ranking announcement, placing 25th.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ando Yui was born on October 6, 2004 in Aichi, Japan.

### 2023

On September 3, Ando was revealed to be a contestant of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

On December 7, Ando was eliminated from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

## PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Participation

### Teams

* **Audition Team:** Koto & Yui
* **Group Battle Team:** BLACK CATS (leader/main vocalist)
* **Position Battle Team:** Heroes (center/main vocalist)
* **Concept Battle Team:** CLAW-me (sub vocalist 1)

### Rankings

Online votes
* **Week 2:** 20th place
* **Week 3:** 25th place (-5)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** 21st place (+4)
* **Week 6:** 18th place (+3)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** 14th place (+4)
* **Third Ranking Announcement:** 25th place (-11)

On-site votes
* **Group Battle:** 4th place in team, 24th place overall
* **Position Battle:** 1st place in team, 5th place overall
* **Concept Battle:** 6th place in team, 27th place overall (tied)

### First Voting Period

In episode 1, Ando is introduced in Koto & Yui, ranked by the other trainees as 20th place. She is one of the first trainees to be evaluated by the trainers, given level **C** class. After the level reevaluations, she is promoted to level **B**.

In episode 3, Ando is chosen as the main vocalist for "BLACK CATS". She later also obtains the leader position after a group meeting about their image and goals. In episode 4, she ranks in 24th place overall in the group battle.

In episode 5, she is revealed to have received 558,630 votes, making her 21st place.

* **First Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "ボーカルに自信を持つ練習生です。" (This trainee has confidence in her vocals.)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** Quote needed

### Second Voting Period

In episode 6, Ando chooses to perform "Hero" in the concept battle. While she is chosen to be the team's leader and main vocalist, Ando worries about not standing out in the live performance, but she still keeps her head high. This leads her to win 1st in her group. She also manages to place 3rd place in the vocal position in episode 7.

In episode 8, Ando is sub vocalist 1 in "Koakuma (Baddie)". Ando also expresses her appreciation towards Tanaka Koto, her audition groupmate in the Renshuusei Radio segment. In the second ranking evaluation, Ando reaches 14th place, her highest rank yet, obtaining 1,043,200 votes.

* **Second Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "有言実行で新しい自分を見せた練習生です。" (This trainee's singing voice is attractive.)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** "前回の順位より4つアップ。歌の実力者が めくチームでメインボーカルに抜擢。重要な歌い出しから国民プロデューサーの心を掴み、見事グループ内1位を勝ち取りました。" (Following the previous ranking announcement, she rose up by four ranks. She was selected as the main vocalist amongst a team of talented singers. Because she sang important first part, she captured the hearts of the national producers and won first place in her group.)

### Third Voting Period

In episode 9, Ando maintains her sub vocalist 1 position in the "Baddie" team. She places 27th place overall.

In the third ranking announcement, Ando is eliminated from the show.

## Personal Life

* Friendships

On the show, Ando Yui is shown to be close Tanaka Koto. Her letter in Renshuusei Radio reveals that Ando views Tanaka has a friend and rival.

## Trivia

* Her hobbies are to put on make-up and to find songs she likes.
* Her special skills are singing, massaging, and imitating things.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS Profile" PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. 2023-09-04.

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