Kamio Ayano

## Kamio Ayano神尾(かみお) 彩乃(あやの)

Kamio Ayano promoting PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS

**Kamio Ayano** (神尾彩乃) was a Japanese trainee who participated in PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS. She was eliminated in the third ranking announcement, placing 24th.

## Biography

### Early Life

Kamio Ayano was born on July 18, 2006 in Osaka, Japan.

### 2023

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

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

## PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Participation

### Teams

* **Audition Team:** We Are
* **Group Battle Team:** Queen Bee (sub vocalist 3)
* **Position Battle Team:** Track Beat (sub rapper)
* **Concept Battle Team:** CLAW-me (sub vocalist 3)

### Rankings

Online votes
* **Week 2:** 29th place
* **Week 3:** 31st place (-2)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** 27th place (+4)
* **Week 6:** 21st place (+6)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** 23rd place (-2)
* **Third Ranking Announcement:** 24th place (-1)

On-site votes
* **Group Battle:** 3rd place in team, 17th place overall
* **Position Battle:** 4th place in team, 34th place overall
* **Concept Battle:** 2nd place in team, 14th place overall (tied)

### First Voting Period

Kamio is introduced in MYDO GIRLS in episode 1, having been ranked by the other trainees as 52nd place. She is evaluated at level **D** by the trainers, with them criticizing the group's lack of practice. She is able to raise her level to **C** after the level reevaluations, though.

In episode 3, Kamio is chosen to perform "LOVE DIVE" in the group battle. During the beginning of the group battle camp, YUMEKI criticizes her for trying too hard on copying the original feeling of song. Instead, he wants her to add her own style to it. Following this advice, she manages to place 17th place overall.

In episode 5, she is revealed to have received 423,477 votes, which made her 27th place.

* **First Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "LOVE DIVEで表現に悩んだ練習生です。" (This trainee had worries about her expressions in "LOVE DIVE".)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** Quote needed.

### Second Voting Period

In episode 6, she challenges herself in the position battle by choosing "Shut Down", wanting to try rapping. However, she is disgruntled when she has no rap parts when the team distributes lines. To solve this, she changes part of her chorus part into rap, to the trainers' liking. Overall, she places 34th.

In episode 8, Kamio is voted by the national producers to perform "Koakuma (Baddie)" in the concept battle, being a contender for the main vocalist position. At the second ranking announcement, Kamio is 23rd place after receiving 644,575 total votes.

* **Second Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "ジション評価ではラップに初挑戦した練習生です。" (This trainee tried rapping for the first time in the position battle.)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** "ボーカル志望ながらポジション評価ではラップに挑戦。ボーカルパートだったサビの一部にラップを取り入れるなど限られたパートでしっかりと見せ場を作る。国民プロデューサーにアピールしました。" (Although she wanted to be a vocalist, she tried rapping during the position battle evaluation. By incorporating rap into part of the chorus that used to be a vocal part, she created a solid highlight with her limited parts. This appealed to the national producers.)

### Third Voting Period

In episode 9, Kamio changes to be sub vocalist 3 in the "Koakuma (Baddie)" team. She places 14th place overall.

In the third ranking announcement, Kamio places 24th place and is eliminated from the show.

## Personal Life

* Education

At the time of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS, Kamio was a second-year high school student.

## Trivia

* Her hobby is to take photos.
* Her special skill is impersonating Gian, the nickname of the Doraemon character Takeshi Goda.
* Her friends and fans alike liken her to a cat.
* Her favorite food is meat.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1分PR┊✧ 神尾彩乃（KAMIO AYANO）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" YouTube. 2023-09-04.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS Profile" PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. 2023-09-04.
3. ↑ "LEAP HIGHアイコンタクト┊✧ 神尾彩乃（KAMIO AYANO）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" YouTube. 2023-09-28.

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