Ayumi Ishida

*"That's very naughty!"*
-Ayumi Ishida
**Ayumi Ishida** is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project. She is a tenth generation member since 2011 and sub-leader since 2018 of Morning Musume, as well as a member of Harvest and HI-FIN. She is also the adoptive mother of Captain Barnacles.

## History

### Early Life

Ayumi Ishida was born on January 7, 1997 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

From 2006 to 2009, Ishida was part of the Rakuten Eagles Cheerleading School, in training to become a future member of the Tohoku Golden Angels, the cheerleaders for the Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team in Sendai

### 2010

On March 8, Ishida became a support member for the group B♭, under the agency Step One. She was promoted to full member on July 7. She graduated from the group on December 16 to become a back dancer for the group Dorothy Little Happy.

### 2011

On September 29, Ayumi Ishida was selected from Morning Musume's 10th Generation audition to join the group along with Haruna Iikubo, Masaki Sato, and former Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Haruka Kudo. The tenth generation made their official presentation on the same day they were announced as new members in the "Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai Believe ~Takahashi Ai Graduation Memory Special~" concert, and they participated in a performance of the song "Tomo". In the final concert, they also participated in "Tomo" and the end of "Namidacchi."

### 2012

On January 13, the Morning Musume 9th generation and 10th generation members began a web talk show exclusive to fanclub members, titled *Honki DE Hichou!*. They also began a radio show on April 7, titled *Morning Musume no Morning Jogakuin ~Houkago Meeting~*, on Radio Nippon.

From June 6-12, Morning Musume's Reina Tanaka and the 9th and 10th Generation members starred in a stage play titled Stacey’s Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki.

An event for the 9th and 10th generation members of Morning Musume, as well as S/mileage’s 2nd generation members, titled Mosuma FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~ took place on June 15th, 18th, and 20th at Yokohama Blitz.

On August 24, it was announced that Ishida would take a one month break from Morning Musume activities due to an ankle sprain.

On October 10, it was announced that Ishida would be a member of the new unit Harvest alongside Erina Ikuta, Masaki Sato, and Akari Takeuchi.

### 2013

On January 7, Ishida had her birthday event, titled Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event DX ~9ki Mem no Futari wo Mukaete~. Guests was Erina Ikuta and Kanon Suzuki.

On March 2, it was announced at Forest For Rest ~SATOYAMA e Ikou~ SATOYAMA movement in YOKOHAMA that Ishida would be a member of the new SATOUMI Movement unit HI-FIN, alongside Saki Nakajima, Kanon Fukuda, Mai Hagiwara, and Erina Ikuta.

On May 15, it was announced that she will be releasing her first solo photobook, Ishida Ayumi, on July 15.

On May 16, the Morning Musume 9th generation and 10th generation members' fanclub-exclusive web talk show *Honki DE Hichou!* ended with a total of 70 episodes.

On November 8, Tsunku announced in his blog that, in order to be able to meet the deadline for the Juice=Juice single Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo / Hajimete wo Keiken-chuu release date, Ishida Ayumi was going to take Karin Miyamoto's place in the dance shot for "Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo."

### 2014

On January 7, Ishida had her birthday event, titled Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event 2014. Guests included her fellow 10th generation members.

On April 14, it was announced that she would be releasing her second solo photo book, shine more, on May 10.

On July 2nd, she released her 3rd solo DVD.

On November 10, Ishida announced on her blog she would be getting her own regular corner on Sendai TV's *Ara Ara Kashiko*. The first segment of "Ishida Ayumi ga Iku!" aired on November 15.

### 2015

On January 1st, it was announced that Ayumi Ishida was chosen to be the model for H!P Digital Books, and Maimi Yajima was chosen as the plus model.

On January 7, Ishida celebrated her 18th birthday. The special event was called Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event 2015, the event featured one performance in Tokyo at TOYKO FM HALL.

On February 2nd, it was announced that Ishida would model for H!P Digital Books, while Ayaka Wada and Kanon Fukuda would be the plus models.

In addition to Morning Musume '15 providing the theme song "Ima Koko Kara" for the *Pretty Cure All Stars Haru no Carnival♪* movie released in theaters on March 14, three exclusive characters were voiced by Haruna Iikubo, Ishida, and Sakura Oda. Their appearances were based on illustrations by Iikubo, with Ishida's character (also named Ayumi) being a cat with Date Masamune's crescent moon motif.

On October 30, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team announced a documentary drama titled 44-sai no Cheerleader!!, about a 44 year old mother who joined their cheerleading team, the Tohoku Golden Angels, with Ishida portraying one of the cheerleaders. The drama will premiere on December 20 on NHK BS Premium.

### 2016

On January 7, Ishida celebrated her 19th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '16 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event at Yamano Hall.

On January 15, Ayumi Ishida held a talk event at the Akihabara Hello! Shop.

On June 27, Ishida released her third photobook titled *It's my turn*.

On July 27, she released her first solo image Blu-ray, It's a Beautiful Day.

On October 29, Ishida announced she would star in a single episode drama on NHK Education TV's *Otona e Novel* on November 10. Ishida portrayed a girl who hides behind a face mask, avoiding communication with other people as a result, and is unable to give it up.

On November 24, Mizuki Fukumura and Ishida annnounced they would hold a joint fanclub bus tour the next year on January 26 and 27, titled Morning Days Happy Holiday Fukumura Mizuki･Ishida Ayumi Fanclub Tour in Yamanashi.

### 2017

On January 13, Ishida celebrated her 20th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '17 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event, which featured two performances at Yamano Hall.

On March 15, it was announced that Ishida had joined the new SATOYAMA movement unit Kamiishinaka Kana alongside Nakajima Saki, Kanazawa Tomoko, and Kamikokuryo Moe.

On November 8 and 9, the 10th generation members of Morning Musume '17 held the Morning Days Happy Holiday 10ki Member Iikubo Haruna・Ishida Ayumi・Sato Masaki・Kudo Haruka Fanclub Tour in Yamanashi.

On December 19, Ishida appeared as a commentator in the TV broadcast of the *Sportan! LIVE presents Rakuten Eagles 2017 Season Soushuuhen Special*, which would also released in late January 2018 on DVD and Blu-ray.

### 2018

On January 9, Ishida celebrated her 21st birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '18 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event at Differ Ariake.

On January 30, Ishida and ANGERME member Sasaki Rikako were announced as the image characters of "Eagles Girl", the female fans of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. They were appointed on Eagles Girl Day, which was held on June 23 during the home game against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. They both danced with the Tohoku Golden Angels cheerleading team and received the honor of throwing the ceremonial first pitch.

On March 10, during her regular corner on Ara Ara Kashiko, Ishida collaborated with the sushi restaurant Tachibana to make a special rice bowl named "Sendai Zukedon Musume" that would be sold on their menu until April 30.

On April 27, Ishida released her fourth solo photobook titled *20th canvas*.

On May 27, the *Fami Hello! PHOTOBOOK* was released, including Ishida's gravure that was originally published in the January 2016 issues of *Weekly Famitsu*.

On August 10, Ishida and Sasaki participated as Eagles Girls at the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles home game against the Saitama Seibu Lions.

On December 31, during the first part of the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ concert, Ishida was appointed as a sub-leader of Morning Musume alongside Erina Ikuta who has been a sub-leader since 2014.

### 2019

On January 1, Ayumi Ishida became the new 2nd sub-leader for Morning Musume.

On January 7, Ishida celebrated her 22nd birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '19 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event, which featured two performances at Yamano Hall.

On June 11, she opened an official Instagram account.

On November 15, she and Yamaki Risa held a joint fanclub event titled Morning Musume '19 Ishida Ayumi & Country Girls Yamaki Risa FC Event ~#Tsui ni Yamaki to Ishida ga Event Suru tte yo~, featuring two shows at Mynavi BLITZ Akasaka.

### 2020

On January 7, Ishida's 23rd birthday, she released her fifth solo photobook, titled *believe in oneself*. Then later that evening she celebrated her 23rd birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '20 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event at Zepp DiverCity.

### 2021

On January 8, Ishida celebrated her 24th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '21 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event, which featured two performances at Toyosu PIT.

On October 1, she and Masaki Sato held a joint fanclub event titled Morning Musume '21 Ishida Ayumi & Sato Masaki FC Event ~Hiyoko ga 10nen Tattara, saa Nani ni Naru?~ "Maa Birthday Yattenai yo. Semete Ishou dake Kisasete!" "Iya, Title Nagai yo!", featuring two shows at Edogawa cultural center.

### 2022

On January 7, Ishida celebrated her 25th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '22 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event, which featured two performances at Edogawa cultural center.

On May 20, it was reported that Ishida was diagnosed with COVID-19. In the night of May 16, Ishida sent a sample of her antigen test and submitted for a PCR test. In the night of May 19, the results showed that she was suspected to have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, and she underwent a PCR test at a medical institution in the following day, which confirmed the positive reaction for COVID-19. She would be taking a break of her activities for the time being and would be resting at her home. In addition, Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Sakura Oda, Maria Makino, Akane Haga, Rio Kitagawa, Homare Okamura and Mei Yamazaki were classified as close contacts of Ishida and would be also halting activities for the time being, as well of Chisaki Morito, who was diagosed with COVID-19 a week prior, would remain resting at home. As result, the May 21 and May 22 concerts of the Hello! Project 2022 Spring CITY CIRCUIT Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~ in Fukuoka were cancelled. On May 27, it was announced that Ishida would be resuming activities in the same day as her resting period has ended, and after she made another PCR test and a negative reaction for the virus was confirmed.

### 2023

On January 7, she released her sixth photobook, "Are you Ready me", which later took the #1 spot on the SHOSEN book store sales monthly charts.

On January 11, Ishida celebrated her 26th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '23 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event, which featured two performances at Raiboc Hall.

### 2024

On January 9, Ishida celebrated her 27th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '24 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event, which featured two performances at Tower Hall Funabori.

## Appearance

Ayumi wears a blue shirt, blue skirt and blue high heels. She has a light brown ponytail which is seen on her shoulders.

## Appearances

* The Captain Barnacles gets grounded series
* Homer kills Morning Musume/Gets Grouded
* The Character Elimination series
* Haruna Iikubo gets all B's
* Wubbzy watches the Eurovision Song Contest
* JR's termination news

## Trivia

* She is known to be very strict, as seen in Captain Barnacles makes a fake VHS opening.
* She was killed, along with the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 8th generation members in Homer Kills Morning Musume/Gets Grounded.
* She voiced her own character in Pretty Cure All Stars Haru no Carnival, as a cat-typed fairy.

## References

1. ↑ "石田亜佑美のDVDランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2014-04-27.