Akari Uemura

Akari Uemura (植村 あかり, Uemura Akari; born 30 December 1998,^[1] in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese pop singer and idol pop singer signed to Hello! Project as a member of Japanese pop idol group Juice=Juice and Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. She was first introduced at the 2012 March Nama Tamago Show! concert. Her official nickname is Ārī (あーりー).

Akari Uemura 植村 あかり
Background information
Also known as	Ārī[1] Uemu (うえむー)[2]
Born	(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 26)[1] Osaka Prefecture, Japan[1]
Genres	J-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Up-Front Works Hachama

Uemura is represented by Up-Front Promotion.

Biography

Uemura was recommended to Hello! Project by her aunt and was rejected in the third-order examinations of the 9th Morning Musume Audition.^[3] She later had a chance in her audition by taking dance lessons as a trainee in Osaka.^[4][5] Uemura was introduced at the Hello Puro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2012: 3-tsuki no Nama Tamago Show! on 31 March 2012.^[6] In February 2013, she was chosen as a member of Juice=Juice.^[4] In June 2024, she graduated from both Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.

Discography

for Akari Uemura's releases with Juice=Juice, see Juice=Juice#Discography.

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN[7]
		Album	Single	DVD	Blu-ray
Akari Uemura: Akari (植村あかり あかり)	Released: 16 December 2015 Label: Hachama Formats: Blu-ray	—	—	—	55
Akari Uemura Take It Early (植村あかり Take It Early)	Released: 17 August 2016 Label: Hachama Formats: Blu-ray	—	—	—	22

Filmography

Stage

Year	Title	Ref.
2013	Moshimo Kokumin ga Shushō o Erandara	[8]

Radio

Year	Title	Network	Ref.
2015	Juice=Juice Tomoko Kanazawa to Akari Uemura no Christmas mo My Pace	Radio Kansai	[9]