Aoi Yamada
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Aoi Yamada (山田 葵, Yamada Aoi, born June 24, 2000) is a Japanese dancer, model and actress based in Tokyo.[1] Her dance form is inspired by expressionist and butoh movements. In 2021, Yamada performed at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
As an actress, Yamada has appeared in the television series First Love (2022) and in the drama film Perfect Days (2023).
Early life[edit]
Aoi Yamada was born on June 24, 2000 in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[3][4] She was a shy and introverted child.[5] Yamada became interested in dance and fashion at the age of five.
Career[edit]
Yamada moved to Tokyo at age 15 to pursue a career as a dancer.[6] She then started to model and perform in numerous music videos and stage performances, including at Baselworld in 2018 and 2019.[7] Yamada has also performed at the Yokohama Sogo Museum of Art and for the Kanagawa Arts Theatre.[8] During the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Toyko, Yamada danced a solo performance.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Yamada went viral on social media for videos of herself dancing with vegetables.[9] The videos brought her to the attention of fashion designer Stella McCartney, with whom she will collaborate frequently in the future.[10][11] Yamada also modeled for Fred Perry,[12] Lacoste, Rabanne, and Uniqlo. She has appeared in the magazines Numéro, Bella, Madame Figaro, CYAN and Rice.[13][14]
Yamada made her acting debut in 2021 in a minor role in the Wowow drama FM 999: 999 Women's Songs. She subsequently acted in the short film Somewhere in the Snow and in the romantic TV series First Love.[15] Yamada next appeared as Aya in the 2023 film by Wim Wenders, Perfect Days, opposite Koji Yakusho.[16]
Yamada is part of the WACK unit AiNATOAOI alongside singer and idol Aina the End. The duo previously collaborated on the music video for "Red:birthmark".[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Meet Aoi Yamada, the Avant-Garde Dancer the Fashion World Can't Get Enough Of". Vogue. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "2020 Tokyo Olympics closing ceremonies". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "松本出身・アオイヤマダさんがダンス披露 東京五輪閉会式｜信濃毎日新聞デジタル 信州・長野県のニュースサイト". 信濃毎日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Yamada Aoi | DANCER | J-ENTERTAINMENT". j-entertainment.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "物語を紡ぐようなアオイヤマダの踊りの源。 - GRIN | はみだした生き方も悪くない、と笑える世界。". GRIN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ Kahan, Kim (2023-03-29). "Aoi Yamada and the Art of Expression". Tokyo Weekender (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Baselworld 2019 Information". CITIZEN WATCH Global Network. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Yamada Aoi | DANCER | J-ENTERTAINMENT". j-entertainment.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Kahan, Kim (2023-03-29). "Aoi Yamada and the Art of Expression". Tokyo Weekender (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Shearsmith, Tom (2022-04-26). "Stella McCartney launches fungi inspired campaign with Aoi Yamada". TheIndustry.fashion. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Stella McCartney and Yoshitomo Nara Put Activism At The Centre Of Their Second Collaboration | SHOWstudio". www.showstudio.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Aoi Yamada | Fred Perry US". www.fredperry.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Aoi Yamada / アオイヤマダ | Numero TOKYO". numero.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Bella儂儂. "【封面人物】《First Love初戀》山田葵爆紅！從東奧獨舞，到同台飆戲影帝役所廣司，與日本潛力新星面對面！". Bella.tw儂儂. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Yamada Aoi | DANCER | J-ENTERTAINMENT". j-entertainment.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "MANIFESTO - ENCHANT: Aoi Yamada". www.manifesto.asia. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Shepherd, Charles (2023-10-13). "'WACK in the UK' to Bring Japanese Alt-Idol Madness to London". Electric Bloom Webzine. Retrieved 2024-03-19.