Actor's School Hiroshima
34°22′41″N 132°28′25″E / 34.3780958°N 132.4735026°E
| Actor's School Hiroshima アクターズスクール広島 | |
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.jpg) TSS TV Head Office | |
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3rd Floor, TSS Headquarters, 2-3-18 Deshio, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-0001, Japan | |
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| School type | Private performing arts school |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Website | http://www.tss-tv.co.jp/actors/ |
Actor's School Hiroshima (アクターズスクール広島, Akutāzusukūru Hiroshima), commonly abbreviated to ASH, is a performing arts school in Hiroshima, Japan, founded in 1999. It is managed by the production company TSS Production, a subsidiary of Shinhiroshima Telecasting, and is located within TSS Production offices.[1] It has a longstanding business relationship with the talent agency Amuse, Inc.[2] In October 2017, ASH opened a branch school near Fukuyama Station in Fukuyama, the second-largest city in Hiroshima Prefecture.[3]
Activities
Classes offered at Actor's School Hiroshima include acting, singing, dancing, and modelling.[4]
ASH maintains several internal idol groups, which membership consists of its active students and perform both in internal and outside events, allowing them to obtain real-world experience. These include SPL∞ASH, MAX♡GIRLS, peony (Shimane Prefecture promotional unit, named after that prefecture's official flower), and Kakumei Shojo (革命少女, "Revolution Girls").
ASH holds recitals, or "Acts", twice a year in the spring and autumn.[5] The audience is allowed to record the performances using professional equipment. Students may perform solo or in groups after passing auditions, and the internal idol groups also perform there, often groups where a former ASH student is present.[6]
Alumni relations
On March 31, 2019, to commemorate the school's 20th anniversary, ASH students performed a medley of songs released by their notable alumni in that year's Spring Act.[7]
In 2019, Riho Sayashi, formerly of Morning Musume, became a support dancer for Babymetal. This was considered a "shocking" occurrence in the Japanese entertainment industry, especially since Sayashi held a prominent position in her former group and both groups belong to different management companies. Sayashi and Babymetal lead singer Suzuka Nakamoto's relationship at ASH, where they were considered rivals and two of the top students of their time,[8] is believed to have an influence on this.[9]
On December 1, 2020, Arisa Mineyoshi of STU48 covered "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" by Babymetal in the final rounds of the AKB48 Group No. 1 Singer Contest.[10]
On February 2, 2021, Nikkan SPA! reported on a series of concerts at the Nippon Budokan by three different musical acts fronted by ASH graduates, which it dubbed the "Budokan ASH Relay". It started with STU48, which performed there on January 15 and announced that Chiho Ishida would be the lead performer in their sixth single. Mitsuki Imamura, the group's captain, tweeted after the show "We left the baton at the Budokan", and =Love leader Anna Yamamoto tweeted "We received the baton" before her group performed there the next day. Babymetal would also perform in Budokan on the 19th and 20th, the first two shows in a planned ten-day performance.[11]
On September 20, 2021, STU48 announced the "New Wave Project", an STU48 trainee recruitment process exclusively for active ASH students, at the 2021 ASH Autumn Act.[12]
Notable faculty
Notable alumni
- Perfume[14][4]
- Yuka Kashino (1st class)
- Ayano Omoto (1st class)
- Ayaka Nishiwaki (1st class)
- Yuka Kawashima (former member) (1st class)
- Riho Sayashi, solo singer, former member of Morning Musume, former support dancer of Babymetal (12th class)[14]
- Mariri Sugimoto, model, former member of Sakura Gakuin (12th class)[14]
- Suzuka Nakamoto, former member of Karen Girl's and Sakura Gakuin, member of Babymetal (15th class)[14]
- Himeka Nakamoto, former first generation member of Nogizaka46 (16th class)[14]
- Anna Yamamoto, member of =Love[15]
- Anna Murashige, member of HKT48
- Yuri Tani, former member of AKB48 Team 8
- Hinano Okumoto and Hinako Okuhara, members of AKB48 Team 8[16]
- Hazuki Tanda, member of PALET
- STU48[16][17]
- 1st Generation: Mitsuki Imamura, Chiho Ishida, Marina Otani (former), Arisa Mineyoshi, Akari Yura (former; currently a model)
- 2nd Generation: Sara Shimizu, Yuna Kawamata, Yura Ikeda
- New Wave Project: Azumi Okada, Rio Okamura, Yuka Kurushima, Noa Morokuzu (a.k.a. Noa Mitsuki)[18]
- Ruru Dambara, member of Juice=Juice (19th class)
- Aina Yoshida, former member of Pink Babies[19]
- Mizuki Nakamoto, performed the Japanese end credits version of Frozen II theme, "Into The Unknown"[20]
- Miko Todaka, member of Sakura Gakuin[14]
- Ruli Hiromoto, member of Ocha Norma (31st class)
- Airi Taniguchi, member of Sakurazaka46[21]
References
- ^ "お問い合わせについて｜アクターズスクール広島". www.tss-tv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "出会いたい才能、求められるアーティスト｜アミューズ新人開発担当×アクターズスクール広島". About ASH アクターズスクール広島とは (in Japanese). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "スクール紹介｜アクターズスクール広島". www.tss-tv.co.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ a b Meeting future Japanese idols Part 1【Japan in Motion 2019 #20 】 (in Japanese). Japan in Motion. 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Perfume、BABYMETAL、恋ダンス……カリスマ演出振付家・MIKIKOの才能を見抜いた"ある人物"とは | 【２月毎日更新！】一流の秘密、３０問３０答・MIKIKOさん" [Perfume, BABYMETAL, Koi Dance ... Who is "the person" who saw the talent of charismatic choreographer MIKIKO?]. Best Times (in Japanese). February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "アクターズスクール広島発表会 2009 AUTUMN ACT[スクランブルエッグon the Web]". www.scramble-egg.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "アクターズスクール広島 20th ANNIVERSARYメドレー 2019-03-31 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "BABYMETAL『Glastonbury Festival』にも鞘師里保が登場 「RIHOMETAL」が加わり新章突入の予感（2019-07-01）｜BIGLOBEニュース". BIGLOBEニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 May 2020.
- ^ 編集部. "鞘師里保"所属事務所離脱"のワケ…ハロプロ擁するアップフロントは芸能界のホワイト企業". ビジネスジャーナル/Business Journal | ビジネスの本音に迫る. Retrieved 2021-02-06. Translation
- ^ "選曲、組み合わせ、緊張…AKB48グループ"ガチ歌バトル"決勝大会第2組の勝負のあや". ENCOUNT (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ 森ユースケ (2021-02-02). "STU48のライブに見たASH出身者のスゴさ". 日刊SPA! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "次世代を担うメンバーを募集！STU48×ASH限定オーディション企画「New Wave Project」が開催決定 (2021-09-20)". エキサイトニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "あ～ちゃん、演出振付家MIKIKOに感謝と涙。Perfumeの"30代"とは？ #SONGS が話題 | | COCONUTS". coconutsjapan.com (in Japanese). 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "卒業生紹介｜アクターズスクール広島". www.tss-tv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "【エンタがビタミン♪】＝LOVE『TIF2019』全日出演決定 山本杏奈「イコラブ沼」にはめる気満々". Techinsight（テックインサイト）|海外セレブ、国内エンタメのオンリーワンをお届けするニュースサイト. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ a b "2017年度デビュー生徒｜アクターズスクール広島" [2017 Graduates of Actors School Hiroshima]. www.tss-tv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ^ "2013 AUTUMN ACT｜活動状況｜アクターズスクール広島". www.tss-tv.co.jp. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "【STU48 Mail】STU48 研究生メールサービス 登録受付スタート！". STU48 OFFICIAL WEB SITE｜STU48 FAN CLUB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "ピンク・レディーを歌い継ぐ 生え抜きの実力派アイドル 吉田亜衣奈インタビュー" [Interview with Aina Yoshida, a talented idol who inherited Pink Lady]. Actor’s School Hiroshima. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "ディズニーが"アナ雪２"で大抜擢！広島から誕生した歌姫・中元みずき～夢は叶う～". FNN.jpプライムオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ @ASH_TSS (January 13, 2023). ASH卒業生の谷口愛季ちゃんが櫻坂46に加入しました！ (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- About ASH, officially endorsed blog (in Japanese)