Ota Ayaka

Ota Ayaka is the leader of SKE48's Team KII.

Catchphrase

みんなの心にメロディを響かせちゃいます。せーの (あやめろでぃー！)

Minna no kokoro ni MERODII wo hibikasechaimasu. Se-no (Ayamelody!)

(I will play a melody in everyone's heart. One, two, (Ayamelody!))

Team History

2015.03.15 - Joined SKE48 as a Kenkyuusei
2015.11.28 - Promoted to Team KII (SKE48 Fuyu-Con 2015 Nagoya Saishidou ~ Jurina ga Kaettekita ~ Concert)

Leadership History

2022.05.21 - Appointed Leader of Team KII (Predecessor: Oba Mina)

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

7th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
8th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
9th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
10th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

6th Janken Taikai - Round 3 (Lost to Yokoshima Aeri)

Singles Participation

SKE48 A-Sides

SKE48 B-Sides

Ii Hito Ii Hito Sagi (Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai)
En wo Egaku (Igai ni Mango)
Kiseki no Ryuuseigun (Igai ni Mango)
Sawaranu Romance (Muishiki no Iro)
Dareka no Mimi (Ikinari Punch Line)
Ketobashita Nochi de Kuchizuke wo (Stand by you)
Kamisama wa Misutenai (Stand by you)
Jinsei no Mudazukai (FRUSTRATION)
Game Shimasen ka? (FRUSTRATION)
Koi no Konkyo (So~Yu~Toko Aru Yo Ne?)
Anokoro no Locker (Koi Ochi Flag)
Sekai no Super Hero (Ano Koro no Kimi wo Mitsuketa) (Center)
Nakama yo (Kokoro ni Flower) (Center)
100nen Tattara Kiss me! (Suki ni Nacchatta)
Cherry17 (Ai no Hologram)

AKB48 B-Sides

Ohayo Kara Hajimaru Sekai (NO WAY MAN)

Albums Participation

SKE48 Albums

Teppen Tottarute! (Kakumei no Oka)

Units

Stage Units

RS1 (Party ga Hajimaru yo): Classmate

KII5 (0Start): Bye Bye Bye (under) (after being promoted to Team KII); Kimi ni Tsuite (under) (after being promoted to Team KII)

Concert Units

Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium ~2588 DAYS~

Shibata Aya's Graduation Thanksgiving Festival ~Demo Ayachan Kara wa Sotsugyou Shimasen!~

AKB48 Group Kanshasai ~Rank-gai Concert~ 2018

Senaka Kara Dakishimete

Oba Mina Graduation Concert @ Pacifico Yokohama

Ethymology

Ota means "fat" (太) (futto) and "field", "rice field" (田) (ta).
Ayaka means "color" (彩) (aya) and "summer" (夏) (natsu).

Media Appearances

TV Shows

#Digった！(2024)

Trivia

Charm point: Small face, dimples beside her mouth
Hobbies: Karaoke, watching movies
Favorite 48G song: Oogoe Diamond
Favorite animal: Panda
Favorite food: Cake, strawberry, sweet roasted chestnuts
Favorite phrase: 日進月歩 (Nisshin geppo; Constant advancement)
Favorite SKE48 member: Kitagawa Ryoha
Special skills: Soft tennis, calligraphy
Future ambition: A model loved by everyone
Light Stick Colors: Red, Orange, Yellow
Part of the unofficial Team Heart, together with Obata Yuna and Sugiyama Aika. As told by Sugiyama Aika, her catchphrase is "I will play a melody in everyone's heart", which made her part of Team Heart
Is the sister of former NMB48 member Ota Riona
Likes riding rollercoasters and loves going to convenience stores, often buying desserts
Described as funny, kind and full of energy by Obata Yuna
Her name 彩夏 (Ayaka) comes from her birth in summer, and her parents' wish for her to grow up to be a woman as colorful as the rainbow.
Tested positive for COVID-19 on August 2, 2021
- Sugiyama Aika and former member Matsui Rena also tested positive that day.

Gallery

SKE48

Members
Team S	Aoumi Hinano \| Akahori Kimie \| Arano Himeka \| Ishiguro Yuzuki \| Inoue Ruka \| Omura Anzu \| Kamimura Ayuka (Co-Leader) \| Kitagawa Yoshino \| Kito Mikuru \| Sakamoto Marin \| Sugimoto Riina \| Nakasaka Miyu \| Nakamura Izumi \| Nomura Miyo \| Hara Yune \| Matsumoto Chikako (Leader)
Team KII	Aoki Shiori (Co-Leader) \| Aoki Rika \| Arai Yuki \| Ito Miki \| Iriuchijima Sayaka \| Ota Ayaka (Leader) \| Okamoto Ayaka \| Shinohara Kyoka \| Suzuki Ena \| Suzuki Sara \| Nakano Airi \| Nishii Mio \| Fujimoto Fuyuka \| Mizuno Airi \| Yamamura Sakura
Team E	Aikawa Honoka (Co-Leader) \| Asai Yuka \| Ikeda Kaede \| Ida Reona \| Kamata Natsuki \| Kumazaki Haruka \| Kurashima Ami \| Saito Makiko (SKE48 Captain) \| Sato Kaho (Leader) \| Sawada Kanon \| Suenaga Oka \| Sugawara Maya \| Suzuki Kokona \| Morimoto Kurumi
Kenkyuusei	Ito Kokomi \| Okuno Kokoha \| Kakimoto Rena \| Kato Satsuki \| Kawamura Yua \| Kuramoto Hana \| Takamura Saya \| Hasegawa Miyabi \| Matsukawa Miyu \| Minamisawa Coco

Former Members
Team S	Suzuki Kirara \| Takai Tsukina \| Yamashita Moe \| Matsushita Yui \| Ono Haruka \| Hirata Rikako \| Yagami Kumi \| Kuwabara Mizuki \| Takada Shiori \| Hiramatsu Kanako \| Niidoi Sayaka \| Sato Seira \| Mukaida Manatsu \| Deguchi Aki \| Sato Mieko \| Nakanishi Yuka \| Miyazawa Sae \| Miyamae Ami \| Yakata Miki \| Noguchi Yume \| Azuma Rion \| Takeuchi Mai \| Futamura Haruka \| Oya Masana \| Goto Risako \| Inuzuka Asana \| Machi Otoha \| Isshiki Rena \| Yamada Juna \| Okada Miku \| Kitagawa Ryoha \| Matsui Jurina \| Nojima Kano \| Yamauchi Suzuran \| Sugiyama Aika \| Tsuzuki Rika \| Ishizuka Mizuki \| Sugiyama Anan \| Hirano Momona \| Otani Yuki \| Takeuchi Nanami
Team KII	Ichihara Yuri \| Wakabayashi Tomoka \| Hata Sawako \| Ogiso Shiori \| Akaeda Ririna \| Matsumoto Rina \| Kato Tomoko \| Kinoshita Yukiko \| Mizuno Honoka \| Yamada Mizuho \| Furukawa Airi \| Abiru Riho \| Goudo Saki \| Yamashita Yukari \| Ishida Anna \| Takatsuka Natsuki \| Yahagi Yukina \| Obata Yuna \| Matsumura Kaori \| Takagi Yumana \| Uchiyama Mikoto \| Oshiba Rinka \| Shirai Yukino \| Kataoka Narumi \| Shirai Kotono \| Takayanagi Akane \| Takeuchi Saki \| Souda Sarina \| Igarashi Hayaka \| Oba Mina \| Furuhata Nao \| Hidaka Yuzuki \| Ego Yuna \| Kawashima Miharu \| Kitano Ruka
Team E	Nakamura Yuka \| Mano Haruka \| Yamada Erika \| Hara Minami \| Ueno Kasumi \| Suga Nanako \| Kito Momona \| Iguchi Shiori \| Kaneko Shiori \| Owaki Arisa \| Yamada Reika \| Iwanaga Tsugumi \| Kobayashi Ami \| Matsui Rena \| Isohara Kyoka \| Koishi Kumiko \| Umemoto Madoka \| Kato Rumi \| Shibata Aya \| Sakai Mei \| Kimoto Kanon \| Sato Sumire \| Takatera Sana \| Ichino Narumi \| Shirayuki Kohaku \| Goto Rara \| Nonogaki Miki \| Nishi Marina \| Hirata Shiina \| Ishikawa Kanon \| Fukai Negai \| Suda Akari \| Tanabe Mizuki \| Tani Marika \| Takahata Yuki \| Hayashi Mirei
Kenkyuusei	Inagaki Honami \| Ozeki Kiharu \| Shibaki Aiko \| Oshima Fuuka \| Hayashi Seika \| Maekawa Aika \| Hashimoto Ayumi \| Yanase Aiko \| Shinkai Rina \| Handa Ayane \| Mori Sayuki \| Nonoyama Marin \| Imade Mai \| Miyawaki Riko \| Kobayashi Emiri \| Fujimoto Mitsuki \| Hioki Miki \| Ito Akane \| Kitahara Yuna \| Yano Azuki \| Orito Aisa \| Yamamoto Yuka \| Sora Miyuka \| Goto Mayuko \| Sasaki Yuka \| Ogino Risa \| Tsuji Nozomi \| Murai Junna \| Kawasaki Narumi \| Kobayashi Kano \| Kawai Anna \| Ishikawa Saki \| Kozuma Honoka \| Atsumi Ayaha \| Wada Aina \| Morihira Riko \| Adachi Reina \| Oba Sayaka \| Sugiyama Natalie \| Seya Moka \| Ohashi Mako \| Kiuchi Rikako \| Kato Yui \| Wakita Aoi

Discography
Singles	1. Tsuyokimono yo \| 2. Aozora Kataomoi \| 3. Gomen ne, SUMMER \| 4. 1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU! \| 5. Banzai Venus \| 6. Pareo wa Emerald \| 7. Okey-Dokey \| 8. Kataomoi Finally \| 9. Aishiteraburu! \| 10. Kiss Datte Hidarikiki \| 11. Choco no Dorei \| 12. Utsukushii Inazuma \| 13. Sansei Kawaii! \| 14. Mirai to wa? \| 15. Bukiyou Taiyou \| 16. 12-gatsu no Kangaroo \| 17. Coquettish Juutai Chuu \| 18. Maenomeri \| 19. Chicken LINE \| 20. Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai \| 21. Igai ni Mango \| 22. Muishiki no Iro \| 23. Ikinari Punch Line \| 24. Stand by you \| 25. FRUSTRATION \| 26. So~Yu~Toko Aru Yo Ne? \| 27. Koi Ochi Flag \| 28. Ano Koro no Kimi wo Mitsuketa \| 29. Kokoro ni Flower \| 30. Zettai Inspiration \| 31. Suki ni Nacchatta \| 32. Ai no Hologram
Albums	1. Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai \| 2. Kakumei no Oka
Other Songs	Oogoe Diamond \| Tsuyogari Dokei \| Escape \| Sekai ga Naiteru Nara \| Gonna Jump \| Vacancy \| Ai no Moake
Stages
Team S	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Te wo Tsunaginagara \| Seifuku no Me \| RESET \| Kansaneta Ashiato \| Ai wo Kimi ni, Ai wo Boku ni
Team KII	Aitakatta \| Te wo Tsunaginagara \| Ramune no Nomikata \| Theater no Megami \| 0Start \| Saishuu Bell ga Naru \| Jikan ga Nai
Team E	Pajama Drive \| Saka Agari \| Boku no Taiyou \| Te wo Tsunaginagara \| SKE Festival \| Koedashite Ikoze!!!
Himawarigumi	Seishun Girls \| Te wo Tsunaginagara
Kenkyuusei	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Aitakatta \| Seifuku no Me \| Upcoming Stage \| Seishun Girls \| We're Growing Up \| We're Growing Up ～2nd～

Units and Sister Groups
Soloists	Matsumura Kaori \| Matsushita Yui (Former Member)
One-Shot Units	NO NAME \| Sukeban Girls \| ICE from AKB48 \| AKBIdoling!!! \| Team Z \| Team Surprise \| Team BS
AKB48 Group inside Japan	AKB48 \| SKE48 \| NMB48 \| HKT48 \| NGT48 \| STU48
AKB48 Group outside Japan	JKT48 \| BNK48 \| MNL48 \| AKB48 Team SH \| AKB48 Team TP \| CGM48 \| KLP48
Former Groups	OJS48 \| SDN48 \| TPE48 \| MUM48 \| SGO48 \| DEL48 \| MUB48

Events
Sousenkyo	1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 13th Single "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu" 2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 17th Single "Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi Desu" 3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 22nd Single "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu" 4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki" 5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai" 6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~" 7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single 8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single 9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single 10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single
Janken Taikai	1st Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 19th Single 2nd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 24th Single 3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single 4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single 5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut + 38th Single 6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut 8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
Group Draft Meeting	AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013 AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015