石黒彩

Aya Ishiguro (nickname: "Ayappe", Japanese: 石黒 彩, real name: Aya Yamada (山田 亜弥)) is a singer, writer, TV personality and fashion designer in Japan (but is most famous for her participation in J-Pop group

Aya Ishiguro (nickname: "Ayappe", Japanese: 石黒 彩, real name: Aya Yamada (山田 亜弥)) is a singer, writer, TV personality and fashion designer in Japan (but is most famous for her participation in J-Pop group Morning Musume). She was born in Hokkaido, Japan on May 12, 1978.

Aya Ishiguro was a runner-up in a 1997 contest to find a new female rock idol. After the contest was over (with the winner being Heike Michiyo), music producer, former rock musician, and contest judge Tsunku decided to focus his attention on 5 runner-ups, which included Ayappe as well as Natsumi Abe, Kaori Iida, Asuka Fukuda, and Yuko Nakazawa.