| Akari Akase | |
| Native Name: | あかせ あかり |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | July 30, 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Years Active: | 2019–present |
| Agent: | SP-1 |
is a Japanese singer, cosplayer, gravure idol, internet personality, actress and from Aichi Prefecture who is affiliated with SP-1. She started her entertainment activities as a cosplayer, gaining popularity on TikTok. In 2020, she made her debut as a gravure model, appearing in magazines such as Weekly Playboy as well as photobooks. In 2021, she made her debut as a television actress, and in 2022 she made her debut as a solo singer, releasing the song "Koi no Yukue" which was used as the ending theme to the anime television series My Dress-Up Darling.
Akase was born in Aichi Prefecture on July 30, 2001.[1] [2] From an early age, she had an interest in anime, and until she became a junior high school student, she had a dream of appearing in the Pretty Cure franchise. When she was in high school she served as the manager of her school's volleyball club.[3]
After retiring as the club's manager, she decided to take up cosplay due to her interest in anime. Cosplay would also be a way for her to spend money that she had earned from part-time jobs. She then decided to start a TikTok account, which quickly grew in popularity; as of November 2020 she had over 900,000 subscribers.[4] It was also through her TikTok account where she was scouted for entertainment activities via a Twitter direct message. As she had longed to be an actress from childhood, and with the approval of her parents, she accepted the offer.
Akase's professional modelling debut was a swimsuit feature in Shueisha's Weekly Playboy magazine in March 2020.[3] Later that year she released a photobook titled . In 2021 she made her debut as a television actress, appearing in the Fuji TV drama series Mr. Good-looking starring by Fūju Kamio and Shihori Kanjiya.[5] By December 2021, her TikTok subscriber count had surpassed 1.2 million.[6]
In 2022, Akase made her debut as a solo musician, releasing her first single on February 23, 2022;[6] the title song was used as the ending theme to the anime television series My Dress-Up Darling.[7]