Ai Shinozaki

Biography

Ai Shinozaki (篠崎 愛, Shinozaki Ai; born February 26, 1992) is a Japanese gravure model, actress, and former idol singer member of AeLL., a musical idol group. When she started modelling in 2006 at age 14, Shinozaki caused widespread press and web comments about her having an unusually curvy figure for a Japanese teenager. In 2007, her official height and figure measurements were first listed on the Chu → Boh website as "T158 B85 W60 H87" (5 ft 2 in, 33-24-34). By 2012, her measurements were updated to "T160 B87 W60 H88" (5 ft 3 in, 34-24-35) and have remained her official measurements since, though her bust measurement has been known to fluctuate throughout the years. She regularly appears on the front page of popular titles, such as Young Champion Retsu, Young Animal, and Weekly Young Jump. Aside from modelling, she has gone on to forge a career as a pop idol. She has released five singles and three albums throughout her solo singing career.

== Career == In July 2006, when Shinozaki was in her third year of middle school, she debuted as a leading idol at Chu → Boh, a gravure magazine specializing in female junior idols in middle school aimed towards male readers, published by Haewangsa. In 2007, she moved to Koh → Boh, a gravure magazine specializing in female junior idols in high school, a sister magazine of Chu → Boh. She debuted as an actress in October 2007, appearing in the drama "24 Eyes" (TBS series).

She made her debut as a singer in 2008 with her cover of "M". In January 2011, Shinozaki formed the idol group AeLL (Activity Eco Life with Love) with Shijou Haruna, Takana Kumi, and Nishi Erika. They held their debut event at Tower Records Shinjuku, Tokyo on April 29, 2011. The group released six albums and two singles but decided to take an indefinite hiatus in 2014. In 2015, she made a comeback as a solo artist with the single 'A-G-A-I-N'. After releasing her photobook Kesshou in November 2017, Shinozaki decided to take an indefinite hiatus with her gravure modelling career. This would last four years, ending with her return on the cover of the September 24 issue of Friday Magazine in 2021.

== Media == (excluding the acts of AeLL.)

=== Singles === "M" ( 2008, March 26, FOR-SIDE RECORDS ) cover of Princess Princess's song "A-G-A-I-N" (2015-04-29) Reached 31st place on Oricon's Weekly Singles Chart "口の悪い女" (August 24, 2016) Reached 22nd place on Oricon's Weekly Singles Chart "TRUE LOVE" (December 7, 2016) Reached 23rd on Oricon's Weekly Singles Chart "Floatin’Like The Moon(初回生産限定盤)" (September 6, 2017) Reached 25th on Oricon's Weekly Singles Chart

=== Music albums === "EAT ’EM AND SMILE" (December 9, 2015) Reached 23rd on Oricon's Weekly Albums Chart "LOVE/HATE" (March 22, 2017) Reached 36th on Oricon's Weekly Albums Chart "YOU & LOVE" (April 25, 2018) Reached 29th on Oricon's Weekly Albums Chart

=== Photo albums === START DUSH!! (July 2006, Saibunkan) ISBN 4-7756-0134-2　Photo by Mitsuhiro Mouri Bon! Bon! Ai-bomb (December 2007, BUNKASHA ) ISBN 978-4-8211-2688-0　Photo by Ryuuzi Maemura Milk-colored love (May 2008, Aquahouse Inc ) ISBN 978-4-86046-114-0　 Photo by Takayuki Kozuka Okkina Love (May 12, 2008, Gakken Publishing ) ISBN 978-4-05-403784-7　Photo by Shouta Iizuka Renai ~Love~ (April 2009, Saibunkan) ISBN 978-4-7756-0388-8　Photo by Sei Kimura Heartiness (Sabra DVD Mook) (November 2009, Shogakukan) ISBN 978-4-0910-3080-1　Photo by Akihito Saijo Sakura Saku Toki (May 2010, Saibunkan Publishing Co, Ltd) ISBN 978-4-7756-0479-3　Photo by Koji Inomoto Love Scenes: Ai Shinozaki (September 2014, Shogakukan) ISBN 978-4-0968-2096-4　Photo by Akihito Saijo Kesshou (November 1, 2017, Kodansha) ISBN 978-4063528640　Photo by Akihito Nishikasa Ai Shinozaki Photobook: Young Champion Magazine 10 years Memory (November 2010, Akita Shoten) ISBN 978-4-253-01099-3　 IDEA (February 22, 2022, Kodansha) ISBN 978-4-0652-7160-5 fuyu-hada [Digital Limited] (September 26, 2022, Shueisha)　Photo by Yasutomo SAMPEI Ai Shinozaki Calendar Book 2023 (November 2, 2022, Shueisha) ISBN 978-4-0890-8446-5　Photo by Yasutomo SAMPEI Ai Shinozaki Photobook: Young Champion Magazine 15 years Memory (March 14, 2023, Akita Shoten) ISBN 978-4-253-01120-4　

=== Magazines === FRIDAY (Kodansha) Young Champion Retsu (Shueisha) Weekly Young Jump (Shueisha) Playboy (Shueisha) Chu Boh (Neptune's) Scholastic (Scholastic Inc.) Yul Young Champion (Akita Shoten) Sex Bomb (Publishing Gakken) i love you (Amit)