Yua Mikami is one of, if not the most famous of Japanese models to ever work in the industry. She not only perfectly captures that "kawaii" quality that fans of Japanese culture rave about, but she is a multi-faceted, multi-talented, J-IDOL who has worked in film, television, YouTube and a number of other media channels. She is also one of the more prolific models with a still growing body of work spanning several years, studios and awards. She is in short, the platinum standard by which many JAV models have since come to emulate their careers. |
The Deets |
Yua Mikami was born in Aichi Prefecture as Momona Kito • 鬼頭桃菜 (her real name). Even before she became famous, she has always had a passion for showmanship. She tried out for Morning Musume (a popular all female Japanese music group) in 2006 (she was only 13 at the time) using her real name. However, she was not successful. She had better luck 3 years later in another popular all female Japanese group, SKE48. After her stint in SKE48 ended in 2014, she decided to branch out as an actress in 2015, this time adopting the stage name "Yua Mikami". Over the next 3 years, she built her modeling career with a number of publications - most notoriously with Futabasha's Shukan Taishu magazine. She appeared in works with S1 Style, Esuwan and MUTEKI, winning a few awards along the way. In this time she also joined the EBISU MUSKATS (like many other emerging J-IDOLS at the time), eventually releasing her first solo album in November, 2016. She's dabbled in music, formed (and later disbanded) girl groups with other JAV idols, released music in South Korea and went on to build an impressive YouTube and social media following. Yua-chan, as she's known to her loyal fans, has made some bizarre career choices which appear to be spurred by the 'famous by any means necessary' drive. In fact, it has been reported that her parents were rather surprised (to say the least) by her rather "shocking" activities (which have also made her rather financially stable). Yua is an avid animal lover, especially of small dogs of which she owns several as pets. She's also a burgeoning polyglot, learning both English and Chinese in her spare time. Did we mention that she is formally trained in piano and guitar? Because why not. Yua is still active even to this day, ranking second of top Japanese models in 2021. You can checkout her social media links at right, and an archive of some of her best work linked there as well. |
August 16, 1993 | |
June 2015 – present | |
Type: A | |
160cm (5 feet 3 inches) | |
( B:83 | W:57 | H:88 ) cm | |
yua_mikami | |
@yua_mikami | |
yua mikami channel | |
Archive (302.9 mb) |