Ayaka Hironaka (弘中 綾香, Hironaka Ayaka, born February 12, 1991[2]) is a Japanese TV announcer employed by TV Asahi. She specializes in variety programs.

Ayaka Hironaka
弘中 綾香
Born (1991-02-12) February 12, 1991 (age 33)
EducationKeio Faculty of Law - Political Science
Alma materKeio University
OccupationTelevision announcer
Years active2013–
EmployerTV Asahi
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Spouse
Unknown
(m. 2022)
Children1

Life and career

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Hironaka attended Keio Chutobu Junior High School, Keio Girls Senior High School, and graduated with a degree in political science at the Faculty of Law at Keio University.[3] She was a part of the orchestra club and ski club in high school. In university, she was the manager of the field hockey team, and during this time she was also working part-time as a home tutor.

She was employed by TV Asahi on April 1, 2013, in the human resources department. However, she soon transferred to the TV announcer department and debuted as an announcer within the same year.[1] On October 18, 2013, Hironaka replaced Yoshie Takeuchi as the assistant MC on the long running music program Music Station, continuing her tenure there until September 17, 2018, when she graduated from the show.[4] She has been the assistant MC on Geki Rea-san o Tsurete Kita alongside Masayasu Wakabayashi since 2016 and makes occasional appearances as the assistant MC on various variety shows such as London Hearts.

Marriage

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On September 30, 2022, she announced her marriage.[5]

On May 31, 2023, she announced her pregnancy.[6] On December 3, she announced that she gave birth to her first child, a daughter in November that year.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ayaka Hironaka Official Profile TV Asahi
  2. ^ もうすぐバレンタイン♥女性アナウンサーのバレンタイン本音トーク! TV Asahi
  3. ^ 『Weekly Asahi』2015-3-27 Edition
  4. ^ "弘中綾香アナ、『Mステ』卒業 感謝のコメント全文". ORICON NEWS. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  5. ^ "テレ朝・弘中綾香アナ、一般男性と結婚「温かく見守ってくださいますと幸いです」". ORICON NEWS. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  6. ^ "テレ朝・弘中綾香アナ、第1子妊娠を報告「秋頃から産休に入ることになりました」". ORICON NEWS. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  7. ^ "先月無事に第一子を出産しました👶". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  8. ^ "テレ朝・弘中綾香アナ、第1子女児を出産 SNSで報告「出産は何もかもが想像以上」「すくすくと育っています」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
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