Ai Iinuma

Ai Iinuma
Born (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active2021–present
Agent(s)Tsukimi Co., Ltd.
Notable work
Japanese name
Kanji飯沼 愛
Hiraganaいいぬま あい
Transcriptions
RomanizationIinuma Ai

Ai Iinuma (Japanese: 飯沼 愛, Hepburn: Iinuma Ai; born August 5, 2003) is a Japanese television actress.

Career

On September 11, 2021, Iinuma won the nationwide TBS Television actress discovery and training audition TBS Star Training Project: The Day I Become an Actress,[1] beating approximately 9,000 candidates.[2] She landed the lead role in her debut drama, This First Love is Fiction,[3] which airs in the network’s first late-night programming block known as "Yoruobi Drama".[4]

She appeared in issue 16 of the Weekly Playboy magazine, released on April 4, 2022.[5] Her first appearance in a prime-time drama series, Atom's Last Shot, aired from October 16 to December 11 of the same year.[6]

In 2023, Iinuma appeared in the Sunday drama series Vivant, playing Riho Ota, also known as "Blue Walker", a skilled hacker and vital character in the story. Her performance earned her recognition from viewers.[7] She did not return for the show's second season.[8]

On September 26, 2025, it was reported that her contract with Tanabe Agency would expire on March 31, 2026.[9] On April 10, 2026, she announced that she had joined a new agency, Tsukimi Co., Ltd..[10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2021 This First Love is Fiction Izumu Kurashima Lead role [11]
2022 Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter Koume Kawahara Lead role [12][13]
Atom's Last Shot Yui Sugino [14]
2023 Keiji and Kenji, and sometimes Hanji Himari Edo episode 4 [15]
Vivant Riho Ohta [7]
My Second Aoharu Marin Sawashima [16]
2023–24 Angel's Ears: Night of the Traffic Police Naho Mikuriya [17]
2024 Superstar Minami Is My Boyfriend!? Chiyomi Horikiri Lead role [18]

Awards and nominations

Year Award ceremony Category Nominated work(s) Result Ref.
2021 TBS Star Development Project: The Day I Become an Actress N/a Herself Won [2]
2024 28th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Summer Drama

Best Actress Award

 Superstar Minami Is My Boyfriend!? Won [19]

References

  1. ↑ "秋元康氏が総合プロデューサー「私が女優になる日＿」飯沼愛ら５人選出 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ" [Yasushi Akimoto, General Producer: 'The Day I Become an Actress' - Five People Selected Including Ai Iinuma]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "飯沼愛 射止めた９０００人分の１位！ 秋元康氏も絶賛「ストイックさ、努力が見えた" [Ai Iinuma wins first place out of 9,000 people! Yasushi Akimoto also praises her: 'I could see her stoicism and hard work']. デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). August 21, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "TBSスター育成プロジェクト"ヒロイン"は香川出身の18歳　秋元康氏「成長に驚かされた」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  4. ↑ "TBS、初の"夜帯ドラマ"を放送　企画・原案の秋元康氏「面白い作品になるでしょう」" [TBS to Broadcast Its First "Nighttime Drama Slot" Series; Planner and Original Creator Yasushi Akimoto Says, "It Will Be an Interesting Show"]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 21, 2026. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ "「私が女優になる日＿」初代グランプリの飯沼 愛「人としても信頼される女優さんになりたいです」 - 飯沼愛 - ニュース - 週プレ グラジャパ！" [Ai Iinuma, the first Grand Prix winner of 'The Day I Become an Actress': 'I want to become an actress who is trusted as a person as well']. Weekly Playboy (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ "飯沼愛『アトムの童』に出演決定 令和版『パパムス』で主演の注目俳優" [Ai Iinuma to appear in 'Atom's Last Shot': A rising star to star in the Reiwa-era version of 'Papa Musume']. Oricon News. June 25, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "日曜劇場『VIVANT』新キャスト18人発表 ストーリー"非公表"の異色作". Oricon News. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ "飯沼愛の現在、VIVANT続編降板の理由は？ 事務所契約満了で引退の可能性も" [What is Ai Iinuma doing now? What is the reason for her departure from the VIVANT sequel? Is retirement possible due to the expiration of her agency contract]. 週刊女性PRIME (in Japanese). August 20, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "飯沼愛にとって恋愛とは…？ | TBSラジオ" [What does love mean to Ai Iinuma...?]. TBSラジオ ときめくときを。 (in Japanese). September 27, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  10. ↑ "『VIVANT』など出演の飯沼愛、TSUKIMI所属を発表 「応援していただけるよう頑張ります」" [Ai Iinuma, who appeared in 'VIVANT' and other productions, announces she has joined TSUKIMI: 'I will do my best to earn your support']. Oricon News. April 10, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ "飯沼愛主演ＴＢＳドラマ「この初恋はフィクションです」10・11放送開始 - ドラマ : 日刊スポーツ" ["Ai Iinuma to star in TBS drama 'This First Love is Fiction,' airing from October 11th]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  12. ↑ "「パパとムスメの7日間」飯沼愛主演でリメイク、長尾謙杜と眞島秀和が共演（コメントあり）" ["Papa and Daughter's 7 Days' to be remade with Ai Iinuma in the lead role, Kento Nagao and Hidekazu Mashima to co-star (with comments)]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  13. ↑ WEBザテレビジョン. "飯沼愛、令和版「パパとムスメの7日間」主演で眞島秀和と入れ替わる！なにわ男子・長尾謙杜は憧れの先輩役に【コメントあり】" [Ai Iinuma to take on the lead role in the Reiwa-era version of 'Papa and Daughter's 7 Days,' switching places with Hidekazu Mashima! Kento Nagao of Naniwa Danshi to play the role of the admired senior [with comments]]. WEB The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  14. ↑ "岡部大、馬場徹、玄理、飯沼愛、皆川猿時、塚地武雅ら、山﨑賢人主演『アトムの童』出演へ" [Dai Okabe, Toru Baba, Hyunri, Ai Iinuma, Sarutoki Minagawa, Takeya Tsukaji, and others to appear in 'Atom no Warabe' starring Kento Yamazaki]. Real Sound (in Japanese). August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  15. ↑ "「私が女優になる日」初代グランプリ・飯沼愛が今夜登場!!" [Ai Iinuma, the first Grand Prix winner of 'The Day I Become an Actress,' will appear tonight!!]. TV Asahi (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  16. ↑ ""サグラダファミリ家"メンバーに伊原六花＆飯沼愛＆水沢林太郎＆箭内夢菜＆濱尾ノリタカ 広瀬アリス＆道枝駿佑とキャンパスライフ【コメント全文】" ["Sagrada Familia Family Members: Rikka Ihara, Ai Iinuma, Rintaro Mizusawa, Yumena Yanai, and Noritaka Hamao; Campus Life with Alice Hirose and Shunsuke Michieda [Full Comments]"]. Oricon News. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  17. ↑ "4Kドラマ「天使の耳～交通警察の夜」放送日と新たな出演者決定!". NHK (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  18. ↑ "飯沼愛主演で「南くんの恋人」ドラマ化、"男女逆転版"で八木勇征が15cmの体に（コメントあり）" [Ai Iinuma to star in drama adaptation of 'Minami-kun no Koibito,' a gender-reversed version in which Yusei Yagi's body is 15cm tall]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  19. ↑ "日刊スポーツ・ドラマグランプリ 第28回夏投票結果 : 日刊スポーツ" ['Minami-kun is My Boyfriend!?' Wins Triple Crown / Summer Drama Grand Prix]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
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