Anna Iriyama

Anna Iriyama (入山 杏奈, Iriyama Anna; born December 3, 1995) is a Japanese actress and YouTuber active in Japan and Mexico. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was a member of Team A. She is represented by the talent agency Ohta Production. She was part of the cast for the telenovela Like and lived in Mexico from 2018 to 2019.

Iriyama started her career in the entertainment industry when in March 2010 she passed the 10th generation audition for the trainee section of the girl group AKB48. She debuted with AKB48 in June of the same year when she started performing in the AKB48 Theater.

She participated in that year's AKB48 general elections, but did not rank. In July 2011, she was promoted to AKB48's Team 4, thus becoming a full member of AKB48.

On December 17, 2011, Iriyama and two other AKB48 members, Ami Maeda and Rena Katō, held a large autograph-signing event in Hong Kong. The venue was packed with 6,000 people.

In 2012, on the AKB48 single "Manatsu no Sounds Good!", Iriyama made her first senbatsu appearance (meaning that she was selected to participate on the A-side of an AKB48 single for the first time). Despite that, she again did not rank in the AKB48 general elections for the year.

In September, together with Rina Kawaei and Rena Kato, she became a member of an AKB48 subgroup named Anrire. On October 17, 2012, the subgroup released a single titled "Ikujinashi Masquerade" together with Rino Sashihara, which charted at number one in the Japanese Oricon weekly singles chart.

In April 2013, Iriyama scored the highest in a general knowledge test called Mechaike AKB Kimatsu Test, held by the television show Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!. In the AKB48 election held in the same year, she ranked in the 30th place.

In 2014, Iriyama played her first starring (main cast) TV drama role, in the series Kekkon Sasete Kudasai!! Episode 3 "Ai no Tomato" scheduled to broadcast from May 26 to 30.