Ai Iinuma

Ai Iinuma
Born (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 (age 23)
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, beating approximately 9,000 candidates. She landed the lead role in her debut drama, This First Love is Fiction, which airs in the network’s first late-night programming block known as "Yoruobi Drama".

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

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. She did not return for the show's second season.

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

Filmography

Television

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

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
2024 28th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Summer Drama

Best Actress Award

 Superstar Minami Is My Boyfriend!? Won

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.