26 Facts About Yuma Asami

Yuma Asami, is a Japanese actress, singer, and a former adult video actress and model.

Yuma Asami's career took a sharp turn in 2013 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Yuma Asami was born in Takasaki, Gunma prefecture and made her AV debut in October 2005 at the age of 18.

Yuma Asami quickly became one of the most popular AV actresses in Japan after her debut and she was regularly placed at the very top in DVD sales and rentals.

Yuma Asami was involved with a number of unusual projects for Alice Japan, mostly with director KENGO.

Yuma Asami was recognized by AV fans for her work by winning the Grand Prix award at the 2006 AV Actress Grand Prix.

Yuma Asami "wowed the crowd" by bending over several times to expose the tops of her breasts.

The release of the two videos matched the introduction of 3D televisions by Sony and Panasonic and were expected to increase sales of the TVs When the major Japanese adult video distributor DMM held a poll of its customers in 2012 to choose the 100 all-time best AV actresses to celebrate the 30th anniversary of adult videos in Japan, Yuma Asami took second place.

Yuma Asami was the star of the softcore direct-to-video erotic action flick Ninja Yuma Asami Devil directed by Yoshikazu Kato.

Yuma Asami worked in television, performing in the J-dorama Shimokita GLORY DAYS along with fellow S1 actresses Sora Aoi and Honoka and singer-actress Aya Sugimoto.

Yuma Asami played the character Komori Miha in the series which was based on the manga of the same name and revolved about a ronin student moving to Tokyo and sharing a house with several beautiful women.

Yuma Asami had a role in the 2009 sequel to the manga-based TV Tokyo series Joo Virgin.

In October 2010, Yuma Asami starred in Shinshaku: Yojohan fusuma no shitabari, a "new interpretation" of the 1973 pink film The World of Geisha based on the novel by Kafu Nagai.

Yuma Asami starred in two more pink films for Shintoho Eiga directed by Kyoko Aizome, the June 2011 Abe Sada: Saigo no nanokakan in the role of Sada Abe, and the December 2012 Captive Market based on a novel by Oniroku Dan.

Yuma Asami played the role of Oshichi in the mainstream erotic period drama Princess Sakura: Forbidden Pleasures.

In 2006, Yuma Asami was featured as a Cabaret Club hostess in the PlayStation 2 videogame Yakuza 2.

Yuma Asami debuted as a singer with the J-pop CD, Resolution, in January 2008.

Between 2008 and 2013, Yuma Asami was a member of the Ebisu Muscats and in 2018 she returned as a PTA member for the newly reformed, second generation Muscats, along with Rio and Sola Aoi.

Yuma Asami has been active in advertising making promotional videos for the adult website Tospo.

Yuma Asami appears on a T-shirt marketed in a collaboration between Cex Work, a new company started up by photographer Yasumasa Yonehara and the apparel label The Mask.

The T-shirt, released in October 2007, featured a semi-nude photo of Yuma Asami taken by Yonehara.

Yuma Asami used to work at a club in Roppongi, but later realised that she did not like working as a club hostess.

Yuma Asami announced on June 6,2013, that she had had surgery in February 2013 to remove an ovarian tumor and was currently undergoing treatment and chemotherapy.

The tumor was discovered when Yuma Asami had an MRI scan because of stomach problems.

Yuma Asami was working with a non-profit group "Cancer Net Japan" to promote awareness of ovarian cancer.

On May 20,2015, Yuma Asami announced her retirement from the AV industry.