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44-622: SKY PerfecTV! (スカイパーフェクTV!) is Japan's largest satellite TV broadcaster with more than 4 million subscribers. The service is run by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, a corporation which includes various companies involved in TV, cable, telecommunications and satellites. SKY Perfect is owned by Japanese conglomerates Itochu Corporation, Fuji Television and Sony Corporation. Their channel list includes several adult offerings on channels 100 to 103 (Power Plat's), 110 to 114 (Perfect Choice), 371 (エンタ！371), and 900 to 917 (except 908–909). The adult programming ranges from

88-513: A February 2014 interview, Asami said she wanted to continue with her music career and was writing an autobiography. The autobiographical work Re Start ~どんな時も自分を信じて~ ( ISBN   978-4062185486 ), (the Japanese in the title translates as "Always Believe In Yourself") describing her early life and her battle with cancer, was published by Kodansha ( 出版社:講談社 ) in May 2014. She was also working with

132-564: A ceremony held in February 2005. For the main awards, a Grand Prize was given along with three runner-up awards for excellence. Jury Grand Prize - Original Programming Awards for Excellence - Original Programming Jury Grand Prize - Program Awards for Excellence - Program Jury Grand Prize - Best Actress Awards for Excellence - Best Actress Award for Excellence - Advertising Channel Actress Performance Awards The 2006 Adult Broadcasting Awards (日本アダルト放送大賞2006), given for

176-522: A club hostess. She had her first sexual experience during junior high ( chūgakkō ), and had had five boyfriends by the time she was 18 years old. After being discharged from hospital due to cancer, she said she "didn't want to face reality and just wanted to disappear", she also became closer to her 75-year old grandmother at this point. Besides suffering from cancer, she also suffered from rheumatism . Asami announced on June 6, 2013, that she had had surgery in February 2013 to remove an ovarian tumor and

220-457: A length of nearly four hours, the film featured Asami and several other S1 actresses in an unusually detailed storyline and with a satirical outlook on Japanese television and idol culture mixed with numerous explicit sex scenes. During these years Asami also formed a partnership with fellow famous AV actress Akiho Yoshizawa . The pair had several collaborative projects during their career and remained close friends even after their retirements from

264-617: A mechanical bull and looking innocent (won by Ai Takeuchi) and an ice cream popsicle sucking test (taken by Natsumi of the Obanka Club). A panty-throw to the audience ended the ceremony. As part of the "Erotic Ladies Festival", a number of individual awards were presented to the actresses at the ceremony, including the Slender Award (Risa Coda), Beautiful Breasts Award (Runa Akatsuki), Gravure Idol Award (Emiru Momose), Big Breasts Idol Award ( Yuma Asami ), Moe Award (Ai Takeuchi) and

308-871: A sharp turn in 2013 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Despite making a full recovery, Asami chose not to return to the AV industry and retired in May 2015. Currently she is an independent singer-songwriter. Asami was born in Takasaki , Gunma prefecture and made her AV debut in October 2005 at the age of 18. Since the start of her career she was under contract with two large Japanese AV studios, Alice Japan and S1 No. 1 Style . and like most studio-exclusive AV actresses she made one film with each studio every month. Most of her videos with S1 have been with director Hideto Aki while her Alice Japan videos have been primarily directed by Yuji Sakamoto. Both studios specialize in

352-837: A special committee. Five actresses were nominated for the Best Actress Award: Elly Akira (Ch. 912), Nana Nanaumi (Ch. 905-914-915), Sasa Handa (Ch. 916), Maria Ozawa (Ch. 911 QueenBee) and Saori Hara (Ch. 902). Nominated for Best New Actress were Shelly Fujii (Ch. 901), Akari Asahina (Ch. 905-914-915), Risa Tsukino (Ch. 371), Yuzuka Kinoshita (Ch. 904) and an amateur girl from the Paradise TV show "Loss of Virginity" (処女喪失). The four actresses nominated for Best Mature Actress were: Ayane Asakura (Ch. 910), Reiko Nakamori (Ch. 900), Natsumi Horiguchi (Ch. 110–115) and Riri Kouda (Ch. 913 Paradise TV). The 2010 ceremony also featured two media award categories, one sponsored by

396-400: Is a Japanese actress, singer, and a former adult video (AV) actress and model. Starring in more than 600 adult films between 2005 and 2013, Asami was widely recognized as one of Japan's most famous and acclaimed adult film actresses with her popularity resulting in mainstream media appearances as well. A leading actress of two major Japanese AV studios, Alice Japan and S1 No.1 Style , Asami

440-417: Is also a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service. While SKY PerfecTV! Premium Service use DVB-S and DVB-S2, SKY PerfecTV! Basic Service use ISDB-S . More than 400,000 television service subscribers. This article related to Japanese television is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Yuma Asami Yuma Asami ( Japanese : 麻美 ゆま , Hepburn : Asami Yuma , born March 24, 1987) ,

484-514: Is not just mine, it's the result of the support of everyone". Last year's winner in the Most Appearances category, Yuma Asami was on hand to present this year's award and last year's Best Actress winner Rio ( Tina Yuzuki ) was also present offering advice and encouragement: "After I won I had such a great year and received tremendous support from my fans, I hope you will use this as an opportunity to further excel in your career". As usual,

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528-578: The J-pop CD, Resolution , in January 2008. The CD was packaged with a bonus DVD which includes images, a making-of video and a music video. Between 2008 and 2013, 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. She has also been active in advertising making promotional videos for

572-529: The Shiofuki Award (Yui). The 2008 Adult Broadcasting Awards (日本アダルト放送大賞2008) combined with the festival known as the 2008 Erotic Ladies Festival or Eroide Onna Matsuri (EROIDE女祭り2008) were held March 30, 2008 for the 2007 broadcasting year. The awards were determined by a combination of viewer's votes at the Official Website and voting by a committee for actresses and programs nominated from

616-558: The web portal company Livedoor and the other by tabloid newspaper Nikkan Gendai . The winners of the 2010 Adult Broadcasting Awards and the channels they represented were: Best Actress Award SKY PerfecTV! SKY PerfecTV! ( スカパー！ , Sukapā! ) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television, audio programming and interactive television services to households in Japan, owned by parent company SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation . SKY PerfecTV!

660-503: The "softer" type of pornography with straight sex scenes involving a solo actress, with little or no storyline, and an avoidance of the more extreme activities of Japanese porn. 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. The DMM website listing of the top 100 AV actresses by sales ranked her as number 1 in both 2006 and 2007. Asami

704-439: The 100 all-time best AV actresses to celebrate the 30th anniversary of adult videos in Japan, Asami took second place. While mainly working for Alice Japan and S1 throughout her AV career, Asami made occasional appearances for other studios like Attackers , Premium or E-Body. Asami's last regular adult film Young Wife Under Aphrodisiacs Yuma Asami, by S1 was released on June 15, 2013, shortly after her announcement that she

748-517: The 2003 cult hit The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai . The film was released as a DVD in January 2011. She also starred in two more pink films for Shintōhō Eiga directed by Kyōko Aizome , the June 2011 Abe Sada: Saigo no nanokakan ( 阿部定 ～最後の七日間～ ) in the role of Sada Abe , and the December 2012 Captive Market ( 奴隷市 , Dorei ichi ) based on a novel by Oniroku Dan . Asami played

792-639: The 2005 broadcasting year on SKY PerfecTV!, included 31 channels and more than 10,000 adult programs. Awards were determined by viewer votes on the Internet. a Nominated for Best Actress were Yua Aida , Mako Katase, Riko Tachibana, Sora Aoi , Minami Aoyama , Manami Amamiya, Hotaru Akane , Hime Kamiya, Nao, Nana Natsume , Honoka , Mihiro and Hitomi Hayasaka. Nominations for Best Mature Actress included Aki Tomosaki, Ayako Satonaka, Ayano Murasaki, and 2 others. There were 11 nominations for Best Program and 7 for Best Original Program. The winners were announced at

836-403: The 2009 Adult Broadcasting Awards and the channels they represent were: Best Actress Award Best New Actress Award Best Mature Actress Award Most Appearances Award Best Program Award Best HD Program Award Winner EX Award Twenty-year-old newcomer Kirara Asuka in a low-cut evening gown accepted her award saying "I am delighted", while for Haruka Ito the sentiment was "This

880-469: The First Place Award at the 2007 AV Open competition. In addition, at the annual 2008 Adult Broadcasting Awards , a competition among adult TV channels on satellite broadcaster SKY PerfecTV! , Asami won the award for "Most Appearances" in 2007. She "wowed the crowd" by bending over several times to expose the tops of her breasts. Her November 2008 video Double Risky Mosaic, Rio & Yuma

924-476: The Paradise TV "Old Ladies Club" or "Kurabu Obanko" (おバン子クラブ). The awards were presented at a hotel in the Shibuya district of Tokyo before an audience of 300, with representatives from the weekly men's magazine WEB, the media, and local and foreign journalists. The winners of the 2007 Adult Broadcasting Awards were: Best Actress Award Best Mature Actress Award Most Appearances Award In addition to

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968-529: The Playboy channel to extreme fetish videos (Dynamite TV 916). The 2005 Adult Broadcasting Awards, given for the 2004 broadcasting year, were known as the 2004 CS (Communications Satellite) Adult Awards (2004 CSアダルト番組アワードで). They were awarded by a panel of 5 judges comprising writer and columnist Kazuhisa Kimura, actor & director IKKAN, manga artist Mimei Sakamoto, porn actor Taka Kato and AllAbout webpage reporter Kemuta Otsubo. The awards were given at

1012-518: The adult film industry. In June 2010, Asami starred in one of the first two AV's made in 3D, the S1 produced Attracting The Best Stereoscopic 3D Yuma Asami Sex BODY . 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

1056-552: The adult website Tospo.jp with the QR Code for their site covering her breasts. She also 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 Asami taken by Yonehara. Asami used to work at a club in Roppongi , but later realised that she did not like working as

1100-416: The award ceremony held on March 20, 2006. Best Actress Award Best Mature Actress Award Best Program Award Best Original Programming Award The 2007 Adult Broadcasting Awards (日本アダルト放送大賞2007) combined with the 2007 Erotic Ladies Festival or Eroide Onna Matsuri (EROIDE女祭り2007) were held on March 15, 2007 for the 2006 broadcast year. Once again more than 10,000 adult programs were broadcast during

1144-518: The awards, the "Erotic Ladies Festival" part of the festivities consisted of a number of competitions among the actresses present. After an opening dance by Paradise TV's "Old Ladies Club", the "contests" began with a quiz on sex education won by Nana Otone from the Ruby Channel. The endurance feat was a breast-counter competition which Runa Akatsuki won by jiggling 116 times in 30 seconds. The skill contests consisted of faking an orgasm while riding

1188-564: The ceremony also had a series of "contests" for the AV actresses. Anje Hoshi won one section by skillful reading of a dirty-nurse story, Kotono won at charades (describing a banana, a condom and lotion) and Kaho Kasumi took the "air sex" prize. The end of the ceremony was marked by a panty-throw to the audience. The Official Website for the 2010 SKY! TV Awards (スカパー！アダルト放送大賞 2010) opened in November 2009 and started accepting applications for viewing on December 1, 2009. Nominations and fan voting at

1232-463: 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. In 2007 she appeared in Episode 5 of the late night TV Asahi erotic drama Shinjuku swan ( 新宿スワン　歌舞伎町スカウトサバイバル , Shinjuku suwan kabukichou sukauto sabaibaru ) . Asami also had a role in the 2009 sequel to

1276-514: The company rep interviewing and coaching 10 aspiring AV actresses. In another video from 2008 ( Number One Idol Yuma Asami Produce Real Virgins ) she meets specially selected "virgin" fans who are gently initiated by the actress. Asami was recognized by AV fans for her work by winning the Grand Prix award at the 2006 AV Actress Grand Prix . In 2007 her S1 video Hyper Risky Mosaic – Special Bath House Tsubaki made with 11 other S1 actresses won

1320-404: The manga-based TV Tokyo series Jōō Virgin (嬢王 Virgin) . The series about kyabakura hostesses also featured AV actresses Sora Aoi , Akiho Yoshizawa and Saori Hara . In another genre, she was also in an erotic horror pink film , Siren X ( 妖女伝説セイレーンＸ～魔性の誘惑～ , Yojo Densetsu Seiren X – Masho no Yuwaku ) , directed by Hideo Jojo and co-starring Japanese AV actress Yuria Hidaka. In

1364-528: The more than 10,000 adult programs aired on SKY PerfecTV! channels in 2007. There were 11 contestants for the Best Actress Award: Akane Mochida, Himata Seto, Miki Yamashiro, Nurie Mika, Akiho Yoshizawa , Nana Otone, Rio ( Tina Yuzuki ), Yuma Asami , Riku Shiina, Misa Kikouden & Kotone Aisaki. The five nominees for Best Mature Actress were: Reiko Shimura, Rina Takakura, Kana Mochiduki, Yuki Matsuura and Mirei Tsubaki. The event

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1408-597: The movie, which premiered in Osaka April 2008, Asami is the mysterious and deadly proprietess of an inn. The film was released as a DVD in October 2008. In October 2010, Asami starred in Shinshaku: Yojōhan fusuma no shitabari (新釈　四畳半襖の下張り), a "new interpretation" (Shinshaku) of the 1973 pink film The World of Geisha based on the novel by Kafū Nagai . The film was directed by former AV actress Kyōko Aizome and also featured Kyoko Hayami who had appeared in

1452-772: The organizational committee and by viewer's votes at the Official Website. The programs were nominated for the awards from the more than 10,000 adult programs aired on SKY PerfecTV! channels in 2008. There were 8 actresses nominated for the Best Actress Award: Rio Hamazaki, Kirara Asuka, Kotono, Anje Hoshi, Kaho Kasumi, Momo Kaede, Azusa Itagaki and Miyu Hoshino. For the Best New Actress Award the four actresses nominated were Aino Kishi , Kirara Asuka , Haruka Ito and Minori Hatsune. The Best Mature Actress entries were Emiko Koike, Yuki Matsuura, Honami Takasaka and Chisato Shoda. The winners of

1496-467: The role of Oshichi in the mainstream erotic period drama Princess Sakura: Forbidden Pleasures ( 桜姫 , Sakura Hime ) . The film, directed by Hajime Hashimoto and released in June 2013, was based on the kabuki play Sakura Hime Azuma Bunsho with a modern twist. In 2006, Asami was featured as a Cabaret Club hostess in the PlayStation 2 videogame Yakuza 2 . She debuted as a singer with

1540-582: The website continued until March 1, 2010. The award ceremony was held on March 24, 2010 at a theatre in Shibuya , Tokyo with 300 guests attending. The event was sponsored by the SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (スカパーJSAT株式会社) and the CS (Communications Satellite) Broadcasting Adult Programming Ethics Committee (CS放送成人番組倫理委員会). As in the past, winners were selected from the more than 10,000 programs aired on 31 adult channels by online fan voting and

1584-593: The year on SKY PerfecTV! channels. Awards were determined by a combination of votes of a Committee and viewer votes on the Official Website. Twelve actresses were nominated for the Best Actress Award: Runa Akatsuki, Yuma Asami , Nana Otone, Mako Katase, Ai Takeuchi, Risa Coda, Riko Tachibana, Azumi Harusaki, Honoka , Miki Mizuasa (Miki Miasa), Yuuna Mizumoto and Emiru Momose. Among the actresses nominated for Best Mature Actress were Natsuko Kayama, Chisato Shoda, Rinko Nomiya, Arisa Matumoto and

1628-410: Was again ended by a panty-throw to the assembled audience. The Official Website for the 2009 Adult Broadcasting Awards (日本アダルト放送大賞2009) opened in November 2008. Nominations and voting continued until the beginning of March 2009. The 2009 awards ceremony was held on March 25, 2009 at a hotel in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. As in previous years, the awards were determined by a combination of voting by

1672-427: Was currently undergoing treatment and chemotherapy. The tumor was discovered when Asami had an MRI scan because of stomach problems. After removing her uterus and ovaries, the doctors described the cancer as borderline malignant and classified the tumor as Stage 3 (out of 4) as to development. An update from August 2013 reported that she had undergone six chemotherapy treatments and was "on the road to recovery." In

1716-441: Was fighting with cancer. Her last adult video appearance before her retirement was in December 2014, on the extra disc of S1's "Memorial Box Set", which detailed her recovery from the illness, and her self-discovery during a vacation on the southern islands. In addition to her hardcore video activities, Asami has also made several "gravure" videos, which are essentially glamour films which may include nudity but no sexual acts. She

1760-422: Was held in a hotel in the Shibuya area of Tokyo before an audience of about 520. The winners of the 2008 Adult Broadcasting Awards were: Best Actress Award Best Mature Actress Award Most Appearances Award Winner EX Award Best Program Award Once again, for the "Erotic Ladies Festival" section, there were contests of knowledge, stamina and skill with Yuma Asami being a big winner. The evening

1804-410: Was involved with a number of unusual projects for Alice Japan, mostly with director KENGO. Among these are Amateur Actor Audition – Yuma Asami , released in 2007, with a plot where she supposedly interviews 10 potential AV actors between the ages of 19 and 41 and tests their abilities. On the opposite side of the coin, in the 2008 video AV Actress Audition – Yuma Asami , the storyline has her acting as

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1848-408: Was known for her youthful looks, large bust, and her natural onscreen charisma which was largely credited in helping her establish herself as Japan's top adult performer. Between 2008 and 2013, she was also a member of the idol group Ebisu Muscats , where she performed with numerous other famous AV actresses like Sola Aoi , Akiho Yoshizawa , Tina Yuzuki (Rio) and Aino Kishi . Asami's career took

1892-645: Was the S1 entry in the 2009 AV GrandPrix where it won the top GrandPrix Award as well as taking the prizes for DVD Sales and Package Design, the Retailers Award, and the Best Featured Actress Video Award. During her tenure at S1, Asami was also a part of several large-scale and acclaimed projects, like Maison Esuwan Annex, the sequel to her 2007 video, Tsubaki , or S1 TV – Showbusiness Broadcast Goes To The Extreme!, released in January 2010 and directed by Hideto Aki. With

1936-692: Was the star of the softcore direct-to-video ( V-Cinema ) erotic action flick Ninja She Devil ( 妖艶くノ一伝 ～鍔女篇 , Yoen kunoichi den tsubame hen ) directed by Yoshikazu Katō . The video, released by GP Museum in October 2006, also featured AV and pink film actress Lemon Hanazawa . Asami also worked in television, performing in the J-dorama Shimokita GLORY DAYS (下北GLORY DAYS) along with fellow S1 actresses Sora Aoi and Honoka and singer-actress Aya Sugimoto . The 12-week series aired on TV Tokyo beginning in April 2006. She played

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