Adding color to the round mountain! This is Aya Maruyama!
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| Basic Information | ||
| Real Name | (Maruyama Aya) | |
| Aliases | Panic-stricken ego-searcher, fluffy pink member, Aya-aya, Aya, Lonely Star, Maruyama Aya (Google Translate) | |
| Hair Color | Pink hair | |
| Eye color | Pink eyes | |
| Height | 156cm | |
| Age | 18 years old | |
| Birthday | December 27 | |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn | |
| Moe points | Idol、Diva、Tsurime、Mutteppou、Older Sister、Airhead、Twin Tails、Clumsy、Crybaby、Misfortune、Selfie、Part-timer、Biting tongue、Senpai、Side-swept bangs、Medium-length hair | |
| Activity Information | ||
| Area of Activity | Yotsuba Women's University, CiRCLE, RiNG, Idol Agency | |
| Current Group | 
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| Image Color | #FF88BB | |
| School | Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy→Yotsuba Women's University | |
| Faculty | Faculty of Letters | |
| Year and Class | 2nd year high school Class A → 3rd year high school Class B → 1st year university | |
| Role | Vocalist | |
| Related People | ||
| Voice Actor | Ami Maeshima | |
| Pastel*Palettes | Hina Hikawa、Chisato Shirasagi、Maya Yamato、Eve Wakamiya | |
| Friend | Kanon Matsubara | |
| Fans | PAREO | |
| Sisters with similar hair colors, etc. | Himari Uehara(Maru-ni-aya),Nanami Hiromachi(Maru-san-aya),PAREO(Dark Aya Maruyama),Anon Chihaya(Light Aya Maruyama) | |
| Yumeno KesshoVoicebank | PASTEL | |
Aya Maruyama(Japanese:
Introduction
Pastel*PalettesThe band's vocalist, attendingYotsuba Women's UniversityFaculty of Letters. She enjoys browsing social networking sites and researching selfies. She likes Western food like omurice and hamburger steaks, but dislikes octopus.
Lacks self-confidence and has a personality prone to nervousness and stage fright.She also frequently bites her tongue., so she is not very good at improvisation, which is somewhat disadvantageous for her career. She has weak tear ducts and cries easily whenever emotions well up.
Since elementary school, she has dreamed of becoming an idol who shines on stage and brings dreams to others, working tirelessly toward this goal.However, no matter how hard she tries, she always seems to fail. Hina: Aya-chan is so interesting! I love her!
Although she is in charge of the MCing during band performances, she doesn't know how to handle unexpected situations due to her nervousness, and in the end, the more experiencedChisatosaves the day.
She has the "part-time worker" attribute, working part-time at a fast-food restaurant withKanon, and she can also be seen at a beach restaurant.[1]For her, part-time work is training to "develop interpersonal skills" to improve her performance on stage.
Because she has a younger sister at home, she can share her experiences as an older sister withSayo, who has a poor relationship with her own sister. She often argues with her sister over trivial thingslike eating someone else's snacks without permission., but she believes that her sister is the only person she can bicker with like that, because friends wouldn't get angry over such trivial matters.[2]
After becoming an idol, she was told by Chisato to follow several rules, such as going to bed before 12:00, not eating fried foods or carbohydrates, and eating chocolate before meals.However, when Lisa sent a text to Aya after 1:00 AM, she replied quickly; moreover, when they ate together, Aya even ordered french fries; and she even said she likes eating chocolate cake after meals.Chisato: "I'll need to give her a good lecture, won't I?"
Concerned about her popularity, she hardly wears a disguise when out on the streets.In truth, she hopes to be recognized by others.。She also frequently searches for her own name online in secret.
The surname "Maruyama" comes from Maruyama, Nakano Ward, Tokyo.
History
Shuwarin☆Dreaming——Pastel*Palettes Main Story Chapter 1
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Maruyama Aya had been at the talent agency for Since at the time of the announcement, no one except Hina (who was selected for her guitar playing) had ever played an instrument, the agency decided to have them lip-sync and fake-play for show during this live, using pre-recorded audio to appease the audience. Although this action sparked opposition from Aya and Eve, they had to acquiesce due to Chisato's approval. Since drums are difficult to fake, they brought in a sub-drummer from the company's recording studioMaya Yamatoto serve as a temporary drummer. After the meeting, although Aya had realized her long-held dream of debuting, she felt truly disheartened about having to lip-sync as the vocalist. Eve was somewhat angry, while Hina had an indifferent attitude, believing it was better to be optimistic than negative. Therefore, Aya felt this might be her last chance and that she had to do it seriously. The band trained every day for the next week or two, but since they didn't need to actually play for this live, it felt like they weren't putting their hearts into it. Although Aya got along well with the others, there was always a sense of distance between her and Chisato due to Chisato's long-term absence from training. Later, during rehearsals, the band members became interested in Maya, and since the agency had been unable to find a regular member, Chisato suggested that Maya—who looked stunning without her glasses—officially become a member of PasPale. With the agency's approval, the lineup was finalized. In the blink of an eye, the first Live arrived. With nearly ten thousand audience members below the stage, the band members were very nervous while waiting backstage. Aya, who was even more nervous, completely forgot the MC lines she was supposed to say, but Chisato's words telling Aya that she had already transformed provided some comfort. Aya had been very bad at MCing during her trainee days, but after two or three years of practice, it was no longer a problem, and she had seriously memorized all the lyrics, being fully prepared. Due to Chisato's participation and the novelty of an idol band, PasPale's official appearance caused a sensation at the venue. Aya delivered her lines well, but during the performance of "Shuwarin☆Dreaming" halfway through, the equipment suddenly malfunctioned, making it impossible to continue the performance. Aya was immediately thrown into a panic, so nervous she couldn't say a single word. The performance had to be terminated, causing a commotion at the scene. The fact that the band was lip-syncing and fake-playing was Aya, refusing to give up, decided to study band performance seriously with her teammates to seize the opportunity to revive the band. After several days of practice, their music gradually became synchronized. Meanwhile, Hina was drawn to Aya, considering her an "unknown entity"—someone who works harder than anyone yet always makes mistakes, and who never gets discouraged despite failure, finding her very interesting. Later, they successfully secured a performance opportunity. Aya and the others sold tickets in front of the station, but due to the band's poor reputation, the tickets wouldn't sell at all. Suddenly, it started raining heavily, and everyone suggested stopping, but the stubborn Aya continued to sell tickets in the rain, even if it was just one. At that time, she blamed herself for being unable to say a word on stage before, so she wanted to grasp even the slightest hope. Chisato was moved by Aya's somewhat blind persistence and chose to sell tickets in the rain with her. Later, photos of the two selling tickets in the rain went viral on social media, somewhat reversing the band's reputation. After many twists and turns, they successfully performed a successful live show. From then on, the band gradually improved, their career entered an upward phase, and they began receiving various commercial activities. |
Hanamaru◎Andante ——The Path Forward, Reflecting a Colorful Future
Let's shine once again——Pastel*Palettes Main Story Chapter 2
TITLE IDOL——Pastel*Palettes Main Story Chapter 3
The time P*P spent with Nao
Related Memes and Trivia
This character has joinedPersecutionthe Hall of Fame.
The Maruyama Sisters
Aya Maruyama is often grouped with other characters in the BanG Dream! project whose hair color is close to pink (includingHimari Uehara、PAREO、CHU²、Nanami Hiromachi、Anon Chihayaetc., and when a drummer is strictly needed, even includingTomoe Udagawa) are grouped together, and are jokingly called the "Maruyama Sisters," "Maruyama Aya Family," etc. In this context, corresponding to the homophone "
Nanami's April Fools' voice line one year was "There are seven children in my family, so I'm called Nanami, and I have six older sisters," from which it can be inferred that there are seven Maruyama sisters in total.
Car Repairing
- Main section:Shuwarin Dreamin'#Shuwa Shuwa/Car Repairing
Master of Attracting Cows
Anime "BanG Dream! 3rd Season》In Episode 5, when Poppin'Party came to ask for advice on MV production, it was mentionedChapter 2 Songduring the MV filming, Chisato mentioned that "Aya-chan's singing attracted a whole herd of cows, it was quite lively"Official Aya-hater, and when the anime aired, it coincided with the "Master of the Shadow Stream" meme being popular on Bilibili, thus the "Master of Attracting Cows" meme was born.
Tile-breaking Idol Maruyama Aya
Maruyama Aya's voice actressAmi MaeshimaOne of the famous Aya-hatersShe herself is a practitioner of KyokushinKarateBrown belt; to celebrate reaching 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, she uploaded a video of herself on May 3, 2019,in one gosplitting 10 roof tiles with her bare hand.
Due to the 2.5D nature of the BanG Dream! project, this anecdote was attributed to Aya-chan, giving birth to the "Tile-Splitting Idol Aya Maruyama" meme, and even jokes about "Aya-haters being turned into tiles and smashed."
Perhaps inspired by this, in PICO Fever!,Misaki Okusawawhile practicing karate in the mountains wearing the Michelle suit, there was a stack of tiles waiting to be split next to her...
Disaster-prone constitution
Whether it's her path as an idol or other aspects of her life, Aya Maruyama has encountered extremely unfavorable situations almost everywhere.She even ends up dragging those around her into it.。
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Not only that, but outside the story:
- The recruitment voice line for the 4-star card [Perfect Smile] isLisa Imaiinstead of Aya herself;
- The event "Unblinking, Summer Fireworks" was the last event before her CV stepped downDuring the event, many P*P fans (especially Aya fans) were in mourning；
- She was the last character confirmed to have entered universityIt even trended on social mediaYes, even those who know nothing about studyingMinato Womanwere confirmed faster than her；
- Due to the CV's retirement at the time, it became the only graduation card in the graduation event without a voice (the voice was added later after the CV returned);
- The Valentine's event she was in, "Valentine's Prelude Played with You," is the only event in BanG Dream! that has no event story.
Even characters and people related to Aya have mostly encounteredunusual misfortunes：
- Minamoto Sakura, in her original story, was struck in the head by a van and died only 79 seconds into the first anime episode (only 12 pages into the manga);
- Hoshino Ai, in her original story, was stabbed in the abdomen and killed by a stalker (extreme fan) holding flowers at her door on her birthday;
- Minato Aqua graduated on August 28, 2024, due to personal career planning not aligning with the company's direction;
- Azuki (the prototype cat) passed away from cancer on September 9, 2025;
- On September 13, 2025, for the JP server's 8.5th anniversary, a cover by Pastel*Palettes ofRen'ai Circulationwas added, and the next day the original singerHanazawa Kanaannounced her divorce;
- Even her CV, Maeshima Ami, stepped down for nearly a year for unknown reasons before returning...But she did not give up because of this, which is why she became the "hardworking idol" in everyone's hearts.
The two great conceptual gods of Bandori: Collab Maruyama Aya and TravelSakiko Togawa(Just kidding)
List of Appellations
- How Maruyama Aya addresses other characters
 Poppin'Party
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| Kasumi Toyama | 香澄ちゃん |
| Tae Hanazono | たえちゃん |
| Rimi Ushigome | りみちゃん |
| Saaya Yamabuki | 沙綾ちゃん |
| Arisa Ichigaya | 有咲ちゃん |
 Afterglow
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| Ran Mitake | 蘭ちゃん |
| Moca Aoba | モカちゃん |
| Himari Uehara | ひまりちゃん |
| Tomoe Udagawa | 巴ちゃん |
| Tsugumi Hazawa | つぐみちゃん |
 Pastel*Palettes
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| Aya Maruyama | 私 |
| Hina Hikawa | 日菜ちゃん |
| Chisato Shirasagi | 千聖ちゃん |
| Maya Yamato | 麻弥ちゃん |
| Eve Wakamiya | イヴちゃん |
 Roselia
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| Yukina Minato | 友希那ちゃん |
| Sayo Hikawa | 紗夜ちゃん |
| Lisa Imai | リサちゃん |
| Ako Udagawa | あこちゃん |
| Rinko Shirokane | 燐子ちゃん |
 Hello, Happy World!
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| Kokoro Tsurumaki | こころちゃん |
| Kaoru Seta | 薫さん |
| Hagumi Kitazawa | はぐみちゃん |
| Kanon Matsubara | 花音ちゃん |
| Misaki Okusawa | 美咲ちゃん |
 Morfonica
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| Mashiro Kurata | ましろちゃん |
| Touko Kirigaya | - |
| Nanami Hiromachi | 七深ちゃん |
| Tsukushi Futaba | つくしちゃん |
| Rui Yashio | - |
 RAISE A SUILEN
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| Rei Wakana | レイヤちゃん |
| Rokka Asahi | - |
| Masuki Sato | キングさん |
| Reona Nyubara | パレオちゃん |
| Chiyu Tamade | チュチュさん |
 MyGO!!!!!
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| Tomori Takamatsu | - |
| Anon Chihaya | 愛音ちゃん |
| Rana Kaname | - |
| Soyo Nagasaki | そよちゃん |
| Taki Shiina | - |
 Ave Mujica
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| Uika Misumi | - |
| Mutsumi Wakaba | - |
| Umiri Yahata | - |
| Nyamu Yutenji | - |
| Sakiko Togawa | - |
- How other characters address Maruyama Aya
| Poppin'Party
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| Kasumi Toyama | 彩先輩 |
| Tae Hanazono | 彩先輩 |
| Rimi Ushigome | 彩先輩 |
| Saaya Yamabuki | 彩先輩 |
| Arisa Ichigaya | 彩先輩 |
| Afterglow
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| Ran Mitake | 彩さん |
| Moca Aoba | 彩さん |
| Himari Uehara | 彩さん |
| Tomoe Udagawa | 彩さん |
| Tsugumi Hazawa | 彩さん |
| Pastel*Palettes
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| Aya Maruyama | 私 |
| Hina Hikawa | 彩ちゃん |
| Chisato Shirasagi | 彩ちゃん |
| Maya Yamato | 彩さん |
| Eve Wakamiya | アヤさん |
| Roselia
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| Yukina Minato | 丸山さん |
| Sayo Hikawa | 丸山さん |
| Lisa Imai | 彩 |
| Ako Udagawa | あや先輩 |
| Rinko Shirokane | 丸山さん |
| Hello, Happy World!
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| Kokoro Tsurumaki | 彩 |
| Kaoru Seta | 彩 |
| Hagumi Kitazawa | 彩先輩 |
| Kanon Matsubara | 彩ちゃん |
| Misaki Okusawa | 彩先輩 |
| Morfonica
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| Mashiro Kurata | 彩さん |
| Touko Kirigaya | 彩さん |
| Nanami Hiromachi | 彩先輩 |
| Tsukushi Futaba | 彩先輩 |
| Rui Yashio | 丸山さん |
| RAISE A SUILEN
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| Rei Wakana | 丸山さん→彩さん |
| Rokka Asahi | 彩先輩 |
| Masuki Sato | 彩さん |
| Reona Nyubara | 彩ちゃん |
| Chiyu Tamade | アヤ |
| MyGO!!!!!
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| Tomori Takamatsu | - |
| Anon Chihaya | 彩さん、彩ちゃん |
| Rana Kaname | - |
| Soyo Nagasaki | - |
| Taki Shiina | - |
| Ave Mujica
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| Uika Misumi | - |
| Mutsumi Wakaba | - |
| Umiri Yahata | - |
| Nyamu Yutenji | - |
| Sakiko Togawa | - |
Gallery
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Collaboration "Oshi no Ko" Card Art - After Training -
Collaboration "Oshi no Ko" Card Art - Before Training -
Graduation Card -
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![Bilibili Emoji [Girls Band Party_Expectation]](https://storage.moegirl.org.cn/moegirl/commons/8/88/%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E4%B9%90%E5%9B%A2%E6%B4%BE%E5%AF%B9_%E6%9C%9F%E5%BE%85.png)
Bilibili Emoji [Girls Band Party_Expectation]
![Bilibili Emoji [Girls Band Party_Expectation]](https://zh.moegirl.org.cn/File:%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E4%B9%90%E5%9B%A2%E6%B4%BE%E5%AF%B9_%E6%9C%9F%E5%BE%85.png)
