Yua Mikami (三上悠亜) is the most successful idol-to-AV crossover in Japanese adult industry history — a former SKE48 member who became S1’s flagship star, built a mainstream-scale fanbase, and retired from AV in 2024 with her catalog still among the most-watched in the genre. If one name explains modern JAV’s star system, it is hers.
Career Snapshot
- Idol era: performed in the idol group SKE48 under the name Momona Kito before leaving the mainstream idol world.
- AV debut: 2015 with MUTEKI — the label specializing in former celebrities — an event that made industry headlines.
- S1 era: moved to S1 NO.1 STYLE and became the label’s defining face for years, with releases that regularly topped sales charts.
- Beyond AV: co-founded the K-pop-style group Honey Popcorn, built one of the largest social followings of any adult performer in Asia, and launched fashion and merch ventures.
- Retirement: announced her AV retirement with final releases in 2024, continuing as a mainstream influencer and businesswoman.
Why She Mattered
Mikami proved an AV career could be a platform rather than an endpoint — treating fans as a community, releases as brand events, and social media as the main stage. The playbook every 2026-era star follows (fan clubs, merch, crossover projects) is largely the one she wrote, as we cover in our Top 10 JAV actresses guide.
Where to Watch Legally
Her catalog remains available on official channels: FANZA (DMM.R18) holds the definitive library including her S1 exclusives, and our legal JAV streaming guide covers access outside Japan. Studio context: S1 review · all JAV studios ranked.
Identifying Her Work
Her S1 releases carry the SSIS/SSNI code prefixes; databases like ThePornDB and the tools in our performer database ranking index her full filmography by code.
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