Career timeline
The idol chapter came first
Yua Mikami’s public career began in music. The Tokyo Reporter identifies her earlier membership in SKE48, which she joined in 2009, before her transition to adult entertainment in 2015. Her later work therefore represents several changes of direction rather than a single reinvention. Looking at those stages separately makes it easier to understand why singing, online media and fashion have all remained part of her public identity.
Sources: Tokyo Reporter — Post-retirement photobook announcement, March 12, 2025 ↗
A Korean-language music project
In 2018, Mikami was part of Honey Popcorn with Moko Sakura and Miko Matsuda. The Korea Times reported that the group released the Korean-language mini-album Bibidi Babidi Boo that March. Coverage of their planned Seoul fan meeting also recorded opposition to the group and supportive responses from fans. The relevant milestone is the release and the group’s performance activity; a controversy around it is not a substitute for describing the actual work.
Sources: The Korea Times / SCMP — Honey Popcorn music and fan meeting, June 22, 2018 ↗
Retirement had a public timetable
Mikami announced her departure from adult performance in 2023. Her official profile records the retirement in August, while a Tokyo Sports interview published earlier that month captured her reflections before the transition. She discussed ending the chapter on her own terms and preparing for an August 16 birthday and retirement event. Her retirement did not end her public career.
Sources: Miss — Yua Mikami official profile, projects and company information ↗ · Tokyo Sports — Yua Mikami graduation interview, August 2, 2023 ↗
Fashion became a continuing line of work
Her official site identifies Mikami as an entertainer, influencer and producer of fashion-related products. It lists apparel, beauty products and other collaborations, and records the establishment of the Miss company in January 2022. The company preceded her retirement. The site documents the company’s own account of its work.
Sources: Miss — Yua Mikami official profile, projects and company information ↗
The later career remained visible
The Tokyo Reporter covered the announcement of a post-retirement photobook in March 2025, with an April publication date. The announcement shows continued public activity. The central thread of her biography is the sequence: idol-group work, a separate screen career, a scheduled retirement and a continuing role in entertainment and fashion production.
Sources: Tokyo Reporter — Post-retirement photobook announcement, March 12, 2025 ↗ · Miss — Yua Mikami official profile, projects and company information ↗
Prepared with AI assistance. Source-based reporting checked on October 24, 2026. This article does not update automatically. Read our editorial standards.
