Akari Uemura (植村 あかり, Uemura Akari, born 30 December 1998,[1] in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)[1] is a Japanese pop singer and idol pop singer signed to Hello!

Project as a member of Japanese pop idol group Juice=Juice and Hello!

Project by her aunt and was rejected in the third-order examinations of the 9th Morning Musume Audition.

[3] She later had a chance in her audition by taking dance lessons as a trainee in Osaka.

[4][5] Uemura was introduced at the Hello Puro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2012: 3-tsuki no Nama Tamago Show!