Yua Aida was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on 12 August 1984. She is an award-winning Japanese model and former AV idol. Aida was an active girl and involved in many sporting activities during primary and middle school. Tennis was her strongest sport throughout middle school. In high school, she changed her focus on sports to art, an interest she attributes to her mother. Aida reports that exposure to nude models while oil painting helped her to be more comfortable when she began her AV career. After her graduation from high school, Aida began working at a part-time job. At this time she was scouted by an AV talent agency while shopping in Tokyo`s Shinjuku neighborhood. Aida says that she was not impressed with the talent scout, but when she met the company president, she thought, "This guy is really great. I’m gonna work here!" Aida received several awards for her AV work including the Best New Actress Award at the 2004 X City Grand Prix Awards and a Best Actress Award for Excellence at the 2006 AV Actress Grand Prix. In addition, on 20 March 2006 at the 2006 Adult Broadcasting Awards, fans and the Japanese AV industry recognized her career by awarding her the Japanese adult grand prix actress award for the year of 2005.