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In case you don't remember or weren't into Morning Musume then, she auditioned for 8th gen, made it all the way to the training camp, and then mysteriously dropped out before the final performances.
Happy 8ki Audition clip to refresh your memory
She had also auditioned for avex around that time, and apparently it went well. Since her withdrawal from the 8th gen audition, she signed with avex, and presumably has been training with them.
She will be releasing her debut single, "Revise the world," later this month under the name "ayami" through Dive II Entertainment (avex's anime/game related label). It's the ending theme for the anime "Total Eclipse." (Here's a promotional video for the song.)
Apparently, she's also done work in the past for some other anime. She's released songs as part of a unit, RAMM feat. ayami, and did voice work for a small character in the series Muv Luv.
Official website: http://ayami.dive2ent.com/
Official blog: http://ameblo.jp/ayami0709
Other media:
RAMM feat. ayami - Relayers
RAMM feat. ayami - Freedom
ayami - Apocalypse of Destiny
Video of her performing "Freedom" at last year's Animax Musix
Video of her performing Kawada Mami's "Joint" with faylan and Sasaki Sayaka.
She's definitely improved since we saw her audition back in 2006. I was disappointed when she dropped out, but it seems like the songs she's performing now are a better fit for her than being in Morning Musume might have been.