日本熊本县出身的桥本爱，2008年在音乐大赛“HUAHUA选拔赛”中获得新人奖，随即踏入娱乐圈。2009年，桥本爱在女性时尚杂志《Seventeen》举办的选美大赛中力压群芳，夺得桂冠，同时被电影《Give and Go》导演森英人看中，实现了她的演员梦。次年（2010年），桥本凭借在影片《告白》中扮演的女班长一角(北原美月）迅速爆红。

　　2008年受到Newcome的影响，在「HUAHUA举拔赛」中取得了新人奖。参加了同年举办的「第33界ホリプロタレントスカウトキャラバン」不过当时连特别奖都没被选上。当时的新人奖由高良光莉得选，特别奖由桃瀬美咲得选。 2009年参加女性时尚杂志『Seventeen』的选拔，从总数5267人中，与工藤えみ、高田有纱、広瀬アリス共同当选。桥本爱为其中最年轻的一名。同年初次参予电影演出，演出『Give and Go』中的一名角色，该角色为有听力障碍的少女。2010年参与话题作品『告白』演出。其中担纲演出班委员北原美月（殉教者）是一个重要的角色。

橋本愛是一位日本女演員。熊本縣出身，隸屬 Sony Music Artists 旗下，以成為雜誌模特兒進入演藝界。曾獲得第36屆日本電影金像獎優秀新人演員獎、第86屆電影旬報十佳獎新人女演員獎等電影獎頊。

Kumamoto-native Ai Hashimoto debuted in 2008 via an audition at Sony's Newcome that her mother pushed her to attend. Her mother loves celebrities. She has two sisters with her being the middle one. Her mother believed she is the one daughter who could make it in the audition. Immediately after the audition Ai disbelieved she would win. She began modelling in Seventeen magazine in 2010 and also made her acting debut in that year in Give And Go where she was the main character. She continued with roles in Confessions and Sadako 3D. Ai was awarded the prize as Rookie of The Year at the 36th Japan Academy Program in 2013. She ceased modelling in 2014. Hashimoto likes manga, karaoke and bicycling. She states that while she memorizes her scripts she avoids trying to understand the character from the lines and instead understand the spirit and motivation. Hashimoto is obsessed with eating tomatoes and cites the number three as her favourite.