By 2017, Imai began working as an adult video actress, making her debut in the pornographic films Snow Drop and Snow Out. Two months before the release of her first adult film, however, Imai returned to snowboarding, taking first place in the half-pipe event at the 35th All Japan Snowboarding Championships despite only having had four days of practice.

What has Imai Melo been up to since then? Imai has left the adult entertainment industry and competitive snowboarding to become a snowboarding coach.