Yajima Maimi
Yajima Maimi is currently the leader of the Hello! Project group °C-ute.
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Profile
- Name: Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美)
- Birth Date: 1992-02-07
- Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
- Nickname: Yassui
- Blood Type: O
- Height: 167 cm
- Audition Song: Momoiro Kataomoi
- Hello! Project Groups:
- Hello! Project Kids
- ZYX (2003)
- °C-ute (2005–)
- Shuffle Groups:
- 2004: H.P. All Stars
- Other:
- Little Gatas (2004–2007)
- Mix Gatas (2006–2007)
- Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (2007–)
Hello! Project Daihyakka (2004) Details
- Hobbies: Making bee mascots, writing letters to friends
- Special Skill: Horizontal bar, hula hoop, unicycle, etc...moving my body!
- Strong Point: Steadily putting effort into even things I hate doing
- Weak Point: Being shy
- Habit: Saving food I love the most till the last moment
- Favorite Color: White, green, yellow, pink, light blue (pale colors in general)
- Favorite Flower: Hibiscus, cosmos, lily of the valley
- Disliked Thing/Thing to do: Getting shots and anything else that hurts
- Scared of: Snakes, bugs, monsters
- Favorite Movie: "Home Alone" (all three)
- Favorite Book: "Fuuchan no Harmonica"
- Favorite Word: "Zenryoku toukyuu!!" (Go all out)
- Favorite Season: Spring
- Favorite Food: Quail eggs, umeboshi, fruits
- Least Favorite Food: Liver, ginger, wasabi, sea urchin
- Favorite Song: "I WISH" (Morning Musume)
- Charm Point: My silky hair
History
Yajima Maimi joined Hello! Project as a child, becoming one of the Hello! Project Kids. She was a part of the group ZYX, the first Kids-featured group, before later joining and becoming the leader of °C-ute.
She was the sub-captain of Little Gatas, and considered to be one of the fastest runners in Hello! Project. She was put into Mix Gatas and was added to Gatas Brilhantes H.P. as a field player.
It was announced on 11-16-2007 that Maimi would be collaborating on a single with Hello! Project soloist Abe Natsumi. The single title is 16sai no Koi Nante and was released on 1-16-2008.
On 2009-3-11 Kojina (President of Mirai CO) revealed in his blog that Maimi and Fukuda Kanon would be participating in the movie Fuyu no Kaidan (Winter Ghost Story). The movie hit the teathers on May 23th, 2008. Maimi is the movie protagonist, and has the role of "extermining evil spirits/ghosts".
Works
Collaborations
| # | Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
16歳の恋なんて (16sai no Koi Nante) (with Abe Natsumi) |
2008-01-16 | 8,975 | 14,538 |
Movies
- [2002-12] 仔犬ダンの物語 Koinu Dan no Monogatari (Puppy DAN's story)
- [2009-??] 冬の怪談～ぼくとワタシとおばあちゃんの物語～ Fuyu no Kaidan ~Boku to Watashi to Obaachan no Monogatari~
Photobooks
- [2007.04.27] 舞美 (Maimi) amazon.co.jp
- [2008.01.27] 爽・空(そうそら) (Sou Sora) amazon.co.jp
- [2009.04.20] 17 amazon.co.jp
DVDs
- [2009.04.29] 17's amazon.co.jp
Trivia
- Was nicknamed Yassui by Yaguchi Mari.
