Yajima Maimi
Yajima Maimi is currently the leader of the Hello! Project group °C-ute.
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–)
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). A preview of the movie was released on a press conference on May 23th, 2009, and it hit the theathers on July 25, 2009. Maimi is the movie protagonist, and has the role of "extermining evil spirits/ghosts". The DVD of the movie will be released on January 6, 2010.
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.
- Michishige Sayumi revealed on her radio show that Takeuchi Akari (Hello! Pro Egg) was Maimi's cousin.
