Akiyama Mao

Akiyama Mao promoting "Machigai Janai Naitari Shinai / Skip Skip Skip / Kimi to Boku no Kizuna" (2023)

Akiyama Mao (秋山眞緒) is a Japanese pop singer and idol managed by Up-Front Promotion and part of Hello! Project. She is a member of Tsubaki Factory.

Profile

• Name: Akiyama Mao (秋山眞緒)
• Birthdate: July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29)
• Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
• Blood Type: B
• Height: 156.5cm
• Hobbies: Dancing, gymnastics, cleaning
• Specialties: Dance, gymnastic back bridge
• Favorite Food: Vegetables, steak
• Least Favorite Food: Paprika, shiitake mushrooms, green peppers
• Favorite Color: Rose pink
• Looks Up To: Suzuki Airi, Sasaki Rikako
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Hello! Pro Kenshuusei (2015–2017)
  • Tsubaki Factory (2016–)

History

Akiyama Mao was first introduced as a member of Hello! Pro Kenshuusei through an announcement on the official Hello! Project website on April 27, 2015. She participated in the Morning Musume 12th Generation Audition the same year, but failed. The next year on August 13, 2016 she was revealed to be one of three new members of Tsubaki Factory through a surprise announcement given at a fan club event for the group.

Publications

Photobooks

• [2020.09.09] Hello Pro Visual Photobook 2020 AUTUMN Vol.3 (ハロプロビジュアルフォトブック2020 AUTUMN Vol.3) (Onoda Saori, Haga Akane, Funaki Musubu, Maeda Kokoro, Akiyama Mao, Yamazaki Yuhane, Nishida Shiori, Eguchi Saya, Kasahara Momona, Ise Layla, Kitagawa Rio, Kudo Yume, Okamura Minami, Kiyono Momohime, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei, Matsunaga Riai, Hashisako Rin)
• [2021.04.10] Hello Pro Visual Photobook 2021 SPRING Vol.4 (ハロプロビジュアルフォトブック2021 SPRING Vol.4) (Akiyama Mao, Asakura Kiki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Ise Layla, Ichioka Reina, Inaba Manaka, Inoue Rei, Uemura Akari, Eguchi Saya, Okamura Homare, Okamura Minami, Oda Sakura, Onoda Saori, Ono Mizuho, Kaga Kaede, Kasahara Momona)
• [2021.11.10] Hello Pro Visual Photobook 2021 Autumn Vol.7 (ハロプロビジュアルフォトブック2021 Autumn Vol.7) (Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yamazaki Mei, Matsumoto Wakana, Inoue Rei, Dambara Ruru, Tanimoto Ami, Ono Mizuho, Akiyama Mao, Ichioka Reina, Yamazaki Yuhane, Kiyono Momohime, Hirai Miyo, Kobayashi Honoka)

Works

Filmography

TV Programs

• [2016–2019] The Girls Live
• [2019–2020] AI・DOL PROJECT
• [2020] Hello Pro! TOKYO Sanpo Season2 (ハロプロ！TOKYO散歩 Season2)

Internet

• [2015–] Hello! Station (ハロ！ステ)
• [2019] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge! (ハロプロのお仕事チャレンジ!)
• [2019–] Hello Pro Dance Gakuen (ハロプロダンス学園)
• [2019] Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2019 (ハロプロ紅白対抗 ザ☆バトル2019)
• [2020] Hello Pro ONExONE (ハロプロ ONE×ONE)
• [2020] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge! 2 (ハロプロのお仕事チャレンジ!2)
• [2020] Hello! Project presents..."Premiere seat"
• [2020] Hello Pro! TOKYO Sanpo Season2 (ハロプロ！TOKYO散歩 Season2)
• [2020] Hello Pro no Collabo NIGHT! (ハロプロのコラボNIGHT!)

Music Videos

• [2014] Miyagawa Haruno - "NIPPON Soran Hanafubuki" (NIPPONソーラン花吹雪) (as back dancer)

Theater

• [2016] Nega Poji Poji (ネガポジポジ)
• [2019] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 Gaiden ~Tasogare no Kamen~ (遙かなる時空の中で６ 外伝 ~黄昏ノ仮面~)

Radio

• [2018] Tsubaki Factory no Camellia Night (つばきファクトリーのキャメリアナイト)
• [2021–] Masuda Saori to Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno to Akiyama Mao no Oto Buzz (増田紗織とつばきファクトリー岸本ゆめのと秋山眞緒の音バズ)

Trivia

• Her favorite sports are cat and mouse, and dodge ball.
• Her motto is "Honesty is the best policy".
• Her favorite Hello! Project songs are "Nen ni wa Nen" by Kobushi Factory and "Jounetsu Ecstasy", "Jinsei wa STEP!", and "Iron Heart" by °C-ute.
• Her favorite styles of dance are hip hop and waack.
• Thinks her strengths are working hard at everything and hating to lose.
• Believes her weakness is giving up quickly if she feels she can't do something.
• Considers her charm points to be her nose and her forehead.
• Her dream was to have her major debut as an idol.
• Her favorite music genre is western music.

External Links

• Hello! Project Official Profile
• Official Blog
• Official Instagram