| Mai Hoshimura | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Native Name: | 星村 麻衣 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | Hoshimura Mai |
| Alias: | Barefoot Piano Girl |
| Birth Date: | April 18, 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Matsue, Shimane, Japan |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Genre: | Japanese Pop |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and pianist.
On May 31, 2009, her contract with Sony ended.[1]
Mai Hoshimura was born on April 18, 1981, in Matsue, Shimane. Hoshimura began to learn to play the piano at the age of four. Her mother, a teacher, had hoped she would become a classical pianist, but it was her father; also a teacher, who had influenced her with popular music. Her 2007 song "Sakura Biyori" was the tenth ending theme of the anime Bleach. Her single "Regret" was the seventh ending song of the anime D. Gray-man. Her song "Merry Go Round" was used as the fifth ending theme for the anime Yakitate!! Japan.
| Title | Release date | Oricon album chart ranking | Singles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soup | July 9, 2003 | 30 | "Stay With You", "Cherish", "Get Happy" | |
| Joyful | January 25, 2006 | 70 | "Believer", "Himawari", "Melodea", "Every", "Sunao ni Narenai", "Merry Go Round" | |
| My Life | September 17, 2008 | 20 | "Sakura Biyori", "Shunkan, Strobe.", "Kakegae no Nai Hito e", "Regret", "Hikari" | |
| Evergreen | April 18, 2012 | — | "Doki Doki / You" |
| Title | Release date | Oricon single chart ranking | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Natsuiro no Canvas" | July 24, 2002 | — | ||
| "Stay With You" | October 23, 2002 | 92 | Soup | |
| "Cherish" | February 19, 2003 | 125 | Soup | |
| "Get Happy" | May 14, 2003 | 24 | Soup | |
| "Believer" | December 3, 2003 | 133 | Joyful | |
| "Himawari" | June 9, 2004 | 42 | Joyful | |
| "Melodea" | March 16, 2005 | 122 | Joyful | |
| "Every" | May 25, 2005 | 32 | Joyful | |
| "Sunao ni Narenai" | September 28, 2005 | 98 | Joyful | |
| "Merry Go Round" | January 11, 2006 | 85 | Joyful | |
| "Sakura Biyori" | March 7, 2007 | 20 | My Life | |
| "Shunkan, Strobe." | May 30, 2007 | 99 | My Life | |
| "Kakegae no Nai Hito e" | November 14, 2007 | 111 | My Life | |
| "Regret" | June 4, 2008 | 30 | My Life | |
| "Hikari" | August 20, 2008 | 14 | My Life | |
| "Ichibanboshi" | March 10, 2010 | 186 | ||
| "Candy" | July 29, 2010 | — | ||
| "Doki Doki / You" | June 8, 2011 | — | Evergreen |