Mai Oshima Explained

Mai Oshima
Native Name:	大島 麻衣
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	11 September 1987
Module:	Embed: yes Genre: Pop Years Active: 2005–present Associated Acts: AKB48 Website: http://avexnet.or.jp/maimai/

is a singer and a former member of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48.^[1]

Biography

In December 2005, Oshima became one of the 24 inaugural members of AKB48's Team A. Over the course of her career, she participated in most of AKB48's A-side singles. On April 26, 2007, it was announced that her contract would be transferred to Horipro. Upon joining the new talent agency, she was put on the roster of Xanadu loves NHC, a futsal team consisting of idols from Horipro; her jersey number was 18.^[2] Oshima made her first appearance on Kouhaku Uta Gassen, an annual music show where the most successful artists compete, with AKB48 on December 31, 2007.^[3]

On March 24, 2008, she participated in the opening party of Channel Café, a channel broadcasting simulator event, at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo. From April 2008, Oshima appeared regularly on the Movie Plus navigating show, Plus Style.^[4]

On February 21, 2009, she announced that she would be leaving AKB48,^[5] and, on April 26, she gave her final performance at NHK Hall.

Oshima made her solo debut in 2010 with the single "Mendokusai Aijō".^[6] It reached number seven and charted for 5 weeks.^[7] In 2012, she debut as an actress in the NHK drama Honjitsu wa Taian Nari.^[8]

Discography

See also: AKB48 discography.

Singles

• (May 5, 2010) – Oricon Peak: 7, sales: 16,447^[9]
• (August 11, 2010) – Oricon Peak: 25, sales: 6,501^[9]
• "Second Lady" (July 27, 2011) – Oricon peak: 44, sales: 2,804^[9]

Filmography

Films

• (2007), Sarara^[10]
• Torihada: Gekijōban 2 (2014)^[11]

Dubbing

• The Three Musketeers (2011)^[12]

TV dramas

Year	English title	Japanese title	Role
2006	Densha Otoko Deluxe		Herself
2012	Honjitsu wa Taian Nari		Asuka Mita^[13]

Bibliography

Photobooks

• B.L.T. vivid 2 (Tokyo News Service, March 21, 2008) ^[14]
• Benkyō Sasete Itadakimashita (Wani Books, September 10, 2008) ^[15]
• Fairy Tale (Wani Books, January 25, 2010) ^[16]

External links

• at Avex
• Official agency profile at HoriPro

• Mai Oshima at Oricon

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://talent.yahoo.co.jp/pf/detail/pp2598. ja:大島麻衣. June 9, 2015. Yahoo Japan Corporation. ja.
2. Web site: （旧ブログ）【XANADU】#18 大島麻衣オフィシャルブログ「ザナ風呂」Powered by アメブロ.
3. 第58回NHK紅白歌合戦 出場歌手について
4. Web site: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200803/gt2008032502.html . ja:大島麻衣、映画専門チャンネルのナビ番組にレギュラー出演 . March 24, 2008 . March 24, 2008 . Sankei Sports . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20080328061356/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200803/gt2008032502.html . March 28, 2008 . dead .
5. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/special/2008wadai/KFullFlash20090222013.html まいまい「AKB」卒業!今後は…
6. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/74572/full/. ja:元AKB48・大島麻衣、ソロデビュー決定に「小学校の時からの夢がやっとかなった！」. June 9, 2015. oricon ME inc.. ja . March 4, 2015 .
7. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/444098/products/864835/1/. ja:メンドクサイ愛情 大島麻衣. June 9, 2015. oricon ME inc.. ja.
8. Web site: http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/130518/ent13051811350012-n4.htm. ja:大島麻衣、夢へまい進「全部極めたい」プロ意識高く. June 9, 2015. The Sankei Shimbun. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627183732/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/130518/ent13051811350012-n4.htm. June 27, 2013. dead.
9. Web site: 大島麻衣の売上ランキング.
10. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=326660. ja:映画 アニメ 映画クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ 歌うケツだけ爆弾！. June 9, 2015. allcinema. Stingray. ja.
11. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=349808. ja:映画 トリハダ -劇場版２- . June 9, 2015. allcinema. Stingray. ja.
12. Web site: http://www.excite.co.jp/News/entertainment_g/20111024/Idolcheck_1035.html. ja:第24回東京国際映画祭が開幕!大島麻衣や夏菜らがグリーンカーペットに登場. June 9, 2015. Excite Japan Co., Ltd.. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115842/http://www.excite.co.jp/News/entertainment_g/20111024/Idolcheck_1035.html. March 4, 2016. dead.
13. Web site: http://www6.nhk.or.jp/drama/pastprog/detail.html?i=taian. ja:よる☆ドラ 「本日は大安なり」. June 9, 2015. NHK. ja.
14. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000009631556-00. ja:B.L.T.vivid (東京ニュース通信社). June 9, 2015. National Diet Library. ja.
15. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000009544090-00. ja:勉強させていただきました! : 大島麻衣写真集 (ワニブックス): 2008. June 9, 2015. National Diet Library. ja.
16. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000010677405-00. ja:Fairy tale : 大島麻衣写真集 (ワニブックス): 2010. June 9, 2015. National Diet Library. ja.