Mako Kojima Explained

Mako Kojima
Native Name:小嶋 真子
Birth Date:30 May 1997
Birth Place:Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Years Active:–present
Agent:Sun Music Production
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Instrument:Vocals
Genre:J-pop
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Years Active:2019–present
Subscribers:137 thousand
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is a Japanese fashion producer and tarento, represented by Sun Music Production. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and the founder of the fashion label Haluhiroine, which is distributed through Earth Music & Ecology.

Career

Kojima passed AKB48's 14th generation auditions in 2012.[1] On July 20, Kojima was announced to be in a new sub-unit, Tentoumu Chu!, consisting of trainee members from AKB48 and its sister groups, together with Nana Okada, Miki Nishino, Ryoha Kitagawa, Nagisa Shibuya, Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga.[2] The sub-unit debuted on July 31. Kojima, Okada, and Nishino, also known as the, were promoted to AKB48's Team 4 on August 24.[3] She was selected to perform in a single title song for the first time for the song "Mae Shika Mukanee" (2014).[4] She was shuffled to Team K during AKB48's Daisosaku Matsuri.

On April 6, 2017, Kojima transferred talent agencies from AKS, which managed AKB48 and most of its members, to Sun Music Production.[5] She participated in the reality show Produce 48 in 2018, but was eliminated in episode 8.

On January 12, 2019, Kojima announced her graduation from AKB48 during a Team K concert at Tokyo Dome City Hall. On April 27, her graduation ceremony was held during the AKB48 Group Spring LIVE Festival in Yokohama Stadium. On May 12, her final performance was held at the AKB48 Theater. Her YouTube channel, the, was launched shortly after.[6] She also announced the launch of her own clothing brand,, which name is a combination of the Finnish word for "desire" (halu) and the English word "heroine".[7]

Personal life

On January 6, 2024, Kojima announced her marriage to actor Yuya Kido.[8]

Discography

AKB48 singles

Yeardata-sort-type="number" No. Title Role Notes <--- add other tracks that she participated in, references ---->
201228"UZA"B-sideSang 'Otona e no Michi' together with the trainee members.
29"Eien Pressure"B-sideSang 'Watashitachi no Reason'.
201330"So long!"B-sideSang 'Tsuyoi Hana' together with the trainee members.
31"Sayonara Crawl"B-side, UndergirlsSang 'Bara no Kajitsu'.
32"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"B-side, CenterSang 'Aozora Cafe'.
33"Heart Electric"B-side, centerSang 'Kimi dake ni Chu! ChuChu!' with the Tentoumu Chuand 'Seijun Philosophy' as Team 4.
34"Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"B-sideSang 'Party is Over' as part of AKB48 and 'Erande Rainbow' as part of Tentoumu Chu!.
201435"Mae Shika Mukanee"A-sideFirst A-side.
36"Labrador Retriever"A-sideAlso sang 'Kyou made no Meldoy' and 'Itoshiki Rival' as part of Team K.
37"Kokoro no Placard"B-side, Next GirlsSang 'Hito Natsu no Hankouki' as part of Next Girls and 'Oshiete Mommy'.
38"Kibouteki Refrain"A-sideAlso sang 'Hajimete no Drive' as part of Team K.
201539"Green Flash"A-sideAlso sang 'Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu'. Sang on 'Yankee Rock'.

AKB48 Albums

Appearances

Stage units

AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage
AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage
Team 4 2nd Stage
Team K "RESET" (Revival)

TV variety

TV dramas

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News . Ameba . アイドルからプロデューサーへ。小嶋真子のセカンドキャリアの切り拓き方 話題 . From Idol to Producer: How Mako Kojima created her second career . 2022-07-01 . ABEMA TIMES. 23 December 2021 .
  2. AKB48 2013 Manatsu Dome Tour
  3. Web site: 2013-07-31 . AKB研究生7人組ユニット・てんとうむChu!お披露目 新曲熱唱 . AKB's seven-people trainee unit Tentoumu Chu!'s new song revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222174846/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2027153/full/ . 2014-02-22 . 2015-01-03 . Oricon . ja.
  4. AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014
  5. Web site: AKB48小嶋真子『サンミュージック』移籍で決意新た 総選挙上位宣言も. ORICON NEWS. 6 April 2017 . 2020-02-27.
  6. Web site: 小嶋真子、AKB卒業公演で「誰の心にも希望や夢ある」 最後の曲への思い. 2019-05-13. マイナビニュース. ja. 2020-02-27.
  7. Web site: AKB48を卒業した人気メンバー"こじまこ"プロデュース 新アパレルブランド『haluhiroine』デビュー! 〜本人来場のPOP UP SHOPもラフォーレ原宿に今秋オープン〜. プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|PR TIMES. 12 May 2019 . 2020-02-27.
  8. Web site: 元AKB48小嶋真子&俳優・木戸邑弥、結婚を発表「以前よりお付き合い」「笑顔の絶えない幸せな家庭を」. ORICON News. January 6, 2024. January 6, 2024. ja.