Maro Kannagi Explained

Maro Kannagi
Native Name:カンアギマロ
Native Name Lang:ja
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:12 March 1995
Origin:Saitama, Japan
Genre:J-pop
Years Active:2004–present

, known professionally as, is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of ZOC, Hello! Project idol group Angerme and Shugo Chara Egg!.

Career

Early years with Hello! Project

On April 4, 2009, Tsunku announced a new girl group consisting of Kanon Fukuda, Yuka Maeda and Ayaka Wada – all of which where members of Shugo Chara Egg! – alongside a Hello! Pro Egg member Saki Ogawa. On May 5, 2009, Tsunku revealed the name of the new group to be Smileage on his blog.[1]

Fukuda and the rest of the Smileage members graduated from Hello! Pro Egg in Hello! Project's spring concert in May 2010. She and fellow Smileage members, Yuuka Maeda and Ayaka Wada were later chosen to be the lead voice actors for Lilpri.[2]

When Smileage re-branded to Angerme in late 2014,[3] Fukuda announced her departure from the group and Hello! Project on May 20, 2015. She graduated on November 29, 2015, at a concert held at Nippon Budokan.[4]

2020–present: ZOC

On March 27, 2020, Fukuda joined ZOC under the stage name Maro Kannagi.[5] She left ZOC on March 31, 2024.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://natalie.mu/music/news/16271. ja:ハロプロエッグ新ユニット名「S/mileage」に決定. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. May 8, 2009. ja.
  2. News: Crunchyroll to Simulcast Lilpri Magical Girl Anime. Anime News Network. May 28, 2010. February 25, 2011.
  3. Web site: スマイレージ、新グループ名を「アンジュルム」と発表。中西香菜考案. Barks. December 17, 2014. ja.
  4. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2063035/full/. ja:福田花音、涙でアンジュルム卒業 今後は作詞家の道へ. Oricon. November 29, 2015. ja.
  5. Web site: https://realsound.jp/2020/03/post-530326.html. ja:元アンジュルム 福田花音=巫まろ、ZOC加入に賛否両論 大森靖子が惚れ込んだスター性. Real Sound. March 29, 2020. ja.
  6. Web site: 西井万理那、巫まろ、鎮目のどかが所属事務所退所 ZOCは活動休止. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. March 7, 2024. ja.
  7. Web site: Kanon Fukuda. Oricon Style. Oricon. April 8, 2019. ja.