| Mia Kusakabe | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 日下部美愛 | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 9 March 2000 | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2012 - present | ||||||||
| Height: | 167cm | ||||||||
| Website: | ING Profile | ||||||||
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is a Japanese talent, actress, singer and model. She was a member of the girl group Prizmmy before their disbandment in 2017.[1]
Kusakabe is an only child from Kanagawa Prefecture.
In 2008, Kusakabe participated in Ciao Girls Audition. Mia was a 3rd generation Roni Girl[2] member along with Karin, Reina and Hina. She is also a 3rd generation "Dance Style Kids" and has modeled for Nico Puchi.
Kusakabe debuted as the Fashion Leader (Sub Leader) of Prizmmy on March 16, 2012, with the single "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy". Prizmmy members were regularly cast at the endings of the Pretty Rhythm series. They were given anime versions. She was named "Mia Ageha", and was portrayed as the main character and leader. Her catchphrase in the anime is "Mia ga ichiban" meaning "Mia is number 1". Hina and Mia recorded a duet "Kyuraruri Kyurirura" that was released in their mini-album Love Trooper. Prizmmy then disbanded on March 31, 2017, with their last album Prizmmy☆ THE BEST! that was released on February 22, 2017.
Kusakabe was one of the 7 regular members of Law of R on NHK E before the show's cancellation.[3] She won the "Conomi Uniform Award" in Conomi Grand Prix in 2016. She was a guest in Ultra Teen Fes 2016 and Ultra Teen Fest 2017. She also featured in the catalogs of Inner Press, Roni Girl, Chubby Gang and Conomi Uniforms.
On January 23, 2018, it was revealed that Kusakabe was the motion capture for Mia Hanazono in Idol Time PriPara, performing the Prizmmy song "Dear my Future".[4]
Kusakabe appeared in various stage plays in 2016 and in 2017. In the middle of 2018, Kusakabe left Avex, for ING (a stock company).
In early May 2019, Kusakabe announced that she has joined "Miyuki Watanabe's Girls Unit Audition" through the app 'Mysta'. On August 31, 2019, Kusakabe announced she was one of the 32 out of 120 people who passed the fifth screening.
| Year | Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Goodnight Jack the Ripper [5] | Little Red Riding Hood | Cast alongside Karin TakahashiJack the Ripper (April 20) Stride (July 6–10) |
| Stride[6] | |||
| Houkago Senki [7] | October 5–10 | ||
| 2017 | Wake Up Girls! Aoba no Kiroku [8] | Tina Kobayakawa | January 19–22 |
| Haru no Mezame (Spring Awakening) | Tea | May 5–23 | |
| 2018 | Wake Up Girls! Aoba no Kiseki [9] | Tina Kobayakawa | June 6–10 |
| Alice in Deadly School Paradise [10] | Mizuki Tsuujii | August 8–19 | |
| Atashi wo Kurae [11] | Hilda | Team B (Vegetarian)September 18–22 | |
| Stray Sheep Paradise[12] | Reina | December 12–16 | |
| Donor Eleven (ドナーイレブン)[13] | Maya Shoubu | December 19–30 | |
| 2019 | Kaede Sou (カエデソウ)[14] | Heroine; Maiha Toji | April 3–7 |
| Queen of Heaven (楽園の女王) | Glenda | May 29 - June 4 | |
| 2020 | WELL | Riao | |
| Reading Live Dream ~2020 in October~ | Yuki | October 10, 16 & 18 | |
| Wish ~Kiseki wo Negau Amai Yoru~ (WISH~奇跡を願う甘い夜～) | Yuri Hayama | December 24, 25 & 27 |
| 2011 - 2012 | TV Tokyo | Live Action segments as herself. | |
| 2012 - 2013 | |||
| 2013 - 2014 | |||
| 2016 - 2018 | Law of R | NHK | RegularBroadcast ends due to issues with cast |
| 2018 | Komachi's Rap School[15] | BS Nippon | |
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ASOVIVA（β） | MC |
| Mia Kusakabe Enjou Answer | MC | |
| FM Yokohama "MIX" | Assistant MC |