Mai Hagiwara

Mai Hagiwara (萩原 舞, Hagiwara Mai, born February 7, 1996 in Saitama Prefecture)[1][2] is a former Japanese singer and actress. At age 6, she auditioned for Hello! Project Kids in 2002 and later became part of Cute, a Japanese idol girl group associated with Hello! Project.

Mai Hagiwara
萩原 舞
Mai Hagiwara at Japan Expo 2014
Born	(1996-02-07) February 7, 1996[1] Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1]
Other names	Maimai
Occupation	Singer actress
Years active	2002–2017
Agent	Up-Front Promotion (2002–2017)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Labels	Zetima
Associated acts	Cute Hello! Project Kids H.P. All Stars Kira Pika Petit Moni V Hello! Project

Career

2002–2005: Hello! Project Kids, 4Kids

In 2002, Hagiwara auditioned for Hello! Project Kids with the song "Te wo Nigitte Arukitai" by Maki Goto. Her audition tape was aired on Morning Musume's variety show Hello! Morning.[3][4] She was placed in the group with 14 other girls.[5][6][7][4] She made her first appearance as an angel in the 2002 film Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!;[8][9] she also was one of the featured artists in the movie's ending song as a member of 4Kids.[10] Later, in 2004, she participated in singing "All for One & One for All!", a collaboration single released by all Hello! Project artists under the name "H.P. All Stars."[11]

2005–2015: Cute, Kira Pika, and mainstream success

Main article: Cute (Japanese idol group)

In 2004, Berryz Kobo was created with the intention of rotating all of the members of Hello! Project Kids to make time for school,[12] but the idea was later scrapped, and the remaining girls who were not chosen were rebranded under the name Cute on June 11, 2005.[13]

In addition to Cute's activities, Hagiwara briefly ventured into voice acting and played Hikaru Mizuki in the anime Kirarin Revolution from June to September 2007.[2] As part of the show, she became part of the in-show subgroup Kira Pika with Morning Musume's Koharu Kusumi[14][15] and released their only single, "Hana o Pūn / Futari wa NS" on August 1, 2007.[16] Hagiwara also released her character's version of the song "Koi no Mahō wa Habibi no Bi" for the soundtrack.[17] She made televised and concert appearances portraying Hikaru in real life[18] and appeared as a special guest during Kirarin Revolution's final concert at Nakano Sun Plaza on May 4, 2009.[19]

In 2009, Hagiwara, Saki Nakajima, and Erina Mano released the song "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" as Petit Moni V.[20] In 2012, Hagiwara released her first solo DVD single "Ike! Genki-kun." In 2013, Hagiwara became part of the subgroup Hi-Fin for the Satoumi Movement.[21][22] Hi-Fin released the song "Kaigan Seisō Danshi" on August 7, 2013 in a compilation album with other artists in the Satoumi Movement.[23]

2016–2017: Disbandment of Cute

In August 2016, Cute announced plans to disband in June 2017, citing interest in different career paths as their reason.[24][25] Hagiwara decided to retire from entertainment following the disbandment to study English abroad in New Zealand.[26][4] In 2018, Hagiwara produced the apparel brand With Mii.[27]

Discography

For Mai Hagiwara's releases with Cute, see Cute discography.

Video singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		JPN
"Ike! Genki-kun" (行け！元気君)	2012	—	—	Non-album single

Soundtrack

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Koi no Mahō wa Habibi no Bi! (Hikaru version)"	2007	None	Kirarin Revolution Song Selection 2

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!	Maimai the Angel	Performed ending song as 4Kids[9]
2011	Ōsama Game	Miharu Kanazawa	Supporting role[28]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2002–2007	Hello! Morning	Herself	TV Tokyo	Morning Musume's variety show
2002–2004	Hello Kids	Herself	TV Tokyo	Minimoni's variety show
2005	Musume Document 2005	Herself	TV Tokyo	Morning Musume's variety show
2005–2006	Musume Dokyu!	Herself	TV Tokyo	Morning Musume's variety show
2006	Sento no Musume?!	Hinako	MBS TV	Supporting role[29]
2007–2008	Haromoni	Herself	TV Tokyo	Morning Musume's variety show
2007	Kirarin Revolution	Hikaru Mizuki	TV Tokyo	Voice; episodes 62–77[15]
2008	Berikyū!	Herself	TV Tokyo	Berryz Kobo and Cute's variety show
2008	Yorosen!	Herself	TV Tokyo	Hello! Project's variety show
2009	Bijo Houdan	Herself	TV Tokyo	Hello! Project's variety show[30]
2010	Bijo Gaku	Herself	TV Tokyo	Hello! Project's variety show[31]
2011–2012	Hello Pro! Time	Herself	TV Tokyo	Hello! Project's variety show[32]
2012	Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen	Yuko Yotsuya	NTV	Episode 8[33]
2012–2013	Hello! Satoyama Life	Herself	TV Tokyo	Hello! Project's variety show[34]
2014–2017	The Girls Live	Herself	TV Tokyo	Up-Front Works's variety show[35]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Here's Love	Hendrika	Double-cast with Chisato Okai[2]
2007	Neruko wa Cute	Herself	Lead role[36]
2008	Keitai Shōsetsuka	Herself	Lead role[37]
2009	Ataru mo Hakke!?	Herself	Lead role[38]
2010	Akuma no Tsubuyaki	Herself	Lead role[39]
2011	Sengoku Jietai	Herself	Lead role in Defense[40]
2012	Stronger	Herself	Lead role[41]
2012	Cat's Eye	Herself	Lead role[42]
2013	Sakura no Hanataba	Rika Kaneko	Lead role[43]

Solo DVDs

Title	Year	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
			JPN [44]
Mai Hagiwara in Hachijō-jima (萩原舞 in 八丈島)	2009	Released: October 21, 2009 (2009-10-21) Label: Zetima Format: DVD	64	—
Mizuiro (水色)	2011	Released: June 14, 2011 (2011-06-14) Label: Zetima Format: DVD	—	—

References

1. "萩原舞のプロフィール" [Mai Hagiwara's profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
2. "℃-uteメンバープロフィール > 萩原舞" (in Japanese). Up Front Works. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
3. ハロー!モーニング。 (in Japanese). June 30, 2002. TV Tokyo.
4. "℃-ute萩原舞、解散後に芸能界引退へ「違う道で頑張ってみたい」". Oricon (in Japanese). May 27, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
5. ハロープロジェクト・キッズ (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016.
6. "【ハロー！ プロジェクト モベキマス】超豪華！　モーニング娘。・Berryz工房・℃-ute・真野恵里菜・スマイレージら総勢２９名の巨大ユニット「ハロー！ プロジェクト モベキマス」誕生！ " Kawaii girl Japan". Kawaii Girl Japan. September 2, 2011. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
7. "大切な日". ℃-ute 公式ブログ-大切な日 – GREE. June 30, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
8. "キャスト・スタッフ – ミニモニ。THE（じゃ）ムービー　お菓子な大冒険！ – 作品 – Yahoo!映画" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
9. "テレビ東京 CINEMA STREET / 仔犬ダンの物語/ミニモニTHEムービーお菓子な大冒険" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
10. ミニモニ。じゃムービーお菓子な大冒険！オリジナルサウンドトラック (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
11. ハロー！プロジェクト　オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Hello! Project. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
12. ハロプロ史上最年少グループ「Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ工房」誕生 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. January 15, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
13. "つんく♂から「℃-ute（キュート）」に関してコメント" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Officlal Site. June 13, 2005. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
14. きら☆ぴか (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
15. [モーニング娘。] 久住＋萩原＝「きら☆ぴか」誕生 (in Japanese). Natalie. June 21, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
16. "はなをぷーん/ふたりはNS" (in Japanese). Up Front Works. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
17. きらりん☆レボリューション・ソング・セレクション2 (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
18. "小学生女子人気No.1のユニット・きら☆ぴかが夏イベント開催!" (in Japanese). Oricon. July 26, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
19. きらりん☆レボリューション　ファイナルステージ　レポート!! (in Japanese). Kirarin Project. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
20. Tsunku. つんく♂オフィシャルウェブサイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
21. "HI-FIN｜SATOUMI movement" (in Japanese). Satoyama Movement. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
22. "里海"推進プロジェクトからハロプロ新ユニット誕生 (in Japanese). Natalie. July 8, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
23. "HI-FIN｜SATOUMI movement" (in Japanese). Satoyama Movement. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
24. Up Front Link (August 19, 2016). "[EN] Announcement concerning ℃-ute". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
25. "℃-ute萩原舞、解散後に芸能界引退へ「違う道で頑張ってみたい」". Oricon (in Japanese). May 27, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
26. Mai Hagiwara (May 27, 2017). 今後について 萩原舞 (in Japanese). Ameba Blogs. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
27. "元°C-ute・萩原舞プロデュースの「With Mii」オリジナルTシャツ SHOWROOMの新機能「SHOPROOM」にて販売開始！". PR Times (in Japanese). July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
28. 映画「王様ゲーム」 (in Japanese). Ōsama Game Project. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
29. ドラマ30『銭湯の娘!?』公式サイト. Mainichi Broadcasting System (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
30. 美女放談 テレビ東京 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
31. 美女学　：テレビ東京 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2017.
32. "ハロプロTIME｜毎週木曜深夜1時放送｜テレビ東京" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2017.
33. "Archived copy" キャスト・スタッフ｜数学♥女子学園｜日本テレビ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
34. "ハロー！SATOYAMAライフ：テレビ東京" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2017.
35. "The Girls Live｜テレビ東京" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2017.
36. "Archived copy" 劇団ゲキハロ第2回公演 『寝る子はキュート』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
37. "Archived copy" 劇団ゲキハロ第4回公演 『携帯小説家』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
38. "Archived copy" 劇団ゲキハロ第6回公演 『あたるも八卦!?』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
39. "Archived copy" キューティー・ミュージカル『悪魔のつぶやき』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
40. "Archived copy" 戦国自衛隊～女性自衛官帰還セヨ ／女性自衛官死守セヨ～』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
41. 散歩道楽特別公演 ＶＯＬ.２『ストロンガー』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
42. 劇団ゲキハロ第12回公演　「キャッツ♥アイ」 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
43. "劇団ゲキハロ特別公演　℃-ute主演　シアターグリーン3館同時公演「さくらの花束」" (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
44. "萩原舞のDVDランキング、萩原舞のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

External links

• Official Hello! Project profile (in Japanese)