Maria Makino

Maria Makino (Japanese: 牧野真莉愛, Hepburn: Makino Maria) (born February 2, 2001) is a Japanese pop singer idol, and a 12th generation member of Japanese girl group Morning Musume.

Maria Makino (まりあ)
Background information
Born	(2001-02-02) February 2, 2001
Origin	Nishio, Aichi, Japan
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Pony Canyon Zetima
Associated acts	Morning Musume (2014–present)
Website	www.helloproject.com/morningmusume

Biography

On November 1, 2012, Makino joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei. On November 20, it was officially announced that Makino joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei.

Overview

In summer 2014, Maria auditioned for the Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition! for an opportunity to join Morning Musume '14 and successfully passed.[1] She was introduced as a 12th generation member during Morning Musume '14's concert at Nippon Budokan on September 30, alongside Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka and Akane Haga, effectively leaving Hello Pro Kenshuusei the same day.

Hello! Project groups and units

• Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2012–2014)
• Morning Musume (2014–present)

Discography

For Maria Makino's releases with Morning Musume, see Morning Musume discography.

Solo DVDs and Blu-rays

#	Title	Details	Charts
			JP Oricon Blu-ray [2]
1	Greeting ~Makino Maria~	Released: March 24, 2015 Label: Up-Front Works (e-Hello! series)[3]	—
2	Blanc	Released: March 7, 2018 Label: Zetima (EPXE-5128)	18

References

1. "モーニング娘。'14 第12期メンバー決定！".
2. "牧野真莉愛DVDランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
   "牧野真莉愛Blu-rayランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
3. e-Hello! 牧野 真莉愛 Blu-ray 『Greeting 〜牧野 真莉愛〜』 ダイジェスト on YouTube