Also known as Boss Labels Zetima Genres Japanese pop Name Hitomi Saito | Occupation(s) Singer Role Singer Years active 2000–2010 | |
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Born October 31, 1981 (age 42) ( 1981-10-31 ) Origin Minami-ku, Niigata, Japan Spouse Jiro Hachimitsu (m. 2010–2011) Music groups Melon Kinenbi (2000 – 2010) Albums 1st Anniversary, Fruity Killer Tune, Melon's Not Dead, Hello! Project Shuffle U, Hello! Project Special U | ||
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Hitomi Saito (斉藤瞳, Saitō Hitomi), born October 31, 1981 in Niigata, Japan, is a former singer and current radio personality. She was the leader of Melon Kinenbi, an all-girl J-pop group formerly within Hello! Project, until its disbandment in 2010. She is also a former member of Hello! Project's futsal club, Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
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In August 2010, less than three months after Melon Kinenbi's disbandment, Saito married comedian Jirō Hachimitsu (born Jirō Takano) of duo "Tokyo Dynamite".
On October 15, 2011, it was announced that Hitomi and Tokyo Dynamite's Hachimitsu Jiro have divorced.
After disappearing temporarily from the public eye after Melon Kinenbi's disbandment, Saito returned as a radio personality on FM-Niigata, which she currently remains active as.