Website Hello! Project.com Occupation Singer Name Maiha Ishimura | Years active 2002–2005 Genres J-pop Labels Piccolo Town | |
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Born November 20, 1992 (age 32) ( 1992-11-20 ) Associated acts Berryz KoboHello! Project Kids Music groups Berryz Kobo (2004 – 2005) Albums Petit Best 4, 1st Cho Berryz, Petit Best 5, Club Hello! Trance Remix, Koinu Dan no Monogatari | ||
Other names Maihacchi, Maihaa-chan | ||
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Maiha Ishimura (石村 舞波, Ishimura Maiha, born November 20, 1992 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a former idol Japanese pop singer. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became a member of the girl group Berryz Kobo until her retirement in 2005.
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- Maiha ishimura 2010
- 2002 2004 Hello Project Kids
- 2004 2005 Berryz Kobo
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
Maiha ishimura 2010
2002-2004: Hello! Project Kids
In 2002, Ishimura auditioned for Hello! Project Kids with the song "Koi wo Shichaimashita!" by Tanpopo. Her audition tape was aired on Morning Musume's variety show Hello! Morning. She was placed in the group with 14 other girls. She made her first appearance in the 2002 film Koinu Dan no Monogatari.
2004-2005: Berryz Kobo
In 2004, Ishimura was one of the eight girls from Hello! Project Kids were selected to form Berryz Kobo. Berryz Kobo debuted on March 3, 2004 with the single "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai." Later that year, 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." In 2005, Ishimura retired from entertainment to focus on her education full-time. A graduation ceremony was held on October 2 at the Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, the last show of Berryz Kobo's Autumn 2005 Switch ON! concert tour.
Sometime after graduating, Ishimura signed with the agency Oscar Promotion but departed soon after.
Personal life
Ishimura attended Shinagawa Etoile Girls High School and modeled for their promotional material for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years. After leaving entertainment, she worked part-time at her father's eel restaurant, Unawaka, and was interviewed about it when it was featured on Keio Nakadoori Shougentai's website in November 2012. In 2013, she participated in Coca-Cola's Happy Staff Contest, representing Unawaka. She attended Cute's final concert in 2017 with the rest of the former Hello! Project Kids.