Maiha Ishimura

Maiha Ishimura
Native name 石村 舞波
Born (1992-11-20) November 20, 1992
Other names Maihacchi, Maihaa-chan
Occupation Singer
Musical career
Genres J-pop
Years active 2002–2005, 2009-2011
Labels Piccolo Town
Associated acts
Website Hello! Project.com

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.

Career

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.[1] She was placed in the group with 14 other girls.[2] She made her first appearance in the 2002 film Koinu Dan no Monogatari.[3][4]

2004-2005: Berryz Kobo

In 2004, Ishimura was one of the eight girls from Hello! Project Kids were selected to form Berryz Kobo.[5] Berryz Kobo debuted on March 3, 2004 with the single "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai."[6] 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."[7] 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.[8]

Sometime after graduating, Ishimura signed with the agency Oscar Promotion[9] 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.[10] In 2013, she participated in Coca-Cola's Happy Staff Contest, representing Unawaka.[11] She attended Cute's final concert in 2017 with the rest of the former Hello! Project Kids.[12]

Discography

For Maiha Ishimura's releases with Berryz Kobo, see Berryz Kobo discography.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Koinu Dan no Monogatari Kaori Genyu Supporting role[13]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002-2006 Hello! Morning Herself Morning Musume's variety show
2002-2004 Hello Kids Herself Minimoni's variety show

Music video

Year Artist Song Notes
2004 W "Aa ii na!" Back-up dancer (with Berryz Kobo)
2004 W "Robo Kiss" Back-up dancer (with Berryz Kobo)

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2004-2005 Berryz Kobo Chaku! Rei! Seki! Radio host with Berryz Kobo

References

  1. ↑ ハロー!モーニング。 (in Japanese). 2002-06-30. TV Tokyo. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ↑ "ハロープロジェクト・キッズ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2016-05-10.
  3. ↑ "仔犬ダンの物語 東映ビデオ株式会社" (in Japanese). Toei Video. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ↑ "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 2017-06-20.
  5. ↑ ハロプロ史上最年少グループ「Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ工房」誕生 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. 2004-01-15. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Berryz工房『写真満載★タイ・バンコクの初ライブを密着レポート！』-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  7. ↑ "ハロー！プロジェクト　オフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2004-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  8. ↑ "Berryz工房 石村舞波 卒業のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2005-09-11. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25.
  9. ↑ "石村舞波 - オスカー電子カタログ - オスカープロモーション" (in Japanese). Oscar Promotion. Archived from the original on 2014-07-20.
  10. ↑ "VOL.５「舞波さん(うな若)」" (in Japanese). Keio Nakadoori Shougentai. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12.
  11. ↑ "コカ・コーラ パーク Coca-Cola Park ハッピースタッフコンテスト" (in Japanese). Coca Cola. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24.
  12. ↑ Erika Umeda (2017-06-16). "大切な最高の仲間" (in Japanese). Instagram. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  13. ↑ "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 2017-06-20.
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