Meimi Tamura

Meimi Tamura
Native name 田村芽実
Born (1998-10-30) October 30, 1998
Other names Meimei
Occupation
Musical career
Genres Pop
Associated acts
Website

tamurameimi.com

twitter.com/Tamura_Meimi

Meimi Tamura (田村芽実, Tamura Meimi, born October 30, 1998) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme.

Biography

Early life and family background

Meimi Tamura's mother was a Troupe Organizer, and acted at Gunma Prefecture in Japan.[1] Her elder sister, Karen Tamura, was also an actress. Influence from her mother and sister inspired Meimi working to become an actress.[2]

Career

Tamura's first public performance took place in the Concert Tour of Japanese Enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa, on the stage in Okinawa Convention Center March 27, 2004, as a member of the Dodonpa Kids when she was five years old.[3]

At age of 10 she was cast in the 2009 musical Shugo Chara as Yaya Yuiki.[4] After co-starring with then S/mileage members, Yuuka Maeda (who played Amu), Kanon Fukuda (who played Nadeshiko) and Ayaka Wada (who played a student and X-Egg) in this musical, she became a S/mileage fan herself, and she went to several S/mileage concerts.[5]

S/mileage / Angerme

On May 29, 2011, at S/mileage's major debut first anniversary event, producer Tsunku announced that new members will be added to the group and an audition was subsequently held by Up-Front Agency. Tamura, along with approximately 2,000 other contestants attended the first round of the audition held in Shibuya, Tokyo, in June 2011.[6] Tamura was chosen to proceed to the second round with 49 other contestants on July 9, 2011. Only 12 contestants, including Tamura, made it to the third round. The third round last for two days in the form of a training camp, which took place in a remote location two hours away from Tokyo. Contestants had their dancing and vocal abilities assessed by choreographer Yoshiko, vocal coach Mariko Ueno and producer Tsunku. At the end of the third round, Tamura passed the audition with four other contestants (Akari Takeuchi, Rina Katsuta, Fuyuka Kosuga, and Kana Nakanishi). These five girls became S/mileage's sub-members[7][8] On October 16, Tamura was promoted to official members of the group. With the name changed to ANGERME in 2014, Tamura continued as a main vocalist in the group until she graduated on May 30, 2016.

Post Angerme

On September 1, 2016, Meimi Tamura's profile was removed from UP Front's website, suggesting that she had since left the company. On October 29, Tamura started her own Twitter account, marking the start of her activities outside of Hello!Project. On December 13, Tamura auditioned for the role of Annie in Annie the Musical, but was unsuccessful in obtaining the part.[9]

On January 22, 2017, Tamura was announced to be chosen for role of the late Honda Minako, a prominent 80's Japanese singer, on stage play Minako-taiyo ni Natta Utahime, which would run through May 17–21.[10][11][12] On February 16, a media report confirmed that Tamura had left UP-FRONT GROUP and she was currently working as a freelance without a manager.

On April 1, Tamura announced she was cast in the Peacepit stage play Grand Guignol, the latest installment in playwright Suemitsu Kenichi's TRUMP series that also includes LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki-. It would run from July 29 to August 20.[13][14]

On May 1, Tamura joined the agency BMI, which was also Honda Minako's former agency.[15] On May 17, she opened the Tamura Meimi official fan club, "Thanks!!". On September 29, Tamura appeared on TV Asahi's "Kanjani ∞ The Mozart Music King No.1 Decision Fight".[16]

On October 15, she performed in the music theater show Funfair.[17] It was revealed on Tamura's official website that she would be holding a limited birthday event on October 29 with two shows, to celebrate her 19th birthday. It was also announced that Tamura will be participating in the stage play Kyo no Keika from November 3 to 26 at the Meijiza, one of the oldest theaters in Japan.[18]

On August 21, 2018, a teaser trailer or short version video clip for her first solo release music video was posted on YouTube by Victor Entertainment.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Interview with Ayako Tamura The Organizer of the citizen musical troupe "Hermony"(Isesaki Shinbun 2010-3-12)(Japanese Languege)
  2. ↑ Interview with Meimi Tamura 「MUSICAL VILLAGE）」） Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine.(Japanese Languege).2012-6-12
  3. ↑ 氷川きよし「きよしのドドンパ」リリース記念 ドドンパキッズ大発表!!(Japanese Language) INTERNET　ARCHIVE 2004　April 8
  4. ↑ "Musical "Shugo Chara" New Casting (Japanese Language)". Oricon Entertainment. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  5. ↑ tv show Hello Pro! Time #26 (2011-10-20 On-Air)
  6. ↑ "Hello Pro! TIME". Episode 15. 4-8-2011. 25 mins minutes in. TV Tokyo. Check date values in: |= (help); Missing or empty |series= (help)
  7. ↑ "スマイレージに新メンバー。顔の見せ方重視(日テレNEWS24)". 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  8. ↑ "スマイレージ新"サブ"メンバー5名、恒例夏ハロコンで発表（ナタリー (ニュースサイト)|ナタリー）". 株式会社ナターシャ. 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  9. ↑ "Tweet From Tamura Meimi".
  10. ↑ "starring · Minako Honda. Decided on "Tamura Meimi" role!".
  11. ↑ "田村芽実、「ｍｉｎａｋｏ－」で本田美奈子．さん役に！抜群の歌唱力と表現力で大役つかむ".
  12. ↑ "元アンジュルム田村芽実が主演　本田美奈子．さんの軌跡を舞台化".
  13. ↑ "Tamura Meimi Twitter".
  14. ↑ "Grandguignol Website".
  15. ↑ "MANTAN-WEB.JP".
  16. ↑ "TV ASAHI - THE MOZART".
  17. ↑ "LINE BLOG TAMURA".
  18. ↑ "LINE BLOG TAMURA".
  19. ↑ "田村芽実／輝いて ～My dream goes on～ MV [Verse 1]". August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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