Mia Kusakabe

Mia Kusakabe
Native name 日下部美愛
Born (2000-03-09) March 9, 2000
Years active 2012 - present
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts

Prizmmy
Prism Box

Prism Mates
Website https://www.i-n-g.co.jp/top/talent/

Mia Kusakabe (日下部美愛) is a Japanese theatrical actress, model and talent. She was a member of Girls Dance and Vocal Unit Prizmmy.[1] She was a 3rd generation "Roni Girl" along with the other Prizmmy members.

Career

Pre-Debut

Mia is an only child and is from Kanagawa Prefecture. She is known to have a love for cosplaying anime characters and is known to be quite a fan of Sailor Moon. She was also the tallest member of Prism Box before disbandment.

Mia was a 3rd generation Roni Girl[2] member along with Karin, Reina and Hina. She is also a 3rd generation "Dance Style Kids".

She has also modeled for Niko Puchi.

During her days as a Prism Mate, Mia was the leader until they debuted.

Debut (Prizmmy 2012 - 2017)

Mia debuted as the Fashion Leader (Sub Leader) of Prizmmy on March 16, 2012 with the single "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy".

She, along with the other Prizmmy members, were regularly cast at the endings of the Pretty Rhythm series. She was given an anime version like the other members, and she was named "Mia Ageha", and was portrayed as the main character and leader of Prizmmy.

Her catchphrase in the anime is "Mia ga ichiban" (みあが一番！) meaning "Mia is number 1"

Hina and Mia have a duet song named "Kyuraruri Kyurirura" and it was released in their mini-album "Love Trooper".

On December 9, 2016 along with Prizmmy members and Prism Mates, they announced that they will disband on March 2017. They then disbanded on March 31, 2017.

Their last album "Prizmmy☆ THE BEST!" was released on February 22, 2017.

Solo activities

Mia is one of the 7 regular members of "Law of R" (Rの法則) on NHK E.[3] She has also won the "Conomi Uniform Award" in Conomi Grand Prix.

She was also a guest in "Ultra Teen Fes 2016" and "Ultra Teen Fes 2017". Featuring in the catalogues of Inner Press, Roni Girl, Chubby Gang and Conomi Uniforms.

Mia was also cast in various stage plays in 2016 and in 2017.

In the middle of 2018, Mia left Avex, whom she had been with since a young age, and moved to ING (a stock company) as 1 of 2 talents.

Theatre

Stage Plays

Year Name Role Notes
2016 Goodnight Jack the Ripper (おやすみジャック・ザ・リッパー)[4] Little Red Riding Hood Cast alongside Karin Takahashi
Stride (ストライド)[5]
Houkago Senki (放課後戦記)[6]
2017 Wake Up Girls! Aoba no Kiroku (Wake Up Girls!青葉の記録)[7] Tina Kobayakawa A half English/Japanese character.
Haru no Mezame (Spring Awakening) Tea
2018 Wake Up Girls! Aoba no Kiseki (Wake Up Girls! 青葉の奇跡)[8] Tina Kobayakawa
Alice in Deadly School Paradise (アリスインデッドリースクール 楽園)[9] Mizuki Tsuujii
Atashi wo Kurae (あたしをくらえ)[10] Zombie Team B (Vegetarian)
Stray Sheep Paradise[11] Reina

Filmography

Year Name Notes
2011 - 2012 Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream
2012 - 2013 Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future
2013 - 2014 Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live
2016 - 2018 Law of R Broadcast ends due to issues with cast
2018 Komachi's Rap School[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Prizmmy☆（プリズミー）OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Prizmmy☆（プリズミー）OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. ↑ "RONI GIRLS". RONI GIRLS. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. ↑ "出演者情報 | NHK Rの法則". NHK「Rの法則」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. ↑ "おやすみジャック・ザ・リッパー舞台化決定！！". www.zen-a.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  5. ↑ "シズ☆ゲキ　ストライド". シズ☆ゲキ　ストライド (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  6. ↑ "放課後戦記 | 劇団ドリームプリンセス". www.dp-isr.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  7. ↑ "舞台「Wake Up, Girls！ 青葉の記録」オフィシャルサイト". 舞台「Wake Up, Girls！ 青葉の記録」オフィシャルサイト. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  8. ↑ "オッドエンタテインメント Presents 『Wake Up,Girls！青葉の軌跡』｜オッドステージ｜オッドエンタテインメント". odd-inc.co.jp. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  9. ↑ "楽園～RAKUEN～■2018.8.8-8.19@シアターKASSAI". アリスインデッドリースクール2本立て■シアターKASSAI (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  10. ↑ "『第五回特別授業『あたしをくらえ。』情報解禁!!』". 爆走おとな小学生 公式ブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  11. ↑ "ストレイシープパラダイス | オッドステージ | オッドエンタテインメント". New Site 13 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  12. ↑ "チルテレ(Chill tv) | SNS連動バラエティ動画メディア". チルテレ（Chill tv） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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