Mako Kojima

Mako Kojima
小嶋 真子
Born (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 27)
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active2012 (2012)–present
AgentSun Music Production
Spouse
Yuya Kido
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(m. 2024)​
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012 (2012)–2019 (2019)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
Genres
Subscribers137 thousand[1]
(22 March 2021)
Total views11.05 million[1]
(22 March 2021)
WebsiteMako Kojima Official Fanclub

Mako Kojima (小嶋 真子, Kojima Mako, born 30 May 1997 in Tokyo Prefecture) is a Japanese fashion producer and tarento, represented by Sun Music Production. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and the founder of the fashion label Haluhiroine, which is distributed through Earth Music & Ecology.[citation needed]

Career

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Kojima passed AKB48's 14th generation auditions in 2012.[2] On July 20, Kojima was announced to be in a new sub-unit, Tentoumu Chu!, consisting of trainee members from AKB48 and its sister groups, together with Nana Okada, Miki Nishino, Ryoha Kitagawa, Nagisa Shibuya, Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga.[3] The sub-unit debuted on July 31. Kojima, Okada, and Nishino, also known as the Three Musketeers (三銃士, Sanjūshi), were promoted to AKB48's Team 4 on August 24.[3][4] She was selected to perform in a single title song for the first time for the song "Mae Shika Mukanee" (2014).[5] She was shuffled to Team K during AKB48's Daisosaku Matsuri.

On April 6, 2017, Kojima transferred talent agencies from AKS, which managed AKB48 and most of its members, to Sun Music Production.[6] She participated in the reality show Produce 48 in 2018, but was eliminated in episode 8.

On January 12, 2019, Kojima announced her graduation from AKB48 during a Team K concert at Tokyo Dome City Hall. On April 27, her graduation ceremony was held during the AKB48 Group Spring LIVE Festival in Yokohama Stadium. On May 12, her final performance was held at the AKB48 Theater. Her YouTube channel, the makochannel (まこちゃんねる), was launched shortly after.[7] She also announced the launch of her own clothing brand, haluhiroine (ハルヒロイン), which name is a combination of the Finnish word for "desire" (halu) and the English word "heroine".[8][2]

Personal life

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On January 6, 2024, Kojima announced her marriage to actor Yuya Kido.[9]

Discography

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AKB48 singles

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Year No. Title Role Notes
2012 28 "UZA" B-side Sang 'Otona e no Michi' together with the trainee members.
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side Sang 'Watashitachi no Reason'.
2013 30 "So long!" B-side Sang 'Tsuyoi Hana' together with the trainee members.
31 "Sayonara Crawl" B-side, Undergirls Sang 'Bara no Kajitsu'.
32 "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" B-side, Center Sang 'Aozora Cafe'.
33 "Heart Electric" B-side, center Sang 'Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!' with the Tentoumu Chu! and 'Seijun Philosophy' as Team 4.
34 "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" B-side Sang 'Party is Over' as part of AKB48 and 'Erande Rainbow' as part of Tentoumu Chu!.
2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" A-side First A-side.
36 "Labrador Retriever" A-side Also sang 'Kyou made no Meldoy' and 'Itoshiki Rival' as part of Team K.
37 "Kokoro no Placard" B-side, Next Girls Sang 'Hito Natsu no Hankouki' as part of Next Girls and 'Oshiete Mommy'.
38 "Kibouteki Refrain" A-side Also sang 'Hajimete no Drive' as part of Team K.
2015 39 "Green Flash" A-side Also sang 'Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu'. Sang on 'Yankee Rock'.

AKB48 Albums

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  • Tsugi no Ashiato
    • Team Zaka
    • Smile Kamikakushi
  • Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
    • Conveyor
    • Bokutachi no Ideology

Appearances

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Stage units

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AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage "Boku no Taiyou" (僕の太陽)
  1. "Idol Nante Yobanaide" (アイドルなんて呼ばないで)
  2. "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster" (僕とジュリエットとジェットコースター)
  3. "Himawari" (向日葵)
AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)
  1. "Tenshi no Shippo" (天使のしっぽ)
  2. "Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc" (鏡の中のジャンヌ・ダルク)
Team 4 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (手をつなぎながら)
  1. "Wimbledon e tsureteitte" (ウィンブルドンへ連れて行って)
Team K "RESET" (Revival)
  1. "Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa" (心の端のソフャー)

TV variety

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  • AKBingo! (2013–2018)
  • Tentoumu Chu! no Sekai o Muchuu ni Sasemasu Sengen (てんとうむChu!の世界をムチューにさせます宣言！) (2014)

TV dramas

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  • Joshikou Keisatsu (女子高警察) (2013)
  • Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジすか学園4) (2015), Kamisori

References

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  1. ^ a b "About makochannel". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b News, Ameba (23 December 2021). "アイドルからプロデューサーへ。小嶋真子のセカンドキャリアの切り拓き方 | 話題" [From Idol to Producer: How Mako Kojima created her second career]. ABEMA TIMES. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-07-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b AKB48 2013 Manatsu Dome Tour
  4. ^ "AKB研究生7人組ユニット・てんとうむChu!お披露目 新曲熱唱" [AKB's seven-people trainee unit Tentoumu Chu!'s new song revealed] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-07-31. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  5. ^ AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014
  6. ^ "AKB48小嶋真子『サンミュージック』移籍で決意新た 総選挙上位宣言も". ORICON NEWS. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  7. ^ "小嶋真子、AKB卒業公演で「誰の心にも希望や夢ある」 最後の曲への思い". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2019-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  8. ^ "AKB48を卒業した人気メンバー"こじまこ"プロデュース 新アパレルブランド『haluhiroine』デビュー！ 〜本人来場のPOP UP SHOPもラフォーレ原宿に今秋オープン〜". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  9. ^ "元AKB48小嶋真子&俳優・木戸邑弥、結婚を発表「以前よりお付き合い」「笑顔の絶えない幸せな家庭を」". ORICON News (in Japanese). January 6, 2024. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
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