Chiharu Muto (武藤 千春, Mutō Chiharu, born 3 April 1995) is a Japanese businesswoman and singer. She is the creative director of the fashion brand "Blixzy". She is a former member of Flower and E-girls.

Chiharu Muto
武藤 千春
Born (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29)
Tokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupations
InstrumentVocal
Years active2011–
Labels
  • Sony Music Associated Records (2011–14)
  • B-Crew Records (2017)
  • Yui Entertainment (2017)

Biography

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She went to the Exile Professional Gym (EXPG) in Tokyo.[1]

In 2011, she passed the vocal division of "Vocal Battle Audition 3" and joined Flower and E-girls.[2]

On 12 October 2014 she announced to withdraw from Flower and E-girls to study abroad.[3][4] On 26 October, with the Exile Tribe live performed at Kyocera Dome Osaka, she withdrew from E-girls.[5] On 13 November, she later withdrew from Flower with a commemorative event of the single "Akikaze no Answer" at Ikebukuro Sunshine City.[6]

On 16 February 2015, she announced the establishment of her own fashion brand "Blixzy". She is a creative director and performs total production including brand designing, modelling, and promoting.[7]

On 16 August 2017, her solo single "Nobody Like You" became her first solo work sold at a Blixzy Harajuku store.[8] Although she made her singing activity for the first time in about three years, she told on her blog that there was no intention to become active afterwards.[9]

Discography

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Singles (indies)

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Date Title
16 Aug 2017 Nobody Like You

Filmography

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Films

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Date Title Distributor Ref.
19 Mar 2011 Runway Beat Shochiku [10]

References

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  1. ^ "卒業生の紹介" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-11-15. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.
  2. ^ "EXILEの妹分"新生FLOWER、5人加入し9人体制で10月デビュー". Oricon News (in Japanese). 27 Jul 2011. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.
  3. ^ "Flower、E-girlsをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ" (in Japanese). E-girls Official Website. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
  4. ^ "武藤千春 E―girls脱退を発表…「さらなる夢に」海外留学". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
  5. ^ "Flower、E-girlsをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ" (in Japanese). E-girls Official Website. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
  6. ^ "Flowerをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ ~武藤千春からのご報告~" (in Japanese). SonyMusic. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
  7. ^ "FlowerとE-girlsの元メンバー武藤千春がファッションブランド「ブライジー」設立" (in Japanese). fashionsnap.com. 16 Feb 2015. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
  8. ^ "元E-girls武藤千春がソロデビュー 3年ぶり歌手活動再開". Oricon News (in Japanese). 14 Aug 2017. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
  9. ^ Muto, Chiharu (15 Aug 2017). "私は私。". Chiharu Muto official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Aug 2017.
  10. ^ "『ランウェイ☆ビート』映画&PV出演!!" (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Aug 2017.
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