Mai Hoshimura (星村 麻衣, Hoshimura Mai, born April 18, 1981, in Matsue, Shimane) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and pianist.
Mai Hoshimura 星村 麻衣 | |
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| Birth name | Hoshimura Mai |
| Also known as | Barefoot Piano Girl |
| Born | April 18, 1981 Matsue, Shimane, Japan |
| Genres | Japanese Pop |
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| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Website | www |
On May 31, 2009, her contract with Sony ended.[1]
Biography
editMai Hoshimura was born on April 18, 1981, in Matsue, Shimane. Hoshimura began to learn to play the piano at the age of four. Her mother, a teacher, had hoped she would become a classical pianist, but it was her father; also a teacher, who had influenced her with popular music. Her 2007 song "Sakura Biyori" was the tenth ending theme of the anime Bleach. Her single "Regret" was the seventh ending song of the anime D. Gray-man. Her song "Merry Go Round" was used as the fifth ending theme for the anime Yakitate!! Japan.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Release date | Oricon album chart ranking | Singles |
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| Soup | July 9, 2003 | 30 | "Stay With You", "Cherish", "Get Happy" |
| Joyful | January 25, 2006 | 70 | "Believer", "Himawari", "Melodea", "Every", "Sunao ni Narenai", "Merry Go Round" |
| My Life | September 17, 2008 | 20 | "Sakura Biyori", "Shunkan, Strobe.", "Kakegae no Nai Hito e", "Regret", "Hikari" |
| Evergreen | April 18, 2012 | — | "Doki Doki / You" |
Best album
edit- Piano & Best
Singles
edit| Title | Release date | Oricon single chart ranking | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Natsuiro no Canvas" | July 24, 2002 | — | |
| "Stay With You" | October 23, 2002 | 92 | Soup |
| "Cherish" | February 19, 2003 | 125 | Soup |
| "Get Happy" | May 14, 2003 | 24 | Soup |
| "Believer" | December 3, 2003 | 133 | Joyful |
| "Himawari" | June 9, 2004 | 42 | Joyful |
| "Melodea" | March 16, 2005 | 122 | Joyful |
| "Every" | May 25, 2005 | 32 | Joyful |
| "Sunao ni Narenai" | September 28, 2005 | 98 | Joyful |
| "Merry Go Round" | January 11, 2006 | 85 | Joyful |
| "Sakura Biyori" | March 7, 2007 | 20 | My Life |
| "Shunkan, Strobe." | May 30, 2007 | 99 | My Life |
| "Kakegae no Nai Hito e" | November 14, 2007 | 111 | My Life |
| "Regret" | June 4, 2008 | 30 | My Life |
| "Hikari" | August 20, 2008 | 14 | My Life |
| "Ichibanboshi" | March 10, 2010 | 186 | |
| "Candy" | July 29, 2010 | — | |
| "Doki Doki / You" | June 8, 2011 | — | Evergreen |
References
edit- ^ "the brilliant green、Sowelu、星村麻衣が所属レーベル及び事務所との契約を終了 (ｔｈｅ ｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔ ｇｒｅｅｎ) ニュース-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (Sony Music Entertainment) (in Japanese)
- Official blog (in Japanese)