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Mia Kusakabe

Mia Kusakabe (日下部美愛, Kusakabe Mia, born March 9, 2000) is a Japanese talent, actress, singer and model. She was a member of the girl group Prizmmy before their disbandment in 2017.[1]

Mia Kusakabe
日下部美愛
Born (2000-03-09) March 9, 2000 (age 24)
Years active2012 - present
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Avex (former)
    ING (former)
    Jungle International
WebsiteJungle International Profile

Early life

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Kusakabe is an only child from Kanagawa Prefecture.

Career

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In 2008, Kusakabe participated in Ciao Girls Audition. Mia was a 3rd generation Roni Girl[2] member along with Karin, Reina and Hina. She is also a 3rd generation "Dance Style Kids" and has modeled for Nico Puchi.

2012 - 2017: Prizmmy

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Kusakabe debuted as the Fashion Leader (Sub Leader) of Prizmmy on March 16, 2012, with the single "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy". Prizmmy members were regularly cast at the endings of the Pretty Rhythm series. They were given anime versions. She was named "Mia Ageha", and was portrayed as the main character and leader. Her catchphrase in the anime is "Mia ga ichiban" (みあが一番！) meaning "Mia is number 1". Hina and Mia recorded a duet "Kyuraruri Kyurirura" that was released in their mini-album Love Trooper. Prizmmy then disbanded on March 31, 2017, with their last album Prizmmy☆ THE BEST! that was released on February 22, 2017.

2016 - 2018: Solo Activities Debut

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Kusakabe was one of the 7 regular members of Law of R (Rの法則) on NHK E before the show's cancellation.[3] She won the "Conomi Uniform Award" in Conomi Grand Prix in 2016. She was a guest in Ultra Teen Fes 2016 and Ultra Teen Fest 2017. She also featured in the catalogs of Inner Press, Roni Girl, Chubby Gang and Conomi Uniforms.

On January 23, 2018, it was revealed that Kusakabe was the motion capture for Mia Hanazono in Idol Time PriPara, performing the Prizmmy song "Dear my Future".[4]

Kusakabe appeared in various stage plays in 2016 and in 2017. In the middle of 2018, Kusakabe left Avex, for ING (a stock company).

2019 - present: Radio, MC & Drama Debut

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In early May 2019, Kusakabe announced that she has joined "Miyuki Watanabe's Girls Unit Audition" through the app 'Mysta'. On August 31, 2019, Kusakabe announced she was one of the 32 out of 120 people who passed the fifth screening.

In 2023, Kusakabe left ING, for Jungle International(agency) In Jan 27 2024, she re-debuted to a new girl group "Tokyo Girls Bravo(東京ガールズブラボー)"

Theatre

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Stage Plays

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Year Name Role Notes
2016 Goodnight Jack the Ripper (おやすみジャック・ザ・リッパー)[5] Little Red Riding Hood Cast alongside Karin Takahashi

Jack the Ripper (April 20)

Stride (July 6–10)

Stride(ストライド)[6]
Houkago Senki (放課後戦記)[7] October 5–10
2017 Wake Up Girls! Aoba no Kiroku (Wake Up Girls!青葉の記録)[8] Tina Kobayakawa January 19–22
Haru no Mezame (Spring Awakening) Tea May 5–23
2018 Wake Up Girls! Aoba no Kiseki (Wake Up Girls! 青葉の奇跡)[9] Tina Kobayakawa June 6–10
Alice in Deadly School Paradise (アリスインデッドリースクール 楽園)[10] Mizuki Tsuujii August 8–19
Atashi wo Kurae (あたしをくらえ)[11] Hilda Team B (Vegetarian)

September 18–22

Stray Sheep Paradise[12] Reina December 12–16
Donor Eleven (ドナーイレブン)[13] Maya Shoubu December 19–30
2019 Kaede Sou (カエデソウ)[14] Heroine; Maiha Toji April 3–7
Queen of Heaven (楽園の女王) Glenda May 29 - June 4
2020 WELL Riao June 30 - July 5 Postponed
Reading Live Dream ~2020 in October~ Yuki October 10, 16 & 18
Wish ~Kiseki wo Negau Amai Yoru~ (WISH~奇跡を願う甘い夜～) Yuri Hayama December 24, 25 & 27

Filmography

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Shows

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Year Name Network Notes
2011 - 2012 Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream TV Tokyo Live Action segments as herself.
2012 - 2013 Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future
2013 - 2014 Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live
2016 - 2018 Law of R NHK Regular

Broadcast ends due to issues with cast

2018 Komachi's Rap School[15] BS Nippon

Drama

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Year Name Network Role
2021 Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (New Year Special)[16] TBS Mina Yoshida

Radio

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Year Name Notes
2020 ASOVIVA（β） MC
Mia Kusakabe Enjou Answer MC
FM Yokohama "MIX" Assistant MC

References

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  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. ^ アニメ「キラッとプリ☆チャン」公式アカウント [@prichan_PR] (January 23, 2018). "今日いっちばーん！のびっくりニュース". Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "シズ☆ゲキ ストライド". シズ☆ゲキ ストライド (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  7. ^ "放課後戦記 | 劇団ドリームプリンセス". www.dp-isr.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "『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.
  12. ^ "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). Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  13. ^ "ドナーイレブン■2018.12.19-30@池袋・シアターKASSAI". ドナーイレブン■2018.12.19-30@池袋・シアターKASSAI (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  14. ^ "劇団 SUTTHINEE(スットハイニー)". gekidan-sutthinee.net. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "日下部美愛『逃げ恥SPに出演します』". 日下部美愛オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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