Hagiwara Mai

Hagiwara Mai (萩原舞)

Nicknames: Maimai (マイマイ), Hagitty (ハギティ), Mai-chan (まいちゃん)
Birthdate: February 7, 1996
Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
Blood Type: AB
Height: 157cm
Audition Song: Te wo Nigitte Arukitai
Hobby: Riding a unicycle
Special Skill: Riding a unicycle
Strong Point: Bright, laugh easily, natural airhead
Weak Point: I love pranks
Habit: Easily holding hands or linking arms with someone
Favorite Color: Pink, light blue, orange
Favorite Flower: Lavender
Disliked Thing/Thing to do: Studying, cleaning up.
Scared of: Cats, ghosts
Favorite Movie: “Harry Potter,” “Jurassic Park”
Favorite Book: “Nezumi-kun no Chokki”
Favorite Word: “Daisuki” (I love you/it)
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Food: Strawberries, curry rice
Least Favorite Food: Melon, watermelon, green bell peppers
Favorite Song: Genki Jirushi no Oomori Song
Charm Point: Dimples

Hagiwara joined Hello! Project after passing the 2002 Hello! Project Kids audition. Her audtion song was “Te wo Nigitte Arukitai” by Goto Maki. She is the youngest out of the fifteen Hello! Project Kids and is also the youngest member in °C-ute. She made her debut as one of the 4KIDS featured in Minimoni ja Movie Okashi na Daibouken! as well as on Minimoni’s single, Genki Jirushi no Oomori Song.

Hagiwara Mai continued her work within the Hello! Project Kids, namely performing alongside Morning Musume at concerts as backing dancers. In late 2004 Hagiwara took part in her first Hello! Project shuffle unit, H.P. All Stars, taking part alongside all the members of Hello! Project at the time.

In 2005 Hagiwara Mai was assigned as a member of Hello! Project group °C-ute alongside seven other Hello! Project Kids members. These seven members had been passed over when it came to the forming of Berryz Koubou, which had originally been formed to teach the Hello! Project Kids about being in a group by rotating the line-up amongst the Kids. Originally °C-ute was releasing on an indie label, but in 2007 they made their major debut.

2006, Hagiwara Mai released four indie singles as a part of °C-ute in this year as a preparation for the major debut in 2007. She was a member of Little Gatas, but was not added to the other Gatas teams. And has also formed a duo unit with Kusumi Koharu called Kira☆Pika, in 2007. Their only single “Hana o Pūn/Futari wa NS” was released on August 1, 2007.

Hagiwara currently used to hold the record for the youngest participant on NHK’s Kouhaku Uta Gassen. She appeared on the 2007 edition at the age of 11, dethroning Morning Musume’s Kago Ai (who previously held the record for her appearance at the age of 12). However, in the 2008 edition Ohashi Nozomi sang the theme song to Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea at age 9, breaking Mai’s record.

In 2009, Higawara Mai, along with four other members of °C-ute and Berryz Koubou left the Hello! Project futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P.. The members left of their own violition due to feeling that they could not perform as high level players due to their level of ability.

It was revealed on July 2009 that Hagiwara Mai would be part of Pucchimoni V along with Nakajima Saki and Mano Erina.

Trivia

A Japanese AV star shares her name with Mai (also Hagiwara Mai). However, there is no relation.
Her sister tried out for the Hello! Project Kids, but didn’t make it.
Is good friends with Okai Chisato, Mitsui Aika and Suzuki Airi.
Mai became a member of the Hello! Project Kids shortly before turning 7 years old, making her the youngest member at the time of joining in Hello! Project’s history. Mai held this distinction for nearly 7 years until Aiko joined shortly after her 6th birthday.
Is the youngest singer who join Kouhaku Uta Gassen (11 years old) instead of Kago Ai (12 years old)
She has stated that Ogawa Makoto and Tanaka Reina are the Hello! Project members she respects the most.
She shares the same birthday as Yajima Maimi (who is also in C-ute) and Kago Ai, February 7th.
Occasionally, she has been seen to be disrespectful to the older members of Hello! Project.
She provided the voice for Mizuki Hikaru in the anime Kirarin Revolution.
Hagiwara’s number while she was in Gatas Brillhantes H.P. was 14.
In Episode 36 of Gintama, 3 members of °C-ute — Okai Chisato, Hagiwara Mai and Suzuki Airi — appear at 14:40 when they start to do the same movements that the dojo does (“Dream Catcher”).