better known by her stage name Shizuka and Dream Shizuka, is a Japanese pop singer, actress and performer. She is a former member of the groups

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and

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and currently active as a solo artist.

Early life

Shizuka was born on March 6, 1988 in

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, Japan. Prior to debuting as a singer, she attended CALESS vocal and dance school.

Career

2002-2011: Dream and E-girls

On July 7, 2002, Shizuka was announced as one of the new members of dream after successfully passing the audition held by

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, joining alongside Aya Takamoto, Risa Ai, Sayaka Yamamoto,

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and Erie Abe. In 2008, with DRM changing their name to

and their management to LDH, Shizuka started to use the romanized version of her birth name as her stage name. Following Kana Tachibana's graduation from Dream on February 19, 2011, Shizuka became the third leader of the group until January 2014, when the leadership was given to Ami. On April 24 in the same year, she was announced as member of

, having a concurrent position in the group and Dream.

2012-2016: Dance Earth Party and acting debut

In 2014, Shizuka made her acting debut on the

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drama ''Koibumi Biyori (

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)'', being the only cast member to appear in all episodes. In April 2014, she was part of the line-up from the unit

, participating in the single "PEACE SUNSHINE" together with the other Dream members. She also participated in Dance Earth's project ''Changes''. On April 29, 2015, during the E-girls ''LIVE TOUR 2015 "COLORFUL WORLD"'' concert at

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, she announced to be a fixed member of Dance Earth Party as the group's vocalist. In 2016, Shizuka appeared in the short movie ''Red Skies at Night: The Story of Flower''.

2017-2018: Graduation from Dream, E-girls and Dance Earth Party

On June 4, 2017, she announced to be graduating from Dream and E-girls with the rebranding of the group as

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after the ''E-girls LIVE 2017 ~E.G.EVOLUTION~'' concerts in July to devote herself as a member of Dance Earth Party. On July 16, she graduated from Dream and E-girls and her stage name became Dream Shizuka. On December 4, 2018 all Dance Earth Party members announced the group's infinite hiatus. Shizuka would continue her solo activities as Dream Shizuka. She was announced as part of the line-up for EXPG STUDIO's live event ''REX THE LIVE'' that was held on December 14 and 15. She also participated in the live event ''MUSIC BOX Christmas Special Night'' on December 19, alongside Leola and

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2019-present: Solo debut with ''4FEELS.'' and ''E.G.POWER to the DOME''

On February 6, 2019, Shizuka released the digital single "Kanashimi Kara Hajimaru Monogatari". She participated as a soloist in E.G.family's first tour ''E.G.POWER 2019 ~POWER to the DOME~'' that went from February 22 to May 25. On May 22 in the same year, she made her solo debut with her first single "4 FEELS.".
On February 19, 2020, it was announced that Shizuka would join the main cast of the upcoming Japanese production of the musical ''Flashdance'', taking on the role of the main character's best friend and dancer "Kiki".

Discography

Singles

Digital Singles

Tie-up

Filmography

TV Dramas

Films

Stage

Radio

Other work

* Furusato Festival Tokyo ~ A Taste of Japan's Festivals and Hometowns ~ - Japanese Festival Navigator (2018)

References

External links

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