is a former member of the
Hello! Project group
Country Musume
was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project.
On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was renamed .[singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...]
,
model
A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a measure.
Models c ...
and
talent.
Personal life
Her husband is Japanese baseball player
Masahiro Tanaka
is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). From 2007 through 2013, he played for the Eagles in NPB. Tanaka was posted by the Eagles after the 2013 season to be s ...
, who pitched for the
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
from 2014 to 2020.
Biography
She was also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team,
Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
was a futsal team representing Hello! Project. The team was founded on September 9, 2003 and was later disbanded on March 7, 2015.
History
On April 23, 2007, nine new members from Mix Gatas were added to the team mainly from Berryz Kobo an ...
She has released one self-titled solo photobook and also a single, with the
comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...
duo,
Fujioka Fujimaki
is a Japanese folk band, created from two members of the 1970s novelty group , and . They are best known for their collaboration with the eight-year-old singer Nozomi Ōhashi for the theme song of the Studio Ghibli film ''Ponyo''.
Biography
...
.
In early 2007, Satoda was added to the unit
Pabo ( ko, 바보, fool) along with
Suzanne and
Yukina Kinoshita
, known by her maiden name , is a Japanese model, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the musical group Pabo alongside Mai Satoda and Suzanne, all three of whom were later grouped with Shuchishin as members of Aladdin.
Car ...
, created by the
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network S ...
's quiz show
Quiz! Hexagon II
was a Japanese quiz variety show on Fuji Television, airing Wednesdays from 19:00-19:57 Japan Standard Time. The show began airing on October 19, 2005, ending on September 28, 2011 with 247 episodes aired; its predecessor, aired from June 5 throu ...
.
The group released the single "Koi no Hexagon", used as the show's closing theme. She was later added to the group
Ongaku Gatas
was a Japanese girl group consisted of select members from Hello! Project's futsal club Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and Hello Pro Egg.
History
The group was formed in 2007. The group's name combines the Japanese word ''ongaku'' (music) with the Port ...
.
Discography and releases
in Hello! Project - Up-Front Group Discography
Singles (Country Musume.)
In Country Musume. ni Rika Ishikawa (Morning Musume.)
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In Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto (Morning Musume.)
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Singles (Romans)
In Romans
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Singles (Mai Satoda with Fujimaki Fujioka)
Mai Satoda with Fujimaki Fujioka
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Singles (Ongaku Gatas)
In Ongaku Gatas
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# Come Together (released Sep 10, 2008)
# READY! KICK OFF!! (released Mar 6, 2010)
Albums
In Country Musume.
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In Ongaku Gatas
# 1st GOODSAL (released Feb 6, 2008)
Other Discography
Singles
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# "Don't leave me" (with Gōda Kazoku, released June 17, 2009)
In Pabo
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In Aladdin
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Photobooks
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# ''My Life'' (released March 21, 2007)
# ''Mai-Thai'' (released December 26, 2007)
References
External links
里田まいの里田米- Satoda's personal blog
里田まい - hi5 private profile
Official Hello! Project profile
* Up-Front Works
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1984 births
Living people
Japanese female models
Japanese television personalities
Japanese idols
Japanese women pop singers
Country Musume members
Elegies (group) members
7Air members
Musicians from Sapporo
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