is a

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fashion producer and ''

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...

'', represented by Sun Music Production. She is a former member of the

Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements b ...

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AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

and the founder of the fashion label Haluhiroine, which is distributed through Earth Music & Ecology.

Career

Kojima passed AKB48's 14th generation auditions in 2012. On July 20, Kojima was announced to be in a new sub-unit, Tentoumu Chu!, consisting of trainee members from AKB48 and its sister groups, together with

Nana Okada is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Avex Asunaro. She is a member of the girl group AKB48 and a former member of STU48. She has been a fixture in AKB48's major single lineups since 2016 and is considered one of the best singers in ...

Miki Nishino is a Japanese ''tarento'' and idol. She is a former member of the girl group AKB48 under Team 4 and of AKB48's subgroup Tentoumu Chu!. She is now a solo ''tarento'' and idol represented by Twin Planet, and formerly worked part-time at a yaki ...

Ryoha Kitagawa is a Japanese singer, model, and music producer. She is a former member of the idol groups SKE48 and AKB48, where she was a member of Team S and Team 4, respectively. She is the producer of the Nagoya-based idol group Onegai! Full House, which de ...

Nagisa Shibuya is a member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is the current captain of NMB48's Team M. She is also a member of the AKB48 sub-unit Tentoumu Chu!, of NMB48 sub-unit Queentet, and formerly held a concurrent position in AKB48's Team 4. ...

Meru Tashima is a Japanese singer and idol. She is a former member of the idol group HKT48. Biography In 2011, Tashima took part in the 10th generation auditions for the idol group Morning Musume. She passed 3 rounds and advanced to the final, but was not ...

and

Mio Tomonaga is a former Japanese idol singer, and a former member of the idol girl groups HKT48 and AKB48. In HKT48, she was in Team KIV, and in AKB48 in Team B. Career On March 30, 2016, Mio Tomonaga released her first photobook, titled ''Hinata''. ...

.AKB48 2013 Manatsu Dome Tour The sub-unit debuted on July 31. Kojima, Okada, and Nishino, also known as the , were promoted to AKB48's Team 4 on August 24. She was selected to perform in a single title song for the first time for the song "

Mae Shika Mukanee is the 35th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2014, by King Records. This single was first performed at AKB48's "AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014" concert. This is Yuko Oshima's last ...

" (2014). She was shuffled to Team K during AKB48's Daisosaku Matsuri. On April 6, 2017, Kojima transferred talent agencies from AKS, which managed AKB48 and most of its members, to Sun Music Production. She participated in the reality show ''

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'' in 2018, but was eliminated in episode 8. On January 12, 2019, Kojima announced her graduation from AKB48 during a Team K concert at

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. On April 27, her graduation ceremony was held during the AKB48 Group Spring LIVE Festival in

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. On May 12, her final performance was held at the AKB48 Theater. Her YouTube channel, the , was launched shortly after. She also announced the launch of her own clothing brand, , which name is a combination of the

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word for "desire" (''halu'') and the English word "

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Discography

AKB48 singles

AKB48 Albums

* Tsugi no Ashiato ** Team Zaka ** Smile Kamikakushi * Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! ** Conveyor ** Bokutachi no Ideology

Appearances

Stage units

;''AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage '' # # # ;''AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage '' # # ;''Team 4 2nd Stage '' # ;''Team K "RESET" (Revival)'' #

TV variety

* ''

AKBingo! ''AKBingo!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese television variety show featuring Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The show aired weekly on Nippon Television. In each episode, members of AKB48 and occasionally their sister groups participate in ...

'' (2013–2018) * (2014)

TV dramas

* (2013) * (2015), Kamisori

References

External links

Sun Music official profile

makochannelhaluhiroine online store
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kojima, Mako 1997 births Living people Japanese idols Japanese women pop singers Singers from Tokyo AKB48 members Japanese fashion designers Produce 48 contestants 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Japanese women fashion designers