Mai Mizuhashi (水橋 舞, Mizuhashi Mai, born January 31, 1992), better known by her stage name MARiA (メイリア, Meiria/美依礼芽), is a Japanese singer, songwriter, dancer, costume designer and model from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Originally a member of a music group, Mizuhashi found fame posting videos on the Japanese website Niconico. She is part of the pop rock duo Garnidelia.[1]
Mizuhashi Mai | |
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.jpg) Mizuhashi Mai performing at the Sakura Matsuri 2018 in Singapore | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | 水橋 舞 |
| Born | January 31, 1992 |
| Origin | Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, Anison |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, dancer, costume designer, model |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Media Factory (2006–2011) Pony Canyon Inc. (2021–present) |
| Website | www |
Biography
Mizuhashi began her career as a member of the music group Harajuku BJ Girls, later known as the Chix Chicks. While a member of the group, Mizuhashi performed a number of opening and ending themes for different anime series, such as "Brand New Morning", which was used as the opening theme to the 2006 anime television series Kamisama Kazoku, "Yumemiru Otome" (夢みる乙女, Dream Maiden), which was used as the ending theme to the 2007 anime television series Dōjin Work,[2] and "Kaze no Message" (風のメッセージ, Message of the Wind), which was used as the second ending theme to the 2007 anime television series Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl.[3]
Following Chix Chicks's disbandment in 2010, Mizuhashi pursued a solo career by posting videos on the Japanese website Niconico, where she caught the attention of music producer Yoshinori Abe, also known as Toku, also known as old man 4. Toku produced Mizuhashi's single "Color" which was used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime television series Freezing. The two would later form the music unit Garnidelia, which made its major debut in 2013 with the single "Ambiguous", used as the second opening theme to the anime television series Kill la Kill.[4] Both attained popularity, particularly in China, with the success of their 2016 single Gokuraku Jodo.[5][6]
In 2023, Mizuhashi participated in the fourth season of Sisters Who Make Waves. Against a backdrop of nationalism sentiments that were easily kindled in China when comes to diplomatic dealings between Japan and China, Mizuhashi was well-received by the Chinese public throughout the season.[7][8] On July 23, 2023, at the season finale, she was ranked third among the 21 participants.[9]
Discography
As MARiA
Studio-Albums
| Year | Album details | Track Listing | Peak Oricon chart positions | Peak Billboard chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2021 | Utamonogatari
| 1. Concourse 2. Renaikanjo 3. Garasu no Kane 4. Orokamonogatari 5. Matilda 6. Kiss o Shitemiyoka 7. Ah Kiyomomata 8. Brand New Me 9. Hikari 10. Harugare | 23 | — | |||||||
| 2nd | 2022 | Moments
| 1. Think Over 2. Star Rock 3. Long Distance 4. Cafe Latte no Uta feat. Iuz 5. Kimi to Itai 6. Heartbreaker 7. Galactic Wind 8. Asterisk 9. Pray 10. Labyrinth | 38 | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Singles
| Release date | Title | Peak Oricon position | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | February 23, 2011 | COLOR | 35 | BiRTHiA |
Digital Singles
| Release date | Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | April 28, 2021 | Concourse | Utamonogatari |
| 2nd | October 13, 2021 | Galactic Wind | Moments |
| 3rd | June 9, 2022 | Labyrinth | |
| 4th | June 15, 2022 | Cafe Latte no Uta feat. Iuz | |
| 5th | October 16, 2022 | Trust On Me -Theme of E.T.E- (with Tetsuya Komuro) | Non-album single |
Indie-Albums
| Year | Album details | Track Listing | Peak Oricon chart positions | Peak Billboard chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2012 | aMazing MusiQue PaRK
| 1. Another 2. Girls 3. We've gotta have a party! 4. Daiippo (第一歩, First Step) 5. Aitaisei monorōgu (相対性モノローグ, Relativity Monologue) 6. Kimagure kettoshī (きまぐれケットシー, Whimsical Ket Sea) 7. Not Gonna Dump Me 8. mere 9. Thanks For… 10. aMazing MusiQue PaRK | 243 | — | |||||||
| 2nd | 2013 | MaBLE SYNDROMe
| 1. WAVE 2. Buriki No Dance (ブリキノダンス) 3. Just Be Friends 4. Yobanashi Deceive (夜咄ディセイブ) 5. Noushou Sakuretsu Girl (脳漿炸裂ガール) 6. glow 7. zephyr 8. GALLOWS BELL 9. Black★Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター) 10. 炉心融解 -melt down- (Junk Arrange feat.MARIA) | – | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Peak | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daze | 2014 | Daze / Days by Jin | 3 | |||||||||
| Children Record | 2015 | Mekakucity M's 1 ~Mekakucity Actors Vocals and Sound Collection~ by Jin, LiSA | — | |||||||||
| Yobanashi Deceive | ||||||||||||
| Pray (Song. MARiA, CV: Miku Itō) | 2021 | Moments by MARiA | 38 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
As Mai Mizuhashi
Singles
| Release date | Title | Peak Oricon position | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | January 25, 2006 | Yumemiru Shanson Ningyō (夢見るシャンソン人形, Dreaming Chanson Doll) | – | |||||||||
| 2nd | September 3, 2006 | Brand New Morning / Toshokande Wa Oshiete Kurenai Tenshi No (図書館では教えてくれない天使の秘密, The Secret of an Angel That The Library Does Not Tell) | – | |||||||||
| 3rd | April 25, 2007 | Smile (スマイル) | – | |||||||||
| 4th | July 25, 2007 | Yumemiru Otome (夢みる乙女, Dream Maiden) | 157 | |||||||||
| 5th | June 9, 2008 | Kaze no Message (風のメッセージ, Message of the Wind) | 48 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
References
External links
- Mai Mizuhashi's personal website (in Japanese)
- Mai Mizuhashi discography at MusicBrainz
- Mai Mizuhashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia