Mako Kojima

Mako Kojima
Mako Kojima
小嶋真子
Born	30 May 1997 (age 27); Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Fashion producer; tarento; YouTuber;
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Sun Music Production
Spouse	Yuya Kido (m. 2024)
	Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2012–2019
	YouTube information
Channel	makochannel;
Years active	2019–present
Genres	vlog; fashion; music;
Subscribers	137 thousand; (22 March 2021)
Total views	11.05 million; (22 March 2021)
Website	Mako Kojima Official Fanclub

Mako Kojima (小嶋真子, Kojima Mako, born 30 May 1997 in Tokyo Prefecture) is a Japanese fashion producer and tarento, represented by Sun Music Production. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and the founder of the fashion label Haluhiroine, which is distributed through Earth Music & Ecology.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Kojima passed AKB48's 14th generation auditions in 2012.^[2] 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, Miki Nishino, Ryoha Kitagawa, Nagisa Shibuya, Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga.^[3] The sub-unit debuted on July 31. Kojima, Okada, and Nishino, also known as the Three Musketeers (三銃士, Sanjūshi), were promoted to AKB48's Team 4 on August 24.^[3]^[4] She was selected to perform in a single title song for the first time for the song "Mae Shika Mukanee" (2014).^[5] 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.^[6] She participated in the reality show Produce 48 in 2018, but was eliminated in episode 8.

On January 12, 2019, Kojima announced her graduation from AKB48 during a Team K concert at Tokyo Dome City Hall. On April 27, her graduation ceremony was held during the AKB48 Group Spring LIVE Festival in Yokohama Stadium. On May 12, her final performance was held at the AKB48 Theater. Her YouTube channel, the makochannel (まこちゃんねる), was launched shortly after.^[7] She also announced the launch of her own clothing brand, haluhiroine (ハルヒロイン), which name is a combination of the Finnish word for "desire" (halu) and the English word "heroine".^[8]^[2]

Personal life

On January 6, 2024, Kojima announced her marriage to actor Yuya Kido.^[9]

Discography

AKB48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2012	28	"UZA"	B-side	Sang 'Otona e no Michi' together with the trainee members.
2012	29	"Eien Pressure"	B-side	Sang 'Watashitachi no Reason'.
2013	30	"So long!"	B-side	Sang 'Tsuyoi Hana' together with the trainee members.
	31	"Sayonara Crawl"	B-side, Undergirls	Sang 'Bara no Kajitsu'.
	32	"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"	B-side, Center	Sang 'Aozora Cafe'.
	33	"Heart Electric"	B-side, center	Sang 'Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!' with the Tentoumu Chu! and 'Seijun Philosophy' as Team 4.
	34	"Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"	B-side	Sang 'Party is Over' as part of AKB48 and 'Erande Rainbow' as part of Tentoumu Chu!.
2014	35	"Mae Shika Mukanee"	A-side	First A-side.
	36	"Labrador Retriever"	A-side	Also sang 'Kyou made no Meldoy' and 'Itoshiki Rival' as part of Team K.
	37	"Kokoro no Placard"	B-side, Next Girls	Sang 'Hito Natsu no Hankouki' as part of Next Girls and 'Oshiete Mommy'.
	38	"Kibouteki Refrain"	A-side	Also sang 'Hajimete no Drive' as part of Team K.
2015	39	"Green Flash"	A-side	Also sang 'Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu'. Sang on 'Yankee Rock'.

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 "Boku no Taiyou" (僕の太陽)

"Idol Nante Yobanaide" (アイドルなんて呼ばないで)
"Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster" (僕とジュリエットとジェットコースター)
"Himawari" (向日葵)

AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)

"Tenshi no Shippo" (天使のしっぽ)
"Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc" (鏡の中のジャンヌ・ダルク)

Team 4 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (手をつなぎながら)

"Wimbledon e tsureteitte" (ウィンブルドンへ連れて行って)

Team K "RESET" (Revival)

"Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa" (心の端のソフャー)

TV variety

AKBingo! (2013–2018)
Tentoumu Chu! no Sekai o Muchuu ni Sasemasu Sengen (てんとうむChu!の世界をムチューにさせます宣言！) (2014)

TV dramas

Joshikou Keisatsu (女子高警察) (2013)
Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジすか学園4) (2015), Kamisori

References

^ ^a ^b "About makochannel". YouTube.
^ ^a ^b News, Ameba (23 December 2021). "アイドルからプロデューサーへ。小嶋真子のセカンドキャリアの切り拓き方 | 話題" [From Idol to Producer: How Mako Kojima created her second career]. ABEMA TIMES. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-07-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ ^a ^b AKB48 2013 Manatsu Dome Tour
^ "AKB研究生7人組ユニット・てんとうむChu!お披露目新曲熱唱" [AKB's seven-people trainee unit Tentoumu Chu!'s new song revealed] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-07-31. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
^ AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014
^ "AKB48小嶋真子『サンミュージック』移籍で決意新た総選挙上位宣言も". ORICON NEWS. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
^ "小嶋真子、AKB卒業公演で「誰の心にも希望や夢ある」最後の曲への思い". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2019-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
^ "AKB48を卒業した人気メンバー"こじまこ"プロデュース新アパレルブランド『haluhiroine』デビュー！〜本人来場のPOP UP SHOPもラフォーレ原宿に今秋オープン〜". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
^ "元AKB48小嶋真子&俳優・木戸邑弥、結婚を発表「以前よりお付き合い」「笑顔の絶えない幸せな家庭を」". ORICON News (in Japanese). January 6, 2024. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

External links

Sun Music official profile Archived 2020-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
makochannel
haluhiroine online store (in Japanese)

[YouTubeStatsmakochannel-1] "About makochannel". YouTube.

[:0-2] News, Ameba (23 December 2021). "アイドルからプロデューサーへ。小嶋真子のセカンドキャリアの切り拓き方 | 話題" [From Idol to Producer: How Mako Kojima created her second career]. ABEMA TIMES. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-07-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[dome-3] AKB48 2013 Manatsu Dome Tour

[4] "AKB研究生7人組ユニット・てんとうむChu!お披露目新曲熱唱" [AKB's seven-people trainee unit Tentoumu Chu!'s new song revealed] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-07-31. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2015-01-03.

[5] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014

[6] "AKB48小嶋真子『サンミュージック』移籍で決意新た総選挙上位宣言も". ORICON NEWS. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.

[7] "小嶋真子、AKB卒業公演で「誰の心にも希望や夢ある」最後の曲への思い". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2019-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2020-02-27.

[8] "AKB48を卒業した人気メンバー"こじまこ"プロデュース新アパレルブランド『haluhiroine』デビュー！〜本人来場のPOP UP SHOPもラフォーレ原宿に今秋オープン〜". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2020-02-27.

[9] "元AKB48小嶋真子&俳優・木戸邑弥、結婚を発表「以前よりお付き合い」「笑顔の絶えない幸せな家庭を」". ORICON News (in Japanese). January 6, 2024. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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