Tamura Meimi

Tamura Meimi (田村芽実) is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She is a former member of Hello! Project as a second generation member of ANGERME.

She was first introduced at the Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa WOW WOW Live~ concert on August 14, 2011. She graduated from ANGERME and Hello! Project on May 30, 2016.

Early Life
Tamura Meimi was born on October 30, 1998 in Gunma, Japan to a couple whose names are undisclosed.

2009
In August, Tamura participated in Shugo Chara! the Musical as Yuiki Yaya. She worked alongside her future co-members Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka, and Fukuda Kanon around this time.

2011
On August 14, Tamura Meimi was announced as a S/mileage sub-member at the Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no mirai wa WOW WOW Live~ concert

On September 15, Tamura made her first post on the S/mileage sub-members' official blog and called it "Heart Pounding".

On October 16, Tamura, along with the other S/mileage sub-members, were announced as official members, becoming second generation members.

2012
On May 13, information was released about an event featuring the 9th and 10th generation members of Morning Musume as well as S/mileage’s 2nd generation members, titled Mosuma FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~, which would take place in June at Yokohama Blitz.

2013
On April 14, S/mileage's 2nd generation held a fanclub event.

On October 29, Tamura held an event to celebrate her 15th birthday titled S/mileage ~Tamura Meimi Birthday Event 2013~, which featured two performances in Tokyo.

2014
On April 30, she released her first solo e-Hello! DVD titled May.

On October 31, Tamura celebrated her 16th birthday at an event titled S/mileage ~Tamura Meimi Birthday Event 2014~, featuring two performances in Tokyo.

2015
On December 3, Tamura celebrated her 17th birthday at an event titled ANGERME Tamura Meimi Birthday Event 2015, featuring two performances in Tokyo.

On December 20, during the ANGERME FC Event 2015 ~Hitoashi Osaki ni Miracle Xmas~, Tamura Meimi announced she would graduate from ANGERME and Hello! Project in the spring of 2016. She explained she wanted to start over and become a singer, as well as pursue her dream of becoming a musical actress.

2016
On January 2, the first day of the Hello! Project 2016 WINTER ~DANCING! SINGING! EXCITING!~ concert tour, Tamura's graduation date was announced to be May 30 and would be held at Nippon Budokan at the end of the ANGERME Concert Tour 2016 Haru "Kyuui Ittai".

On May 28, Tamura held a solo live event titled ANGERME Tamura Meimi Solo Special Live, featuring three performance at Harajuku Quest Hall.

On May 30, Tamura graduated from ANGERME and Hello! Project at Nippon Budokan.

On September 1, Tamura's profile photo was removed from Hello! Project's OG page and 's artist page. At this time it was not announced whether she had been transferred to another agency under or joined a different company.

2017
On January 22, it was announced that Tamura was cast as the lead actress in the musical minako -Taiyou ni Natta Utahime- about classical singer and musical actress Honda Minako, who began her career in the '80s as a pop singer and passed away from leukemia in 2005. The director of the musical, Nozawa Toru, was involved in the production of Tamura's graduation concert and he revealed that when he got the project idea last summer, he only pictured Tamura in the role. Since then, she had been taking lessons to change from an idol singer into a musical actress. The musical will run from May 17 to 21.

On February 16, a media report confirmed that Tamura had left and she was currently working "freely" without a manager.

On April 1, Tamura announced she was cast in the Peace Pit musical Grand Guignol, the latest installment in playwright Suemitsu Kenichi's TRUMP series that includes LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki-. It will run from July 29 to August 20.

Personal Life
Family= Tamura's mother was a Troupe Organizer, and acted at Gunma Prefecture in Japan. Tamura has an older sister named Tamura Karen. She also has two pet dogs named Pon-chan and Non-chan.

On October 12, 2013, Tamura’s grandmother passed away.

When she auditioned for S/mileage, Tamura was a first year middle school student. She graduated from high school on March 26, 2017.
 * -|Education=

The following list are notable friendships Tamura Meimi has acquired:
 * -|Friendships=
 * Nakanishi Kana: She currently gets along best with Nakanishi Kana in ANGERME.
 * Aikawa Maho: She gets along well with ANGERME member Aikawa Maho
 * Miyamoto Karin: She is good friends with Juice=Juice member Miyamoto Karin.
 * Kosuga Fuyuka: When Tamura joined S/mileage she was close friends with Kosuga Fuyuka.

Here is a list of nicknames that was used to refer to Tamura Meimi:
 * -|Nicknames=
 * Meimei (めいめい): Official nickname, given her since joining S/mileage. Used by members and fans.
 * Meimin (めいみん): Second official nickname, given her since joining S/mileage. Used by members and fans.
 * Tamu (たむ): An abbreviation for Tamura.

Profile
Stats=
 * Name: Tamura Meimi (田村芽実)
 * Nickname: Meimei (めいめい), Meimin (めいみん), Tamu (たむ), Tamutamu (たむたむ), Mei (めい), Tamumei (たむめい)
 * Birthdate:
 * Birthplace: Isesaki, Gunma, Japan
 * Bloodtype: O
 * Height: 159cm
 * Western Zodiac: Scorpio
 * Eastern Zodiac: Tiger
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2011-08-14: S/mileage Sub-member
 * 2011-08-14: Submember
 * 2011-10-16: S/mileage Full Member
 * 2011-10-16: Member
 * 2016-05-30: Graduated
 *  Status:
 * 2011-08-14: Member
 * 2016-09-01: Left
 *  Years in S/mileage / ANGERME: 4 Years
 * Official Kaomoji: ﾒｲ´‘ ｗ‘）
 * S/mileage / ANGERME Color:
 * Green (2011-2014)
 * Purple (2014-2016)
 * Audition Song: "○○ Ganbaranakutemo Eenende!!" by S/mileage
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * ANGERME (2011-2016)
 * Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011-2013)
 * Hagatamu (2015)
 * -|Q&A=
 * Favorite Subject: Music, art
 * Favorite Animal: Loves all animals.
 * Favorite Color: Loves all colors
 * Favorite Food: Squid soumen, plum konbu, scallop strings.
 * Favorite English Phrase: "For you"
 * Hobby: Playing with her dog
 * Special Skill: Room arrangement, sports, doing hair.
 * Strong Point: Being energetic
 * Weak Point: Being rough and openhanded
 * Audition Song: ○○ Ganbaranakutemo Eenende!!
 * Looks up to: Niigaki Risa, Hagiwara Mai

Discography

 * See also: List:Tamura Meimi Discography Featured In

Solo Songs

 * Mou Nakanai to Kimeta  (from LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki-)
 * Yumemiru Fifteen (S/mileage cover; from SMILE FANTASY!)

Solo DVDs

 * [2014.05.10] May.
 * [2016.05.30] ANGERME Tamura Meimi Sotsugyou Memorial (DVD Magazine)
 * [2016.10.12] ANGERME Tamura Meimi Solo Special Live

Digital Photobooks

 * [2012.07.31] My Lovely Dogs  (with Shimizu Saki and Fukumura Mizuki)

Featured on the cover

 * [2011.11.14] CD&DL Data (with Tanaka Reina, Mano Erina, Yajima Maimi, Tsugunaga Momoko, Suzuki Airi, Wada Ayaka, Sayashi Riho)
 * [2012.01.xx] Memew DX
 * [2014.xx.xx] Anican R Yanyan (Vol.12)

Movies

 * [2012] Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro•Igyou (怪談新耳袋・異形) (as Misaki)

TV Programs

 * [2011–2012] Hello Pro! TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)
 * [2012] S/mileage no Sono Joshiki Choto Mate Kudasai! (スマイレージのその常識チョトマテクダサイ!)
 * [2012–2013] Hello! SATOYAMA Life (ハロー! SATOYAMA ライフ)
 * [2014–2016] The Girls Live

Internet

 * [2013–2016] Hello! Project Station (ハロ！ステ)

TV Dramas

 * [2012] Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園)

Commercials

 * [2012] Mister Donut (ミスタードーナツの)

Voice Overs

 * [2013] Sekai Daikyouryuuten (世界大恐竜展) (as Tirara the Dinosaur Guide)

Theater

 * [2009] Shugo Chara! (as Yuiki Yaya)
 * [2010] Coco Smile 7 (ココ・スマイル7)
 * [2013] Warera Jeanne ~Shoujo Seisen Kageki~ (as Constance (TRUTH); and Marion (REVERSE))
 * [2014] LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki- (as Marigold)
 * [2014] SMILE FANTASY!
 * [2017] minako -Taiyou ni Natta Utahime- (minako-太陽になった歌姫-) (as Honda Minako; Lead role)
 * [2017] Grand Guignol (グランギニョル) (as Kiki Watson)

Radio

 * [2012–2015] SS1422
 * [2016] AS1422

Trivia

 * Prior to joining S/mileage, she was a part of an acting program called Musical Village, which her mother and sister inspired her to join.
 * Sato Masaki thinks Meimi is the coolest member of Hello! Project.
 * If she could join another group, she'd join °C-ute.
 * She'd like to take Wada Ayaka to see Wicked.
 * Her audition number was 13.
 * Shares a birthday with Morning Musume member Fukumura Mizuki and former Coconuts Musume member Kimura Ayaka.
 * She is good at imitating synchronized swimming and goldfish.
 * Wants to do a duet with Hagiwara Mai.
 * On her days off from work, she spends most of her time playing with her dog.
 * Tamura has stated; "I'm still a novice at singing and dancing but, I'm trying my very very best everyday to improve".
 * She said that in her previous life she thinks she was a sloth, because she likes to sleep alot.
 * She said if a thief came she'd feel that Tanaka Reina would come protect her.
 * She said if she could be another member, she said she would be Tsugunaga Momoko, because her overall personality is cute.
 * Describes her personality as loud.
 * Kept a dog she found in a cardboard box in January 2012.
 * In Team Okai she covers Ishida Ayumi.
 * She likes Chickadees.
 * She tends to her bangs because she doesn't want to keep on plucking her eyebrows.
 * She believes that Tsugunaga Momoko is the both most energetic and mellowest member of Hello! Project. She explains that Tsugunaga has the ability to go both ways like an on-off switch, in which she personally believes she has no control over.
 * During the S/mileage Live Tour 2013 ~Smile Charge~, she expressed her love for soy sauce and puts it on everything she eats, including salads and potatoes.
 * She has bad vision, but she is afraid to put in contacts.
 * In Fukuda Kanon's final interview before her graduation, she had this to say about Tamura: "She really does a lot of research on herself. She likes theatre and the way she can use her singing voice so freely is really cool. She never gets embarrassed by anything, so she’s always able to adopt the feelings of the main character in any song. I’m her senior but I really look up to her."
 * She and Nakanishi Kana and Kosuga Fuyuka were the first members of S/mileage that were not from Hello Pro Kenshuusei