Yamazaki Mei

Yamazaki Mei (山﨑愛生) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project as a 15th generation member of Morning Musume. She is former member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido.

Early Life
Yamazaki Mei was born on June 28, 2005 in Hokkaido, Japan.

2014
In 2014, Yamazaki auditioned to become a model for Ciao Girl magazine.

2015
In 2015, Yamazaki entered the Hello! Project "Hokkaido Gentei" Member Audition and passed.

2016
On July 16, it was announced that the successful applicants of the Hello! Project "Hokkaido Gentei" Member Audition would join the newly established trainee branch, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido. Yamazaki was officially introduced as one of the first seven members on July 30 at the Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~ concert in Sapporo alongside Oota Haruka, Sato Hikari, Ishiguri Kanami, Kawano Minori, Kudo Yume, and Kitagawa Ryo.

2018
On May 6, Yamazaki won the judge's singing award at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event for her performance of "Wonderful World (English Ver.)".

2019
On May 4, Yamazaki won the judge's character award at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event for her performance of "Mugen Climax".

On June 22, she was announced as a 15th generation member of Morning Musume '19 alongside Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition winners Okamura Homare and Kitagawa Rio. She had her last performance as a Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido member in the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 6gatsu ~Midori~, which ended on June 16. She and the rest of the 15th generation members will begin performing with Morning Musume '19 in the Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER concert tour, which begins on July 13.

Personal Life
Education= Yamazaki was in her sixth year of elementary school when she joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido and in her second year of middle school when she joined Morning Musume.

A list of nicknames that have been used to refer to Yamazaki Mei:
 * -|Nicknames=
 * Mei-chan (めいちゃん)

Profile
Stats=
 * Name: Yamazaki Mei (山﨑愛生)
 * Nickname: Mei-chan (めいちゃん)
 * Birthdate: June 28, 2005
 * Birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
 * Blood Type: B
 * Height: 158cm
 * Western Zodiac: Cancer
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2016-07-30: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido member
 * 2019-06-22: Morning Musume member
 * Morning Musume Member Color: Bright Green
 * Hello! Project Groups:
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido (2016-2019)
 * Morning Musume (2019-present)
 * UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:
 * 2016-07-30: Member
 * -|Q&A=
 * Special Skills: Grade Pre-2 in STEP Eiken test, mat excercises
 * Hobbies: Collecting panda goods
 * Favorite Music Genre: J-Pop (idols)
 * Favorite Food: Curry
 * Favorite Sports: Mat exercises, dancing
 * Favorite School Subjects: Arts and crafts
 * Favorite Colors: Purple, light blue
 * Charm Point: English listening
 * Motto: "Keep on trying"
 * Favorite Hello! Project Songs: "Ai Araba IT'S ALL RIGHT", "Chokotto LOVE", "Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku", "Wakatteiru no ni Gomen ne"
 * Favorite Morning Musume Songs: "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari"
 * Favorite ℃-ute Song: "Ooki na Ai de Motenashite"
 * Looks Up To: Tsugunaga Momoko, Oda Sakura, Takagi Sayuki

Trivia

 * Her last name Yamazaki (written as 山﨑) is actually a rare spelling of the name, as opposed to the more common spelling (written as 山崎). She shares this surname with BEYOOOOONDS member Yamazaki Yuhane.
 * Her future goal is to appear on national TV and give a sparkling performance that reaches everyone.
 * Has been studying English through the language learning program since she was 9 months old.
 * When she joined Morning Musume, she said her favorite song is "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" because she loves how everyone's energy is overflowing in concerts.
 * She is currently the youngest member in Morning Musume.
 * She decided to enter the Hello! Project "Hokkaido Gentei" Member Audition because her mother is a huge Hello! Project fan.