Maeda Kokoro (前田こころ) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project as a member of the sub-group Ame no Mori Kawa Umi and the combined group BEYOOOOONDS. She first joined as a member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei and was introduced on May 4, 2015 alongside seven other girls at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~.
Biography[]
Maeda Kokoro, April 2024
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Maeda Kokoro, May 2015
Early Life[]
Maeda was born on June 23, 2002 in Saitama, Japan.
2014[]
In 2014, she entered the Morning Musume '14 <Golden> Audition!, but failed.[2]
2015[]
On April 1, Maeda officially joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei. She was formally introduced and participated in the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ on May 4, 2015 alongside Ono Mizuho, Nakano Rion, Yanagawa Nanami, Akiyama Mao, Kanatsu Mizuki, Kasahara Momona, and Okamoto Honoka.
Maeda participated in the opening act and as a back dancer for the ℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Aki ~℃an't STOP!!~.
2016[]
Maeda participated in the opening act and as a back dancer for the ℃-ute Concert Tour 2016 Haru ~℃ONCERTO~, ℃-ute 12 Nenme Totsunyuu Kinen ~℃-Fes! Part 1 9gatsu 5ka mo ℃-ute no Hi at Nippon Budokan~, and ℃-ute Concert Tour 2016 Aki ~℃OMPASS~.
From November 3 to November 20, Maeda participated in the Engeki Joshibu musical Nega Poji Poji.
2017[]
In 2017, Maeda was featured in ℃-ute's "To Tomorrow" and Juice=Juice's "Jidanda Dance" music videos as a back dancer.
From January 5 to January 9, Maeda participated in the opening act and as a backup dancer for ℃-ute Shinshun Concert 2017 ~℃OMPASS~, and from April 1 to June 4, she participated in ℃-ute Concert Tour 2017 Haru ~℃elebration~.
On May 5, she won the judge's dance award at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event for her performance of "Suki Sugite Baka Mitai".
From October 26 to November 12, Maeda performed in the Engeki Joshibu musical Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan, taking on the roles of ♭ Gumi's Yoko and Yohan.
2018[]
On February 13, she participated in a fanclub event titled Hello Pro Kenshuusei Special Event in Nagoya ~Hajimemashite! 2~ at Midland Square Cinema 2 alongside Yamazaki Yuhane, Nishida Shiori and Shimakura Rika, where she performed a cover of "Kokoro no Sakebi wo Uta ni Shitemita".
On March 20, she participated in a fanclub event titled Engeki Joshibu "Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan" DVD Hatsubai Kinen Special Event in Nagoya at Midland Square Cinema 2 alongside Noguchi Kurumi, Yonemura Kirara, Yamazaki Yuhane, Nishida Shiori and Shimakura Rika.
On May 6, she won the judge's dance award at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event for her performance of "Silver no Udedokei".
On May 11, Maeda appeared on Fuji TV's Monomane Kouhaku Uta Gassen, as a back-up dancer for former ℃-ute member Okai Chisato, alongside Horie Kizuki, Kanatsu Mizuki, and Ono Kotomi.
On June 9, during the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~ in Tokyo, it was announced that Maeda was selected alongside Okamura Minami and Yamazaki Yuhane to join the second new group which already includes Takase Kurumi and Kiyono Momohime and would debut later in 2018.[3]
On September 23, Maeda was appointed with eight other OG and active Hello! Project members from Saitama Prefecture as Host City Special Supporters for Kumagaya during the Rugby World Cup 2019 hosted by Japan.[4][5]
On October 19, the name of her group was revealed as Ame no Mori Kawa Umi. It was also announced that it would be part of the collective group BEYOOOOONDS with the group led by Ichioka named CHICA#TETSU and the winners of the Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition.[6][7]
2019[]
On March 25, it was announced that she and Kawamura Ayano both became members of the Hello! Project Mobile advertising department and the monthly exclusive radio program Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi, joining current members Nonaka Miki and Ogata Risa.[8]
On June 24, Maeda celebrated her 17th birthday at a fanclub event titled BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2019 with two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.
2020[]
On September 7, she celebrated her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2020 with two shows at Shinjuku ReNY.[9] In compliance with government policy, cheering, crowding, standing, and closeness in the venue were prohibited, and wearing masks were required to enter.
On September 19, she released her first photobook, eighteen face.[10]
2021[]
On June 23, she celebrated her 19th birthday at a fanclub event titled BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2021 with two shows at LANDMARK HALL.
2022[]
On June 24, she celebrated her 20th birthday at a fanclub event titled BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2022 with two shows at Tower Hall Funabori.
On July 29, it was announced that Maeda Kokoro had been diagnosed with COVID-19, while Yamazaki Yuhane had reported symptoms of sore throat and difficulty speaking. Maeda had tested positive for the virus that morning during regular routine antigen tests, while Yamazaki had tested negative despite her symptoms. They will both focus on treatment under the guidance of local governments and public health centers. As result, the July 30 concert of the Hello! Project 2022 Summer CITY CIRCUIT BEYOOOOOND1St CONCERT TOUR ~Mou Iccho Donto Koi! BE HAPPY!~ in Miyagi was cancelled.[11]
On August 8, it was announced that Tsubaki Factory and BEYOOOOONDS members Yamagishi Riko, Tanimoto Ami, Asakura Kiki, Akiyama Mao, Nishida Shiori, Eguchi Saya, Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane, and Satoyoshi Utano would be appearing in the NHK special drama Idol, which aired on August 11. The drama is about the aspiring idols who performed at the theater Moulin Rouge Shinjukuza during the World War II era.[12]
2023[]
On June 23, she celebrated her 21st birthday at a fanclub event titled BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2023 with two shows at Hitotsubashi hall.
2024[]
On June 20, she celebrated her 22nd birthday at a fanclub event titled BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2024 with two shows at Hulic Hall Tokyo.
Personal Life[]
Her father is a chef who specializes in Italian cuisine. She also has an older brother, Maeda Kentaro, who is an actor known for portraying Igarashi Ikki/Kamen Rider Revi in Kamen Rider Revice. She and her brother were childhood friends with former Morning Musume member Kudo Haruka, who previously portrayed Hayami Umika/Lupin Yellow in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger.[13][14]
She owns a Yorkshire terrier named Natsu.[15]
When Maeda joined Ame no Mori Kawa Umi, she was a first year high school student.
Kokoro has a black belt in karate, was a runner up in a prefectural tournament and participated three times at the national level.
Maeda is particularly close to her former generation-mate and rival Ono Mizuho, and their pairing name is "MizuKoko" (みずここ).[16] She gets along best with former BEYOOOOONDS members Yamazaki Yuhane and Ichioka Reina. She also got close to Morning Musume member Nonaka Miki, as both of them have been working together as members of the advertisement department of the Hello! Mobile service. They often see each other outside of work.
Here is a list of nicknames that was used to refer to Maeda Kokoro:
- Maekoko (まえここ): Official nickname.[17]
- Kokoro-chan (こころちゃん): A nickname given to her by Suzuki Keita.[18]
- Koko (ここ): Used by Yanagawa Nanami.
- Kocchan (こっちゃん ): Used by Kudo Haruka.
Profile[]
- Name: Maeda Kokoro (前田こころ)
- Nicknames: Kokoro (こころ), Kokoro-chan (こころちゃん), Maekoko (まえここ), Koko (ここ), Kocchan (こっちゃん )
- Birthdate: June 23, 2002
- Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
- Blood Type: A
- Height: 168 cm (5 ft 6.1 in)?[1]
- Western Zodiac:
Cancer - Eastern Zodiac: Horse
- Hello! Project Status:
- 2015-04-01: Hello Pro Kenshuusei member
- 2018-06-09: Ame no Mori Kawa Umi member
- 2018-10-19: BEYOOOOONDS member (as part of Ame no Mori Kawa Umi)
- UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:
- 2015-04-01: Member
- BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Member Color:
- Sea Blue
- Hello! Project Groups:
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2015–2018)
- Ame no Mori Kawa Umi (2018–present)
- BEYOOOOONDS (2018–present)
- Other Groups:
Sea Blue
- Hobby: Watching videos of Hello! Project, listening to music
- Special Skills: Karate (2nd degree blackbelt)
- Favorite Music Genre: J-Pop (idols)
- Strength: She does everything full-force
- Weakness: She's very afraid of things
- Favorite Food: Soba, crushed red pepper and cheese
- Least Favorite Food: Tomatoes and green peppers
- Favorite Colors: White, pink, red, yellow
- Favorite Sport: Karate
- Charm Points: Her brown eyes and husky voice
- Motto: "Shinken shoubu" (真剣勝負; Give it your all)
- Favorite Hello! Project songs: "Honto no Jibun", "Nani wa Tomo Are!", "Tachiagirl", "Moshimo...", "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa", "Koi Dorobou"
- Looks Up To: Kudo Haruka, Sasaki Rikako[17]
Discography[]
- Main article: Maeda Kokoro/Discography
Fanclub DVDs[]
- [2019.10.26] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori・Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2019
- [2021.01.26] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori・Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2020
- [2021.10.xx] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori・Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2021
Publications[]
- Main article: Maeda Kokoro/Publications
Solo Photobooks[]
- [2020.09.19] eighteen face
Works[]
Theater[]
- [2016] Nega Poji Poji
- [2017] Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan
- [2018] Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~
- [2018] Time Repeat ~Towa ni Kimi wo Omou~
- [2019] Fushigi no Kuni no Alicetachi
- [2019] Reborn ~13nin no Tamashii wa Kami-sama no Yume wo Miru~
- [2020] Arabeyooooonds Nights
- [2021] Nemureru Mori no Biyo
- [2022] Beyosailles Kyuuden
- [2023] Beyospy ~Kieta Attaché Case~
Movies[]
- [2017] JK Ninja Girls (cameo)
TV Dramas[]
- [2022] Mayonaka ni Hello!
- [2022] Idol (アイドル)[19]
TV Programs[]
- [2016–2019] The Girls Live
- [2019–2020] AI・DOL PROJECT (AI・DOL プロジェクト)
- [2019–2020] Hello Pro! TOKYO Sanpo (ハロプロ!TOKYO散歩)
- [2020] KURAGAE ~Watashitachi no Koto, Oshite Kudasai!~ (KURAGAE –私たちのこと、推してください！-)
- [2020–] Uta-navi! (うたなび！)
- [2020] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!"
- [2021] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes! 2"
Internet[]
- [2015–] Hello! Project Station
- [2018–] Upcoming
- [2018–2021] tiny tiny
- [2018–] OMAKE CHANNEL
- [2019–2020] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge
- [2019] Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2019
Radio[]
- [2019-] Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi (ハロ！モバ宣伝会議) (Hello! Project Mobile exclusive)
Music Videos[]
- [2017] ℃-ute - To Tomorrow (as a back dancer)
- [2017] Juice=Juice - Jidanda Dance (as a back dancer)
Trivia[]
- She wanted to debut in a new unit within Hello! Project and give smiles and energy to people.
- She failed a Morning Musume 12th Generation audition, so she joined the Kenshuusei to get practice in the hopes of still debuting.
- She was worried at first because she doesn't have any experience in singing or dancing and didn't know how things would go, but she's had a lot of fun in Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
- She wants to get good enough at dancing that people would think she's good, since right now she still has minimal experience with it.
- In an interview with Top Yell in July 2016, she said her future dream is to debut in Hello! Project and become an idol who has many activities.
- In the drama Budokan, she was shown as a 13th generation member of the fictional group NEXT YOU in the year 2028.
- In ℃-ute Okai Chisato Birthday Event 2016, Okai Chisato gave her a catchphrase and pose, where she holds her fist to her chest and says "My heart is here!" (私の心はここにある!; Watashi no Kokoro wa Koko ni Aru!). She also uses this phrase to begin her blog posts.
- Her family celebrated her 2017 award with her father's homemade pasta.
- She shares the same last name as original S/mileage member Maeda Yuuka, former Hello! Project soloist Maeda Yuki, and former Hello Pro Egg member Maeda Irori.
- She had always admired Kudo Haruka and already knew some things about Hello! Project before becoming an idol.[20]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maeda Kokoro. "女装じゃないよ！笑 ʚ♡ɞ 前田こころ" (in Japanese). BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Official Blog. 2019-02-11.
- ↑ https://ameblo.jp/beyooooonds-rfro/entry-12435594650.html
- ↑ Yamagishi Riko. ""発表！"山岸理子" (in Japanese). Tsubaki Factory Official Blog. 2018-06-09.
- ↑ "「熊谷圏オーガニックフェス、ラグビーワールドカップ2019™開催1年前イベント」中島早貴、浜浦彩乃(こぶしファクトリー)出演！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-09-19.
- ↑ <"ラグビーワールドカップ2019™開催1年前イベント" (in Japanese). Saitama Prefecture. 2018-09-18.
- ↑ "新グループ、グループ名決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-10-19.
- ↑ "ハロー！プロジェクト新グループ、グループ名決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2018-10-19.
- ↑ Kawamura Ayano. "☆ハロ！モバ新入部員☆川村文乃" (in Japanese). ANGERME Member Official Blog. 2019-03-25.
- ↑ "★ファンクラブ会員限定イベント★「BEYOOOOONDS/雨ノ森 川海 前田こころバースデーイベント2020」開催決定！" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2020-08-07. (archived)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hDZm_Yxf4o
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BEYOOOOONDS_/status/1553196215655088128
- ↑ https://twitter.com/nhk_dramas/status/1556843806963781633
- ↑ "Hello!Project 2020" (in Japanese). Kudo Haruka Official Blog. 2020-01-19.
- ↑ "ハロプロ前田こころ、兄は新仮面ライダーと明かす 「顔面つよつよ兄妹」「前ここ兄がマンガすぎる」と話題" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2021-08-06.
- ↑ "ハロプロ研修生・前田こころに20の質問！【ハロプロ誕生20周年記念連載】" (in Japanese). The Television. 2018-07-25.
- ↑ http://hpkenshu.web.fc2.com/kenblog/tamago_2016_06/p_393.html
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "ハロプロ進化論の最新形態「超・令和型アイドル」BEYOOOOONDSインタビュー（１）" (in Japanese). ENTAME next. 2019-04-16.
- ↑ "BEYOOOOONDS FCイベント2018 ~冬の陣ZIN ~" (in Japanese). Suzuki Keita Official Blog. 2018-12-03.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/nhk_dramas/status/1552866653188378625
- ↑ Hello Dream. Episode 17.
External Links[]
- BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Official Profile
- BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Official Blog
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Profile (archived)
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