Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美): is the leader of the Hello! Project group °C-ute.

Name: Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美)
Birth Date: 02-07-1992
Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
Nickname: Yassui, Maimi-chan
Blood type: O
Height: 164.5 cm























Details:
Hobbies: Making Bee mascots, Writing letters to friends
Special Skill: Horizontal bar, Hula hoop, Unicycle, etc... moving my body!
Strong Point: Steadily putting effort into even things i hate doing
Weak Point: Being shy
Habit: Saving food I love the most till the last moment
Favorite Color: White, Green, Yellow, Pink, Light Blue (Pale Colors in general)
Favorite Flower: Hibiscus, Cosmos, Lily of the Valley
Disliked Thing/Thing to do: Getting shots and anything else that hurts
Scared of: Snakes, Bugs, Monsters
Favorite movie: "Home Alone" (all three)
Favorite Book: "Fuuchan no Harmonica"
Favorite Word: "Zenryoku toukyuu!!" (go all out)
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Food: Quail eggs, Umeboshi, Fruits
Least Favorite Food: Liver, Ginger, Wasabi, Sea Urchin
Favorite Song: "I Wish" by Morning Musume
Charm Point: My silky hair



• Hello! Project Groups:
o Hello! Project Kids
o ZYX (2003)
o °C-ute (2005-Present)
o High-King (2008)
• Concert Units:
o Hello! Project Akagumi (2005)
o Wonderful Hearts (2006-Present)
• Shuffle Units:
o 2004: H!P All Stars
• Other:
o Little Gatas (2004-2007)
o Mix Gatas (2006)
o Gatas Brilhantes H!P (2007-Present)



History:
Yajima Maimi first joined Hello! Project in 2002 as one of the fifteen children chosen from the Hello! Project Kids auditions after performing "Momoiro Kataomoi" by Aya Matsuura. She made her debut the same year in the movie "Koinu dan no Monogatari", taking on one of the main roles as an antagonist. The following year she became a member of the one-shot unit ZYX, where they released two singles before it became inactive.

In 2004 Berryz Koubou was formed, with the intention of rotating the kids throughout the unit. Yajima Maimi didn't make the original pick, and the idea was eventually dropped. In 2005, the remaining seven kids would form °C-ute. Although it was Umeda Erika, being the oldest, was chosen to be the groups leader, she did not believe herself responsible for the task, and so the position was passed down to the second oldest, Yajima Maimi. The group didn't make its official debut until late in 2006, with their first official single released in February of 2007.

Aside from leading °C-ute, Yajima Maimi is also the Sub-Captain of Little Gatas, the Hello! Project Kids Futsal team.

Yajima Maimi also currently co-hosts °C-ute's weekly radio program, Cutie Party. She took over the role when Megumi Murakami left the group. Yajima Maimi also collaborated with Abe Natsumi to release the single "16sai no koi nante" on january 16, 2008 with a total sales count of 14,538 with 8,975 sales in the first week alone.

Yajima Maimi is considered to be one of the fastest runners in all of Hello! Project, often coming first in the running events at the annual sports festivals and listing running as one of her hobbies, and it seems that there is no stopping her there. In 2008 Yajima Maimi was selected to be a member of Hello! Project's new unit, High-King.



Trivia:
• She's considered to be one of the fastest runners in all of Hello! Project, often coming first in the running events at the annual sports festivals and listing running as one of her hobbies.
• Has described herself as so forgetful she even forgets when she eats.
• Loves cherries and shabu shabu.
• Her specialty is japanese calligraphy (shoudou).
• Describes her strong point as not worrying about the small things.
• Dislikes fish, and was criticized for it on Gyao's Hello! Pro Hour, since she had asked Abe Natsumi what her favorite type of sushi was, when yajima herself doesn't eat sushi.
• Her nickname "Yassui" was given by Yaguchi Mari.
• Has two older brothers.
• She shares the same birthday (February 7th) with fellow °C-ute member Hagiwara Mai, as well as former Hello! Project members Lehua Sandbo and Kago Ai.
• "I My Me Mine" was the title of a magazine article about Yajima Maimi. As it sounds similar to "Maimi", some fans call her by that name.
• Along with Sugaya Risako, Yajima Maimi is very often featured in magazines.
• Has dreams of becoming an actress in the future.
• Wears a japanese shoe size of 24-25.
• Has two toy poodles and one jack russell terrier. She gave a puppy from the toy poodles to Shimizu Saki (Berryz Koubou).
• Doesn't like cream, and thus rarely eats cakes, preferring tarts instead.
• Has said that she is good at competitive eating. She once went to a wanko-soba eating contest and ate eighty-seven bowls of the food in ten minutes, more than all of the other contestants.
• Her role models include Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, and Fujimoto Miki.




■ Maimi is the first solo photobook of Yajima Maimi. It was released on 2007-04-25. The photobook shows Maimi moving on from Junior High to High School. Some of the shots include her in a yukata, bathing suit and in a school uniform. It was shot on location in Okinawa and Tokyo.


■ Sou Sola is the 2nd solo photobook of Yajima Maimi. It was released on 2008.01.27. The photobook presents Maimi in a more mature way. Some of the shots include her wearing modern-looking clothes, swimsuits, and her poses are intended to look more natural and fresh. It was filmed in Guam.



















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