Ai Maeda (actress)

nihongo|Ai Maeda|前田 愛|"Maeda Ai"|born 4 October, 1983 in Tokyo is a Japanese model and actress.

Maeda is notable for performing Shiori Kitano in the 2003 film "", as well as for voicing the title role in the anime series "Kino's Journey" (for which she also performed a theme song to the series, "Beautiful World"). Her younger sister is Aki Maeda. Ai Maeda came into the spotlight when she was only 8 years old, appearing in a McDonald's commercial. From there her career started off. She modeled along with her sister Aki Maeda when they were young until she was 16/17 years old, when she starred in many movies and TV series.

Maeda has a height of 151 cm (4'11"). Her blood type is B and she is right-handed. Ai is skilled in the piano, Tate (fighting battles on the movie set) and the English language (Ai studied abroad in Canada for a year in 2000).

She is also a graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University (Faculty of Economics, International Politics and Communications).

Career

* 1993: Debuted in a McDonald's commercial together with her sister Aki. She was in her fourth year of primary school.
* 1994: Ai and Aki joined the manager firm "Crayon".
* 1994 April: Became a regular cast of the show "Appare-Sanma Sensei".
* 1997: Changed manager to "Granpapa".
* 1997: Formed the group "Pretty Chat" with Maya Hamaoka, Yuuka Nomura and Ayako Omura, releasing a single album "Wake up girls".
* 2003: On her 20th birthday she voiced her first anime "Kino no Tabi"

Filmography

*"4 Shimai Tantei Dan", 2008

*"Kami no hidarite akuma no migite", 2006
*"Kamyu nante shiranai", 2005
*"", 2005

*"", 2005
*"Guuzen nimo saiaku na shounen", 2003
*"", 2003

*"", 2001
*"Battle Royale", 2000 (voice)
*"", 1999
*"Toire no Hanako-san", 1995

Voice roles

*"Kino's Journey", as Kino 2003
*"", 2005

External links

* Official Website (In Japanese) http://www.granpapa.com/production/maeda-ai/
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