Mai Hoshimura

Mai Hoshimura
Born	April 18, 1981 (1981-04-18) (age 30)
Origin	Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Genres	Japanese Pop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, composer
Instruments	Piano
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Sony Music Japan (former) Heart Voice Studio (current)
Website	Hoshimura Mai.jp

Mai Hoshimura (星村 麻衣, Hoshimura Mai^?, born April 18, 1981 in Matsue, Shimane) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She writes and composes all of her music. She is known for her famous standing crouched stance while playing the piano.^{[citation needed]}

She is a graduate of Shobi University.^{[citation needed]}

On May 31, 2009, her contract with Sony ended.^[1]

Biography

Mai Hoshimura was born on April 18, 1981 in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. Hoshimura began to learn to play the piano at the age of four. Her mother, a teacher, had hoped she would become a classical pianist, but it was her father; also a teacher, who had influenced her with popular music. Her 2007 song "Sakura Biyori" was the tenth ending theme of the anime Bleach. Her single "Regret" was the seventh ending song of the anime D. Gray-man.

Discography

Albums

No.	Information
1	Soup Singles: "Stay With You", "Cherish", and "Get Happy" Released: July 9, 2003 Rank 30th on Oricon album weekly chart
2	Joyful Singles: "Believer", "Himawari", "Melodea", "Every", '"Sunao ni Narenai", and "Merry Go Round" Released: January 25, 2006 Rank 70th on Oricon album weekly chart
3	My Life Singles: "Sakura Biyori", "Shunkan, Strobe.", "Kakegae no Nai Hito e", "Regret", and "Hikari" Released: September 17, 2008 Rank 20th on Oricon album weekly chart

Best album

No.	Information
1	Piano & Best

Singles

No.	Information
Debut (1st indie single)	"Natsuiro no Canvas" Released: July 24, 2002
2 (major debut single)	"Stay With You" Released: October 23, 2002 From album: Soup Rank 92nd on Oricon single chart
3	"Cherish" Released: February 19, 2003 From album: Soup Rank 125th on Oricon single chart
4	"Get Happy" Released: May 14, 2003 Rank 24th on Oricon single chart
5	"Believer" Released: December 3, 2003 From album: Joyful Rank 133rd on Oricon single chart
6	"Himawari" Released: June 9, 2004 From album: Joyful Rank 42nd on Oricon single chart
7	"Melodea" Released: March 16, 2005 From album: Joyful Rank 122nd on Oricon single chart
8	"Every" Released: May 25, 2005 From album: Joyful Rank 32nd on Oricon single chart
9	"Sunao ni Narenai" Released: September 28, 2005 From album: Joyful Rank 98th on Oricons single chart
10	"Merry Go Round" Released: January 11, 2006 From album: Joyful Rank 85th on Oricon single chart
11	"Sakura Biyori" Released: March 7, 2007 Rank 20th on Oricon single chart
12	"Shunkan, Strobe." Released: May 30, 2007 Rank 99th on Oricon single chart
13	"Kakegae no Nai Hito e" Released: November 14, 2007 Rank 111th on Oricon single chart
14	"Regret" Released: June 4, 2008 Rank 30th on Oricon single chart
15	"Hikari" Released: August 20, 2008 Rank 14th on Oricon single chart
16 (2nd indie single)	"Ichibanboshi" Released: March 10, 2010 Rank 186th on Oricon single chart
17 (3rd indie single)	"Candy" Released: July 29, 2010

References

1. ^ [1]

External links

• Official site (Japanese)

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