Mai Satoda

Mai Satoda 里田 まい
Birth name	里田 舞
Also known as	Maichin
Born	March 29, 1984 (1984-03-29) (age 27)
Origin	Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Genres	Japanese pop
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Zetima
Associated acts	Country Musume, Ongaku Gatas, Pabo, Romans, Hello! Project Akagumi, Sexy 8, 7Air, H.P. All Stars, Elegies
Website	Hello! Project.com

Mai Satoda (里田 まい, Satoda Mai^?, real name 里田 舞, born March 29, 1984) is a member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume.

Biography

Satoda was discovered during the Morning Musume 4th Generation Auditions in 2000. She is also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P. She has released one self-titled solo photobook and also a single, "Oyaji no Kokoro ni Tomotta Сhīsana Hi" (オヤジの心に灯った小さな火^?) with the comedian duo, Fujioka Fujimaki.

In early 2007 Satoda was added to the unit Pabo (Korean: 바보, fool) along with Suzanne and Yukina Kinoshita, created by the Fuji TV's quiz show Quiz! Hexagon II.^[1] The group released the single "Koi no Hexagon", used as the show's closing theme. She was later added to the group Ongaku Gatas.

Discography and releases

Singles

1. "Oyaji no Kokoro ni Tomotta Chiisana Hi" (オヤジの心に灯った小さな火^?, with Fujioka Fujimaki, released May 23, 2007)
2. "Mou sugu Christmas" (もうすぐクリスマス^?, with Gōda Kyōdai, released November 12, 2008)
3. "Bye-Bye" (バイバイ^?, with Gōda Kyōdai, released January 14, 2009)
4. "Don't leave me" (with Gōda Kazoku, released June 17, 2009)

In Pabo

1. "Koi no Hexagon" (恋のヘキサゴン^?, released September 26, 2007)
2. "Koi" (恋^?, released March 17, 2010)

In Aladdin

1. "Hi wa,Mata Noboru" (陽は、また昇る^?, released July 30, 2008)

Photobooks

1. Satoda Mai (里田まい^?, released October 4, 2003)
2. My Life (released March 21, 2007)
3. Mai-Thai (released December 26, 2007)

References

1. ^ "Pabo - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Pabo. Retrieved December 11, 2008. 

External links

• 里田まい - hi5 private profile (English)
• Official Hello! Project profile (Japanese)
• Up-Front Works: Mai Satoda Official discography entry (Japanese)
• 里田まいの里田米 - Satoda's personal blog (Japanese)
• Hello! Database: Mai Satoda (English)
• Mai Satoda at the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Kpopwiki:Mai Satoda (English)
• ThePPN:Satoda Mai (English)

Persondata
Name	Satoda, Mai
Alternative names
Short description	Singer
Date of birth	March 29, 1984
Place of birth	Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Date of death
Place of death