Mako Kojima


Mako Kojima is a Japanese fashion designer and tarento, represented by :ja:サンミュージックプロダクション|Sun Music Production. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and the owner of the fashion brand haluhiroine.

Career

2012

Kojima passed AKB48's 14th generation auditions on May 13, and debuted on September 9.

2013

On July 20, Kojima was announced to be in a new sub-unit, Tentoumu Chu!, consisting of trainee members from AKB48 and its sister groups, together with Nana Okada, Miki Nishino, Ryoha Kitagawa, Nagisa Shibuya, Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga. The sub-unit debuted on July 31. Kojima, Okada, and Nishino, also known as the Three Musketeers, were promoted to AKB48's Team 4 on August 24.

2014

Kojima was selected to perform in a major single for the first time, for the song "Mae Shika Mukanee". She was shuffled to Team K during AKB48's Daisosaku Matsuri.

2017

On April 6, Kojima transferred talent agencies from AKS, which managed AKB48 and most of its members, to Sun Music Production.

2018

Kojima participated in the reality show Produce 48, but was eliminated in episode 8.

2019

On January 12, Kojima announced her graduation from AKB48 during a Team K concert at Tokyo Dome City Hall. On April 27, her graduation ceremony was held during the AKB48 Group Spring LIVE Festival in Yokohama Stadium. On May 12, her final performance was held at the AKB48 Theater. Her YouTube channel, the makochannel, was launched shortly after. She also announced the launch of her own clothing brand, haluhiroine, which name is a combination of the Finnish word for "desire" and the English word "heroine".

Discography

AKB48 singles

AKB48 Albums

Stage units

;AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage "Boku no Taiyou"
  1. "Idol Nante Yobanaide"
  2. "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster"
  3. "Himawari"
;AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage "Pajama Drive"
  1. "Tenshi no Shippo"
  2. "Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc"
;Team 4 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara"
  1. "Wimbledon e tsureteitte"
;Team K "RESET"
  1. "Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa"

    TV variety