Meimi Tamura
田村芽実
Born (1998-10-30) October 30, 1998
Isesaki, Gunma, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Websitetamurameimi.com

Meimi Tamura (田村芽実, Tamura Meimi, born October 30, 1998) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme.

Early life and background

Meimi Tamura's mother was a troupe organizer and actor in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.[1] Her elder sister, Karen Tamura, is also an actress. Influence from her mother and sister inspired Meimi in working to become an actress.[2]

Career

2004–2010: Early acting career

Tamura's first public performance took place in the Concert Tour of Japanese Enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa, on the stage in Okinawa Convention Center March 27, 2004, as a member of the Dodonpa Kids when she was five years old.[3]

At age of 10 she was cast in the 2009 musical Shugo Chara as Yaya Yuiki.[4] After co-starring with then S/mileage members, Yuuka Maeda (who played Amu), Kanon Fukuda (who played Nadeshiko) and Ayaka Wada (who played a student and X-Egg) in this musical, she became a S/mileage fan herself, and she went to several S/mileage concerts.[5]

2011–2016: Smileage and Angerme

On May 29, 2011, at S/mileage's major debut first anniversary event, producer Tsunku announced that new members will be added to the group and an audition was subsequently held by Up-Front Agency. Tamura, along with approximately 2,000 other contestants attended the first round of the audition held in Shibuya, Tokyo, in June 2011.[6] Tamura was chosen to proceed to the second round with 49 other contestants on July 9, 2011. Only 12 contestants, including Tamura, made it to the third round. The third round last for two days in the form of a training camp, which took place in a remote location two hours away from Tokyo. Contestants had their dancing and vocal abilities assessed by choreographer Yoshiko, vocal coach Mariko Ueno and producer Tsunku. At the end of the third round, Tamura passed the audition with four other contestants (Akari Takeuchi, Rina Katsuta, Fuyuka Kosuga, and Kana Nakanishi). These five girls became S/mileage's sub-members[7][8] On October 16, Tamura was promoted to official members of the group. With the name changed to ANGERME in 2014, Tamura continued as a main vocalist in the group until she graduated on May 30, 2016.

2016–present: Post-Angerme

On December 13, Tamura auditioned for the role of Annie in Annie the Musical, but was unsuccessful in obtaining the part.[9] On January 22, 2017, Tamura had been cast as Minako Honda on stage play Minako-taiyo ni Natta Utahime, which would run through May 17–21.[10][11][12] On February 16, 2017, a media report confirmed that Tamura had left UP-FRONT GROUP and she was currently working as a freelance without a manager.

On April 1, Tamura announced she was cast in the Peacepit stage play Grand Guignol, the latest installment in playwright Suemitsu Kenichi's TRUMP series that also includes LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki-. It would run from July 29 to August 20.[13][14]

On May 1, Tamura joined the agency BMI.[15] On September 29, Tamura appeared on TV Asahi's "Kanjani ∞ The Mozart Music King No.1 Decision Fight".[16]

On October 15, she performed in the music theater show Funfair.[17] It was revealed on Tamura's official website that she would be holding a limited birthday event on October 29 with two shows, to celebrate her 19th birthday. It was also announced that Tamura will be participating in the stage play Kyo no Hotarubi from November 3 to 26 at the Meijiza, one of the oldest theaters in Japan.[18]

On August 21, 2018, a teaser trailer or short version video clip for her first solo release music video was posted on YouTube by Victor Entertainment.[19]

From October 10 to October 25, Tamura performed as Jaquenetta in the Toho's production of Love's Labour's Lost -Koi no Honeorizon-, which is a Japanese version of The Public Theater's 2013 musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost.

In 2020-23, Tamura played roles in several musical stage productions:

  • February 2020 - Maria in a Japanese version of West Side Story.
  • June 2020-2022 - Amber Von Tussle in a Japanese version of Hairspray, a role which she played again in 2022.
  • March-April 2021 - Nina Rosario in a Japanese version of In the Heights.
  • August 2021 - Pretti Pasha in a Japanese version of Everybody's Talking About Jamie.
  • November 2021 - Betty Rizzo in a Japanese version of Grease.
  • July 2022 - Claudia in a Japanese version of Claudia.
  • January-February 2023 - Janis Sarkisian in a Japanese version of Mean Girls.
  • 8 December 2023-9 January 2024 - Mathilde De La Mole in Japanese version of the French Rock Musical Le Rouge et le Noir.

From January 19 through January 23 2022, Tamura Meimi played a leading role in "Equal," a two-man play about childhood friends attempting to use alchemy to achieve immortality. "Equal" is traditionally performed with two men, and this marks the first time a production has been staged with two female leads.

On September 17, it was announced that Tamura was cast in the role of Nancy Grahl in the Toho production "Da Ponte ~Mozart no Kage ni Kakureta Mou Hitori no Tensai~". The production will run preview performances From June 21 through June 25, 2023 and will run at the Tatemono Brillia Hall in Tokyo from July 9 through July 16, 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
Oricon[20] Hot Albums[21]
Fig
(無花果, Ichijiku)
  • Released: April 8, 2020
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 4768

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
Oricon[20] Hot Albums[21]
Sprout
  • Released: March 20, 2019
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 4980

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart
positions		 Album
Oricon[20]
"Sparkling ~My dream goes on~"
(輝いて ～My dream goes on～, Kagayaite ～My dream goes on～)		 2018 45 Fig
"I'll Give You Magic ~Magic In The Air~"
(魔法をあげるよ ～Magic In The Air～, Mahō o ageru yo ～Magic In The Air～)		 38
"Stage" (舞台, Butai) 2019 62

Filmography

DVD and Bu-ray

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN[20]
DVD Bu-ray
Angerme Meimi Tamura Solo Special Live
(アンジュルム 田村芽実ソロスペシャルライブ)		 27—

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2023RanmanKayo ŌhataNHKAsadora[22]

References

  1. ↑ Interview with Ayako Tamura The Organizer of the citizen musical troupe "Hermony"(Isesaki Shinbun 2010-3-12)(Japanese Languege)
  2. ↑ Interview with Meimi Tamura 「MUSICAL VILLAGE）」） Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine(Japanese Languege).2012-6-12
  3. ↑ 氷川きよし「きよしのドドンパ」リリース記念 ドドンパキッズ大発表!!(Japanese Language) INTERNET　ARCHIVE 2004　April 8
  4. ↑ "Musical "Shugo Chara" New Casting (Japanese Language)". Oricon Entertainment. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  5. ↑ tv show Hello Pro! Time #26 (2011-10-20 On-Air)
  6. ↑ "Hello Pro! TIME". Episode 15. August 4, 2011. 25 mins minutes in. TV Tokyo. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  7. ↑ "スマイレージに新メンバー。顔の見せ方重視(日テレNEWS24)". 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  8. ↑ "スマイレージ新"サブ"メンバー5名、恒例夏ハロコンで発表（ナタリー (ニュースサイト)|ナタリー）". 株式会社ナターシャ. 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  9. ↑ "Tweet From Tamura Meimi".
  10. ↑ "starring · Minako Honda. Decided on "Tamura Meimi" role!".
  11. ↑ "田村芽実、「ｍｉｎａｋｏ－」で本田美奈子．さん役に！抜群の歌唱力と表現力で大役つかむ". 23 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "元アンジュルム田村芽実が主演 本田美奈子．さんの軌跡を舞台化".
  13. ↑ "Tamura Meimi Twitter".
  14. ↑ "Grandguignol Website".
  15. ↑ "MANTAN-WEB.JP".
  16. ↑ "TV ASAHI - THE MOZART".
  17. ↑ "LINE BLOG TAMURA". 4 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "LINE BLOG TAMURA". 13 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "田村芽実／輝いて ～My dream goes on～ MV [Verse 1]". YouTube. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Tamura Meimi | Oricon Style". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  22. ↑ "らんまん:新キャスト9人発表 元「アンジュルム」田村芽実、小野大輔、伊礼彼方ら朝ドラ初出演". Mantan-web. 26 April 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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