Shimizu Maria

Name

Shimizu Maria

Shimizu Maria (2019)


Kanji	清水麻璃亜
Kana	しみずまりあ
Romaji	Shimizu Maria
Nickname	Maria (まりあ)

Birth Info

Birthdate	September 29, 1997
Birthplace	Gunma, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	26 Years Old

Sizes

Height	159cm

Professional Info

Agency	YK Agent
Social Networks	7gogo / Instagram / SHOWROOM / Twitter

Idol Career Info

Group	AKB48
Team	Team 8/Team A
Debuted	April 2014 / Team 8
Prefecture	Gunma

Lightstick Colors

Orange	White

Shimizu Maria is a member of AKB48's Team 8 and Team A. She is also a member of Honey Harmony.

1 Catchphrase
2 Trivia
3 History
- 3.1 2014
- 3.2 2015
- 3.3 2016
- 3.4 2017
- 3.5 2018
- 3.6 2019
- 3.7 2020
- 3.8 2021
- 3.9 2022
4 AKB48 Senbatsu Elections
5 Team History
6 Singles Participation
- 6.1 AKB48 B-Sides
- 6.2 Other Songs
7 Albums Participation
- 7.1 AKB48 Albums
8 Units
- 8.1 Stage Units
- 8.2 Concert Units
9 Media Appearances
10 Gallery

Catchphrase

君は羊ですか?（いいえ、馬です）君と羊と馬と書いて群馬県から来ました、26歳の清水麻璃亜です

Kimi wa hitsuji desu ka? (Iie, uma desu) Kimi to hitsuji to uma to kaite Gunma-ken kara kimashita, 26-sai no Shimizu Maria desu

(Are you a sheep? (No, I am a horse) I came from Gunma prefecture, written with the kanji for "you", "sheep" and "horse", I am 26-year old Shimizu Maria)

Trivia

Team 8 Performances: Kumamoto, Sapporo, Fukushima, Gunma, Aichi, Niigata
Hobbies: Basketball, cooking, take a walk, eating, watching movies
Special skills: Making people laugh, cooking, trumpet
Strong points: Simple and reconciling
Weak points: Negative
Charm point: Front teeth, bullied chara
Favorite word: "Like it!"
Favorite foods: Dumplings, gyoza, pasta, chocolate
Hated foods: Raw fish
Most admired person: Sato Amina, Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino, Nagasawa Masami
Close friends: Takahashi Ayane, Honda Hitomi, Okabe Rin
Describe yourself in one word: "Amanojaku"
Animal you would describe yourself as: Bear
Future Dream: Actress
Message to the fans: In order to make lots of people like my beloved Gunma prefecture, I want to spread smiles. I count with your support
She was given the name Maria because she was born in a praying pose.
She has an older brother.
She has completed university.
She has a pet dachshund dog named Cookie.
She can play the trumpet, and began playing in 2010.
She was the captain of the basketball club in middle school and played center.
She was the first AKB48 member to be from Gunma Prefecture.
She auditioned for AKB48 twice before joining Team 8. She even turned down auditions for other idol groups because she was set on joining AKB48. She has liked AKB48 since elementary school.
She attended an all-girls high school on a study-intensive (accelerated) course. She had to switch to the regular course for her final year because she was missing so much school.
- Her homeroom teacher was very supportive of her activities. Sadly they passed away on August 8th, 2015, and never got to see Maria perform as an idol. Team 8 did not have a concert in Gunma until 4 months after that.
After joining AKB48 she would try to not talk about her idol life with her friends because she didn’t want them to think she was using her idol status to feel superior. She even began to sit alone during lunch in her second year of high school, to avoid making her friends feel like they had to spend time with her on the rare days she could attend school.
She developed a phobia against men (especially men in school uniforms) due to being called ugly on the way to school in her first year of high school. She confessed that she had a hard time in the beginning of her AKB48 career interacting with male fans at handshake events. Fortunately it has gotten easier over time.
Fellow Team 8 members describe her as funny, interesting, and gentle.
She often leads MCs and is known for being outgoing.
She is good at cooking.
She often wears black clothing in her private life.
She finds it embarrassing when people call her "Mari", as only her family calls her that.
She volunteered to eat a whole fried cicada on AKBINGO! after Honda Hitomi ate part of one as a punishment game. She ate the whole thing at once and said it tasted like popcorn.
She was a member of the korokke team in the AKB48 Cooking Senbatsu Competition.

History

2014

On April 3rd, joined AKB48 as a member of its Team 8 (Team 8 Formation).
On August 6th, had her theater debut with Team 8's PARTY ga Hajimaru yo stage.
On August 27th, was part of her first AKB48 song, 47 no Suteki na Machi e, on the group's 37th single Kokoro no Placard.
On November 18th, had her first appearance on AKBINGO!.

2015

On April 29th, assumed the position of "Gunma Tourism Special Envoy."
On September 5th, had her first appearance at Team 8's Aitakatta stage.
On November 7th and 8th, was one of the 12 selected Team 8 members that performed on Cool Japan Festival at Manila, Philippines.

2016

In March, obtained her driver's license.
On December 4th, was one of the 12 selected Team 8 members that performed on Philippines-Japan Friendship Celebration at Manila, Philippines.

2017

On February 28th, appeared in the shonichi performance of AKB48's special stage Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okose.
On September 2nd, had her first appearance in Team 8's Kimi mo 8 (Eito) de Nakou janai ka.
From November 1st to 5th, appeared in the stage play "Hanamachi Oiran Chronicle" (花街花魁クロニクル).
On December 8th, at the AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle, it was announced she would receive a kennin position in Takahashi Team B.

2018

On July 24th, had her final appearance on AKBINGO!.
From August 12th to 17th, appeared in the stage play "Casket ~Shinkai kara Mieru Hoshi~" (Casket〜深海から見える星〜).
On November 1st, had her first appearance in Team B's Theater no Megami stage.
On December 20th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for AKB48's special stage Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okose.

2019

On January 27th, had her first appearance in Team 8's Sono Shizuku wa, Mirai e to Tsunagaru Niji ni Naru..

2020

On October 30th, in a SHOWROOM together with Oda Erina, announced she would be transferred to the talent agency YK Agent, to which former AKB48 member Tano Yuka belongs.
On November 1st, officially joined YK Agent.

2021

On September 3rd, tested positive for COVID-19 and went on hiatus.
On September 13th, resumed her activities.
On December 8th, at the AKB48 16th Anniversary Team Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred to Mukaichi Team A.
Released on December 23rd, appeared in the short film "Hajimari no Mori" (はじまりの森).

2022

On March 18th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team B's Theater no Megami stage.
On April 19th, transferred to Mukaichi Team A.
On August 5th, had her first appearance on AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san (AKB48サヨナラ毛利さん).