Kaori Matsumura

Kaori Matsumura
Native name 松村 香織
Born (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990
Origin Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) Idol, singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2009 (2009) – present
Labels AKS
Associated acts SKE48

Kaori Matsumura (松村 香織 Matsumura Kaori, born 17 January 1990 in Saitama Prefecture) is a member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48.

Career

The video display exhibit used for the AKB48 Art Exhibition.

Mastumura applied for SKE48's 2nd generation auditions in March 2009 but failed to make the cut.[1] She passed SKE48's 3rd generation auditions on 13 November 2009. During March 2012, Matsumura was included in the Google+ selection project where she would be involved for the first time with an AKB48 single ("Manatsu no Sounds Good!") for the B-side song "Gugutasu no Sora".[2] The Google+ selection project was a promotion project involving 48 Group members selected by Yasushi Akimoto who had used Google+ to best portray their personality.[3] Prior to this project Matsumura had gained some notoriety using Google+ by most notably regularly uploading a self-created video series titled "BBQ Matsumura Kaori no konyamo ichi komeda" (BBQ松村香織の今夜も1コメダ).[4] The magazine Weekly Playboy first published a weekly serial about SKE48's members and activities for its 23 April release written by Matsumura.[5] On 6 June 2012 the fourth AKB48 general election event was held at the Nippon Budokan indoor arena and was used to determine members who would partake in AKB48's 27th single (Gingham Check) via fan voting.[6] Matsumura was able to obtain 9030 votes placing her 34th and able to participate in a B-side song for the group of members ranked 33rd to 48th collectively called "Next girls".[7] The Next girls were also included in a promotion campaign which involved a television advertisement for the JOYSOUND karaoke brand name.[8] Matsumura included as one of her submissions the only video display for an art exhibition held between 15 June to the 8th of July 2012 showcasing works from various 48 Group members.[9] The video was a self made documentary involving the SKE48 trainees as they rehearsed for a new stage production.[10]

In April 2013, she earned the title of Lifetime Honorary SKE48 Kenkyuusei since she decided to stay as a trainee member for the rest of her career in SKE48.[11] In the 2013 general elections, she placed 24th. In October 2013, Matsumura released her first indie solo single, "Matsumurabu" (マツムラブ), which was produced by HKT48 member Rino Sashihara. The single's first press was only released in 1,000 copies, and Matsumura sold all 1,000 singles personally to fans.[12]

On 24 February 2014, Matsumura received the title of AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Student Council President (AKB48グループ研究生生徒会会長) at an event rearranging different members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and Nogizaka46 into different teams at a concert held at the Zepp DiverCity venue.[13] In the 2014 general elections, she increased her rank and placed 17th. On 26 October 2014, she attended the Yamada town Seafood Tasting Festival (山田の幸　味わい祭り) in Iwate Prefecture where she was appointed the hometown ambassador in a ceremony.[14]

Matsumura's second SKE48 Senbatsu was for the single Coquettish Jūtai Chū.[15] Her previous senbatsu single was "Kiss Datte Hidarikiki".

Discography

Solo singles

Year No. Title Notes
2013 1 "Matsumurabu" First indie solo single

SKE48 singles

Year No. Title Role Notes
2010 2 "Aozora Kataomoi" B-side Sang on "Bungee Sengen"
3 "Gomen ne, Summer" B-side Sang on "Pinocchio Gun"
4 "1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!" B-side Sang on "Seishun wa Hazukashii" and "Soba ni Isasete"
2011 6 "Pareo wa Emerald" B-side Sang on "Tsumiki no Jikan"
7 "Oki Doki" B-side Sang on "Hatsukoi no Fumikiri"
2012 8 "Kataomoi Finally" B-side Sang on "Kyō made no Koto, Korekara no koto"
9 "Aishite-love-ru!" B-side Sang on "Aun no Kiss"
10 "Kiss datte Hidarikiki" A-side First SKE48 A-side
2013 11 "Choco no Dorei" B-side Sang on "Fuyu no Kamome"
12 "Utsukushii Inazuma" B-side Sang on "Seishun no Mizushibuki"
13 "Sansei Kawaii!" B-side Sang on "Koko de Ippatsu" and "Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyo"
2014 15 "Bukiyō Taiyō" B-side Sang on "Coming Soon" and "Koi Yori mo Dream"

AKB48 singles

Year No. Title Role Notes
2012 26 "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" B-side Sang on "Gugutasu no Sora"
27 "Gingham Check" B-side Ranked 34th in 2012 General Elections. Sang on "Doremifa Onchi"
2013 32 "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" B-side Ranked 24th in 2013 General Elections.[16] Sang on "Ai no Imi o Kangaete mita"
2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" B-side Sang on "Konjo"
37 "Kokoro no Placard" B-side Ranked 17th in 2014 General Elections. Sang on "Dareka ga Nageta Ball"
38 "Kibouteki Refrain" B-side Sang on "Utaitai"
2015 39 "Green Flash" B-side Sang on "Yankee Rock"

Appearances

Stage units

SKE48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Aitakatta" (会いたかった)
  1. "Namida no Shonan" (涙の湘南)
  2. "Koi no Plan" (恋のPLAN)
  3. "Nagisa no Cherry" (渚のCHERRY)
  4. "Rio no Kakumei" (リオの革命)
SKE48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Seifuku no Me" (制服の芽)
  1. "Mangekyou" (万華鏡)
SKE48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Upcoming Stage Natsu" (アップカミング公演　〜夏〜)
  1. "Matsumurabu" (マツムラブ)
  2. "Wagamama na Nagareboshi" (わがままな流れ星)
  3. "Hanabi wa Owaranai" (花火はおわらない)
  4. "Kamoku na Tsuki" (寡黙な月)

TV variety

TV dramas

Musicals

References

  1. ↑ SKE48×プレイボーイ2012
  2. ↑ "AKB48高城ら「ぐぐたす」選抜が新曲初披露". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "AKB48、Google+で選抜プロジェクト--写真や動画を募集". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "【SKE48・松村香織】ぐぐたす効果で人気も急上昇？". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "「連載してくれ！」やすす（秋元康）の業務連絡で週プレがメンバーの連載をスタート". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "＜選抜メンバーコメント全文＞「AKB48 27thシングル選抜総選挙」開票イベント". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "＜速報＞前田敦子が大島優子を祝福！「AKB48 27thシングル選抜総選挙」". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "AKB48が女医に!? 選抜16人が白衣&聴診器でJOYSOUND新CMに登場!". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "AKB48美術部長・片山陽加が展覧会に意気込み「東京で成功したら全国へ」". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "AKB48美術部展覧会 見どころ10人が解説！最年長研究生・松村香織唯一の映像作品で勝負". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "SKE48組閣発表！松村香織"終身名誉研究生"に就任". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "ＳＫＥ松村香織　手売り限定ソロＣＤ転売に激怒「ふざけんなよ」". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  13. ↑ ""交換留学生"含むAKBグループ大組閣、メンバーに衝撃". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "ＳＫＥ松村香織　山田町で研究生ライブを". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "SKE48 17thシングル シングル歌唱選抜メンバー発表のお知らせ". SKE48 Blog. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2013-06-08.

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