Maro Kannagi

Maro Kannagi
カンアギマロ
Birth nameKanon Fukuda (福田 花音)
Born (1995-03-12) March 12, 1995
OriginSaitama, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupations
Years active2004–present
Labels
Formerly of

Kanon Fukuda (福田花音, Fukuda Kanon; born March 12, 1995), known professionally as Maro Kannagi (カンアギマロ, Kannagi Maro), is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of ZOC, Hello! Project idol group Angerme and Shugo Chara Egg!.

Career

Early years with Hello! Project

On April 4, 2009, Tsunku announced a new girl group consisting of Kanon Fukuda, Yuka Maeda and Ayaka Wada – all of whom were members of Shugo Chara Egg! – alongside a Hello! Pro Egg member Saki Ogawa. On May 5, 2009, Tsunku revealed the name of the new group to be Smileage on his blog.[1]

Fukuda and the rest of the Smileage members graduated from Hello! Pro Egg in Hello! Project's spring concert in May 2010. She and fellow Smileage members, Yuuka Maeda and Ayaka Wada were later chosen to be the lead voice actors for Lilpri.[2]

When Smileage re-branded to Angerme in late 2014,[3] Fukuda announced her departure from the group and Hello! Project on May 20, 2015. She graduated on November 29, 2015, at a concert held at Nippon Budokan.[4]

2020–present: ZOC

On March 27, 2020, Fukuda joined ZOC under the stage name Maro Kannagi.[5] She left ZOC on March 31, 2024.[6]

Discography

See also: Angerme § Discography, and ZOC (band) § Discography

Filmography

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN[7]
DVD Blu-ray
Kanon Fukuda: Dress Up Kanon (福田花音 Dress Up Kanon)
  • Released: January 23, 2013
  • Label: Hachama
  • Formats: DVD
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References

  1. ^ ハロプロエッグ新ユニット名「S/mileage」に決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 8, 2009.
  2. ^ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Lilpri Magical Girl Anime". Anime News Network. May 28, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "スマイレージ、新グループ名を「アンジュルム」と発表。中西香菜考案". Barks (in Japanese). December 17, 2014.
  4. ^ 福田花音、涙でアンジュルム卒業 今後は作詞家の道へ. Oricon (in Japanese). November 29, 2015.
  5. ^ 元アンジュルム 福田花音＝巫まろ、ZOC加入に賛否両論 大森靖子が惚れ込んだスター性. Real Sound (in Japanese). March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "西井万理那、巫まろ、鎮目のどかが所属事務所退所 ZOCは活動休止". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kanon Fukuda". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
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