At the beginning of 2020, there was a sensation in the Japanese idol industry, and Mai Shiraishi (27), a core member of Nogizaka 46, announced that he would graduate from the group.
For Naituan, more people in China have heard of Saito Asuka, but in fact, Shiraishi Mai is also one of the facades of the combination.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately occupied the headlines of the major media in Japan, and Nogisaka 46, who appeared in the "Japanese Spring Festival Gala" "Red and White Song Society" for several consecutive years, is now one of the most popular girl groups in Japan, and Shiraishi Mai is one of the core members, with super popularity and national popularity.
She wrote in her blog
Graduation was 2 years ago, and when I was 25 years old, I began to think about it, "Almost, almost".
However, the number of graduates is also gradually increasing, along with the feeling of wanting to send everyone away with a smile, and I also have a strong idea of "cheering on at Nogizaka 46", and I have come to this day unconsciously.
Now that the younger generation is also reliable, I can no longer rely on Nogisaka, and last summer decided to graduate.
The 8 years spent at Nogizaka 46 were very important to me, I met my favorite members and important fans who supported me, I was saved many times by your support, thanks to everyone I was able to stay here, I am really grateful.
Even after graduating, Nogizaka is my favorite group, and it is lonely to announce graduation, but I will try to the end.
Due to school bullying and not going to school for a while, at the suggestion of his music teacher, Mai Shiraishi joined Yasushi Akimoto as a producer in 2011 as a member of the first group, Nogizaka 46.
Why did she choose to be an idol, and still do her best, she said that she said goodbye to the nasty self in the past, and wanted to make a bigger change in herself.
She was only 19 years old at the time, and when she talked about herself at that time, she expressed a sense of shame
In the group, Shiraishi Mai is a sister-like being who is respected by the other members.
Saito Asuka once revealed that once shooting in a wild villa needs to spend the night, he is very afraid to take a bath alone, Shiraishi Mai sang to her outside the door, really a very gentle person, want her to be his wife.
His outstanding appearance made Mai Shiraishi suddenly gain a high popularity, as a core member of the team, in all of Nogizaka's singles, Shiraishi Mai almost stood in an important position, including many times as a center.
As an idol, Shiraishi Mai can be said to be very conscientious, her handshake meeting line is one of the longest, and it is common to shake hands for 6 hours
And the whole process of smiling at every fan, as well as completing the fans' poss, can be said to be a very "god correspondence", the 6-hour rest time is only 15 minutes of eating in the middle, she said that the words of fans, is their own strength
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As a super popular member of the group, her workload is naturally quite a lot, come to see the itinerary of Mai-like one day
It can be said that it is basically full, and the impression is that there is no full day off
The most eye-catching thing about Shiraishi Mai is her appearance, which makes people feel that she is a beautiful woman at first glance, known as "Nogisaka's Face", and the reason why many members later joined Nogisaka is precisely because of her vision of Shiraishi Mai.
Graduate Ikoma Rina announced after graduation that she would be amazed every time I watched a music show, and she would become more and more beautiful in the future. Thank you Mai for always leading Nogizaka 46 forward, it is you who represent the beauty of Nogizaka. ”
The bird also said that "Shiraishi Mai is a being beyond human beings".
In the "Female Idol Beauty Total Election" with 30,000 Japanese netizens participating, Mai Shiraishi has won the first place for three consecutive years.
The aesthetic is a matter of opinion, but after all, it is selected by more than 30,000 Japanese audiences, and Shiraishi Mai wins with an absolute advantage every time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the well-deserved first-value idol in Japan.
Therefore, in addition to idol activities, Mai Shiraishi is also the exclusive model of the fashion magazine Ray, and she is often seen in other magazines
Her second solo photo album, パスポート (passport), set a record for the sale of Japanese photo albums in this century.
A record 100,000 copies were sold in the week of its release, and 302,000 copies have been sold so far, making it the highest-selling collection of personal portraits of women in Japanese history.
The photo album has received praise for its "fashionable and sexy" content, an amazing long-term hit that is reprinted almost every month, and the buyers are mainly women, everyone has a vision of Shiraishi Mai, and the beautiful little sister who does not love it?
So far, this photo album has been reprinted 27 times, and it is called a miracle of this century by the publishing house, and even the national god Masaharu Fukuyama has bought this photo album and signed it with the photo album.
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In addition to the best-selling photo albums, in 2018 she was also appointed as a spokesperson by 18 companies, and was the most popular japanese artist in this year to shoot TV commercials, and the "Queen of Photography" was crowned as the "Queen of Advertising".
In addition to the beautiful appearance, it can be recognized by major brands, and it also shows that Shi Mai has a high public reputation, that is, it is very popular with the audience.
In addition to beauty, one of the reasons why she is so popular among fans is that there is a funny artist's heart under the beautiful appearance.
A lot of the memes you've seen are actually her.
In the variety show, all kinds of funny and playful terriers, blackface when they don't agree, become "black stone"
In the past two years, Shiraishi Mai has participated in some film and television drama works, such as starring in the classic longevity drama "The Wonderful Story of the World", as well as last year's popular "Where Did My Skirt Go", in addition to fashion activities, after graduating from Nogizaka, she should also appear in more film and television dramas.
In the past two years, the popularity of Nogisaka 46 can be described as a day in the sky, and it has already exceeded one million records, and such glory is absolutely inseparable from the first batch of members.
However, in the past two years, a number of early popular members have graduated, and everyone is familiar with Nishino Nanase, who graduated last year, and she and Mai Shiraishi co-served as a double C, and after graduation, she acted in the popular Japanese drama "Your Turn".
In addition, there is the earliest C member who graduated the previous year, Ikoma Rena, who is currently mainly active as an actress, while The popular member Hashimoto Naiwei, who also graduated the previous year, chose to retire from the show business circle.
In addition to Nishino Nanase, the popular members who graduated last year included captain Reika Sakurai and another beauty-looking Mika.
In addition to Mai Shiraishi and Sayuri Inoue, who have already announced their graduation, there are only 9 of the 36 first-term students left, which makes people worry about whether the popularity of Nogizaka 46 will decline sharply, especially the facade-oriented Mai Shiraishi is about to graduate.
For now, though, don't worry, the next-generation ACE Saito Asuka has accumulated a lot of popularity, and last year's double C formed by her and Mai Shiraishi in the music program was also recognized.
Led by Masatsu Akimoto, who took over the captain's baton last September, the first-term students such as Ikuta Eirihana and Matsumura Shayuri are still popular.
Among the younger generations, Nara Horiki and Yuki Tian also grew up rapidly, and Mizuki Yamashita, who was active as a model like Mai Shiraishi, also had a certain popularity among readers.
They will carry the banner to continue the high popularity of Nogizaka 46, and look forward to the development of Shiraishi Mai after graduation.