Chiharu Muto

Chiharu Muto
武藤千春
Chiharu Muto 武藤千春
Born	3 April 1995 (age 29); Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupations	Businesswoman; singer;
Instrument	Vocal
Years active	2011–
Labels	Sony Music Associated Records (2011–14); B-Crew Records (2017); Yui Entertainment (2017);

Chiharu Muto (武藤千春, Mutō Chiharu, born 3 April 1995) is a Japanese businesswoman and singer. She is the creative director of the fashion brand "Blixzy". She is a former member of Flower and E-girls.

Biography

She went to the Exile Professional Gym (EXPG) in Tokyo.^[1]

In 2011, she passed the vocal division of "Vocal Battle Audition 3" and joined Flower and E-girls.^[2]

On 12 October 2014 she announced to withdraw from Flower and E-girls to study abroad.^[3]^[4] On 26 October, with the Exile Tribe live performed at Kyocera Dome Osaka, she withdrew from E-girls.^[5] On 13 November, she later withdrew from Flower with a commemorative event of the single "Akikaze no Answer" at Ikebukuro Sunshine City.^[6]

On 16 February 2015, she announced the establishment of her own fashion brand "Blixzy". She is a creative director and performs total production including brand designing, modelling, and promoting.^[7]

On 16 August 2017, her solo single "Nobody Like You" became her first solo work sold at a Blixzy Harajuku store.^[8] Although she made her singing activity for the first time in about three years, she told on her blog that there was no intention to become active afterwards.^[9]

Discography

Singles (indies)

Date	Title
16 Aug 2017	Nobody Like You

Filmography

Films

Date	Title	Distributor	Ref.
19 Mar 2011	Runway Beat	Shochiku	^[10]

References

^ "卒業生の紹介" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-11-15. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.
^ "EXILEの妹分"新生FLOWER、5人加入し9人体制で10月デビュー". Oricon News (in Japanese). 27 Jul 2011. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.
^ "Flower、E-girlsをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ" (in Japanese). E-girls Official Website. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
^ "武藤千春Ｅ―ｇｉｒｌｓ脱退を発表…「さらなる夢に」海外留学". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
^ "Flower、E-girlsをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ" (in Japanese). E-girls Official Website. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
^ "Flowerをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ～武藤千春からのご報告～" (in Japanese). SonyMusic. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
^ "FlowerとE-girlsの元メンバー武藤千春がファッションブランド「ブライジー」設立" (in Japanese). fashionsnap.com. 16 Feb 2015. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
^ "元E-girls武藤千春がソロデビュー 3年ぶり歌手活動再開". Oricon News (in Japanese). 14 Aug 2017. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
^ Muto, Chiharu (15 Aug 2017). "私は私。". Chiharu Muto official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Aug 2017.
^ "『ランウェイ☆ビート』映画＆PV出演!!" (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Aug 2017.

External links

Chiharu Muto official blog Powered by Line (February 2017 – ) (in Japanese)
Chiharu Muto official blog – Ameba Blog (December 2014 – February 2017) (in Japanese)

Blixzy

Blixzy (in Japanese)

[1] "卒業生の紹介" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-11-15. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.

[2] "EXILEの妹分"新生FLOWER、5人加入し9人体制で10月デビュー". Oricon News (in Japanese). 27 Jul 2011. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.

[3] "Flower、E-girlsをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ" (in Japanese). E-girls Official Website. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.

[4] "武藤千春Ｅ―ｇｉｒｌｓ脱退を発表…「さらなる夢に」海外留学". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.

[5] "Flower、E-girlsをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ" (in Japanese). E-girls Official Website. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.

[6] "Flowerをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ～武藤千春からのご報告～" (in Japanese). SonyMusic. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.

[7] "FlowerとE-girlsの元メンバー武藤千春がファッションブランド「ブライジー」設立" (in Japanese). fashionsnap.com. 16 Feb 2015. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.

[8] "元E-girls武藤千春がソロデビュー 3年ぶり歌手活動再開". Oricon News (in Japanese). 14 Aug 2017. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.

[9] Muto, Chiharu (15 Aug 2017). "私は私。". Chiharu Muto official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Aug 2017.

[10] "『ランウェイ☆ビート』映画＆PV出演!!" (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Aug 2017.

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