Mei Okada
Japanese singer and voice actress
- Singer
- voice actress
- D4DJ as Marika Mizushima
- BanG Dream! as Timoris/Umiri Yahata
- Merm4id
- Ave Mujica
Musical artist
Mei Okada (Japanese: 岡田 夢以, Hepburn: Okada Mei, born 19 May 1996) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Fukaya, Saitama, affiliated with Ace Crew Entertainment.[1] She was the leader of the Japanese idol group Tenkou Shoujo [ja] from its formation in 2014 until 2019, and she portrays Marika Mizushima as part of Merm4id, one of the musical groups in Bushiroad's D4DJ franchise. She is also a bass guitarist for the band Ave Mujica of the BanG Dream! multimedia franchise, which includes portraying the character Timoris/Umiri Yahata.
Biography
Mei Okada, a native of Fukaya, Saitama, was born on 19 May 1996.[2] In November 2014, she became the founding leader of the Japanese idol group Tenkou Shoujo [ja].[1][3] In September 2019, she announced that she would leave Tenkou Shoujo after their 2019 nationwide tour.[3] On 16 November 2019, she had her final performance with Tenkou Shoujo at the tour's closing performance at Shibuya Public Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo.[4] In 2016, she began "Mei Nadeshiko" (夢詠撫子, Mei Nadeshiko), a series of solo readings she hosts.[2]
In July 2019, she became part of the D4DJ franchise as Marika Mizushima, one of four members of Merm4id.[5] She voiced the character in D4DJ Groovy Mix (2020), D4DJ Petit Mix (2021), and D4DJ All Mix (2023).[6][7][8] In October 2020, she was cast as Sara Hiiragi in Bushiroad's Road59 multimedia franchise.[9]
In September 2023, the finale of BanG Dream! It's MyGo!, where she starred as Timoris/Umiri Yahata, announced that she was a bass guitarist of the heretofore-anonymous BanG Dream! band Ave Mujica as said character.[10][11] Prior to becoming part of the franchise, her experience with musical instruments was initially limited to elementary school piano lessons, but she decided to learn bass guitar in the preceding months.[11] She will reprise her role in the sequel BanG Dream! Ave Mujica.[12]
Okada has two sisters.[13]
Filmography
Anime television
- 2023
- 2025
- BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, Timoris/Umiri Yahata[12]
Original net animation
- 2021
- D4DJ Petit Mix, Marika Mizushima[7]
Video games
- 2020
- D4DJ Groovy Mix, Marika Mizushima[6]
References
- ^ a b "岡田夢以 (業務提携)". Ace Crew Entertainment (in Japanese). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "岡田夢以". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "転校少女*からリーダー岡田夢以が転校「夢でもある新しい道へ」（コメントあり）". Ongaku Natalie (in Japanese). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "【ライブレポート】転校少女*、リーダー岡田夢以ラストライブで歌った"別れの先にある希望"（写真16枚）". Ongaku Natalie (in Japanese). 17 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "『D4DJ』20名のキャラクターとそのキャストなどの新情報が多数公開". Animate Times (in Japanese). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "水島 茉莉花". 「D4DJ Groovy Mix」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "D4DJ Petit Mix New Key Visual and Preview of First Episode" (Press release). Bushiroad USA. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Anime News Network.
- ^ a b "CHARACTER(キャラクター)". TVアニメ「D4DJ All Mix」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Dennison, Kara (6 October 2020). "13 Cast Members Join Bushiroad's Magic Yakuza Project ROAD59". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "八幡 海鈴". BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Ave Mujica、謎に包まれたヘヴィサウンドの真実 才気あふれる5人が生み出すアンサンブルの実像【インタビュー前編】". Oricon News. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "八幡 海鈴". BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Okada, Mei [@okada_mei0519] (15 August 2017). "お家でお姉しゃんと一緒に映画を観ております☺️💓この間は、3姉妹でディズニーシーに行って来ました…♡(*´꒳`*)✨お揃いTシャツっ🐭💕" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2024 – via Twitter.
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