藤本美貴
In July of the same year, she was added into Japanese idol pop band Country Musume with Miki Fujimoto. Under this new formation, named "Country Musume ni Konno to Fujimoto", three singles were released. She also made a guest appearance in a drama, "Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 2" that year, as a hit-and-run victim's sister.