Sudo Maasa

Sudo Maasa (須藤茉麻) is a Japanese pop singer, idol, actress and model currently under the talent agency . She is a former member of Hello! Project, having joined as a member of Hello! Project Kids in 2002 and later debuting as a member of Berryz Koubou in 2004. During her time in Hello! Project, she was also a member of 4KIDS, ZYX-α, BeriKyuu, and Cat's♥Eye 7.
She graduated from Hello! Project on March 3, 2015 in a joint graduation concert with the other members of Berryz Koubou.
Sudo has since been working in theater, and is currently the playing manager of Hello! Project's acting club Engeki Joshibu.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Sudo Maasa was born on July 3, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan.
===2002–2008===
On June 30, 2002, Sudo Maasa joined Hello! Project as one of the fifteen Hello! Project Kids.Hello! Morning. Broadcast Date: 2002-06-30. She made her debut as a member of 4KIDS in the movie Minimoni the Movie Okashi na Daibouken! as well as the accompanying Minimoni single Genki Jirushi no Oomori Song / Okashi Tsukutte Okkasui~! on the second A-side track.
In 2003, Sudo appeared in the music video for Fujimoto Miki's single Boogie Train '03 alongside fellow Hello! Project Kids members Tokunaga Chinami, Tsugunaga Momoko, and Umeda Erika.
On January 14, 2004, Sudo was one of the eight members selected to form Berryz Koubou. Their official debut was their first single Anata Nashide wa Ikite Yukenai in March. Tsunku. "『Berryz工房』（ベリーズこうぼう）誕生について" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Website. 2003-01-15.
In 2004, Sudo became a member of the Hello!Project futsal team Gatas Youth. The group was later revived in 2006 Little Gatas, joining with Gatas Brilhantes H.P. to form Mix Gatas the same year.
In late 2004, Sudo joined H.P. All Stars to perform ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!.
In 2005, Sudo joined Hello! Project Shirogumi for Hello! Project 2005 Winter All-Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Iida Kaori Sotsugyou Special~
In 2006, Sudo joined Wonderful Hearts, a splinter concert group consisting of the younger members of Hello! Project. Wonderful Hearts continued to perform as a concert unit until 2010.
In 2007, Sudo joined Gatas Brilhantes H.P. as a full member.
On May 21, 2008, Sudo held her first solo event. Her second solo event took place later that year, on September 11.
===2009===
On April 29, Sudo held her third solo event. She performed an acoustic version of Munasawagi Scarlet in which she played the guitar.
In 2009, Sudo was assigned to be a part of the new revived shuffle group ZYX-α along with Niigaki Risa, Kusumi Koharu, Umeda Erika, Tsugunaga Momoko, Tokunaga Chinami, Wada Ayaka, and Ogawa Saki.
Sudo, along with four other members of ℃-ute and Berryz Koubou, left Gatas Brilhantes H.P., the Hello! Project futsal team. The members left of their own volition due to feeling that their own level of ability could not match the high level players.
===2010===
On January 19, Sudo held her fourth and last solo event as a member of Hello! Project. It had the longest setlist out of all her solo events.
In late 2010, Sudo performed in the lead role of the live action movie Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata as Yabusame Tsurugi (流鏑馬剣). The movie is an adaptation of a manga of the same name.
===2011===
Sudo performed in the live action movie Ousama Game with her fellow members of Hello! Project Kids.
===2012===
On May 15, Sudo, Natsuyaki Miyabi and Yasuda Kei performed in a comedy play titled B・B ~bumpy buddy~.
On July 25, it was announced that Sudo, along with Berryz Koubou's Shimizu Saki, Kumai Yurina, Sugaya Risako and ℃-ute's Yajima Maimi, Nakajima Saki and Hagiwara Mai, would be performing in the stage play CAT'S♥EYE. The members all formed a group Cat's♥Eye 7 to promote the stage play and perform the theme song. The stage play ran from September 22 to September 30.
===2013===
On July 3, Sudo celebrated her 21st birthday. The special event was called Sudo Maasa Birthday Event ~21sai no Watashi~. The event featured two performances in Tokyo.
===2014===
On July 8, Sudo celebrated her 22nd birthday. The special event was called Berryz Koubou Birthday Event 2014 "Sudo Maasa, Kumai Yurina & Natsuyaki Miyabi"|Berryz Koubou ~Sudo Maasa Birthday Event 2014~. The event featured two performances in Tokyo.
On episode #84 of Hello! Project Station uploaded on September 17, Sudo announced to the passing members of the Engeki Joshibu Auditions that she would be appointed playing manager of Engeki Joshibu after Berryz Koubou goes on hiatus."モー娘。'14新曲初披露！J=Jツアー、ベリキュー武道館、演劇女子部 MC:須藤茉麻・工藤遥 【ハロ！ステ#84】" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2015-09-17.
===2015===
On March 3, Berryz Koubou began their indefinite hiatus and Sudo effectively graduated from the group and Hello! Project. She had been with Hello! Project for nearly 13 years. After her graduation, she became a member of the agency J.P. Room alongside former fellow Berryz Koubou member Kumai Yurina, and officially became Engeki Joshibu's playing manager."Berryz工房について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2015-02-27.
From March 26 to April 5, Sudo participated in the musical Week End Survivor with the newly formed Kobushi Factory. The musical was performed at the Big Tree Theater.
From June 18 through June 28 , Sudo performed in the musical TRIANGLE alongside Morning Musume '15. The musical was performed at Ikebukuro Sunshine Theater.
On July 4, Sudo celebrated her birthday at her first M-Line event titled Sudo Maasa Birthday Event. Three shows were featured throughout the day.
In late July, Sudo opened a new personal Twitter account.https://twitter.com/maasa_0703
From August 5 to August 8, Sudo performed in the Tambourine stage-play Kizame, Gaga Hada Ni-Kun no Ibuki o.http://www.tambourine.co.jp/stage/.
From October 8 to October 18, Sudo performed in a musical remake of the Berryz Koubou stage play Thank You Very Berry, alongside Tsubaki Factory. This musical was also directed by Sudo, which was her first venture in doing so.
On October 27, Sudo appeared on Nakajima Saki's radio show Nakajima Saki no Cute na Jikan.
On November 2, Sudo appeared in the TV drama Minami-kin no Koibito my little lover (南くんの恋人my little lover).
From December 3 to December 13, Sudo performed in Super Danganronpa ~Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen~ THE STAGE. as Tsumiki Mikan. She will be performing alongside former Hello! Project Kansai and SI☆NA member Nakayama Nana and Suzuki Hiroko, with whom she previously acted with in the movie Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata.http://cornflakes.jp/dangan/2015/cast/
===2016===
From January 6 to January 11, Sudo performed in Quantum Dolls as Randgrith, a figure from Norse Mythology, alongside fellow former Hello! Project member Arihara Kanna.M-Line Fanclub Ticket Sales AnnouncementQuantum Dolls Official Website
From March 25 to April 3, Sudo performed in the Engeki Joshibu musical Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru! alongside Tsubaki Factory and Country Girls (sans Tsugunaga Momoko).
From November 3 to November 20, Sudo participated in Nega Poji Poji, an Engeki Joshibu musical once again starring Tsubaki Factory and Hello Pro Kenshuusei members.
===2017===
From October 5 to October 15, Sudo performed in the Engeki Joshibu musical Yumemiru Television starring ANGERME.
===2019===
From March 15 to March 17, she and Kumai Yurina held the Sudo Maasa・Kumai Yurina Fanclub Tour KuMaaz to Ikou! in Okinawa.
On July 6, she celebrated her 27th birthday at a fanclub event titled Sudo Maasa Birthday Event with three shows at Pacific Heaven.
From November 20 to November 24, she performed in the stage play Okusuri no Kusuri."【更新】舞台『お薬のクスリ』出演！" (in Japanese). UP-FRONT CREATE. 2019-08-06.
===2020===
On January 19, she and Kumai Yurina held fanclub event titled Sudo Maasa・Kumai Yurina FC Event "KuMaaz ~Koufuku Kangei!~", featuring three shows at Shibuya SHiDAX Culture Hall.
On March 24, it was announced that her fanclub event with Shimizu Saki and Kumai Yurina titled Shimizu Saki・Sudo Maasa・Kumai Yurina FC Event "Futsuu, Kono Hi Nashi de wa Yatterannai Desho!?", which was originally scheduled for March 3, would be postponed to May 26 in consideration of a new policy established by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19."3月3日(火) 清水佐紀・須藤茉麻・熊井友理奈FCイベント「普通、この日なしではやってらんないでしょ！？」振替公演のお知らせ" (in Japanese). M-line club. 2020-03-24. It was eventually cancelled."「普通、この日なしではやってらんないでしょ！？」中止のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Sudo Maasa Official Blog. 2020-04-14.
On July 4, she celebrated her 28th birthday at a fanclub event titled Sudo Maasa Birthday Event 2020 with three shows at Pacific Heaven."★ファンクラブ会員限定イベント★「須藤茉麻バースデーイベント2020」開催決定！" (in Japanese). M-line club. 2020-06-24. In compliance with government policy, cheering, crowding, standing, and closeness in the venue were prohibited, and wearing masks were required to enter.
On July 13, it was announced that she would be one of several current and former Hello! Project members starring in a new horror television drama based on the book, Hobonichi no Kaidan. The drama began airing in August 2020."新旧ハロプロメンバー主演で「ほぼ日の怪談。」ドラマ化、8月に配信・放送" (in Japanese). natalie. 2020-07-13."ドラマ「ほぼ日の怪談。」出演決定！" (in Japanese). 2020-07-14."新旧ハロプロメンバー主演のドラマ「ほぼ日の怪談。」予告、全12話の場面写真も解禁" (in Japanese). natalie. 2020-08-19.
On October 14, tabloid magazine Bunshun published photos of Sudo Maasa allegedly on a date with Inaba Hikaru, former leader of former Johnny's male idol group, MADE.https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/40869 Both of them are now active as theatre actors, which is how they were rumored to have met.
===2023===
On January 1, she was transferred from to alongside Fujimoto Miki, Yasuda Kei, Ishikawa Rika, Kumai Yurina, Mano Erina, Yajima Maimi, Nakajima Saki, Kudo Haruka, Iikubo Haruna, and Katsuta Rina.
===2024===
On March 2, she participated in Berryz Koubou 20th Anniversary Live ~Sono Subete no Ai ni Thank You~, a live event celebrating the 20th anniversary of Berryz Koubou. 
On July 6, she celebrated her birthday at Sudo Maasa Birthday Event 2024 ~32man Dollar no Maasa-hime~, at Shibuya DAIYA in Tokyo.
From August 21 through September 14, she will perform in the play "Maku ga Agaru" after Yamagishi Riko was forced to step down due to suffering from adjustment disorder.舞台「幕が上がる」 (in Japanese). Sudo Maasa Official Site.
==Personal Life==
==Profile==
==Discography==
===DVDs===
*[2007.04.01] Sudo Maasa Berryz Koubou DVD Magazine Vol.8 (DVD Magazine)
*[2011.02.xx] Berryz Days 3 (with Natsuyaki Miyabi & Kumai Yurina)
*[2012.07.xx] Berryz Days 5 ~Subete wa Anata no Tame dakara~ (with Tokunaga Chinami & Natsuyaki Miyabi)
*[2013.10.26] Berryz Koubou 3EVENTS DVD
*[2013.12.26] Sudo Maasa Birthday Event ~21sai no Watashi~
*[2014.10.27] Berryz Koubou Birthday Event 2014 Sudo Maasa, Kumai Yurina & Natsuyaki Miyabi
*[2015.02.28] Berryz Koubou DVD Magazine Vol.41 (with Tsugunaga Momoko)
*[2015.02.28] Berryz Koubou DVD Magazine Vol.41 (with Sugaya Risako)
*[2015.xx.xx] M-line Memory Vol.19
*[2016.xx.xx] M-line Memory Vol.22
*[2017.05.26] Sudo Maasa・Kumai Yurina FC Event "KuMaaz Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai"
*[2021.12.xx] Shimizu Saki・Sudo Maasa・Natsuyaki Miyabi・Kumai Yurina FC Event ~4-nin ni Aitai Shisu Josho-Chu~
==Publications==
===Solo Photobooks===
#[2009.03.11] maasa
==Works==
===Movies===
*[2002] Minimoni the Movie Okashi na Daibouken! (ミニモニ。じゃム→ビ→お菓子な大冒険！)
*[2010] Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata (ライトノベルの楽しい書き方; The Fun Way To Write a Light Novel) (as Yabusame Tsurugi)
*[2011] Ousama Game (王様ゲーム) (as Shimizu Tomoko)
*[2018] Yasadaru Man (as Akahata Satomi)
===TV Programs===
*[2002–2007] Hello! Morning (ハロー! モーニング)
*[2007–2008] Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@)
*[2008] Berikyuu! (ベリキュー!)
*[2008–2009] Yorosen! (よろセン!)
*[2009] Bijo Houdan (美女放談) (2 episodes)
*[2010–2011] Bijo Gaku (美女学)
*[2011–2012] Hello Pro! TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)
*[2011–2013] Kaette Kita Berryz Kamen! (帰ってきたBerryz仮面!)
*[2012–2013] Hello! SATOYAMA Life (ハロー！ＳＡＴＯＹＡＭＡライフ)
*[2014–2018] The Girls Live
===TV Dramas===
*[2012] Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園)
*[2012] Juhou 2405 Watashi ga Shinu Wake(呪報2405 ワタシが死ぬ理由)
*[2015] Minami-kun no Koibito
*[2020] Hobonichi no Kaidan
===Anime===
*[2009] Inazuma Eleven (イナズマイレブン) (voice of Mido Reika)
===Theater===
*[2006] Edo Kara Chakushin!? ~Timeslip to Kengai!~
*[2007] Reverse! ~ Watashi no Karada Doko Desu ka?
*[2008] Berryz Koubou VS Berryz Koubou
*[2009] Thank You Very Berry
*[2010] Sanokuen Shoujo
*[2011] Real Etude Minna no Ie Girl's STAGe (リアルエチュード みんなの家 Girl's STAGE)
*[2011] Taishou Roman Haikara Tantei Aoi Ruby Satsujinjiken
*[2011] Sengoku Jieitai (Stage play)
*[2012] B・B~bumpy buddy~
*[2012] CAT'S♥EYE (as Kisugi Rui)
*[2012] Joshi Rakugo (女子落語)
*[2012] Akasaka Dance Dance Dance (赤坂ダンスダンスダンス)
*[2013] Warera Jeanne ~Shoujo Seisen Kageki~ (as Violette and Anemone)
*[2014] Musical Sengoku Jieitai
*[2015] Week End Survivor (as Kirimoto)
*[2015] TRIANGLE -Triangle- (as Zeta)
*[2015] Kizame, Gaga Hada Ni-Kun no Ibuki o
*[2015] Thank You Very Berry (Musical remake; Director)
*[2015] Super Dangan Ronpa 2 Sayonara Zetsubo Gakuen THE STAGE (スーパーダンガンロンパ2 さよなら絶望学園 THE STAGE) (as Tsumiki Mikan)
*[2016] Quantum Dolls (as Randgrith)
*[2016] Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!
*[2016] Konchuu Senshi Konchuuger
*[2016] Nemurenu Yoru no Honky Tonk Blues Dai Ni Shou ~Kiseki~
*[2016] Nega Poji Poji
*[2017] Shindemo ii!
*[2017] Ranbo Kitan Game of Laplace
*[2017] Konchuu Senshi Konchuuger ~Tada no Saien ja Owaranai, Sou daro Minna!?~
*[2017] Sakura Tsubute
*[2017] Konchuu Senshi Konchuuger 2 ~Gekitotsu Kyoufu no Senshi, Neo Konchuuger!~
*[2017] Yumemiru Television
*[2017] Oobakamono ~Minikui Ahiru no Principal~
*[2018] Kimi no Negai wa Yuki to Naru
*[2018] SANZ II
*[2018] Yume de Aima Emi
*[2018] Neko to Inu to Yakusoku no Akari 2018 - Natsu
*[2018] CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!
*[2018] Sangimusume 2018
*[2018] Akarui Oshoushiki ~Runrun wa 2do Shinu~
*[2018] Kyogi Shinkoku
*[2018] Anata mo Kitto Keiken suru Koi no hanashi
*[2018] Nijiiro Shouka
*[2019] Shuukan Shounen Tengyo
*[2019] Fushigi no Kuni no Alice Tachi
*[2019] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 Gaiden ~Tasogare no Kamen~
*[2019] Okusuri no Kusuri (お薬のクスリ)
===Radio===
*[2004–2009] Berryz Koubou Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki! (Berryz工房 起立! 礼! 着席!)
*[2009–2012] Berryz Koubou Beritsuu! (Berryz工房 べりつぅ!)
*[2014–2015] Hello! SATOYAMA&SATOUMI Club
===Internet===
*[2013–2015] Hello! Project Station
*[2014–2015] MUSIC+
*[2015] GREEN ROOM
*[2016–2018] Upcoming
*[2016–2017] Girls Night Out
*[2017–2021] tiny tiny
==Trivia==
==Honorary Titles==
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==References==
==External Links==
*UP-FRONT CREATE Profile
*Berryz Koubou Profile (archived)
*Official Blog
*Twitter
*Instagram
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