Murota Mizuki

Murota Mizuki (室田瑞希) is a former Japanese idol under Hello! Project as a 3rd generation member of ANGERME."【動画】スマイレージ、新メンバー決定 話題の佐々木莉佳子ら3人増員" (in Japanese). ORICON STYLE. 2014-10-04. She first joined Hello! Project as a Hello Pro Kenshuusei on March 31, 2012.
She graduated from ANGERME and Hello! Project on March 22, 2020. She later left in 2021.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Murota Mizuki was born on June 12, 1998 in Chiba, Japan.
In summer 2011, Murota participated in both the S/mileage Shin Member Boshuu! audition and the Morning Musume 10ki Member "Genki Jirushi" Audition, but failed. In the S/mileage audition, her number was 1406 and she made it up to the third round.
===2012===
On March 1, Murota successfully passed an audition to join Hello Pro Kenshuusei."Zero Kara Wakaru Hello Pro Kenshuusei Kouza" (ゼロからわかるハロプロ研修生講座). Gekkan Entame, 2014-03 Issue. Tokuma Shoten. Release Date: 2014-01-30. She was officially introduced as a member at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2012 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ concert on March 31 alongside Okamura Rise.
During the summer, Murota participated in the Morning Musume 11ki Member "Suppin Utahime" Audition, but failed to pass the 3rd round.
From September 15 to December 15, Murota participated in the Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~ as a back dancer, alongside Kaneko Rie, for Michishige Sayumi's solo song "Lalala no Pipipi".
===2013===
On January 27, Murota, Kaneko Rie, Miyamoto Karin, Tanabe Nanami, Hamaura Ayano and Ogawa Rena appeared as an opening act for the Morning Musume's mini live event at the Osaka's Senri SELCY Square to promote "Help me!!". They sang "Kanojo ni Naritai!!!" and were back dancers for "LOVE Machine".
On February 23, Murota appeared in UTB+ magazine with Uemura Akari and Miyamoto Karin. On the same day, she was a back dancer for Mano Erina's graduation concert.
On March 7, Murota participated in an FC event held for Kaga Kaede and Wada Sakurako alongside Yoshihashi Kurumi and Nomura Minami.
On March 24, Murota participated in Fujimoto Miki's 10th anniversary celebration alongside fellow Kenshuusei members, Yoshihashi Kurumi, Hamaura Ayano and Kaga Kaede.
On April 4 to April 9, Murota participated in the stage play Ikinuku Kiseki ~Juu Nenme no Negai~ alongside Yaguchi Mari, Tanabe Nanami, Yoshihashi Kurumi and Ichioka Reina.
In April, Murota joined Team Okai. She made her debut in the dance unit on April 13, covering the role of Oda Sakura for the dance cover of "Brainstorming".
On June 13, Murota participated in a release event for "Ten Made Nobore!" at Ikebukuro Sunshine city with Juice=Juice, Tanabe Nanami, Hamaura Ayano and Sasaki Rikako.
===2014===
From March 14 to March 23, Murota participated in the Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan musical, along with Morning Musume OG members Yasuda Kei and Ogawa Makoto, and Hello Pro Kenshuusei members Tanabe Nanami, Hamaura Ayano, Yamagishi Riko, Kaga Kaede, Sasaki Rikako, Yamaki Risa, and Oura Hirona. On opening day, the Hello Pro Kenshuusei single "Karen na Gasshoudan" was released to promote the musical.
On May 4, Murota won the judge's best character award and was runner-up for the best performance award with 223 votes at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event for her performance of "Memory Seishun no Hikari".
On October 4, it was announced that Murota was selected to join S/mileage as a 3rd generation member along with Aikawa Maho and Sasaki Rikako,Tommy V.D. "Say hello to S/mileage’s 3rd generation." Hello! News Service. 2014-10-04. subsequently leaving Hello Pro Kenshuusei.Her Hello Pro Kenshuusei profile was taken down on October 10, 2014. She completed her trainee activities following the release of Hello Pro Kenshuusei's first album, ① Let's say "Hello!", which was released during the November and December Kenshuusei recital on November 29.
===2015===
On June 12, Murota celebrated her 17th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME ~Murota Mizuki Birthday Event 2015~. The event featured two performances at TOKYO FM HALL.
On July 28, Murota released her first solo e-Hello! Blu-ray, Greeting ~Murota Mizuki~.
===2016===
On February 11, Murota starred in an episode of the NHK Education TV drama Otona e Novel."♡ルベノヘナトオ♡ 室田瑞希" (in Japanese). ANGERME Shin Member Blog. 2016-02-02.
On June 13, Murota celebrated her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Murota Mizuki Birthday Event 2016. The event featured two performances at TOKYO FM HALL.
In December, Murota was added as a member of the Hello! Project Dance Club."カントリー新曲MV！つばき新曲ライブ、Buono!カウントダウン、ダンス部リハ、生物のお時間、金澤ヘアアレンジ MC：工藤遥・秋山眞緒【ハロ！ステ#203】" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2017-01-18.
===2017===
On March 12, during the ANGERME Live Tour 2017 Haru ~Rin~ in Okinawa, Murota announced that she would release her first solo photobook which was shot in the area two days before.https://twitter.com/SHIMIKATSU43/status/840792628962639874"写真集発売決定！ 室田瑞希" (in Japanese). ANGERME Shin Member Official Blog. 2017-03-12. The photobook, MURO, was released on May 15."室田瑞希(アンジュルム)ファースト写真集「MURO」発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-04-09.
On June 13, Murota celebrated her 19th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Murota Mizuki Birthday Event 2017. The event featured two performances at TOKYO FM HALL.
===2018===
On June 13, Murota celebrated her 20th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Murota Mizuki Birthday Event 2018. The event featured two performances at Square Ebara Hiratsuka Hall.
On October 4, Murota and Sasaki Rikako held the ANGERME Murota Mizuki・Sasaki Rikako FC Event 2018 at Shinagawa Stellar Ball to celebrate the fourth anniversary of their debut as 3rd generation members of ANGERME."★ファンクラブ会員限定イベント★「アンジュルム 室田瑞希・佐々木莉佳子FCイベント2018」開催決定！" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2018-08-30.
===2019===
On April 27, the Fami Hello! PHOTOBOOK② was released, which includes Murota's gravure that was originally published in a December 2017 issue of Weekly Famitsu."「ファミハロ！PHOTOBOOK②」発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-04-05.
On May 6, it was announced that Murota would star in Namae, SKY PerfecTV!'s 13th Twitter morning drama series posted every day from May 13 to May 18.https://twitter.com/sptv_fan/status/1125188427140349952
On June 25, she celebrated her 21st birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Murota Mizuki Birthday Event 2019, which featured two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.
===2020===
On January 22, it was announced that Murota would be graduating from both ANGERME and Hello! Project on March 22 at Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 <ANGERME Premium>."アンジュルム 室田瑞希の卒業に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-01-22. She had been thinking about graduation for over a year, and made the decision to graduate in March 2020 ahead of Funaki Musubu so she can challenge new experiences in music and possibly acting. As a result, Funaki's graduation was postponed to the end of their spring tour.
On March 22, Murota graduated from ANGERME and Hello! Project at the Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 <ANGERME Premium>.
On March 23, Murota digitally released "Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (Acoustic Ver.)" through iTunes. It is a cover of the original song by ANGERME, and she sang the song during her graduation ceremony at Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 <ANGERME Premium>.室田瑞希ソロ歌唱曲を本日(3/22)24時より音楽配信スタート！ (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-03-22.
===2021===
On January 28, it was announced that Murota Mizuki's contract with had expired on December 31, 2020, and she had subsequently chosen to leave the company."室田瑞希に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). UP-FRONT PROMOTION. 2021-01-28.
On March 22, it was reported that Murota has signed with the agency CINEMACT. An official site for her was opened in the same day with a "coming soon" countdown.http://www.cinemact.co.jp/news_cinemact/9625/ On April 1, it was revealed through a video on her official YouTube channel that Murota will be making major debut as a solo artist.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fojnyBVx-c 
On June 12, it was revealed that Murota has signed with the label UNIVERSAL MUSIC, and her fanclub 66room was opened.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFHs0TzhJ-g
On June 25, it was announced that Murota was cast as Harley Quinn (Team Yoru) in the Office Endless production of Batman Ninja the Show, originally scheduled to run from October 1 to December 5.BATMAN NINJA THE SHOW「ニンジャバットマン ザ・ショー」公式サイト (in Japanese). Later, in response to restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the run was shortened to November 6-30.「ニンジャバットマン ザ・ショー」公演日程変更のお知らせ (in Japanese). Batman Ninja the Show Official Site. 2021-08-26
On August 22, she held her first One Man Live at the Zeal Theater in Tokyo. (First Door open at 12:30 / start at 13:30, Second Door open 17:30 Open / 18:30 Start.
On August 25, she released her major debut single, "G.T.B".
She held a live concert tour in December, Murota Mizuki One-man Live 2021 Fuyu "G.T.B soul liberation". The Murota Mizuki FC Event "room mate Christmas Party" took place on December 24 in Tachikawa BABEL (Tokyo).
===2022===
On April 7, Murota announced that she would release her first mini-photobook as a soloist, A new me for a new place.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1511909560831078400 Pre-orders ran from April 10 to April 30.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1512988897328119810
On May 1, it was announced that Murota had left CINEMACT on April 30 and was transferred to the agency Walkure in the next day.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1520629896963571712元アンジュルム室田瑞希が事務所移籍を発表、前事務所所属から約1年「びっくりする方もいると思う」 (in Japanese). ENTAME next. 2022-05-01.
On June 15, she released her second single, "M bit".https://natalie.mu/music/news/477921
On July 6, Murota organized and performed at MUROTA MIZUKI MUSIC FESTIVAL #00, a self-produced idol festival featuring several independent idol artists. The event was held at Shinjuku ReNY and was available to stream online live on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/concert/6TL885l8WZZzdMHcXuqSpO and on demand via Twitcasting until July 20.MUROTA MIZUKI MUSIC FESTIVAL#00 (in Japanese). Twitcasting.tv. (archived) She would proceed to host several other festivals throughout the year, culminating with MUROTA MIZUKI MUSIC FESTIVAL #06" in December.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1596829487202963456
From August 1 through September 5, Murota was featured in a collaboration with Livertine Age (LTA Brand Concept) streetwear and co-designed a line of clothing for a limited release.https://twitter.com/livertineage/status/1554055607799656448
In August, Murota held a live concert tour, Murota Mizuki One-man Live M bit Tour 2022.
On September 1, she transferred agencies from Walkure to Rare Promotion, a Walkure subsidiary which would allow Murota to produce herself." ファンの皆様、関係者の皆様へご報告" (in Japanese). Murota Mizuki Official Site. 2023-06-05. (archived)
On December 3, Murota held a fanclub event entitled Murota Mizuki Christmas Party 2022.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1593537044760113153
===2023===
On January 9, Murota celebrated the new year with the event Murota Mizuki New Year Party 2023.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1611494438735609856
On February 12, Murota held a fanclub event entitled Murota Mizuki Valentine Party 2023 2days, which featured a setlist entirely comprised of love songs.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1617489145399758850 
On May 3, Murota held a fanclub event entitled Murota Mizuki Golden Week Event 2023 ~ Special Thanks!!.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1632692369555607552 
In May, Murota announced her third single, "Our Dreams / Pluto / Crazy Wonderland," which released digitally on June 21.室田瑞希の1年ぶりシングルはトリプルA面 (in Japanese). Natalia.mu. 2023-05-03. The release date for a physical single was indefinitely postponed.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1662035974086598656
On June 5, it was announced that Murota would take an indefinite hiatus to recover from exhaustion, physical fatigue, and after receiving a diagnosis of a panic disorder.https://twitter.com/murota_staff/status/1665663538734460930 Her final appearance prior to her hiatus took place at Murota Mizuki Birthday LIVE 2023 on June 18.
===2024===
On January 10, it was announced that Murota Mizuki's contract with Rare Promotion was terminated, and that Rare Promotion would accordingly shut down operation on February 29.https://x.com/murota_staff/status/1745047892300378531
On August 1, Murota returned with a new Twitter and Youtube account.https://x.com/mizukimurota_/status/1818958989625008282https://www.youtube.com/@info.murotan 
On August 8, Murota announced that she will release a new song at the end of October, and that she will host a talk event on September 29.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-aDHgaSpTn/https://x.com/mizukimurota_/status/1821515061665677459
==Personal Life ==
==Profile==
==Discography==
===Singles===
*[2021.08.25] G.T.B
*[2022.06.15] M bit
*[2023.06.21] Our Dreams / Pluto / Crazy Wonderland
===Digital Songs===
*[2020.03.23] Kimi Dake ja nai sa...friends (Acoustic Ver.)
===Solo Songs===
*Utaitai Kara OK! (from JK Ninja Girls)
*Michishirube (from Yumemiru Television)
===Solo Blu-rays===
*[2015.07.28] Greeting ~Murota Mizuki~ (Greeting ～室田 瑞希～)
==Publications==
===Solo Photobooks===
*[2016.06.12] Murota Mizuki Mini Photobook "Greeting -Photobook-"
*[2017.05.15] MURO
*[2022.05.02] A new me for a new place
===Digital Photobooks===
*[2022.06.27] Labyrinth (ラビリンス)
==Works==
===Theater===
*[2013] Ikinuku Kiseki ~Juunenme no Negai~ (イキヌクキセキ〜十年目の願い〜)
*[2014] Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan
*[2016] MODE
*[2017] Yumemiru Television
*[2018] Attack No.1
* [2019] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 Gaiden ~Tasogare no Kamen~ (daily guest role)
*[2021] Batman Ninja the Show
===Movies===
*[2017] JK Ninja Girls (cameo)
===TV Dramas ===
*[2016] Otona e Novel (one episode)
===Web Dramas===
*[2019] Namae (名前; Name) (SKY PerfecTV! Twitter)
===TV Programs===
*[2013-2014] ~Onedari Entame!~ Hapi★Pure
*[2014-2019] The Girls Live
===Internet===
*[2013] Hello Pro Kenshuusei no Tadaima Kenshuuchuu!
*[2014–2020] Hello! Project Station
*[2014–2016] MUSIC+
*[2015–2016] GREEN ROOM
*[2016–2020] Upcoming
*[2016–2017] Girls Night Out
*[2017–2020] tiny tiny
*[2018–2020] OMAKE CHANNEL
*[2018] Hello Pro no Monohon!
*[2019–2020] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge
*[2019] Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2019
===Radio===
*[2015-2020] AS1422 (アンジュルムステーション１４２２)
==Rankings==
Award 	Place /Position
Best Dancer in Hello Pro Kenshuusei(March 2014 Issue of Gekkan Entame)Gekkan Entame. March 2014 Issue. Published 2014-01-30. 	2
Best Singer in Hello Pro Kenshuusei(March 2014 Issue of Gekkan Entame) 	2
Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~Best Performance Voted by Fans(performing "Memory Seishun no Hikari") 	2
Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~Judge's Special Award for Best Character(awarded by judge Hashimoto Shin)	1
==Trivia==
==References==
==External Links==
*Universal Music Japan Profile
*Official Site
*Official Fanclub
*Social Media Pages: Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok
*YouTube Channel
*LINE Blog
*LINE Live (livestream archives)
*ANGERME Profile (archived)
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Profile (archived)
*ANGERME Member Blog (inactive)
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Blogs: June 2012, September 2012, December 2012, June 2013, December 2013, 2014 Test, September 2014 (not tagged), Morning Musume/℃-ute Tour Blog
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