Maimi Yajima

I've always thought of Maimi Yajima as the quiet anchor of a group — the one who carried the center spot and the leader's load for years, smiling out front even when it had to be heavy. That's not a glamorous job, it's the hardest one: you set the tone, you keep everyone steady, and you never let the strain show. There's something I really respect about that kind of steadiness, and you can feel it in how she's kept going as an actress since her idol days. She's not flashy, not chasing the loudest moment; she just earns your trust slowly, the way a 167cm frame and years on the front line give you a calm you can't fake.

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Maimi Yajima is a Japanese actress and former singer born on February 7, 1992, in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, who led the idol group ℃-ute and served as the fifth leader of Hello! Project. She stands 167 cm tall and is represented under Up-Front Create. Now focused on acting, she maintains an official presence on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Maimi Yajima

Name (Japanese)

矢島舞美

Reading

やじま まいみ

Born

February 7, 1992 (age 34)

Origin

Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Height

167cm

Occupation

Singer / Actress

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Blood type

O

Active years

2002 -

Works summary

Appearances

132 (2002–2025)

By year (titles with a known year)

2002: 1, 2003: 1, 2005: 4, 2006: 3, 2007: 2, 2008: 2, 2009: 7, 2010: 3, 2011: 9, 2012: 9, 2013: 3, 2014: 5, 2015: 4, 2016: 2, 2017: 9, 2018: 18, 2019: 7, 2020: 12, 2021: 10, 2022: 6, 2023: 6, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, year unknown: 7

Debut work

Koinu Dan no Monogatari

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.up-front-create.com/maimi_yajima/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maimiyajima_official_uf/
• Xhttps://x.com/maimiyajima_
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%A2%E5%B3%B6%E8%88%9E%E7%BE%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1141910

Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Singer
• Actress

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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