Chiharu Muto

Chiharu Muto 武藤 千春
Born	(1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29) Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupations	Businesswoman singer
Instrument	Vocal
Years active	2011–
Labels	Sony Music Associated Records (2011–14) B-Crew Records (2017) Yui Entertainment (2017)

Chiharu Muto (武藤 千春, Mutō Chiharu, born 3 April 1995) is a Japanese businesswoman and singer. She is the creative director of the fashion brand "Blixzy". She is a former member of Flower and E-girls.

Biography

She went to the Exile Professional Gym (EXPG) in Tokyo.[1]

In 2011, she passed the vocal division of "Vocal Battle Audition 3" and joined Flower and E-girls.[2]

On 12 October 2014 she announced to withdraw from Flower and E-girls to study abroad.[3][4] On 26 October, with the Exile Tribe live performed at Kyocera Dome Osaka, she withdrew from E-girls.[5] On 13 November, she later withdrew from Flower with a commemorative event of the single "Akikaze no Answer" at Ikebukuro Sunshine City.[6]

On 16 February 2015, she announced the establishment of her own fashion brand "Blixzy". She is a creative director and performs total production including brand designing, modelling, and promoting.[7]

On 16 August 2017, her solo single "Nobody Like You" became her first solo work sold at a Blixzy Harajuku store.[8] Although she made her singing activity for the first time in about three years, she told on her blog that there was no intention to become active afterwards.[9]

Discography

Singles (indies)

Date	Title
16 Aug 2017	Nobody Like You

Filmography

For her appearances with the respective groups, see Flower (Japanese band) and E-girls.

Films

Date	Title	Distributor	Ref.
19 Mar 2011	Runway Beat	Shochiku	[10]

References

1. "卒業生の紹介" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-11-15. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.
2. "EXILEの妹分"新生FLOWER、5人加入し9人体制で10月デビュー". Oricon News (in Japanese). 27 Jul 2011. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.
3. "Flower、E-girlsをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ" (in Japanese). E-girls Official Website. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
4. "武藤千春 Ｅ―ｇｉｒｌｓ脱退を発表…「さらなる夢に」海外留学". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
5. "Flower、E-girlsをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ" (in Japanese). E-girls Official Website. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
6. "Flowerをいつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ ～武藤千春からのご報告～" (in Japanese). SonyMusic. 12 Oct 2014. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
7. "FlowerとE-girlsの元メンバー武藤千春がファッションブランド「ブライジー」設立" (in Japanese). fashionsnap.com. 16 Feb 2015. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
8. "元E-girls武藤千春がソロデビュー 3年ぶり歌手活動再開". Oricon News (in Japanese). 14 Aug 2017. Retrieved 19 Aug 2017.
9. Muto, Chiharu (15 Aug 2017). "私は私。". Chiharu Muto official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Aug 2017.
10. "『ランウェイ☆ビート』映画＆PV出演!!" (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Aug 2017.

External links

• Chiharu Muto official blog Powered by Line (February 2017 – ) (in Japanese)
• Chiharu Muto official blog – Ameba Blog (December 2014 – February 2017) (in Japanese)

Blixzy

• Blixzy (in Japanese)