Mao Denda

Mao Denda ( Japanese 傳 田 真 央 , Denda Mao ; born March 29, 1980 in Nagano , Nagano Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese J-Pop singer with R&B influences.

Career

Mao made her debut in 2000, where she released the single Mimi Moto ni Iru yo… - Ring the Bells ( 耳 も と に い る よ…〜Ring the bells〜). The single reached number 29 on the Oricon charts in Japan and stayed in the charts for ten weeks. She released her first studio album in the same year under the name Eternal Voice and the album was placed at number 31 and stayed in the charts for eight weeks. After further publications, however, she decided to resign from the music industry in 2001 and not to release any CDs at first. During this period she worked with artists such as Ai and gave guest appearances.

Five years later, in 2006, after she gave her last release, she worked with the popular Japanese hip-hop group Ketsumeishi and decided to return to the music industry. Her comeback she gave later that year, but under the pseudonym Mao / d (proper spelling: MAO / d) and released the single Very Love -0.5 ° C . After another single and an EP , however, she left the music industry again.

In 2009 she returned once again, but with her real name, which she first used as a stage name. She released her second studio album I Am in December 2009 . Today she mainly publishes download singles and has so far also released two other studio albums Ren'ai Chūdoku ( 恋愛 中毒 ) (2010) and Semi Double ( セ ミ ダ ブ ル ) (2013) .

18 years after her debut, she announced in 2018 that she would retire on May 2nd of the same year after her final concert entitled “Denda Mao Eternal Voice Tour 2018: Premium Final in Tokyo”. Before that, she released her first compilation on March 14th of that year, entitled "Eternal Best 2000-2018" as her last musical release.

Discography

Albums

publication	title	Chart position	Sales	annotation
December 20, 2000	Eternal Voice	31	-	1st studio album
March 28, 2001	Mao Denda Remixes 1	94	-	1. Remix album
December 19, 2001	Diamond Kisses	65	-	1. Cover album
0December 5, 2007	Colors of Love	250	-	1st EP as Mao / d
0December 9, 2009	I am	25th	12,000	2nd studio album
October 20, 2010	Ren'ai Chūdoku 恋愛 中毒	43	4,000	3rd studio album
05th September 2012	Menz collaboration	117	-	2nd EP
February 13, 2013	Semi Double セ ミ ダ ブ ル , Semi Daburu	93	1,000	4th studio album
0March 8, 2017	Love for sale	167	-	5th studio album
29th March 2017	Eternal Selection: Eternal Voice Limited Edition	-	-	Digital re-release for the debut album
March 14, 2018	Eternal Best 2000-2018	83	700	1st compilation

Singles

publication	title	Chart position	Sales	annotation
January 19, 2000	Mimi Moto ni Iru yo… - Ring the Bells 耳 も と に い る よ…〜Ring the bells〜	29	-	1. Single
March 29, 2000	Anata to Futari de あ な た と ふ た り で	33	-	2nd single
June 28, 2000	Masquerade マ ス カ レ ー ド , Masukarēdo	40	-	3. Single
November 22, 2000	Happy Ever After	55	-	4. Single
June 27, 2001	Dakiyoseta Destiny - Dream of Asia 抱 き 寄 せ た DESTINY ~ Dream of Asia ~	56	-	5. Single
November 21, 2001	One last kiss	94	3,000	6. Single with Ai
November 22, 2006	Very Love -0.5 ° C	30th	-	7. Single as Mao / d
February 27, 2007	Mizu no Inori - Joy 水 の 祈 り -JOY-	110	-	8. Single as Mao / d
March 18, 2009	Bitter sweet	30th	-	9. Single
0July 1, 2009	Nakitaku Naru kedo 泣 き た く な る け ど	68	-	10. Single
November 25, 2009	My style	135	-	11. Single

Download singles

1. Mimi Moto ni Iru yo… - Ring the Bells Reprise ( 耳 も と に い る よ…〜Ring the bells REPRISE〜) (published November 18, 2009)
2. Yes no. ( じ ゃ あ ね. ) (Released June 9, 2010)
3. Ichiban Suki na Hito ( 一番 好 き な 人 ) (released August 18, 2010)
4. Mō Sukoshi Bijin Dattara ( も う 少 し 美人 だ っ た ら ) (released September 8, 2010)
5. Sukitte Iwanai ( 好 き っ て 言 わ な い ) (released September 29, 2010)
6. Koishite Namida Shite ( 恋 し て 涙 し て ) (released March 30, 2011)
7. Single Bell ( シ ン グ ル ベ ル ) (released November 28, 2012)
8. Imasara Aenakute ( い ま さ ら 会 え な く て ) (released January 23, 2013)

Video publications

1. Eternal Films History & Clips 1999–2001 (released September 27, 2001)

Web links

• Official Website (Japanese)
• Official Blog (Japanese)
• Mao Denda on Facebook (Japanese)
• Mao Denda on Twitter (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Generasia Mimi Moto ni Iru yo ... ~ Ring the Bells ~ In Generasia , accessed on May 17, 2013
2. ↑ Oricon Eternal Voice Profile In Oricon (Japanese), accessed May 17, 2013
3. ↑ RONALD, March 2018 Denda Mao to Suspend Activities After Release of New Best Album In Arama! Japan , accessed April 1, 2018