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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Mai Satoda
Person · female · Japan · Higashi-ku · born 1984 · recording since 2007
Japanese female singer, talent and businessperson (1984-)
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Also known as Mai Satoda · 里田まい · 田中舞 · 里田 まい · 里田まい(カントリー娘。) · 里田まい（カントリー娘。） · +1 more
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: オヤジの心に灯った小さな火
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography388 words · 13 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1263009490
Biography
Mai Tanaka (里田 舞, Tanaka Mai; née Satoda (まい), born March 29, 1984) is a Japanese model, talent, and a former idol singer member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume.
Career
She was also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P. She has released one self-titled solo photobook and also a single, "Oyaji no Kokoro ni Tomotta Сhīsana Hi" (オヤジの心に灯った小さな火) with the comedian duo, Fujioka Fujimaki.
In early 2007, Satoda was added to the unit Pabo (Korean: 바보, fool) along with Suzanne and Yukina Kinoshita, created by the Fuji TV's quiz show Quiz! Hexagon II. The group released the single "Koi no Hexagon", used as the show's closing theme. She was later added to the group Ongaku Gatas.
Personal life
Satoda's husband is Japanese baseball player Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched for the New York Yankees from 2014 to 2020. They had a son in 2016.
In Country Musume. ni Rika Ishikawa (Morning Musume.)
"Iroppoi Onna 〜SEXY BABY〜" (色っぽい女 〜SEXY BABY〜(Rinne, Asami, Mai Satoda released April 17, 2002))
"BYE BYE Saigo no Yoru" (BYE BYE 最後の夜, (Asami, Mai Satoda released November 13, 2002))
In Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto (Morning Musume.)
"Uwaki na Honey Pie" (浮気なハニーパイ, (Asami, Mai Satoda, Miuna released July 24, 2003))
"Senpai 〜LOVE AGAIN〜" (先輩 ～LOVE AGAIN～, (Asami, Mai Satoda, Miuna released November 12, 2003))
"Shining Itoshiki Anata" (シャイニング 愛しき貴方, (Asami, Mai Satoda, Miuna released August 4, 2004))
In Romans
"SEXY NIGHT 〜Wasurerarenai Kare〜" (SEXY NIGHT 〜忘れられない彼〜(Mari Yaguchi [Morning Musume.], Rika Ishikawa [Morning Musume.], Ayaka [Coconutsu Musume.], Mai Satoda [Country Musume.], Hitomi Saitou [Melon Kinenbi] released April 20, 2003))
Mai Satoda with Fujimaki Fujioka
"Oyaji no Kokoro ni Tomotta Chiisana Hi" (オヤジの心に灯った小さな火 (Mai Satoda, Fujimaki Fujioka released May 23, 2007))
"Zoku*Oyaji no Kokoro ni Tomotta Chiisana Hi" (続・オヤジの心に灯った小さな火 (Mai Satoda, Fujimaki Fujioka released Oct 27, 2010))
In Ongaku Gatas
"Narihajimeta Koi no Bell" (鳴り始めた恋のBell (released Sep 12, 2007))
"Yattarōze!" (やったろうぜ (released Dec 5, 2007))
Come Together (released Sep 10, 2008)
READY! KICK OFF!! (released Mar 6, 2010)
In Country Musume.
"Country Musume. daizenshu 2" (カントリー娘。大全集②, (Asami, Mai Satoda, Miuna released August 23, 2006))
Singles
"Mou sugu Christmas" (もうすぐクリスマス; with Gōda Kyōdai, released November 12, 2008)
"Bye-Bye" (バイバイ; with Gōda Kyōdai, released January 14, 2009)
"Don't leave me" (with Gōda Kazoku, released June 17, 2009)
In Pabo
"Koi no Hexagon" (恋のヘキサゴン; released September 26, 2007)
"Koi" (恋; released March 17, 2010)
In Aladdin
"Hi wa, Mata Noboru" (陽は、また昇る; released July 30, 2008)
Photobooks
Satoda Mai (里田まい; released October 4, 2003)
My Life (released March 21, 2007)
Mai-Thai (released December 26, 2007)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups)
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | オヤジの心に灯った小さな火Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 14:491オヤジの心に灯った小さな火～デュエットバージョン～4:17 2オジサマって大好き♪3:09 3オヤジの心に灯った小さな火～デュエットバージョン～ (instrumental)4:16 4オジサマって大好き♪ (instrumental)3:07 | 23 May 2007 | ||
| 2010 | 続・オヤジの心に灯った小さな火Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks1続・オヤジの心に灯った小さな火 2オヤジの心に灯った小さな火〜デュエットバージョン〜 3没・オヤジの心に灯った小さな火 4続・オヤジの心に灯った小さな火 (気分は里田バージョン・カラオケ) 5続・オヤジの心に灯った小さな火 (気分は藤岡藤巻バージョン・カラオケ) 6続・オヤジの心に灯った小さな火 (オリジナル・カラオケ) | 27 October 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mai Satoda head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | 31 March 2009 | |
| 仲間由紀恵 with ダウンローズ(band) | — | present | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | lead vocals |
| famille～ファミーユ～(band) | — | present | |
| famille2011 ～ファミーユ2011～(band) | — | present | |
| セクシー8(band) | 2002 | 2002 | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | 2002 | 31 March 2009 | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | January 2002 | 2003 | |
| 7AIR(band) | 2003 | 2003 | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | 2003 | 31 March 2009 | |
| ROMANS(band) | 31 March 2003 | 27 September 2003 | |
| H.P.オールスターズ(band) | 2004 | 2004 | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Pabo(band) | 2007 | 2011 | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | 19 June 2007 | March 2010 | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | 2008 | 2011 |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/97d57f1a-daef-4c4c-bfb4-8798a72a53a6discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/97d57f1a-daef-4c4c-bfb4-8798a72a53a6core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1151442genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1151442seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Satodabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Satoda
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q1151442 · MusicBrainz: 97d57f1a-daef-4c4c-bfb4-8798a72a53a6
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