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Mao Abe
Person · female · Japan · Ōita-shi · born 1990 · recording since 2009
Japanese singer
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Also known as Mao Abe · 阿部真央 · 阿部真央
Timeline
15 events▣ Album 13◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: ふりぃ
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography390 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363936270
Biography
Mao Abe (阿部 真央, Abe Mao; born 24 January 1990) is a Japanese singer-songwriter.
Biography
Abe started learning the piano from age three, and from junior high school, she wanted to be a singer. She gave up the piano in favour of the guitar, wanting to be an acoustic pop singer/songwriter in the style of Canadian pop musician Avril Lavigne. While in high school, she frequently busked and attended music auditions. In February 2006, on a morning when she had truanted from school, she wrote her first song, "My Baby". Late in mid-2006, she entered the Yamaha Teens' Music Festival's Ōita regional contest on the recommendation of a musical instrument store manager, and performed "My Baby". She won the grand prize, and later entered the country-wide version, where she won an honourable mention prize after performing "Haha no Uta" (母の唄, Mother Song).
After finishing high school, she moved to Tokyo and was signed to the record label Pony Canyon. Abe performed at many live events, including some high-profile events like the Rock in Japan Festival. From August until November, four acoustic demos of Abe songs were released on iTunes. The third of these, "My Baby", was chosen as the October iTunes Single of the Week free download song.
Abe released her first album Free in January 2009. The eponymous title track was released as a radio single, and did extremely well on radio stations: Abe reached #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, despite only the airplay component counting towards her ranking (as opposed to airplay and physical sales, like most other releases).
Since the album, she has released three singles, the first two reaching the top 20 on the Oricon single charts. The third, "Itsu no Hi mo", reached #2 on the Japan Hot 100 chart, a week before the physical release of the single. The single was followed by her second album, Pop, which was her first top 5 album on the Oricon albums chart.
Personal life
In January 2015, Mao Abe married Keisuke Iizuka, a former member of the band CORE OF SOUL who had worked as staff during her national tour. Later that year, in September 2015, the couple welcomed their first son. On March 1, 2018, Abe announced on her official website that she and Iizuka had divorced, describing the decision as one reached through mutual understanding.
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 | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 47 | 93.9th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 17 | 39.7th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (47 release groups · 13 studio albums)
Albums · 13
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 50:19
1ふりぃ3:572人見知りの唄〜共感してもらえたら嬉しいって話です〜4:483MY BABY4:104キレイな唄5:285デッドライン3:096Don't leave me5:137コトバ4:448want you DARLING4:22917歳の唄5:4610情けない男の唄8:422010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 53:38
1未だ3:222I wanna see you3:333モンロー3:104貴方の恋人になりたいのです5:075伝えたいこと4:106都合の良い女の唄4:55715の言葉4:068もうひとつのMY BABY5:099loving DARLING3:0110わかるの4:5811ポーカーフェイス3:4612いつの日も5:1813サラリーマンの唄3:032011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 53:33
1痛み3:432じゃあ、何故3:363モットー。3:28419歳の唄3:575なめとんか3:016ヤだ4:227もう4:478TA3:579走れ3:4610ロンリー3:5711for ロンリー5:0012ストーカーの唄〜3丁目、貴方の家〜4:0313光5:562012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 55:47
1How are you?3:592戦いは終わらない4:373世界はまだ君を知らない4:084春5:085君を想った唄4:556側にいて(piano ver.)5:027嫌われてないかな5:468Sunday morning4:369プレイボーイ3:1810ここにいて5:481118歳の唄4:3812for you3:522013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 58:17
Disc 11HOPE4:202貴方が好きな私6:113それ以上でも以下でもない2:584どこ行った?3:265短い言葉たったそれだけその一言だけ4:116boyfriend5:267天使はいたんだ4:348Will you save me3:399返して2:3510怖い話3:4411最後の私6:0212愛してる11:11Disc 21最後の私 (music clip)2貴方が好きな私 (music clip)3最後の私 (music clip メイキング)4貴方が好きな私 (music clip メイキング)5貴方を好きな私 (ジャケットメイキング)6最後の私 (SPOT 〜毒恋ちゃん Ver.〜)7boyfriend×毒恋ちゃん (music clip)8特別企画!!さんまを3万円分食べられるのか!?2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:24
1這い上がれMY WAY4:132優しい言葉4:133麹町3:014それぞれ歩き出そう4:355words6:046深夜高速5:207Hello, Jewelry Smile4:128Marry me baby I love you4:029メールのお尻にハートマーク1:4810always5:4511Believe in yourself3:5212相模ナンバーのグランドキャビンに乗って / 麹町 弾き語り ver.5:192017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:50
1愛みたいなもの4:442逝きそうなヒーローと糠に釘男2:433Don't let me down3:004You Said Goodbye3:315母である為に4:416この時を幸せと呼ぼう4:257You changed my life3:318Hello,Brand New Days4:519バイバイ4:0010gasp4:2011POSE2:4812女たち3:5013背中8:262018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:35
1K.I.S.S.I.N.G.3:292the SUN3:253Such a beautiful day3:364蔑ろな夜2:295immorality4:276傘4:227その心には残れない3:358喝采3:219Angel2:0310朝日が昇る頃に5:101127歳の私と出がらし男1:382020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1dark side2お前が求める私なんか全部壊してやる3まだいけます4どうしますか、あなたなら5pharmacy6どうにもなっちゃいけない貴方とどうにかなりたい夜7今夜は眠るまで8テンション9答10君の唄(キミノウタ)11おもしろい彼氏2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:36
1Alive4:302千本桜3:543SAKURAドロップス4:114奏（かなで）4:515You raise me up4:016もののけ姫3:317津軽海峡・冬景色3:558ロマンスの神様4:409いつの日も 〜MY INNER CHILD Ver.〜6:2710側にいて 〜MY INNER CHILD Ver.〜5:362023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:56
1Just Be Alive2:532Not Unusual4:363Never Fear3:504I Never Knew4:105Tosenbo4:306If We Stay Together3:487Who Am I5:278Don’t You Get Tired?3:349Ready Go3:3510Be My Love2:5211Sailing5:5312My Hair You Liked3:482023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 56:55
Disc 11貴方の恋人になりたいのです5:342boyfriend5:143じゃあ、何故3:434コトバ5:095嘘つき6:046Don’t leave me5:18715の言葉4:328未だ3:259MY BABY4:1310お前が求める私なんか全部壊してやる2:4511ロンリー3:5612I wanna see you3:4613I’ve Got the Power3:16Disc 21boyfriend (Studio Session Live Video)2ロンリー (Studio Session Live Video)3I wanna see you (Studio Session Live Video)4貴方の恋人になりたいのです (Studio Session Live Video)5I've Got the Power (Studio Session Live Video)6Studio Session Live / Recording Making Video2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:50
1Hands and Dance3:332Somebody Else Now3:023Keep Your Fire Burning3:244Everyday3:445Maybe3:386Go Away From You4:577進むために3:398I’ve Got the Power3:209またどこかで会えたら2:3110Somebody Else Now –Acoustic ver.–3:02
Single · 28
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 伝えたいこと/I Wanna see youSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 26:19Disc 1 1伝えたいこと4:11 2I wanna see you3:35 3キレイな唄5:24 4伝えたいこと (inst.)4:12 5I wanna see you (inst.)3:34 6キレイな唄 (inst.)5:23 Disc 21伝えたいこと (Music Clip) 2I wanna see you (Original CM Clip) | 27 May 2009 | ||
| 2009 | 貴方の恋人になりたいのですSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 18:201貴方の恋人になりたいのです5:07 2マージナルマン3:08 3会いたいよ4:58 4貴方の恋人になりたいのです(Inst.)5:07 | 5 August 2009 | ||
| 2010 | いつの日もSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 12:47Disc 1 1いつの日も5:15 2give me your love4:12 3私は貴方がいいのです3:20 4いつの日も (Inst.) Disc 21いつの日も (music clip) | 13 January 2010 | ||
| 2010 | ロンリーSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1ロンリー 2GET MY WAY 3S.O.S 4ロンリー(Inst.) | 9 June 2010 | ||
| 2010 | 19歳の唄Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 13:03119歳の唄3:57 2逢いに行く4:05 3morning5:01 | 3 November 2010 | ||
| 2011 | モットー。 / 光Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 33:131モットー。3:30 2光5:59 3want you DARLING4:21 4わかるの5:19 5morning5:41 6伝えたいこと4:23 7ロンリー4:00 | 18 May 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 側にいてSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks1側にいて 2YURALI forever 3痛み 419歳の唄 5Don't leave me 6for ロンリー 7雨上がりの夜空に 8走れ 9光 | 16 November 2011 | ||
| 2012 | 世界はまだ君を知らないSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1世界はまだ君を知らない 2愛してほしい 3世界はまだ君を知らない（Inst.） | 16 May 2012 | ||
| 2013 | 最後の私Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks1最後の私 2短い言葉たったそれだけその一言だけ 3最後の私 (Inst.) 4都合の良い女の唄 (阿部真央 弾き語りらいぶ 2012･冬 ～クリスマスだよ! 来るでしょ? 来るよね!? の巻～) 5モンロー (阿部真央 弾き語りらいぶ 2012･冬 ～クリスマスだよ! 来るでしょ? 来るよね!? の巻～) 6デッドライン (阿部真央 弾き語りらいぶ 2012･冬 ～クリスマスだよ! 来るでしょ? 来るよね!? の巻～) | 6 March 2013 | ||
| 2013 | 貴方が好きな私/boyfriendSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1貴方が好きな私 2boyfriend 3貴方が好きな私（Inst.） 4boyfriend （Inst.） | 26 June 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Believe in yourselfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:191Believe in yourself3:52 2疲れたな4:38 3Believe in yourself (Inst.)3:49 | 21 May 2014 | ||
| 2014 | それぞれ歩き出そうSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1それぞれ歩き出そう 2嘘つき 3それぞれ歩き出そう (Inst.) | 22 October 2014 | ||
| 2015 | You changed my lifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1You changed my life 2楽になれるまで 3You changed my life(Inst.) | 18 November 2015 | ||
| 2016 | Don't let me downSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 18:371Don’t let me down3:04 2じゃあ、何故 弾き語り ver.(阿部真央らいぶNo.6@東京国際フォーラム ホールA)4:08 3阿部真央らいぶNo.6 スペシャルメドレー(ポーカーフェイス・I wanna see you・プレイボーイ・世界はまだ君を知らない・モットー。1コーラス)8:25 4Don’t let me down (Inst.)3:00 | 25 May 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 女たちSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:121女たち3:50 2この時を幸せと呼ぼう 〜弾き語りVer.〜4:33 3女たち (Inst.)3:49 | 24 August 2016 | ||
| 2018 | 変わりたい唄Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:211変わりたい唄3:42 2まだ僕は生きてる4:21 3なんにもない今から4:29 4いつもありがとう〜あべまにあの唄〜2:49 | 24 October 2018 | ||
| 2019 | 君の唄(キミノウタ)/答Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:291君の唄(キミノウタ)4:11 2答3:39 3Flyaway3:39 | 8 May 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Be My LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:511Be My Love2:51 | 12 August 2020 | ||
| 2023 | Never FearSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 9:081Never Fear3:49 2Never Fear (TV size)1:30 3Never Fear (Inst.)3:49 | 11 January 2023 | ||
| 2023 | I’ve Got the PowerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:201I’ve Got the Power3:20 | 23 August 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Keep Your Fire BurningSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:231Keep Your Fire Burning3:23 | 9 January 2024 | ||
| 2024 | 進むためにSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:391進むために3:39 | 29 May 2024 | ||
| 2024 | Hands and DanceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:331Hands and Dance3:33 | 17 July 2024 | ||
| 2025 | マリアSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:021マリア3:02 | 9 April 2025 | ||
| 2025 | 貴方の恋人になりたいのです - From THE FIRST TAKESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:051貴方の恋人になりたいのです - From THE FIRST TAKE5:05 | 3 September 2025 | ||
| 2025 | ストーカーの唄～3丁目、貴方の家～ - From THE FIRST TAKESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:461ストーカーの唄～3丁目、貴方の家～ - From THE FIRST TAKE3:46 | 10 September 2025 | ||
| 2026 | Ding-dongSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:341Ding-dong2:34 | 21 January 2026 | ||
| 2026 | BuddySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:221Buddy2:22 | 18 February 2026 |
Album · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | シングルコレクション 19-24Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:06:311伝えたいこと4:12 2I wanna see you3:34 3貴方の恋人になりたいのです5:10 4いつの日も5:16 5ロンリー3:56 619歳の唄3:56 7モットー。3:28 8光5:56 9側にいて5:26 10世界はまだ君を知らない4:06 11最後の私6:03 12貴方が好きな私6:12 13boyfriend5:27 14Believe in yourself3:49 | Compilation | 20 August 2014 | |
| 2015 | 5th Anniversary 阿部真央らいぶ2014@日本武道館Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:54:331Believe in yourself@日本武道館3:55 2ふりぃ@日本武道館4:09 3貴方の恋人になりたいのです@日本武道館4:59 419歳の唄@日本武道館3:56 5マージナルマン@日本武道館3:28 6貴方が好きな私@日本武道館6:22 715の言葉@日本武道館4:10 8キレイな唄@日本武道館5:37 9Don't leave me@日本武道館5:41 10morning@日本武道館5:51 11always@日本武道館5:54 12for ロンリー@日本武道館4:46 13それぞれ歩き出そう@日本武道館4:36 14loving DARLING@日本武道館5:20 15世界はまだ君を知らない@日本武道館4:44 16want you DARLING@日本武道館4:23 17戦いは終わらない@日本武道館4:49 18いつの日も@日本武道館5:20 19伝えたいこと@日本武道館4:12 20モットー。@日本武道館4:17 21ロンリー@日本武道館5:21 22モンロー@日本武道館4:00 23I wanna see you@日本武道館4:32 24ストーカーの唄～3丁目、貴方の家～@日本武道館4:11 | Live | 11 March 2015 | |
| 2015 | 阿部真央 レンタルベスト 〜恋の唄 編〜Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 52:381じゃあ、何故3:36 2貴方の恋人になりたいのです5:12 3ロンリー3:56 4私は貴方がいいのです3:22 5貴方が好きな私6:11 6boyfriend5:27 7嘘つき5:57 815の言葉4:05 9for ロンリー5:00 10天使はいたんだ4:36 11いつの日も5:16 | Compilation | 16 September 2015 | |
| 2015 | 阿部真央 レンタルベスト 〜応援歌 編〜Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 45:501ふりぃ3:54 2Believe in yourself3:51 3這い上がれMY WAY4:12 4世界はまだ君を知らない4:05 5キレイな唄5:24 6伝えたいこと4:14 7モットー。3:28 8戦いは終わらない4:36 9走れ3:46 10ポーカーフェイス3:46 11それぞれ歩き出そう4:34 | Compilation | 16 September 2015 | |
| 2019 | 阿部真央ベストSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracksDisc 1 1ふりぃ 2キレイな唄 3デッドライン 4Don’t leave me 517歳の唄 6伝えたいこと 7I wanna see you 8貴方の恋人になりたいのです 9いつの日も 10私は貴方がいいのです 11未だ 12モンロー 13ポーカーフェイス 14ロンリー 15morning 16モットー。 17じゃあ、何故 18ストーカーの唄〜3丁目、貴方の家〜 Disc 21側にいて 2戦いは終わらない 3天使はいたんだ 4Believe in yourself 5それぞれ歩き出そう 6這い上がれMY WAY 7Don’t let me down 8女たち 9逝きそうなヒーローと糠に釘男 10母である為に 11K.I.S.S.I.N.G. 12immorality 13喝采 14まだ僕は生きてる 15変わりたい唄 16なんにもない今から 17クソメンクソガールの唄 1828歳の唄 | Compilation | 23 January 2019 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Who Am ISearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:381Don’t You Get Tired?3:03 2Who Am I5:00 3I Love You So Much Forever5:07 4If6:28 | 26 August 2022 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mao Abe head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 47 | 93.9th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 17 | 39.7th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSSESSION=80.2 POR CENTO(band) | — | present | |
| RADIO SOUL20(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a00aefd8-ace1-483f-bba5-63f16cbce0f7discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a00aefd8-ace1-483f-bba5-63f16cbce0f7core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077881genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077881seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Abebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Abe
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Wikidata: Q1077881 · MusicBrainz: a00aefd8-ace1-483f-bba5-63f16cbce0f7
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