Mayu Watanabe

Mayu Watanabe 渡辺 麻友
Watanabe in 2016
Background information
Born	(1994-03-26) March 26, 1994 (age 30)
Origin	Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2006–2020
Labels	Sony Music (solo)
Formerly of	AKB48, Watarirouka Hashiritai
Website	watanabe-mayu.jp

Mayu Watanabe (渡辺 麻友, Watanabe Mayu, born March 26, 1994) is a Japanese former singer and actress. Watanabe started her career as a member of the idol girl group AKB48 under Team B. In the annual AKB48 General Elections event, she had consistently been voted by fans to rank among the group's top members. She has released five solo singles, many of which have peaked in the top ten in the Oricon charts, and one solo album. She left the group on the last day of 2017 and on the first day of 2018 and pursued as an acting career until her retirement from the entertainment industry in June 2020.^[1]