Watanabe Mayu(渡辺麻友) to release first solo CD on February 29

AKB48’s Watanabe Mayu(渡辺麻友) (17), also known affectionately as “Mayuyu,” will be the next member to make her solo debut. On February 29, 2012, she will release her first single “Synchro Tokimeki(シンクロときめき)” under Sony Music Records. The song has also been chosen as the theme song for the TV Tokyo drama series that she will star in.

Watanabe is the fourth active member of AKB48 to have a proper solo debut, after Itano Tomomi(板野友美), Maeda Atsuko(前田敦子), and Iwasa Misaki(岩佐美咲) (who will debut on February 1 as an enka singer). Watanabe is also part of the subgroup Watarirouka Hashiritai 7(渡り廊下走り隊), along with Iwasa. In addition, she was recently chosen as one of the main voice cast members for the anime series “AKB0048.”

One source describes “ Synchro Tokimeki(シンクロときめき) ” as an upbeat song with a nostalgic ’80s melody and a modern arrangement.

Details about her drama series have still not been released, though it was previously reported that it has a school setting. The show’s time slot has been announced (Friday nights, 12:53am), with the first episode scheduled for January 13. It is also known that a manga version of the drama will begin running in Kodansha(講談社)’s Young Magazine(ヤングマガジ) on January 16.



Source: tokyograph.com