Kaede (dancer)
{{Family name hatnote|Dobashi|lang=Japanese}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kaede
| caption = Kaede at the VMAJ's with E-girls in 2018
| native_name = 楓
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = E-girls @ VMAJ 2018 Kaede Dobashi.jpg
| birth_name = Kaede Dobashi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|11}}
| birth_place = Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|dancer}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| agent = LDH
| height = 1.68 m (2013)
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = J-pop
| label = Rhythm Zone
| past_member_of = {{hlist|Happiness|E-girls
}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo|Kaede Dobashi|土橋 楓|Dobashi Kaede|born January 11, 1996}},{{cite web|url=http://happiness-ldh.jp/profile/detail.php?id=1000499|title=楓 (performer)|work=Happiness Official Website|language=ja|publisher=LDH|accessdate=January 5, 2017|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210005/http://happiness-ldh.jp/profile/detail.php?id=1000499|url-status=dead}} professionally known by her mononym {{nihongo|Kaede|楓|Kaede}} is a Japanese dancer, singer, model and actress who is affiliated with LDH. She is a member of the J-pop girl group f5ve and a former member of collective girl group E-girls and its dance and vocal unit Happiness. Kaede is an exclusive model for CanCam.
Early life
Kaede was born on January 11, 1996, in Yokosuka, a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She has a younger brother and a younger sister.
She started dancing during her fourth year of elementary school, she later went to a dance school in Yokosuka, in which she was introduced to Exile's Tetsuya as her instructor, and went to the Exile Professional Gym (EXPG) in Tokyo during her first year in junior high school.{{cite web|url=http://expg.jp/about/tab5.php|title=卒業生の紹介|work=Exile Professional Gym|language=ja|accessdate=January 5, 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115210821/http://expg.jp/about/tab5.php|archivedate=November 15, 2015}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geino/228331|title=E-girls楓が語る ダンスとの出合いとHIROに見出されたワケ｜日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL|website=日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL|access-date=April 7, 2020}} Afterwards, she appeared at Exile's events, music videos and on tour as a background dancer.
Career
In October 2008, a new performance group called Happiness was formed by EXPG graduates. Kaede was chosen to be one of their members and started her activities as a dancer stylized as KAEDE.{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/20988|title=EXILEの"妹分"Happinessがミスド新キャラクターに|last=Inc|first=Natasha|website=音楽ナタリー|language=ja|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
Kaede made her modelling debut in the March issue of the fashion magazine Glamorous in 2011.{{cite web|author=Kaede|date=February 7, 2011|url=http://ameblo.jp/happiness-official/entry-10793766990.html|title=みなさんに報告です★KAEDE|work=Happiness official blog|language=ja|publisher=Ameba Blog|accessdate=January 5, 2017|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106103358/http://ameblo.jp/happiness-official/entry-10793766990.html|url-status=dead}} Happiness made their major debut with the single "Kiss Me" on February 9. Later in April, Kaede, as well as all the other members of Happiness, were announced to become members of E-girls. They would be having a concurrent position between the group and Happiness.{{Cite web|url=https://e-girls-ldh.jp/news/detail.php?id=1049860|title=E-girls（イー・ガールズ） OFFICIAL WEBSITE|last=|first=|date=|website=E-girls（イー・ガールズ） OFFICIAL WEBSITE|language=ja|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
On June 3, 2013, she changed her name from KAEDE to {{nihongo|Kaede|楓}}.{{cite web|author=Kaede|date=June 3, 2013|url=http://ameblo.jp/happiness-official/entry-11543808933.html|title=新聞の一面に！楓|work=Happiness official blog|language=ja|accessdate=January 5, 2017|archive-date=August 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808090215/http://ameblo.jp/happiness-official/entry-11543808933.html|url-status=dead}} Kaede later became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine CanCam in its September issue in July.{{cite web|url=http://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1262383|title=E-girlsの4人が「CanCam」「JJ」「Ray」の専属モデルに抜擢|work=Model Press|language=ja|publisher=Net Native|date=July 22, 2013|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}
In January 2014 she made her acting debut in the Nippon TV series A Perfect Day for Love Letters alongside other members of E-girls. Later that year she also made her first solo appearance in the drama Shark: 2nd Season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2036288/full/|title=E-girls・楓、ドラマ単独初出演 次世代ジャニーズと三角関係に！|website=ORICON NEWS|access-date=September 30, 2019}}
Kaede appeared on the cover of CanCam's June issue in April 2015. This was her first magazine cover since her debut as a model and the first time a member of E-girls appeared on a women's magazine cover by herself.{{cite web|url=http://mdpr.jp/review/detail/1482095|title=E-girls楓「CanCam」単独初表紙に「人気が凄い」編集長も絶賛|work=Model Press|language=ja|publisher=Net Native|date=April 20, 2015|accessdate=January 5, 2017}} Since then, she has been chosen as the cover model for CanCam several times.{{Cite web|url=https://beauty.oricon.co.jp/news/2135504/full/|title=E-girls楓『CanCam』表紙が"エモすぎ"「今までよりも大人っぽく」 ｜最新ニュース｜eltha（エルザ）|website=eltha|language=ja|access-date=September 30, 2019}}
On August 29, 2017, she released her first photobook titled Nee, Kiite!!.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2096384/full/|title=E-girls・楓＆佐藤晴美、写真集の同時発売に感慨「夢をかなえた瞬間」|website=ORICON NEWS|access-date=September 30, 2019}}
On March 1, 2019, it was announced that Kaede, Ruri and Sayaka were appointed as ambassadors for DeNA's YOKOHAMA GIRLS☆FESTIVAL 2019 Supported by ありあけ 横濱ハーバー from May 31 to June 2.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/article/715897/|title=DeNA「ガールズフェス」初アンバサダーにE-girls・Happinessが就任|website=ORICON NEWS|access-date=October 1, 2019}} For this occasion, Kaede threw the opening pitch for the baseball game on the first day of the festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2136626/full/|title=E-girls楓、初の始球式で見事なノーバン投球「次は100点満点を目指したい」|website=ORICON NEWS|access-date=October 1, 2019}} On April 23, 2019, she was also chosen as one of the representative E-girls members alongside Harumi Sato, Nozomi Bando and Nonoka Yamaguchi for the advertisements of Mister Donut
Personal life
Kaede is the tallest member of Happiness at {{height|m=1.68}}, but second in E-girls only to Harumi Sato (Flower, {{height|m=1.73}}). Starting as a nickname from the fans, they became the official model-duo Twin Tower.{{cite web|url=http://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1536538|title=E-girls佐藤晴美＆楓、"ツインタワー"の圧巻美脚に視線集中＜GirlsAward 2015 A／W＞|work=Model Press|language=ja|publisher=Net Native|date=October 24, 2015|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/twin_tower_ldh/|title=佐藤晴美 楓 (ツインタワー) (@twin_tower_ldh) • Instagram photos and videos|website=www.instagram.com|language=en|access-date=September 5, 2019}} Kaede also co-starred with Harumi in Aoyama One Seg Kaihatsu.
In March 2014, in the Sankei Sports article "Watashitachiha Hontō no Performance o Todokeru koto o Mezashite iru. Idol de wa naku, Girls Performance Group desu." in which the members of E-girls were interviewed, she said that she has a sense of incongruity when she is an idol.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20140315/int14031504440000-n2.html|title=非アイドル！E-girls、骨太パフォーマー|work=Sankei Sports|language=ja|date=March 15, 2014|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}
Filmography
{{For|Kaede's appearances with Happiness (Japanese band) and E-girls|Happiness (Japanese band)|E-girls}}
=TV dramas=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} | ||||
| rowspan="2"| 2014 | A Perfect Day for Love Letters | Ai Hayakawa | rowspan="4" | NTV | Episode 4; Lead role
|{{Cite web|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/koibumibiyori/|title=恋文日和|website=日本テレビ|language=ja|access-date=March 27, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000097535|title=E-girls、日テレ『恋文日和』でドラマ初主演決定|website=BARKS|language=ja|access-date=March 27, 2020}} |
| Shark: 2nd Season | Makoto Yonezawa | | | ||
| 2015
|High & Low: The Story Of S.W.O.R.D | rowspan="2" |Shiba | | rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|url=https://high-low.jp/|title=HiGH&LOW|website=HiGH&LOW|language=ja|access-date=March 27, 2020}} | ||||
| 2016 | High & Low Season 2 |
=Films=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | Road To High & Low | rowspan="4" | Shiba
| |
| High & Low: The Movie | ||
| rowspan="2" |2017
|High & Low: The Movie 2 / END OF SKY | ||
| High & Low: The Movie 3 / FINAL MISSION |
Other
- YOKOHAMA GIRLS☆FESTIVAL 2019 Supported by ありあけ 横濱ハーバー - Ambassador{{Cite web|url=https://full-count.jp/2019/03/01/post308523/|title=DeNA「ガールズフェス」初アンバサダーにE-girls・Happinessが就任|website=Full-count {{!}} フルカウント ―野球・MLBの総合コラムサイト―|language=ja|access-date=March 27, 2020}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Kaede (Happiness)}}
- {{official website|URL=http://happiness-ldh.jp/profile/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{E-girls}}
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Category:Japanese female dancers
Category:Japanese female models
Category:21st-century Japanese actresses