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Kaede

Dobashi Kaede (土橋楓), better known by her stage names Kaede (楓) and KAEDE, is a Japanese performer, actress and model. She is a member of SG5 and a former member of Happiness and E-girls.

She is an exclusive model of the fashion magazine CanCam.

Early Life[]

Dobashi was born on January 11, 1996 in Yokosuka, a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She has a younger brother and a younger sister.

When she was a child, she used to sing and dance with her siblings and cousin in front of her family at her grandparents' house. This made her realize that she loved the feeling of performing in front of people and "owning the stage", which led her to start dancing.[1] Additionally, she was inspired to become a performer by the members of the J-Pop girl group Morning Musume, wanting to "shine as brightly as them".[2]

In her first year of middle school, she began to attend EXPG Tokyo. Afterwards, she appeared at EXILE's events, music videos and on tour as a background dancer.

Career[]

2008[]

In October, it was decided that she would become a member of the unit Happiness among other EXPG students, and her official stage name became KAEDE.

2011[]

On February 9, she made major debut with Happiness with their single "Kiss Me".

In March, she made her modeling debut appearing on the magazine GLAMOROUS of the same month.[3]

On April 24, she was announced as member of E-girls, having a concurrent position between the group and Happiness.

2013[]

On June 3, she changed her stage name to her given name (Kaede) written in Kanji (楓).[4]

On July 22, it was announced that Kaede had been chosen as muse for the apparel brand Samantha Thavasa and would start working as an exclusive model for the magazine CanCam.[5]

2014[]

In January, she made her debut as actress in the TV drama Koibumi Biyori.

2015[]

In April, she was the cover of the June issue of the magazine CanCam, being her first magazine cover since her debut as a model.[6]

2017[]

On August 29, she released her first photobook titled Nee, Kiite!!.

2020[]

On December 31, she left E-girls with the group's disbandment.

2021[]

On December 15, she attended the BVLGARI AVRORA AWARDS 2021 held in Chiba Prefecture.[7]

2022[]

On May 21, it was announced that Kaede would participate in a new project based overseas together with Happiness members SAYAKA, MIYUU and Kawamoto Ruri and iScream member RUI, while staying as a member of her original group at the same time.[8] The unit had been teased before during the CL program Happiness×iScream "Joshi-kai" on May 18.

On December 7, she attended the BVLGARI AVRORA AWARDS 2022 ceremony held in Tokyo.[9]

2023[]

On September 26, she left Happiness with the group's disbandment.

Personal Life[]

Family

Kaede's cousin is "Miss Japan 2021", "Miss Kanagawa" and dancer Koyama Mana. Both love dancing and have been dancing together and improving each other since we were little.[10][11][12][13] Koyama is currently a contestant on PRODUCE 101 JAPAN: THE GIRLS.[14]

Works[]

Music[]

Collaboration / Other
  • [2022.11.16] CanCam Model Dream Team - "I Can"[15]
Music Video Appearances
  • [2018] Ohashi Trio - "VENUS"[16]

Filmography[]

Movies
Dramas

Publications[]

Photobook

Kaede - Nee, Kiite cover

  1. [2017.08.29] Nee, Kiite!! (ねえ、聞いて!!)

Fashion[]

Runways
  • [2015] GirlsAward 2015 AUTUMN/WINTER[18]
  • [2016] TOKYO GIRLS MUSIC FES. 2016[19]
  • [2017] 25th TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2017 AUTUMN/WINTER[20][21][22][23]
  • [2017] GirlsAward 2017 AUTUMN/WINTER[24][25]
  • [2018] MYNAVI presents The 26th TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2018 SPRING/SUMMER[26][27][28]
  • [2018] CanCam×Tokyo Prince Hotel Night Pool[29]
  • [2018] MYNAVI presents The 27th TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2018 AUTUMN/WINTER[30][31][32]
  • [2018] GirlsAward 2018 AUTUMN/WINTER[33]
  • [2019] SDGs promotion TGC Shizuoka 2019 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[34][35]
  • [2019] Samantha Thavasa 25th Anniversary Kick-off Pre-Happyoukai[36]
  • [2019] Sapporo Collection 2019 Presented by BitStar[37]
  • [2019] TGC TOYAMA 2019 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[38][39]
  • [2019] MYNAVI presents The 29th TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2019 AUTUMN/WINTER[40][41]
  • [2020] TGC SHIZUOKA 2020 for SDGs by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[42][43]
  • [2020] TGC KUMAMOTO 2020 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[44]
  • [2020] Tokyo Virtual Runway Live by GirlsAward[45]
  • [2020] 31st MYNAVI TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2020 AUTUMN/WINTER ONLINE[46]
  • [2021] 33rd MYNAVI TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2021 AUTUMN/WINTER[47]
  • [2021] CanCam 40th Birthday Night[48]
  • [2022] CanCam 40th Birthday Night Vol.2[49]
  • [2022] TGC KITAKYUSHU 2022 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[50]
  • [2023] TGC SHIZUOKA 2023 for SDGs by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[51][52]
  • [2023] oomiya presents TGC WAKAYAMA 2023 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[53]
  • [2023] 36th MYNAVI TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2023 SPRING/SUMMER
  • [2023] Rakuten GirlsAward 2023 SPRING/SUMMER[54]
  • [2023] 37th MYNAVI TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2023 AUTUMN/WINTER[55]
  • [2023] CREATEs presents TGC KITAKYUSHU 2023 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[56]
  • [2023] Rakuten GirlsAward 2023 AUTUMN / WINTER[57]
  • [2023] TGC FES YAMANASHI 2023[58]
  • [2024] SDGs Suishin TGC Shizuoka 2024 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[59]
  • [2024] oomiya presents TGC WAKAYAMA 2024 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION[60]
  • [2024] 38th Mynavi Tokyo Girls Collection 2024 SPRING/SUMMER

Trivia[]

  • Happiness member characteristics:
    • Color (unofficial): Red
  • SG5 member characteristics:
    • Planet: Jupiter
    • Color: Green
    • Emoji: ⚡️
  • Hobby: Studying overseas fashion
  • Goal: To be able to succeed in various fields
  • Tallest member of Happiness.
  • Her hobbies are playing video games, watching movies (except horror), reading manga, going for walks and listening to music outside.[61][62][1]
  • Likes to talk and communicating with people. According to her group mates, her appearance and her personality donʼt match up because she seems quite shy until she starts talking.[61][62]
  • Often described as outgoing and the group's mood-maker.[62]
  • According to herself, she is someone who always chases after what she wants and doesn't give up. Additionally, she would tend to make herself stand out and loves being told that she's funny.[2]
  • Likes to be outside as she considers it very calming.[61] However, she usually spends her days off at home.[62]
  • An avid gamer. She loves Apex Legends and once played for over 10 hours straight.[61]
  • Loves Manga. Ever since elementary school she has read a lot of different genres and she prefers physical copies over the digital versions.[61]
  • Owns 2 dogs, a miniature schnauzer (named "Rozo" and born in spring 2020) and a chihuahua. She rescued the chihuahua and learned a lot about the shelter situations in Japan and would like to encourage more people to rescue dogs from shelters that need a home, even though Japan has a "pet store" culture.[61]
  • Grew up watching a lot of the Disney Channel. She likes High School Musical and The Cheetah Girls, and would like to be on Disney Channel one day.[61]
  • Her favorite food is potatoes and she loves them in every form (French-fries, mashed potatoes, hashbrowns, potatoes with cheese, potatoes in soup, etc.).[61]
  • Her favorite TV show is America's Got Talent.[2]
  • Her favorite DC heroes are Catwoman and Harley Quinn.[63]
  • A huge Justin Bieber fan since middle school. Likes Hailey Bieber's style as well.[61]
  • Kaede and Flower member Sato Harumi's duo name is "Twin Tower". This title was given to them due to both members being the tallest of their respective groups.
  • On September 14, 2016 she started an Instagram account together with Sato Harumi. On November 12, 2016, she started her own personal account.
  • On October 9, 2021, she opened a personal Twitter account and a gaming channel on the platform OpenREC.

References[]

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  3. みなさんに報告です★KAEDE
  4. 新聞の一面に!楓
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