Mai Hagiwara

??? Hagiwara Mai is a Japanese apparel designer and former idol under Hello Project as a member of ute She joined Hello Project Kids in 2002 through the audition and was later put into ute in 2005 Hagiwara has also taken part in the oneshot unit KiraPika alongside Morning Musume member Kusumi Koharu She is also a former member of CatsEye 7 and HIFIN Hagiwara decided to retire from the entertainment industry to study English abroad in New Zealand following the disbandment of ute on June 12 2017 In May 2018 she was announced as a design producer for the project IDOL and on September 13 2018 she launched her own clothing brand With Mii