Maria Makino is a former twelfth-generation member of Morning Musume. She joined the group in September 2014 and graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project on June 24, 2026. She is from Nishio in Aichi Prefecture.
She appears on the cover and in the 20-page opening feature of Up To Boy vol.368, the December 2026 issue released on October 23. The feature combines new photographs with comments about her transition to solo work.
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