Mahoto Watanabe

Mahoto Watanabe (ワタナベマホト, Watanabe Mahoto, born December 8, 1992)[1] is a Japanese YouTuber and rapper. He is part of the hip hop group Kaiware Hummer, releasing music under the stage name Bema.

Mahoto Watanabe
ワタナベマホト
Born (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992
Saiki, Ōita, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesBema[1]
Occupation
Years active2011–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2021)​
YouTube information
Channels
Subscribers4.86 million (combined)
Total views2.89 billion (combined)
NetworkUUUM
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: January 23, 2021
Musical career
Genres
LabelsNeo Kinder Record
Associated acts
  • Kaiware Hummer

Career

Watanabe began uploading to YouTube in 2011.[2] Watanabe released his debut solo album, Shinryakuteki Sukima, on November 26, 2016.[2] In addition, Watanabe co-authored an autobiography about Kaiware Hummer with fellow members Naru and Imiga titled Kaiware Hummer Monogatari, with the first book released on July 20, 2017 and the second book released on August 31, 2017.[3][4] Watanabe made an appearance on YouTuber Ryoji Takarabe's second album Season 2, in which he was a featured artist on the song "Kokomo."[5]

In 2018, Watanabe left Genesis One and signed with UUUM as his network.[6] By June 2019, he had over 2.7 million subscribers on his main channel.[7] After getting arrested in the same month, his activities were cancelled for the remainder of the year, including an appearance with Kaiware Hummer at A-nation 2019, while he remained at his agency to do clerical work.[8] On February 7, 2020, UUUM announced that Watanabe would resume activities on February 14, 2020 on a new channel, which was named "Mahoto."[9] On January 22, 2021, UUUM announced that Watanabe had been dismissed from the agency after confirming he solicited nude photos from an underage girl.[10] On January 28, 2021, YouTube suspended his channel for community violations.[11]

Personal life

On June 2, 2019, Watanabe was arrested on suspicion of battery.[12] He had reportedly beat a female acquaintance and stomped on her face during an argument while he was intoxicated.[7][13] On June 19, 2019, he issued an apology and also claimed he reconciled with the victim.[13] On July 18, 2019, UUUM later stated that Watanabe's activities would be suspended, including Kaiware Hummer's appearance at A-nation 2019.[7][8] Instead, he would be doing clerical work within the agency until December 31, 2019, though there were no immediate plans of him returning in January 2020.[7][8] During this period, he was also prohibited from drinking.[8]

On January 21, 2021, Watanabe announced that he had married actress and former Keyakizaka46 member Yui Imaizumi and that they were expecting a child.[2][14] On the same day, Japanese YouTuber Korekore posted a live stream video where a 15-year-old girl alleged Watanabe had solicited nude photos from her, with screenshots of private messages from November 2020.[10] On January 22, 2021, UUUM announced that Watanabe confirmed the reports and was dismissed from the agency.[10][15]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Shinryakuteki Sukima (侵略的隙間) 2016
  • Released: November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26)
  • Label: Neo Kinder Record
  • Format: CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Publications
Year Title Publisher ISBN
2015 Shu Shu Shu no Hon: Watanabe Mahoto DVD-tsuki 1st Listeners Book (しゅしゅしゅの本~ワタナベマホトDVD付き1stリスナーズBOOK~) Kadokawa ISBN 978-4-0473-0638-7
2016 Nya Nya Nya no Hon: YouTuber Watanabe Mahoto to Kaitachi (にゃにゃにゃの本~YouTuber・ワタナベマホトと猫たち~) Kadokawa ISBN 978-4-0473-4317-7
2017 Kaiware Hummer Monogatari Ue (カイワレハンマー物語・上)[3]
(as co-author)		 Kadokawa ISBN 978-4-0473-4660-4
Kaiware Hummer Monogatari Shita (カイワレハンマー物語・下)[3]
(as co-author)		 Kadokawa ISBN 978-4-0473-4661-1

References
  1. "Bema(ワタナベマホト)のプロフィール" [Bema (Mahoto Watanabe)'s profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "人気YouTuber・ワタナベマホトが結婚発表 今泉佑唯の妊娠も報告し「すごく楽しみ」". Oricon (in Japanese). January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. "「カイワレハンマー物語」YouTuberヒップホップユニットの活動秘話が単行本化". Natalie (in Japanese). July 20, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. "【7月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). July 20, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. "YouTuber財部亮治がマホト参加「Kokomo」含む2ndアルバム発売". Natalie (in Japanese). August 18, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  6. "ワタナベマホトなど6組のクリエイターがUUUMに新加入。U-FES.で昨年に続きサプライズ発表！". UUUM (in Japanese). November 12, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  7. "カイワレハンマーのワタナベマホト、酒に酔って知人をけがさせ活動休止". Natalie (in Japanese). June 19, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  8. "酒に酔い知人にけが…YouTuberワタナベマホト処分決定 年内謹慎で契約は「改めて判断」". Oricon (in Japanese). July 18, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  9. "人気YouTuber、ワタナベマホトが活動再開へ 「猛省の様子と生活の改善がみられ」判断". Oricon (in Japanese). February 7, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  10. "UUUM、ワタナベマホトと契約解除 未成年に"わいせつ写真要求"告発受け「概ね内容を認めました」". Oricon (in Japanese). January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  11. "ワタナベマホトのＹｏｕＴｕｂｅアカウント停止「コミュニティガイドラインに違反」". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). January 28, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  12. "人気YouTuberワタナベマホト、謝罪＆活動休止　「お酒に酔って口論となり、相手にケガを...」". J-Cast News (in Japanese). June 2, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  13. "人気YouTuber、ワタナベマホトが活動休止 酒に酔った状態で知人ケガさせ「心から反省」". Oricon (in Japanese). June 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  14. "今泉佑唯が結婚&妊娠を発表 お相手は人気YouTuberのワタナベマホト". Oricon (in Japanese). January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  15. "ワタナベマホト、UUUM契約解除". Natalie (in Japanese). January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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