MARIA is a 6-piece girl band headlined by Maiko, formerly of ZONE. Its lineup emphasizes pairs: two bassists, two guitarists, two vocalists. Maiko and Aika serve double duty as bassist/vocalists. SACCHIN, the oldest, is the leader. On 2006/02/06 MARIA's first PV, Chiisana Uta, was released. Their debut single would follow soon, and it reached #10 on Oricon charts. Their song Chiisana Uta is also the third opening theme for the anime Yakitate!! Japan.