Miho Miyazaki 宮崎 美穂 | |
|---|---|
 Miho in Produce 48 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Myao |
| Born | July 30, 1993 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Pop (J-pop, K-pop) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, idol |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Miho Miyazaki (宮崎 美穂, Miyazaki Miho, born July 30, 1993) is a Japanese singer, actress and former member of the idol girl group AKB48 where she was active in Team A. She also participated in the Korean-Japanese show Produce 48.
In 2007, Miyazaki passed an audition for AKB48 and became a kenkyūsei (trainee) for the group's 5th generation.[citation needed] On July 13, 2008, she was promoted to Team A[1] along with four other girls. On October 22, 2008, when AKB48 released the 10th single "Ōgoe Diamond", Miyazaki was listed among the performers on the A-side track for the first time.
In February 2009, Miyazaki changed her talent agency to Horipro.[citation needed] In the AKB48 general election for that year, she ranked 18th and was put on the A-side team for the group's 13th single.[2] She still have the record of being shortly senbatsu (1 year after she debuted in AKB...)[citation needed] On July 10, 2009, for an event dedicated to the Nattō Day, Miyazaki with Tomomi Itano and Tomomi Kasai formed a subunit called Nattō Angel. At the event, they sang the self-titled track.[3]
On January 22, 2010, in the TV series Majisuka Gakuen, Miyazaki debuted as an actress. On May 21, Miho Miyazaki was transferred from Team A to Team B. The transfer was announced on August 23 of the previous year. In the AKB48's 17th single selection Miyazaki placed 21st with 6,231 votes.[4][5] This result was enough to pass the selection for the title track, but left her out of the media senbatsu*, that she was part of for the previous, 16th, single "Ponytail to Shushu". In July, she again participated in the Nattō Day celebration. That time, her group was called Nattō Angel Z, and the other girls in the unit were Sumire Satō and Haruka Ishida, both from Team B.[citation needed] On November 20, Miyazaki performed in AKB48's concert at the J-pop Culture Festival in Moscow, Russia.[citation needed]
On May 14, 2011, Miyazaki joined AKB48 members Misaki Iwasa and Mika Komori to launch the first AKB48 concept store in Singapore. The event gathered hundreds of fans.[6] In the general election, Miyazaki placed 27th.[7][8]
In the 2012 general election, held on June 6 at Nippon Budokan,[9] Miho Miyazaki placed 38th.[10] Miyazaki was transferred from Team B to Team K as part of the teams' reshuffle announced during the Tokyo Dome concert on August 24, 2012.[11]
On April 6, 2016, Miyazaki acted on the radio "ON8+1" as a radio host for the first time and has worked on this radio show every Wednesday.[12]
In 2018, she participated in the South Korean television competition Produce 48 where she was eliminated in the final episode in 15th place.[13]
On December 12, 2021, Miyazaki announced her graduation from AKB48.[14] She officially graduated from the group on April 15, 2022.[15]
She plans to start a career in South Korea after graduation.[14]
Miyazaki played for a footsal team called Xanadu loves NHC.[citation needed]
| Year | No. | Title | Role[16] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10 | "Ōgoe Diamond" | A-side | Also sang "109 (Marukyū)" |
| 2009 | 11 | "10nen Sakura" | A-side | |
| 12 | "Namida Surprise!" | A-side | ||
| 13 | "Iiwake Maybe" | A-side | Ranked 18th in 2009 General Election | |
| 14 | "River" | A-side | ||
| 2010 | 15 | "Sakura no Shiori" | A-side | Also sang on "Enkyori Poster". |
| 16 | "Ponytail to Shushu" | A-side | Also sang on "Majijo Teppen Blues" | |
| 17 | "Heavy Rotation" | A-side | Ranked 21st in 2010 General Election. Also sang on "Yasai Sisters" and "Lucky Seven". | |
| 18 | "Beginner" | Under Girls | Sang "Boku Dake no Value" | |
| 19 | "Chance no Junban" | B-side | Sang "Love Jump" | |
| 2011 | 20 | "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" | Under Girls | Sang "Gūzen no Jūjiro" |
| 21 | "Everyday, Katyusha" | A-side | Also sang "Yankee Soul". | |
| 22 | "Flying Get" | B-side | Ranked 27th in 2011 General Election. Sang "Dakishimecha Ikenai", "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama", "Yasai Uranai". | |
| 23 | "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" | B-side | Sang "Kimi no Senaka" | |
| 24 | "Ue kara Mariko" | B-side | Sang "Yobisute Fantasy" | |
| 2012 | 25 | "Give Me Five!" | B-side | Sang "Yungu ya Furoito no Baai" as Special Girls C. |
| 26 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | B-side | Sang "Mitsu no Namida". | |
| 27 | "Gingham Check" | Next Girls | Ranked 38th in 2012 General Election. Sang on "Doremifa Onchi". | |
| 28 | "Uza" | B-side | Sang "Scrap & Build" as New Team k. | |
| 29 | "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Sang on "Watashitachi no Reason". | |
| 2013 | 30 | "So Long!" | B-side | Sang "Yūhi Marie" as Team K. |
| 31 | "Sayonara Crawl" | B-side | Sang "How Come?" as Team K. | |
| 33 | "Heart Electric" | B-side | Sang "Sasameyuki Regret" as Team K. | |
| 2014 | 35 | "Mae Shika Mukanee" | B-side | Sang "Koi to ka...". |
| 36 | "Labrador Retriever" | B-side | Sang "Itoshiki Rival" as Team K. | |
| 37 | Kokoro no Placard | Upcoming Girls | Ranked 78th in 2014 General Election. Sang "Chewing Gum no Aji ga Naku Naru Made" | |
| 38 | "Kibouteki Refrain" | B-side | Sang "Utaitai" as Katareagumi (Cattleya Group), "Hajimete no Drive" as Team K | |
| 2015 | 42 | "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" | B-side | Sang on "Yasashī Place" and "M.T. ni Sasagu" as Team A. |
| 2016 | 44 | "Tsubasa wa Iranai" | A-side | Also sang "Set me free" as Team A. |
| 2018 | 54 | "No Way Man" | A-side | |
| 2021 | 58 | "Nemohamo Rumor" | B-side | Sang on "Black Jaguar". |
