Yui Hiwatashi
樋渡結依
Born (2000-04-30) April 30, 2000 (age 23)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)Japanese idol
Years active2006–present

Yui Hiwatashi (樋渡結依, Hiwatashi Yui, born 30 April 2000 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese idol and former member of the groups AKB48 and Karat. She is represented by the talent agency AKS.

Multiples of her singles with AKB48 have reached No. 1 on Oricon and Billboard Japan charts, and Sustainable was the number one selling single in Japan in 2019. The album Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake o Shitteiru was certified double platinum by the RIAJ.

Biography

Hiwatashi was born on 30 April 2000 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Career

Hiwatashi's first professional works were two "Kids' Challenge English" commercials—in November 2006 and April 2007—for the correspondence education company Benesse.[2] She has appeared in commercials since 2006 for a variety of products from companies such as Lion, Varsan, the Bank of Kyoto, Lotte, Johnson & Johnson (for Band-Aid), Gaitame.com, McDonald's, Fujicco, Mynavi, and Akashi School Uniform Company, as well as commercials for the television anime series Smile PreCure!, DokiDoki! PreCure, and HappinessCharge PreCure!.[2]

Hiwatashi joined the idol group Karat in December 2013,[3] leaving the group seven months later in July 2014.[4] She joined AKB48 in May 2015 as part of the second AKB48 Group Draft.[5][6] She used the nickname "Hīwatan" (ひーわたん) while a member of AKB48. She announced on 8 November 2019 she was leaving AKB48 Team B, with her final official public appearance being at a graduation performance on 28 November 2019.[5] At that time, she stated she wanted have a career in the television industry.[5]

The March 2016 single, Kimi wa Melody, debuted at No. 1 on the weekly Oricon singles chart.[7] In May 2017, Negaigoto no Mochigusare debuted at No. 1 on both the Oricon and Billboard Japan Hot 100 weekly singles charts.[8][9] The September 2019, Sustainable, single debuted at No. 1 on both Oricon and Billboard Japan weekly singles charts,[10][11] and was the best selling single for 2019 in Japan.[12]

The album Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake o Shitteiru was No. 1 on both Oricon and Billboard Japan weekly album charts. It was also certified double platinum by the RIAJ.[13]

Discography

Singles

Albums

References

  1. ^ AKB48公式サイト | メンバー | 樋渡 結依 [AKB48 Official Site | Yui Hiwatashi] (in Japanese). AKB48. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b 樋渡結依 [Yui Hiwatashi] (in Japanese). Oricon News. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. ^ 『からっと☆の新メンバー歓迎会』のご案内＆新メンバーのご紹介☆ ["Karat New Member Welcome Party": Getting to know information about the new member] (in Japanese). からっと☆オフィシャルブログ「からっと晴れたね」. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  4. ^ ゆいの卒業について [Regarding Yui's graduation] (in Japanese). からっと☆オフィシャルブログ「からっと晴れたね」. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b c AKB48樋渡結依が卒業を発表「次の夢に向かって」 [AKB48's Yui Hiwatashi announces graduation "Turning to look toward the next dream"] (in Japanese). Oricon Music. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. ^ 樋渡 結依 | 候補者プロフィール | 第2回 AKB48グループ ドラフト会議 | AKB48公式サイト [Yui Hiwatashi | AKB48 Official Site] (in Japanese). AKS. Archived from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b AKB48、25作連続&通算26作ミリオン 前人未到の記録更新 [AKB48 sets unprecedented record with 25 successive works and 26 total works million sellers] (in Japanese). Oricon. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. ^ a b 週間 シングルランキング 2017年06月12日付 [Weekly Singles Ranking for 12 June 2017] (in Japanese). Oricon. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2017/6/12". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. ^ a b 週間 シングルランキング 2019年09月30日付 [Weekly Singles Ranking for 30 September 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2019/9/30". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  12. ^ 年間 シングルランキング 2019年度 [Annual Singles Ranking for 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  13. ^ a b レコ協 2月ゴールドディスク認定、AKB48のアルバム「僕たちは、あの日の夜明けを知っている」がダブル・プラチナ [RIAJ February Golden Disc certifications, AKB48's album "Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake o Shitteiru" is double platinum] (in Japanese). Musicman.co.jp. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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