Miho_Watanabe

Miho Watanabe

Miho Watanabe

Japanese actress


Miho Watanabe (Japanese: 渡邉美穂, Hepburn: Watanabe Miho, born February 24, 2000)[1] is a Japanese actress, presenter and former idol. She is a former second generation member of the idol group Hinatazaka46.

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Watanabe joined Hiragana Keyakizaka46, now Hinatazaka46, in August 2017 and made her acting debut a month later in the group's drama Re:Mind. She has starred in the television films With You, Who Wanted to Be A Star (2021) and Good Morning, Sleeping Lion (2022). She left Hinatazaka46 in July 2022 to focus on her acting career.

Early life

Watanabe played basketball from elementary to high school. She was the captain and point guard of her high school team, and participated in prefectural level tournaments.[2]

Career

On August 15, 2017, Watanabe was introduced as one of nine Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46) second generation members.[3]

In October 2017, Watanabe made her acting debut in the Hiragana Keyakizaka46 drama Re:Mind, aired on TV Tokyo and Netflix, and was the only second generation member to appear in the main story with those of the first generation.[4][5][6] She co-starred in the Hinatazaka46 drama Dasada (2020)[6] and appeared in Koeharu! (2021).[7]

Watanabe's first photobook, titled Hidamari[lower-alpha 1] and photographed in New Zealand, was released on January 17, 2019. About 17,000 copies were sold in its release week, placing it first in that week's photobook ranking and fifth among all books.[8][9] It was the first and only solo photobook by a Hiragana Keyakizaka46 member, as subsequent books by other members were released after they were renamed into Hinatazaka46 in February of that year.[10]

In July 2020, Watanabe became a co-host for the basketball program Toriaezu NBA Fan ni nattemiru?[lower-alpha 2] on NBA Rakuten, the National Basketball Association's web streaming service in Japan.[11][12]

In January 2021, Watanabe played female lead Nasa Kotosaka in the television drama adaptation of the romance/science fiction novel With You, Who Wanted to Be A Star [ja], alongside Gordon Maeda. The drama was aired on Nippon TV and Hulu Japan, with slightly different storylines for each version.[13][14] In 2022, she played female lead Remi Watanuki in the action web film Good Morning, Sleeping Lion.[15]

On April 3, 2022, she announced her departure from Hinatazaka46 after the promotion for the group's 7th single "Boku Nanka" has concluded. She would be the first 2nd generation member, and the third after the group renamed, to graduate the group.[16] In that single, she served as the lead singer for the "aggressive, rock-sounding" track "Koishita Sakana wa Sora wo Tobu",[lower-alpha 3][17] and the music video for "Hikōkigumo ga Dekiru Riyū"[lower-alpha 4] is about the closing of a dormitory named "Hidamari", a reference to her aforementioned photobook.[18] Her farewell concert took place on June 28 at the Tokyo International Forum, Hall A.[19] The video will be included in Type-A and Type-B of Hinatazaka46's 8th single "Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight".[20] A graduation commemorative book, titled Watashi ga Watashi de aru Tame ni[lower-alpha 5] was published by Nikkei BP, which sold 16,000 copies in its release week.[21] She officially graduated from Hinatazaka46 on July 31,[22] with her posting on its official blog for the last time the next day, August 1.[23]

In an interview with Oricon, Watanabe stated that she will continue her entertainment career after graduation, saying that she has garnered some experience in acting.[24]

On September 1, 2022, Watanabe announced her affiliation with the talent agency Queen-B. She also launched her Twitter and Instagram accounts, an official website and her own fanclub.[25]

Discography

Watanabe had participated in all Hinatazaka46 title songs,[26] as well as the all-member and second generation songs by Hiragana Keyakizaka46 since "Kaze ni Fukarete mo" (2017)[27] and by Hinatazaka46, until "Boku Nanka" (2022).[28] Prominent appearances include:

Appearances outside Sakamichi Series releases include:

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Notes

  1. 陽だまり (lit.'Sunny Spot')
  2. とりあえずNBAファンになってみる?, transl.Want to Become an NBA Fan For Now?
  3. 恋した魚は空を飛ぶ (The Fish in Love Flies in the Sky)
  4. 飛行機雲ができる理由 (The Reason Contrails Appear)
  5. 私が私であるために ("For Me to Be Who I Am")
  6. 日向坂46 3周年記念 Memorial Live ~3回目のひな誕祭~ in 東京ドーム
  7. あなたの恋人、強奪します。, lit.'I'll Steal Away Your Lover'
  8. ベルク presents 日向坂46の余計な事までやりましょう!, lit.'Belc presents Hinatazaka46's Let Go The Extra Mile!'

References

  1. "Miho Watanabe Official profile". Hinatazaka46 Official Site (in Japanese). Seed & Flower. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. "けやき坂46(ひらがなけやき)の追加メンバー9名が決定!!". 欅坂46公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  3. 日向坂46の“ハッピーオーラ”を体現したドラマ『Dasada』 『Re:Mind』からの変化を探る [Hinatazaka46's drama Dasada embodies their "Happy Aura", exploring the changes since Re:Mind]. Real Sound|リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  4. "けやき坂46渡邉美穂、1st写真集「陽だまり」重版決定 ウェブ未公開カット公開 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. "渡邉美穂"最初で最後のけやき坂46メンバー写真集"が2度めの重版<陽だまり> - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  6. "日向坂46の渡邉美穂が卒業を発表「アイドルになって良かった!」" [Miho Watanabe of Hinatazaka46 announces her graduation: "I'm glad I became an idol!"]. ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  7. "8thシングル 「月と星が踊るMidnight」". Hinatazaka46 Official Website (in Japanese). Seed & Flower LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  8. Hinatazaka46 [@hinatazaka46] (July 31, 2022). "この後、23:00頃~渡邉美穂が Showroom 配信致します" [After this, Miho Watanabe will be broadcasting from around 23:00 on Showroom.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-13 via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Watanabe, Miho (2021-08-01). "またね!" [See you!]. Hinatazaka46 Official Site (in Japanese). Seed & Flower. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  10. "日向坂46渡邉美穂のアイドル人生" [The Idol Life of Miho Watanabe of Hinatazaka46]. Oricon (in Japanese). 2022-06-25. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  11. "Formation". 日向坂46公式サイト. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  12. "Discography". 欅坂46公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  13. "Discography". 日向坂46公式サイト. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  14. "日向坂46「日向坂46 3周年記念 Memorial Live ~3回目のひな誕祭~ in 東京ドーム」". Hinatazaka46 Official Website (in Japanese). Seed & Flower. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  15. Inc, Natasha. "アニメ「かえるのピクルス」10月から放送、林原めぐみ・木村昴や日向坂46も出演". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. "藤森慎吾・渡邉美穂ら、eスポーツの勝敗を本気で予想! 「こんなに熱いのか」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  17. テレビ東京・BSテレ東, シネマ・アディクト | テレビ東京・BSテレ東 7ch(公式) (in Japanese), retrieved 2023-11-28
  18. "ベルク presents 日向坂46の余計なことまでやりましょう!". ベルク presents 日向坂46の余計なことまでやりましょう! 公式サイト (in Japanese). Tokyo FM. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  19. "日向坂46メンバー集結で主演ドラマ「Dasada」アピール 主題歌情報も発表<TGCしずおか2020>". Model Press (in Japanese). Netnative Inc. January 11, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  20. "日向坂46、シークレット登場で18人ランウェイ集結「Dasada」本格始動<TGC2020 S/S>". Model Press (in Japanese). Netnative. February 29, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  21. "【日向坂46「TGC」で覚醒した美女】松田好花&宮田愛萌<プロフィール>". Model Press (in Japanese). Natasha. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  22. "日向坂46の17名がTGC「Dasada」ステージに集結「うるっと来そうな感じがありました」". RBB Today (in Japanese). IID, Inc. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

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