Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩, Kotani Riho, born 24 August 1994 in Kyoto Prefecture), also known by her stage name Riho Miaki (三秋 里歩, Miaki Riho) is a Japanese YouTuber who is a former member of the Japanese idol groups Yoshimotozaka46, NMB48 and AKB48.[2] She is a former member of NMB48's Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Teams A and 4.[3]
Riho Miaki | |
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三秋 里歩 | |
Born | Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩) 24 August 1994 Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
Other names | Ripopo (りぽぽ) |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2010 | – present
Spouse |
SHUN SHUN CLINIC P (m. 2020) |
Children | 1 |
Musical career | |
Genres | J-pop |
Formerly of | |
YouTube information | |
Channel | |
Years active | 2020-present |
Genre | Vlog |
Subscribers | 4,330[1] (2021-07-17) |
Total views | 181,890[1] (2021-07-17) |
Biography
editKotani passed NMB48's 1st generation auditions in September 2010. Her debut was on October 9, 2010. In March 2011, she was selected to Team N.[4] She held a concurrent position with AKB48's Team A from August 2012 to April 2013, before holding another concurrent position in Team 4 from February 2014.[5]
In the 2014 general elections, Kotani ranked for the first time, placing 61st with 12,913 votes.[6][7]
Kotani's height on her official profile is 149 cm, but she is actually 147 cm.[8] Her future dream is to be someone who appears frequently on variety shows, commercials and information programmes.[9]
On March 26, 2015, it was announced that she would be released from her concurrent position in AKB48.[10]
On February 4, 2016, Kotani graduated from NMB48 Team N and changed her stage name to Riho Miaki (三秋里歩).[11]
On August 20, 2018, she became a starting member of the Sakamichi Series idol group Yoshimotozaka46.[12]
On March 23, 2020, Miaki announced her engagement to fellow Yoshimotozaka46 member SHUN SHUN CLINIC P and departure from Yoshimoto Kogyo, her office at the time.[13][14] She officially graduated from Yoshimotozaka46 on March 31, 2020.
On June 20, 2020, she opened her YouTube channel.[15]
On November 1, 2020, she married SHUN SHUN CLINIC P, 7 months after the engagement announcement.[16] On February 2, 2022, she announced her first pregnancy.[17][18] On July 6, she gave birth to a baby girl.[19]
Discography
editYoshimotozaka46 singles
editYear | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | 1 | "Nakasete Kure yo" | B-side | Debut with Yoshimotozaka46. Sang on "Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai" |
2019 | 2 | "Konya wa Eeyan" | B-side | Sang on "Yaruki no Nai Ai o Thank You!" |
3 | "Funō dewa Irarenai" | A-side | Sang on "Mekkemon". Last single to participate as part of Yoshimotozaka46. |
NMB48 singles
editYear | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 1 | "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" | A-side | Debut with NMB48 Team N. Sang on "Seishun no Lap Time", "Mikazuki no Senaka" and "Boku ga Maketa Natsu" with Shirogumi |
2 | "Oh My God!" | A-side | Sang on "Boku wa Matteru" and "Kesshou" with Shirogumi | |
2012 | 3 | "Junjō U-19" | A-side | Sang on "Migi e Magare!" |
4 | "Nagiichi" | A-side | Sang on "Saigo no Catharsis" with Shirogumi | |
5 | "Virginity (song)" | A-side | Sang on "Mōsō Girlfriend" and "Sunahama de Pistol" | |
6 | "Kitagawa Kenji" | A-side | ||
2013 | 7 | "Bokura no Eureka" | A-side | Sang on "Todokekana Soude Todoku Mono" |
8 | "Kamonegix" | A-side | ||
2014 | 9 | "Takane no Ringo" | A-side | |
10 | "Rashikunai" | A-side | Sang on "Kyusen Kyotei" as Team N. | |
2015 | 11 | "Don't look back!" | A-side | Sang on "Renai Petenshi" as Team N. Sang on "Sotsugyō Ryokō" as NMB48's 1st generation. |
12 | "Durian Shōnen" | A-side | Sang on "Inochi no Heso" as Team N. | |
13 | "Must be now" | B-side | Did not sing on title track; Sang on "Yume ni Iro ga nai riyū" as Team N, "Kataomoi Yori mo Omoide wo..." and "Orera to wa". Last single to participate as part of NMB48. |
AKB48 singles
editYear | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 27 | "Gingham Check" | B-side | Sang on "Ano Hi no Fuurin" |
28 | "Uza" | B-side | Sang on "Kodoku na Hoshizora". | |
29 | "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Sang on "HA!" | |
2013 | 30 | "So Long!" | B-side | Sang on "Ruby". |
31 | "Sayonara Crawl" | B-side | Sang on "Ikiru Koto" | |
34 | "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" | B-side | Sang on "Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta" | |
2014 | 35 | "Mae Shika Mukanee" | B-side | Sang on "KONJO" |
36 | "Labrador Retriever" | B-side | Sang on "Heart no Dasshutsu Game" | |
37 | "Kokoro no Placard" | B-side | Ranked 61st in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko" | |
38 | "Kibouteki Refrain" | B-side | Sang on "Utaitai" and "Me ga Aketa Mama no First Kiss" | |
2015 | 39 | "Green Flash" | B-side | Sang on "Punkish" |
Appearances
editMovies
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "About Ripopo Channel". YouTube.
- ^ 小谷里歩 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "The results of AKB48 group's big team shuffle!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "NMB48 finally selects their members for "Team N" !". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "Nmb48『組閣。りぽぽ』".
- ^ "Nmb48『何度も狙え!りぽぽ』".
- ^ "AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu General Election Results!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "NMB48 no All Night Nippon R" 2011/07/22
- ^ "小谷 里歩|メンバー|Nmb48公式サイト". Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "AKB48 announces reshuffling of personnel + Kawaei Rina's graduation". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "NMB小谷里歩、卒業公演で「三秋里歩」への改名発表". hochi. The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "元NMB三秋里歩、吉本坂46合格で古巣との全面対決を覚悟 山本彩に「負けないぐらい輝けるように」" (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ "しゅんしゅんクリニックP&三秋里歩、婚約を発表 三秋は事務所退社へ". ORICON NEWS. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "出会いは「吉本坂46」、元NMBりぽぽとしゅんPが婚約発表 りぽぽは事務所を退所、吉本坂も卒業か". REAL LIVE. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "りぽぽちゃんねる". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "しゅんしゅんクリニックP&三秋里歩、1年前に結婚 「入籍してからちょうど1年」で報告". Oricon (in Japanese). 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ Miaki, Riho (2022-02-02). 【ご報告】しゅんりぽ夫婦、第一子妊娠しました! (YouTube video) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ "しゅんしゅんクリニックP 妻・三秋里歩の妊娠を発表「しゅんPのPはパパのPです」 夏頃に出産予定". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2022-07-06). "しゅんしゅんクリニックP&三秋里歩夫妻に第1子女児誕生 三秋がブログで発表". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ 映画 NMB48 げいにん! THE MOVIE お笑い青春ガールズ!. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ 映画 NMB48 げいにん!THE MOVIE リターンズ 卒業!お笑い青春ガールズ!! 新たなる旅立ち. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
External links
edit- Yoshimotozaka46 Official Profile Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- NMB48 Official Profile (in Japanese)
- Official Blog (in Japanese)
- Riho Kotani on Google+ (in Japanese)
- Riho Kotani on Twitter (in Japanese)