Riho Miaki

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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
三秋 里歩
Born
Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩)

(1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 30)
Other namesRipopo (りぽぽ)
Occupations
Years active2010 (2010) – present
Spouse
SHUN SHUN CLINIC P
(m. 2020)
Children1
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Formerly of
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020-present
GenreVlog
Subscribers4,330[1]
(2021-07-17)
Total views181,890[1]
(2021-07-17)

Biography

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Kotani 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 [ja] 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

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Yoshimotozaka46 singles

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Year No. Title Role Notes
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

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Year 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

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Year 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

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Movies

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  • NMB48 Geinin! The Movie Owarai Seishun Girls! (2013)[20]
  • NMB48 Geinin! The Movie Returns Sotsugyō! Owarai Seishun Girls!! Aratanaru Tabidachi (2014)[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Ripopo Channel". YouTube.
  2. ^ 小谷里歩 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  3. ^ "The results of AKB48 group's big team shuffle!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  4. ^ "NMB48 finally selects their members for "Team N" !". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  5. ^ "Nmb48『組閣。りぽぽ』".
  6. ^ "Nmb48『何度も狙え!りぽぽ』".
  7. ^ "AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu General Election Results!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  8. ^ "NMB48 no All Night Nippon R" 2011/07/22
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "AKB48 announces reshuffling of personnel + Kawaei Rina's graduation". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "りぽぽちゃんねる". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 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.
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