Miku Kanemura

On August 13, 2017, Kanemura passed the auditions for new members of Keyakizaka46's subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46) and became one of the second generation members of the group.^[5][6] As a sushi lover, she goes by the nickname "Osushi" and her catchphrase, "Everybody has to support Miku" (皆さん美玖をおすしかない, minasan Miku o osushikanai), contains a pun of "to support" (推す, osu) and "sushi" (お寿司, osushi).^[7][8][9] Aside from singing, Kanemura also plays the saxophone and drums and has played both on Hinatazaka46's television shows,^[10][11] and notably played the drums in the Tokyo leg of the 2025 "Monster Groove" tour at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.^[12]

On October 1, 2020, Kanemura became a regular model for the Japanese fashion magazine Bis.^[3] She has since walked the runways of Tokyo Girls Collection (2021 Autumn/Winter,^[13] 2022 Spring/Summer)^[14] and GirlsAward (2022 Spring/Summer).^[15] Her first photobook, titled Rashinban (羅針盤; lit. 'Compass'),^[16] was released on December 20, 2022, published by Kobunsha (the publisher of Bis). The photography took place from autumn 2021 to summer 2022 in the prefectures of Hokkaido, Kyoto, Wakayama, and Kagoshima.^[17] The book sold 73,000 copies in its first week and placed first on the Oricon Weekly Book Ranking.^[18]

Kanemura portrayed the main character in the music video of "Natsu Arashi" (夏嵐) by the band Genie High, released in August 2021. The band's drummer, comedian Kazutoyo Koyabu, was the host of Hinatazaka46's television show Hinabingo!^[19]

Kanemura has been the title song center (lead performer) for Hinatazaka46's sixth single "Tteka" (2021)^[20] and shared the role with fellow second generation member Nao Kosaka for the fifteenth single "Onegai Bach!" (2025).^[21]

Kanemura, along with Nao Kosaka and Yōko Shōgenji, was a subject for the Triangle Magazine 02 photo collection, or "visual magazine", published by Kodansha on January 23, 2024. Among the three models, she represented the theme of "daydream". It placed first on both the Oricon Book and Photobook weekly rankings of its release week with 61 thousand copies sold.^[22]

Kanemura studied photography at the College of Art, Nihon University,^[23] and graduated in March 2025.^[24][25] In 2024, she held her first solo photo exhibition as a photography student, titled Mitomeru (みとめる; lit. 'Acknowledge'), at the New Gallery in Tokyo from September 10 to October 6.^[26] Also in September, she started her own series in the professional photography magazine Commercial Photo.^[27][28] She held her first public mini-seminar in February 2026 at the CP+ 2026 photography exhibition in Pacifico Yokohama.^[29]

Bis magazine ceased regular publication in 2026; Kanemura and fellow regular models Ayame Tsutsui and Yūki Yoda, all of whom were current or former Sakamichi Series members, graced the cover of its Winter 2026 issue, released in December 2025 as the final regular issue.^[30] In February 2026, she was announced as a regular model for Voce magazine, published by Kodansha, with her debut appearance in its April issue released that month.^[4]

Kanemura's granduncle, chocolatier Masakazu Kobayashi, is the inventor of ganache-based delicacy nama chocolate (生チョコレート; lit. 'raw chocolate') and co-creator of the similar Meiji Meltykiss chocolate.^{[31][32][33][34]}

Kanemura has been in the original lineups of all Hinatazaka46 title songs^[35] and was the center (lead performer) for the title songs "Tteka" (2021) and co-center for "Onegai Bach!" (2025). Other prominent appearances include:

• "Dash & Rush" ("Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do" B-side, 2019), center^[36][37]
• "Cage" ("Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do" B-side, 2019), with Mei Higashimura, Hina Kawata, and Akari Nibu^[38][39]
• "See Through" (Hinatazaka, 2020), duet with Nao Kosaka (NaoMiku)^[40][37]
• "Omoigakenai Double Rainbow" and "Additional Time" ("Tteka" B-sides, 2021), center
• "Akubi Letter" ("Tteka" B-side, 2021), center, with Color Chart^[41][42]
• "Mou Konna ni Suki ni Narenai" ("Boku Nanka" B-side, 2022), performed by all members born in 2002 (Kanemura, Nao Kosaka, and Hiyori Hamagishi)^[43]
• "Sonota Ōzei Type" ("Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight" B-side, 2022), with Suzuka Tomita, Yūka Kageyama, and Hinano Kamimura^[44]