Miyu Yoshimoto
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Miyu Yoshimoto | |
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吉本 実憂 | |
| Born | 28 December 1996 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Agent | Shortcut |
| Website | miyu-yoshimoto |
Miyu Yoshimoto (吉本 実憂, Yoshimoto Miyu; born December 28, 1996) is a Japanese actress, idol, and tarento.[1][2] She is the winner of the 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest in 2012,[3] and the leader of the Japanese idol group X21.[4]
Early life
Yoshimoto was born on December 28, 1996, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Career
In 2012, Yoshimoto won the 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest, then entered entertainment industry.[3] In January 2013, with the other twenty contest participants, she formed idol group unit X21.[4] On September 3, 2013, she won the "Best of Beauty 2013" for the teens category.[5]
Yoshimoto made her screen debut in the YTV's midnight drama Is There a Vet in the House? in July 2014,[6] and made her film debut in the 2014 film Yumeharuka in a lead role.[7] In June 2015, she received "E-Line Beautiful Award" from the Japan Association of Adult Orthodontics.[8]
Appearances
TV dramas
- Is There a Vet in the House? (YTV, 2014), Hinako Shiba[9]
- Taiga drama Gunshi Kanbei Episode 46-50 (NHK, 2014), Eihime[10]
- I'm Home (TV Asahi, 2015), Yua Takanashi[11]
- High School Chorus (TBS, 2015), Yuria Tani[12]
- From Five To Nine (Fuji TV, 2015), Kaori Ashikaga[13]
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (NTV, 2016), Zoy[14]
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu no Tokubetsu-hen 2016 - Ryūdō Suru Wazawai (Fuji TV, 2016)[15]
- Daddy Sister (NHK, 2016), Tamaki Mizuta
- Scum's Wish (Fuji TV, 2017), Hanabi Yasuraoka
Film
- Yumeharuka (2014), Haruka Honda[16]
- The Edge of Sin (2015), Saki Kiba[17]
- High&Low The Red Rain (2016)
- Lady in White (2018)
- Mentai Piriri (2019)
- JK Rock (2019)
- Mystic Shrine Maiden (2020)
- Angry Rice Wives (2021)
- Dreaming in Between (2023)[18]
- Muromachi Outsiders (2025)[19]
- Shinpei (2025), Sumako Matsui[20]
Radio
- X21 Miyu Yoshimoto Gozen 4-ji no Cinderella (6 April 2014 -, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting)[21]
- X21 Miyu Yoshimoto Colorful Box (6 April 2013 -, Radio Nippon)[22][23]
- X21 Yoshimoto Miyu to Igashira Manami no Bishōjo X2 (7 April 2013 -, Nippon Broadcasting System)[22]
Bibliography
Photobooks
- Miyu Yoshimoto Photobook (Wani Books, May 2013) ISBN 9784847045431[24]
