is a Japanese author and media personality. She is a former second generation member of the idol group

Hinatazaka46 is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was established as a subgroup of Sakurazaka46, Keyakizaka46 named Hiragana Keyakizaka46 on 30 November 2015, and was renamed and spun off into its own group on 11 February 2019. ...

Career

Music

On August 13, 2017, Miyata passed the auditions for new members of

Keyakizaka46 , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was created on August 21, 2015, becoming Nogizaka46's first sister group under the Sakamichi Series. The group was rebranded as Sakurazaka46 after their last conce ...

's subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46). In the group, she is known for her cutesy character, commonly known in Japan as ''

burikko is a Japanese term for girls or women who act coy, or deliberately cute and/or innocent in a put-on way. The term was coined around 1980, likely by Japanese comedian Kuniko Yamada. Burikko style is often associated with Japanese idols of the 1980 ...

'', which she often demonstrates in the group's television show. Her fandom name is or "Team Hb" for short, and her

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live streaming sessions are called . On April 28, 2022, her twenty-fourth birthday, Miyata became the first of the group's second generation members to open an official

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account. On September 7, 2022, Miyata announced on her official blog that she had plans to graduate from the group due to health concerns and would be absent from the concert tour "Happy Smile Tour 2022". She did not participate in the music recording for the single "

Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight is the eighth single by the Japanese girl group Hinatazaka46. It was released on October 26, 2022, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Kyōko Saitō served as the lead performer for the title song for the first time. The single also features the ...

", but appeared in the bonus content videos. On December 18, she appeared during the encore of the Hinakuri (Hinatazaka Christmas) 2022 concert to make her farewell speech and perform "Joyful Love" for the last time with the group.

Literature

Miyata enjoys reading and frequently recommends books to other Hinatazaka46 members. She extensively studied the classic poem collection ''

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'' when in university and occasionally discusses literature in the group's television shows. Miyata's first published literary work is the short story , which is part of the collection along with stories by voice actress

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and comedian , compiled by the literature social networking service and published digitally in December 2018. She was one of fifteen entertainment figures who offered book recommendations as part of the 15th anniversary celebration of

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Classics New Translation Collection in November 2021, in which she endorsed the twelfth century short story ''

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''. In February 2022, she participated in the fourth Idol Tanka Party organized by the , in which the participants competed in writing

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poetry. Voice actress and singer

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's photobook ''Terminal'', released in March 2022, features a photo session and dialogue between Ishihara and Miyata. Miyata is a longtime fan of Ishihara and had previously invited her as a guest in a Hinatazaka46 radio program. To commemorate her departure from Hinatazaka46, Miyata's photo and novel collection book, titled , was released on February 28, 2023. It consists of five stories inspired by the ''Man'yōshū'' and photos taken in

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, the "capital" of ''Man'yōshū.''

Other ventures

In late 2023, Miyata was appointed as brand ambassador for the cookie brand.

Personal life

In early 2021, Miyata graduated from

Kokugakuin University Kokugakuin University , abbreviated as ''Kokugakudai'' () or ''Kokudai'' (), is a Shinto-affiliated private research university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. The university consists of undergraduate departments in humanities and social sciences and ...

Faculty of Letters and also obtained her

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certification. Her interests include reading classical literature and collecting . She respects

Akane Moriya is a Japanese singer and model. She is a former member and vice captain of the idol girl group Sakurazaka46. Like other members, Moriya is represented by Sony Music Labels. Biography Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Moriya passed her first-year membe ...

, a former member of

Sakurazaka46 , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was created on August 21, 2015, becoming Nogizaka46's first sister group under the Sakamichi Series. The group was rebranded as Sakurazaka46 after their last conce ...

Discography

Keyakizaka46 Singles

Keyakizaka46 Albums

The songs listed below are not included in any singles above.

Hinatazaka46 Singles

Hinatazaka46 Albums

The songs listed below are not included in any singles above.

Videography

Video albums

Bibliography

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1998 births Living people Japanese women singers Kokugakuin University alumni 21st-century Japanese women writers Hinatazaka46 members