Miyu Yoshimoto

Miyu Yoshimoto (吉本 実憂, Yoshimoto Miyu, born December 28, 1996 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) 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]

Miyu Yoshimoto
吉本 実憂
Born	(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 26) Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Actress idol tarento
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Shortcut
Known for	Gunshi Kanbei
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Website	short-cut.co.jp/yoshimoto

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)

Radio

• X21 Miyu Yoshimoto Gozen 4-ji no Cinderella (6 April 2014 -, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting)^[18]
• X21 Miyu Yoshimoto Colorful Box (6 April 2013 -, Radio Nippon)^[19][20]
• X21 Yoshimoto Miyu to Igashira Manami no Bishōjo X2 (7 April 2013 -, Nippon Broadcasting System)^[19]

Bibliography

Photobooks

• Miyu Yoshimoto Photobook (Wani Books, May 2013) ISBN 9784847045431^[21]

Awards

• The 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest (2012): Grand Prix^[22]
• The 11th Clarino Beautiful Legs Award (2013): Won(Teens category)^[23]
• The Best of Beauty 2013: Won(Teens category)^[5]
• E-Line Beautiful Award (2015): Won^[8]

References

1. 吉本実憂 [Miyu Yoshimoto] (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
2. 吉本実憂のプロフィール [Miyu Yoshimoto's Profile] (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
3. "National Beautiful Girls Yoshimoto Miyu and Ozawa Nanaka attend their first public event". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
4. "Takei Emi & Kutsuna Shiori celebrate the debut of Oscar Promotion's new girls' unit X21". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
5. ローラ、壇蜜らが美の頂上に 「The Best of Beauty 2013 授賞式」 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
6. 国民的美少女・吉本実憂、連ドラ初出演「のびのび演技したい」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
7. 映画『ゆめはるか』 (in Japanese). Cinematoday Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
8. 吉本美憂「Eライン」大賞受賞 歴代受賞者上戸彩ら (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
9. 獣医さん事件ですよ DVD-box (yte): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
10. 軍師官兵衛 大河ドラマ : 完全版 (NHKエンタープライズ): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
11. 吉本実憂「木村拓哉さんは優しくて紳士です！」 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
12. 芳根京子、“合唱好き”高校生役で連ドラ初主演 志尊淳、吉本実憂ら若手が共演 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
13. TV 5→9 ～私に恋したお坊さん～. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
14. 竹内涼真＆吉本実憂「時をかける少女」出演決定 黒島結菜×Sexy Zone菊池風磨で実写ドラマ化 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
15. ほんとにあった怖い話 夏の特別編2016. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
16. 映画 ゆめはるか. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
17. “国民的美少女”吉本実憂がダーク・ヒロインに…内野聖陽を翻弄する『罪の余白』 (in Japanese). IID, Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
18. X21 吉本実憂 午前4時のシンデレラ (in Japanese). Japan Commercial Broadcast Association. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
19. 吉本実憂 ラジオレギュラー番組３日連続でスタート (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
20. (in Japanese). Radio Nippon Co.Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
21. 吉本実憂写真集 (ワニブックス): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
22. 国民的美少女コンテスト 10年ぶりＷグランプリ (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
23. 国民的美少女・吉本実憂、表彰された美脚を披露 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2015-06-23.

External links

• Agent profile (in Japanese)
• Miyu Yoshimoto at IMDb