Riho Sayashi

Riho Sayashi (鞘師里保 Sayashi Riho; born May 28, 1998 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese dancer, actress, and singer. She is a former ninth generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume, along with Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, and Kanon Suzuki, as well as a former member of the duo Peaberry. Her uncle, Tomoya Sayashi, is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League. In 2019, she became a touring member of Babymetal, including in their performance at Glastonbury Festival 2019.^[1]

Riho Sayashi
鞘師里保
Born	(1998-05-28) May 28, 1998 (age 24)
Occupations	Dancer singer actress
Agent	Up-Front Promotion (2011 (2011)–2018 (2018)) Japan Music Entertainment (2020 (2020)–present)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2011–present
Formerly of	Morning Musume Babymetal (touring member)

Biography

Prior to joining Morning Musume, Sayashi was a student of Actor's School Hiroshima (ASH) whose graduates include Suzuka Nakamoto, Himeka Nakamoto, Perfume, and Ruru Dambara.

2010: Early career

Sayashi was one of the winners of the Jc&Jk actress audition and got a chance to perform in Morning Musume's Fashionable stage play.

2011–2015: Morning Musume

Sayashi passed Morning Musume's ninth generation auditions, along with Erina Ikuta, Kanon Suzuki, and former Hello! Pro Egg Mizuki Fukumura.^[2]^[3] The ninth generation members debuted in Morning Musume January 2, at the Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ concert. Sayashi's first single with Morning Musume is titled "Maji Desu ka Ska!".

On March 27, 2011, it was announced Sayashi would be replacing Erina Mano for the radio show Mano Deli, renaming it Riho Deli. Sayashi was the only ninth generation member to receive solo lines in "Only You".^[4] On July 29, 2011 Sayashi was out of events for a few weeks to rest due to ischium nerve pain on her right side.

In July 2012, it was announced that Sayashi will be part of the new Hello! Project duo Peaberry, along with S/mileage's Ayaka Wada, and that they would perform their original song "Cabbage Hakusho" at the Hello! Project summer concerts. They were formed alongside the group DIY♡ to be part of Hello! SATOYAMA Life.^{[citation needed]}

On October 29, 2015, it was announced that Sayashi will graduate from Morning Musume '15 on December 31, 2015 during the annual Hello! Project Countdown Live. On December 29, 2015, Morning Musume '15 released their 60th single; this was the last Morning Musume single to feature Sayashi.

On December 31, 2015, Sayashi graduated from Morning Musume and became an artist under Hello! Project.^[5]

2016–2018: Studying abroad

After leaving Morning Musume, Sayashi went to New York and other places abroad for about two years to study dancing and English.^[5]

On December 7, 2018, it was that announced her contract with UP-FRONT PROMOTION had ended and she subsequently graduated from Hello! Project at the end of November 2018.

2019: Morning Musume reunion, touring with Babymetal

After a 3 year and 3 month hiatus, Sayashi re-appeared to the public at Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019 on March 30. She made a guest appearance at the event and performed with several current and former Morning Musume members.^[6]

On June 28, Sayashi appeared as a support dancer, or "Avenger", for the kawaii metal group Babymetal on the "Babymetal Awakens -The Sun Also Rises-" concert in Yokohama Arena.^[7] Two days later on June 30, she also appeared with them at the prestigious Glastonbury Festival in the same capacity, as they became the first Japanese band to perform on a main stage at the festival.^[8]

2020–present: Solo career

On May 1, 2020, Sayashi started an Instagram account, where she posts in Japanese and English.^[9]

Since July 10, Sayashi has her own column called RihoColumn (りほこら(む)) in the online magazine NewsCrunch, published by Wani Books.^[10]

On September 3, Sayashi announced that she has signed to Japan Music Entertainment [ja] as a solo artist.^[11]

On July 14, 2021, Sayashi's staff announced the sale of her first EP, named DAYBREAK,^[12]^[13] which was released at August 4,^[14]^[15] under her newly established label "Savo-r",^[16] and also held a one-man live tour titled "RIHO SAYASHI 1st LIVE 2021 DAYBREAK" at Toyosu PIT, Tokyo Team Smile.^[17] This album was her first newly made material after five and half years, after her graduation from Morning Musume in 2015. ^[17] Sayashi wrote the lyrics for all the songs on the album, and worked together with several composers.^[16]

Hello! Project groups and units

Morning Musume (2011–2015)
Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011)
Peaberry (2012–2015)

Discography

Singles

Morning Musume

"Maji Desu ka Ska!" (April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06))
"Only You" (June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15))
"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!" (September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21))
"Pyoco Pyoco Ultra" (January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25))
"Ren'ai Hunter" (April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11))
"One Two Three / The Matenrō Show" (July 4, 2012 (2012-07-04))
"Wakuteka Take a Chance" (October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10))
"Help Me!!" (January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23))
"Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" (April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17))
"Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan" (August 28, 2013 (2013-08-28))
"Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?" (January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29))
"Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0" (April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16))
"Tiki Bun / Shabadaba Dū / Mikaeri Bijin" (October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15))
"Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru / Yūgure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara" (April 15, 2015 (2015-04-15))
"Oh My Wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Ima Sugu Tobikomu Yūki" (August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19))
"Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only" (December 29, 2015 (2015-12-29))

Reborn Eleven

"Reborn ~Inochi no Audition~" October 8, 2011 (2011-10-08)

Hello! Project Mobekimasu

"Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku" November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)

Peaberry

"Cabbage Hakusho ~Haru Hen~" February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)

EPs

#	Title	Release date	Top position	Publisher/Notes
#	Title	Release date	Oricon Weekly Chart	Publisher/Notes
1	DAYBREAK	August 4, 2021	21^[18]	Savo-r
2	Reflection	January 12, 2022	18^[19]	Savo-r

DVDs

#	Title	Release date	Top position	Publisher/Notes
#	Title	Release date	Oricon Weekly DVD Chart^[20]	Publisher/Notes
1	Sayashi Riho ~Greeting~ (さやし　りほ～Ｇｒｅｅｔｉｎｇ～)	August 31, 2011	51	Zetima
2	RIHO^[21]	January 20, 2012	—	e-Hello! series
3	Hyahhoi (ひゃっっほ～い♪( ´θ`)ノ, Hyahhhōi)	September 26, 2012	68	Zetima
4	Snowdrop (snowdrop)	March 28, 2013	—	e-Hello! series
5	Riho's Fashion Archive	March 12, 2014	32	Zetima

Blu-rays

#	Title	Release date	Top position	Publisher/Notes
#	Title	Release date	Oricon Weekly Blu-ray Chart^[22]	Publisher/Notes
1	sixteen	April 8, 2015	27	Zetima

Bibliography

Photobooks

Sayashi Riho (さやしりほ) (August 27, 2011, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4391-8)
Un Deux Trois (アンドゥトゥア) (August 27, 2012, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4486-1)^[23]
Taiyou (太陽) (November 25, 2013, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4595-0)
Juurokusai (十六歳) (March 25, 2015, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4742-8)

Appearances

Film

Sharehouse (シェアハウス) (2011)

Drama

Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園) (2012)

Television

Bijo Gaku (美女学) (2011)
Hello Pro! Time (ハロプロ！Time) (April 2011 – May 2012)
Hello! Satoyama Life (ハロー!SATOYAMAライフ) (June 2012 – 2014)
NHK High School Course [ja], English Communication I host (2022)^[24]

Theater

Fashionable (ファッショナブル) (2010)
Reborn: Inochi no Audition (リボーン～命のオーディション～) (2011)
"Lilium: Girls' Purity Musical"(2014)

Radio

Riho Deli (2011–2015)

Internet

UstreaMusume (2011–201(?))

References

^ New Member Appears with Babymetal Kerrang!. June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^ つんく♂モー娘新メンバーに心強さ「日に日に顔が勇ましく」 (in Japanese). Searchina. January 4, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ モーニング娘。第9期メンバー決定！！ (in Japanese). Hello! Project. January 2, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ モーニング娘。『Only you』 (MV), retrieved November 13, 2019
^ ^a ^b INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (January 1, 2016). "モー娘。鞘師里保が卒業！海外留学へ「これからはなんでも一人」". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (September 3, 2020). "元モー娘。エース鞘師里保、大人の女性に成長して再始動！ＮＹ留学で鍛えた人間力武器にマルチなスターへ". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "ベビメタ新体制で初単独公演元モー娘鞘師も登場 – 音楽 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 29, 2019.
^ We speak to ‘kawaii metal’ vanguards Babymetal about fox gods and Glastonbury GQ. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^ "Ex-Morning Musume Sayashi Riho joins Instagram - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News". jshowbiz.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ "自分と(む)き合う。 | りほこら(む)". WANI BOOKS NewsCrunch（ニュースクランチ） (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ "鞘師里保 Riho Sayashi on Instagram: ". 本日、株式会社ジャパン・ミュージックエンターテインメントに所属し、正式に活動復帰した事を発表致しました。…"". Instagram (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2020. I’m officially resuming my activities as solo with JAPAN MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
^ "Riho Sayashi Staff on Twitter: Riho Sayashi's first EP is on sale". Twitter. Retrieved September 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "鞘師里保 1st EP「DAYBREAK」発売決定". 鞘師里保 OFFICIAL SITE. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "鞘師里保が見つけた"鞘師里保としての生き方" グループ卒業、留学、活動再開へと至る5年半を振り返る". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ Inc, Natasha. "鞘師里保1stミニアルバム「DAYBREAK」1万2000字インタビュー｜元モーニング娘。のエース、新たな夜明けを迎える彼女がステージに立つ理由 - 音楽ナタリー特集・インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Inc, Natasha. "鞘師里保がレーベル「Savo-r」立ち上げ音楽活動を再開、1stミニアルバムから宮野弦士提供曲を先行配信（直筆コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "鞘師里保、涙と笑顔の初ワンマン「この瞬間のために生きてきた」　ツアーやドキュメンタリー上映も決定". Billboard Japan. August 10, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "2021年08月02日～2021年08月08日オリコン週間アルバムランキング 21～30位". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "2022年01月10日～2022年01月16日オリコン週間アルバムランキング 11～20位". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "週間アルバムランキング 2021年08月02日～2021年08月08日 | ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Oricon Inc. Retrieved September 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "e-Hello! 鞘師里保DVD 『RIHO』ダイジェスト – YouTube". January 19, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
^ "鞘師里保のBlu-rayランキング、鞘師里保のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
^ モーニング娘。鞘師里保写真集『アンドゥトゥア』 12/08/27発売 (in Japanese). July 20, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ "NHK高校講座オリエンテーション2022". NHK高校講座オリエンテーション2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

External links

Official Hello! Project Profile
Ustreamusume Link

[1] New Member Appears with Babymetal Kerrang!. June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

[2] つんく♂モー娘新メンバーに心強さ「日に日に顔が勇ましく」 (in Japanese). Searchina. January 4, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

[hpnews201101022030-3] モーニング娘。第9期メンバー決定！！ (in Japanese). Hello! Project. January 2, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

[4] モーニング娘。『Only you』 (MV), retrieved November 13, 2019

[:2-5] INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (January 1, 2016). "モー娘。鞘師里保が卒業！海外留学へ「これからはなんでも一人」". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[6] INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (September 3, 2020). "元モー娘。エース鞘師里保、大人の女性に成長して再始動！ＮＹ留学で鍛えた人間力武器にマルチなスターへ". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[7] "ベビメタ新体制で初単独公演元モー娘鞘師も登場 – 音楽 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 29, 2019.

[8] We speak to ‘kawaii metal’ vanguards Babymetal about fox gods and Glastonbury GQ. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

[9] "Ex-Morning Musume Sayashi Riho joins Instagram - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News". jshowbiz.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[10] "自分と(む)き合う。 | りほこら(む)". WANI BOOKS NewsCrunch（ニュースクランチ） (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2020.

[11] "鞘師里保 Riho Sayashi on Instagram: ". 本日、株式会社ジャパン・ミュージックエンターテインメントに所属し、正式に活動復帰した事を発表致しました。…"". Instagram (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2020. I’m officially resuming my activities as solo with JAPAN MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

[12] "Riho Sayashi Staff on Twitter: Riho Sayashi's first EP is on sale". Twitter. Retrieved September 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[13] "鞘師里保 1st EP「DAYBREAK」発売決定". 鞘師里保 OFFICIAL SITE. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[14] "鞘師里保が見つけた"鞘師里保としての生き方" グループ卒業、留学、活動再開へと至る5年半を振り返る". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[15] Inc, Natasha. "鞘師里保1stミニアルバム「DAYBREAK」1万2000字インタビュー｜元モーニング娘。のエース、新たな夜明けを迎える彼女がステージに立つ理由 - 音楽ナタリー特集・インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[:0-16] Inc, Natasha. "鞘師里保がレーベル「Savo-r」立ち上げ音楽活動を再開、1stミニアルバムから宮野弦士提供曲を先行配信（直筆コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[:1-17] "鞘師里保、涙と笑顔の初ワンマン「この瞬間のために生きてきた」　ツアーやドキュメンタリー上映も決定". Billboard Japan. August 10, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[18] "2021年08月02日～2021年08月08日オリコン週間アルバムランキング 21～30位". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[19] "2022年01月10日～2022年01月16日オリコン週間アルバムランキング 11～20位". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[20] "週間アルバムランキング 2021年08月02日～2021年08月08日 | ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Oricon Inc. Retrieved September 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[21] "e-Hello! 鞘師里保DVD 『RIHO』ダイジェスト – YouTube". January 19, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.

[22] "鞘師里保のBlu-rayランキング、鞘師里保のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

[23] モーニング娘。鞘師里保写真集『アンドゥトゥア』 12/08/27発売 (in Japanese). July 20, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

[24] "NHK高校講座オリエンテーション2022". NHK高校講座オリエンテーション2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

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