Riho Sayashi

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

Riho Sayashi
鞘師里保
Born (1998-05-28) May 28, 1998
Other namesYasshi (やっしー),Riho-Riho (りほりほ)
Occupation
  • Singer
Dancer
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Years active2011–present
Associated acts

Biography

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

2010

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

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.

2012

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.

2015

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 is now an artist under Hello! Project.

2018

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

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.

On June 28, Sayashi appeared as a support dancer for the kawaii metal group Babymetal on the "Babymetal Awakens -The Sun Also Rises-" concert in Yokohama Arena.[5] 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.[6]

2020

On May 1, Sayashi started an Instagram account, where she posts in Japanese and English.[7]

Hello! Project groups and units
  • Morning Musume (2011–2015)
  • Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011)
  • Peaberry (2012–2015)

Discography

Singles
Morning Musume
Reborn Eleven
  • "Reborn ~Inochi no Audition~" October 8, 2011 (2011-10-08)
Hello! Project Mobekimasu
Peaberry
  • "Cabbage Hakusho ~Haru Hen~" February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)

DVDs
# Title Release date Top position Publisher/Notes
Oricon
Weekly
DVD
Chart[8]
1 Sayashi Riho ~Greeting~ (さやし　りほ～Ｇｒｅｅｔｉｎｇ～) August 31, 2011 51 Zetima
2 RIHO[9] 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
Oricon
Weekly
Blu-ray
Chart[10]
1 sixteen April 8, 2015 27 Zetima

Bibliography

Photobooks
  1. Sayashi Riho (さやしりほ) (August 27, 2011, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4391-8)
  2. Un Deux Trois (アンドゥトゥア) (August 27, 2012, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4486-1)[11]
  3. Taiyou (太陽) (November 25, 2013, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4595-0)
  4. 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

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)

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
  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.
  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
  5. "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.
  6. We speak to ‘kawaii metal’ vanguards Babymetal about fox gods and Glastonbury GQ. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  7. "Ex-Morning Musume Sayashi Riho joins Instagram - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News". jshowbiz.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. "鞘師里保のDVD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 July 21, 2012.
  9. "e-Hello! 鞘師里保DVD 『RIHO』ダイジェスト – YouTube". January 19, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  10. "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.
  11. 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.
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