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]

Miyu Yoshimoto
吉本 実憂
Born	(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 28) Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Actress idol tarento
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Shortcut
Website	miyu-yoshimoto.com

Biography

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]

Awards

• The 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest (2012): Grand Prix^[25]
• The 11th Clarino Beautiful Legs Award (2013): Won(Teens category)^[26]
• The Best of Beauty 2013: Won(Teens category)^[5]
• E-Line Beautiful Award (2015): Won^[8]