Riho Miaki

Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩, Kotani Riho; born 24 August 1994 in Kyoto Prefecture), also known by her stage name Riho Miaki (三秋 里歩, Miaki Riho) is a Japanese YouTuber who is a former member of the Japanese idol groups Yoshimotozaka46, NMB48 and AKB48.^[2] She is a former member of NMB48's Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Teams A and 4.^[3]

Riho Miaki
三秋 里歩
Born	Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩) (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 30) Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Ripopo (りぽぽ)
Occupations	YouTuber Idol (formerly)
Years active	2010–present
Spouse	SHUN SHUN CLINIC P ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Formerly of	NMB48 AKB48 Yoshimotozaka46
YouTube information
Channel	Ripopo Channel
Years active	2020–present
Genre	Vlog
Subscribers	4.3 thousand[1] (17 July 2021)
Views	181.8 thousand[1] (17 July 2021)

Biography

Kotani passed NMB48's 1st generation auditions in September 2010. Her debut was on October 9, 2010. In March 2011, she was selected to Team N.^[4] She held a concurrent position with AKB48's Team A from August 2012 to April 2013, before holding another concurrent position in Team 4 from February 2014.^[5]

In the 2014 general elections, Kotani ranked for the first time, placing 61st with 12,913 votes.^[6][7]

Kotani's height on her official profile is 149 cm, but she is actually 147 cm.^[8] Her future dream is to be someone who appears frequently on variety shows, commercials and information programmes.^[9]

On March 26, 2015, it was announced that she would be released from her concurrent position in AKB48.^[10]

On February 4, 2016, Kotani graduated from NMB48 Team N and changed her stage name to Riho Miaki (三秋里歩).^[11]

On August 20, 2018, she became a starting member of the Sakamichi Series idol group Yoshimotozaka46.^[12]

On March 23, 2020, Miaki announced her engagement to fellow Yoshimotozaka46 member SHUN SHUN CLINIC P [ja] and departure from Yoshimoto Kogyo, her office at the time.^[13][14] She officially graduated from Yoshimotozaka46 on March 31, 2020.

On June 20, 2020, she opened her YouTube channel.^[15]

On November 1, 2020, she married SHUN SHUN CLINIC P, 7 months after the engagement announcement.^[16] On February 2, 2022, she announced her first pregnancy.^[17][18] On July 6, she gave birth to a baby girl.^[19]

Discography

Yoshimotozaka46 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2018	1	"Nakasete Kure yo"	B-side	Debut with Yoshimotozaka46. Sang on "Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai"
2019	2	"Konya wa Eeyan"	B-side	Sang on "Yaruki no Nai Ai o Thank You!"
	3	"Funō dewa Irarenai"	A-side	Sang on "Mekkemon". Last single to participate as part of Yoshimotozaka46.

NMB48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2011	1	"Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo"	A-side	Debut with NMB48 Team N. Sang on "Seishun no Lap Time", "Mikazuki no Senaka" and "Boku ga Maketa Natsu" with Shirogumi
	2	"Oh My God!"	A-side	Sang on "Boku wa Matteru" and "Kesshou" with Shirogumi
2012	3	"Junjō U-19"	A-side	Sang on "Migi e Magare!"
	4	"Nagiichi"	A-side	Sang on "Saigo no Catharsis" with Shirogumi
	5	"Virginity (song)"	A-side	Sang on "Mōsō Girlfriend" and "Sunahama de Pistol"
	6	"Kitagawa Kenji"	A-side
2013	7	"Bokura no Eureka"	A-side	Sang on "Todokekana Soude Todoku Mono"
	8	"Kamonegix"	A-side
2014	9	"Takane no Ringo"	A-side
	10	"Rashikunai"	A-side	Sang on "Kyusen Kyotei" as Team N.
2015	11	"Don't look back!"	A-side	Sang on "Renai Petenshi" as Team N. Sang on "Sotsugyō Ryokō" as NMB48's 1st generation.
	12	"Durian Shōnen"	A-side	Sang on "Inochi no Heso" as Team N.
	13	"Must be now"	B-side	Did not sing on title track; Sang on "Yume ni Iro ga nai riyū" as Team N, "Kataomoi Yori mo Omoide wo..." and "Orera to wa". Last single to participate as part of NMB48.

AKB48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2012	27	"Gingham Check"	B-side	Sang on "Ano Hi no Fuurin"
	28	"Uza"	B-side	Sang on "Kodoku na Hoshizora".
	29	"Eien Pressure"	B-side	Sang on "HA!"
2013	30	"So Long!"	B-side	Sang on "Ruby".
	31	"Sayonara Crawl"	B-side	Sang on "Ikiru Koto"
	34	"Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"	B-side	Sang on "Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta"
2014	35	"Mae Shika Mukanee"	B-side	Sang on "KONJO"
	36	"Labrador Retriever"	B-side	Sang on "Heart no Dasshutsu Game"
	37	"Kokoro no Placard"	B-side	Ranked 61st in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko"
	38	"Kibouteki Refrain"	B-side	Sang on "Utaitai" and "Me ga Aketa Mama no First Kiss"
2015	39	"Green Flash"	B-side	Sang on "Punkish"

Appearances

Movies

• NMB48 Geinin! The Movie Owarai Seishun Girls! (2013)^[20]
• NMB48 Geinin! The Movie Returns Sotsugyō! Owarai Seishun Girls!! Aratanaru Tabidachi (2014)^[21]