Riho Sayashi

{{short description|Japanese actress, singer and dancer (born 1998)}}

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| native_name = 鞘師里保

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|05|28}}

| birth_place = Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress|dancer}}

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Japan Music Entertainment ({{start date|2020}}{{en dash}}present)

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| website = {{official website}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| genre = J-pop

| years_active = 2011–present

| past_member_of = {{hlist|Morning Musume|Babymetal (touring member)}}

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{{Nihongo|Riho Sayashi|鞘師里保|Sayashi Riho|lead=yes|born May 28, 1998}} is a Japanese actress, singer and dancer. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume and the duo Peaberry. In 2019, she became a touring member of Babymetal, including in their performance at Glastonbury Festival 2019.[https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/new-babymetal-member-appears-with-band-at-glastonbury/ New Member Appears with Babymetal] Kerrang!. June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

Biography

Prior to joining Morning Musume, Sayashi was a student of Actor's School Hiroshima (ASH), which graduates include Suzuka Nakamoto, Himeka Nakamoto, members of 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 member Mizuki Fukumura.{{cite web|url=http://news.searchina.ne.jp/disp.cgi?y=2011&d=0104&f=entertainment_0104_018.shtml|script-title=ja: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」|access-date=October 13, 2012|date=January 4, 2011|publisher=Searchina|language=ja|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102539/http://news.searchina.ne.jp/disp.cgi?y=2011&d=0104&f=entertainment_0104_018.shtml|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.helloproject.com/news/201101022030_musume.html|script-title=ja:モーニング娘。第9期メンバー決定！！|access-date=October 13, 2012|date=January 2, 2011|publisher=Hello! Project|language=ja|archive-date=April 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401070935/http://www.helloproject.com/news/201101022030_musume.html|url-status=dead}} 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".{{Citation|title=モーニング娘。『Only you』 (MV)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPGgHeBcMyg|access-date=November 13, 2019}} 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|date=June 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 became an artist under Hello! Project.{{Cite web |last=INC |first=SANKEI DIGITAL |date=2016-01-01 |title=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」 |url=https://www.sanspo.com/article/20160101-R5AJDR7JF5J2LK4FAPUYUKIZOY/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=サンスポ |language=ja}}

= 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.

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.{{Cite web |last=INC |first=SANKEI DIGITAL |date=2020-09-03 |title=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 |url=https://www.sanspo.com/article/20200903-UBRDEFJULBKTZHMNYODNOGMTQA/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=サンスポ |language=ja}}

On June 28, Sayashi appeared as a support dancer, or "Avenger", for the kawaii metal band Babymetal on the "Babymetal Awakens -The Sun Also Rises-" concert in Yokohama Arena.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201906280001094.html|title=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|website=nikkansports.com|language=ja|access-date=June 29, 2019}} Two days later on June 30, she also appeared with them at the Glastonbury Festival in the same capacity, as they became the first Japanese band to perform on a main stage at the festival.[https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/babymetal-uk We speak to 'kawaii metal' vanguards Babymetal about fox gods and Glastonbury] GQ. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

= 2020–present: Solo career =

On May 1, 2020, Sayashi started an Instagram account, where she posts in Japanese and English.{{Cite web|title=Ex-Morning Musume Sayashi Riho joins Instagram - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News|url=https://jshowbiz.com/english/component/k2/item/9157-riho-sayashi-insta.html|access-date=2020-06-11|website=jshowbiz.com}}

Since July 10, Sayashi has her own column called {{Nihongo|RihoColumn|りほこら(む)|}} in the online magazine NewsCrunch, published by Wani Books.{{Cite web|title=自分と(む)き合う。 {{!}} りほこら(む)|url=https://wanibooks-newscrunch.com/articles/-/892|access-date=2020-09-03|website=WANI BOOKS NewsCrunch（ニュースクランチ）|language=ja}}

On September 3, Sayashi announced she had signed to {{Interlanguage link|Japan Music Entertainment|lt=|ja|ジャパン・ミュージックエンターテインメント|WD=}} as a solo artist.{{Cite web|title=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。..."|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEp0r1aFCRQ/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CEp0r1aFCRQ |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Instagram|language=ja|quote=I'm officially resuming my activities as solo with JAPAN MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.}}{{cbignore}}

On July 14, 2021, Sayashi's staff announced the sale of her first EP, named Daybreak,{{Cite web|title=Riho Sayashi Staff on Twitter: Riho Sayashi's first EP is on sale|url=https://twitter.com/sayashi_staff/status/1422874967792705541|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Twitter|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=鞘師里保 1st EP「DAYBREAK」発売決定|url=https://rihosayashi.jp/news/news-422/|access-date=2021-09-25|website=鞘師里保 OFFICIAL SITE}} which was released at August 4,{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://realsound.jp/2021/08/post-845654.html|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Real Sound{{pipe}}リアルサウンド|date=August 27, 2021 |language=ja}}{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=Natasha|title=鞘師里保1stミニアルバム「DAYBREAK」1万2000字インタビュー{{pipe}}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|url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/sayashiriho|access-date=2021-09-25|website=音楽ナタリー|language=ja}} under her newly established label "Savo-r",{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=Natasha|title=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）|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/436736|access-date=2021-09-25|website=音楽ナタリー|language=ja}} and also held a one-man live tour titled "Riho Sayashi 1st Live 2021 Daybreak" at Toyosu Pit, Tokyo Team Smile.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=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|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/102826/2|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Billboard Japan}} This album was her first newly made material after five and half years, after her graduation from Morning Musume in 2015. Sayashi wrote the lyrics for all the songs on the album, and worked together with several composers.

Sayashi choreographed the AKB48 song {{Nihongo|"Donchō o Agetekure!"|緞帳を上げてくれ！}}, first performed at the AKB48 Theater in Akihabara on December 8, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=AKB48新劇場公演、元モー娘。メンバーが1曲振付担当していた「新世代を担うメンバーの皆さんに個人的に共感」こだわり明かす - モデルプレス |url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/4446146 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース |language=ja}}

Personal life

Sayashi's paternal uncle, Tomoya Sayashi, formerly played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title="カープ女子"鞘師里保が広島にエール！注目は「菊池涼介選手」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2050834/full/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=ORICON NEWS}}

Hello! Project groups and units

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

Discography

=Singles=

; Morning Musume

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

; Reborn Eleven

"Reborn ~Inochi no Audition~" {{start date|2011|10|08}}

; Hello! Project Mobekimasu

"Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku" {{start date|2011|11|16}}

; Peaberry

"Cabbage Hakusho ~Haru Hen~" {{start date|2013|02|27}}

= EPs =

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| align="left" | Daybreak

| align="right" | August 4, 2021

| align="center" | 21{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2021-08-16/p/3/|access-date=2021-09-25|website=ORICON NEWS}}

| align="left" | Savo-r

| align="left" | Reflection

| align="right" | January 12, 2022

| align="center" | 18{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-01-24/p/2/|access-date=2022-05-30|website=ORICON NEWS}}

| align="left" | Savo-r

| align="left" | Unison

| align="right" | November 16, 2022

| align="center" | 19{{Cite web|title=2022年11月14日～2022年01月20日オリコン週間アルバムランキング 11～20位|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-11-28/p/2/|access-date=2023-07-27|website=ORICON NEWS}}

| align="left" | Savo-r

=DVDs=

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| align="left"| {{nihongo|Sayashi Riho ~Greeting~|さやしりほ～Ｇreeｔiｎg～}}

| align="right"| August 31, 2011

| align="center"| 51

| align="left"| Zetima

| align="left"| Riho{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxVMphxquIU|title=e-Hello! 鞘師里保DVD 『RIHO』ダイジェスト – YouTube|website=YouTube |date=January 19, 2012|access-date=July 21, 2012}}

| align="right"| January 20, 2012

| —

| align="left"| e-Hello! series

| align="left"| {{nihongo|Hyahhoi|ひゃっっほ～い♪( 'θ')ノ|Hyahhhōi}}

| align="right"| September 26, 2012

| 68

| align="left"| Zetima

| align="left"| {{nihongo|Snowdrop|snowdrop}}

| align="right"| March 28, 2013

| —

| align="left"| e-Hello! series

| align="left"| Riho's Fashion Archive

| align="right"| March 12, 2014

| 32

| align="left"| Zetima

=Blu-rays=

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| align="left"| sixteen

| align="right"| April 8, 2015

| 27

| align="left"| Zetima

Bibliography

=Photobooks=

{{nihongo|Sayashi Riho|さやしりほ}} (August 27, 2011, Wani Books, {{ISBN|978-4-8470-4391-8}})
{{nihongo|Un Deux Trois|アンドゥトゥア}} (August 27, 2012, Wani Books, {{ISBN|978-4-8470-4486-1}}){{cite web|url=http://www.wani.co.jp/event.php?id=3585&key=999|script-title=ja: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|date=July 20, 2012|access-date=October 15, 2012|language=ja}}
{{nihongo|Taiyou|太陽}} (November 25, 2013, Wani Books, {{ISBN|978-4-8470-4595-0}})
{{nihongo|Juurokusai|十六歳}} (March 25, 2015, Wani Books, {{ISBN|978-4-8470-4742-8}})

Appearances

=Film=

Share House (2011){{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/56963/|title= シェアハウス|access-date= June 5, 2024|work= eiga.com}}
11 Rebels (2024), Natsu{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101822/|title= 十一人の賊軍|access-date= June 5, 2024|work= eiga.com}}

=Drama=

{{nihongo|Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen|数学♥女子学園}} (2012){{Cite web |date=2011-11-22 |title= |script-title=ja:モ—娘。道重さゆみ&田中れいなが連ドラ初主演 "数学女子"に挑戦 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2003949/full/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=ORICON NEWS}}
Don't Stop My Beautification, Masumi Haraguchi (2023){{cite web |url=https://eiga.com/news/20230125/8/ |title=「俺の美女化が止まらない!?」新キャストの女装ビジュアル披露 OPテーマは花澤香菜が担当 |trans-title=Visuals of new Don't Stop My Beautification cast in women's clothes revealed; Kana Hanazawa is in charge of the opening theme |language=ja |date=2023-01-25 |website={{ill|Eiga.com|ja|映画.com}} |access-date=2023-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125041237/https://eiga.com/news/20230125/8/ |archive-date=2023-01-25 |url-status=live}}
{{Nihongo|2=めんつゆひとり飯|3=Mentsuyu Hitorimeshi}}, Tsuyu Mendō (2023){{Cite web |title=めんつゆひとり飯 |url=https://www.shochiku.co.jp/cinema/lineup/mentuyuhitoroimesi/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.shochiku.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ja:鞘師里保、グルメコメディ『めんつゆひとり飯』でドラマ初主演「素敵な時間を皆様に届けられたら」 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/122744 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Billboard JAPAN |language=ja}}
{{Nihongo|2=推しを召し上がれ|3=Oshi o Meshiagare}}, Yuzu Hodaishi (2023){{Cite AV media |url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/oshimeshi/ |title=【水ドラ25】推しを召し上がれ～広報ガールのまろやかな日々～ {{!}} テレ東・BSテレ東 7ch(公式) |language=ja |access-date=2024-12-16 |via=www.tv-tokyo.co.jp}}
{{Nihongo|2=めんつゆひとり飯2|3=Mentsuyu Hitorimeshi 2}}, Tsuyu Mendō (2024){{Cite web |title=めんつゆひとり飯2 {{!}} BS松竹東急 |url=https://www.shochiku-tokyu.co.jp/mentsuyu-hitorimeshi2/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=めんつゆひとり飯2 {{!}} BS松竹東急 |language=ja}}{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ja:ドラマ「めんつゆひとり飯」シーズン2が10月より放送、露役は鞘師里保が続投（コメントあり） |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/585498 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=コミックナタリー |language=ja}}

=Variety and talk shows=

{{nihongo|Bijo Gaku|美女学}} (2011)
{{nihongo|Hello Pro! Time|ハロプロ！Time}} (April 2011 – May 2012)
{{nihongo|Hello! Satoyama Life|ハロー!SATOYAMAライフ}} (June 2012 – 2014)
{{Ill|NHK High School Course|ja|NHK高校講座}}, English Communication I host (2022){{Cite web |title=NHK高校講座オリエンテーション2022 |url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/kokokoza/tv/sp_orien/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=NHK高校講座オリエンテーション2022}}