Heike Michiyo

Heike Michiyo (平家充代; Hello! Project stage name 平家 みちよ), now known simply as Michiyo (みちよ), is a Japanese pop singer. She is considered to be the first Hello! Project member due to winning the ASAYAN audition. She left Hello! Project in 2002 and is now an indie soloist producing her own music.

1997
In August 1997, Heike attended and won the "Sharam Q Rock Vocalist Audition" that Tsunku held on the TV show ASAYAN between April and August on TV Tokyo to find a new female vocalist for his band Sharan Q.

On November 5, 1997, Heike's debut single, GET (which was the song all the girls had to sing in the final round of the audition that she was in), produced by Sharam Q, was released on the Warner Music Japan label. The single, titled "Get", peaked at #24 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for six weeks. Tsunku's plans were diverted, however, and he ended up giving more attention to five other girls, whom he made into the group Morning Musume. Even though Heike won the audition, she never became as famous as the five "losers". She also never joined the band, but still went on to become a solo artist in Hello! Project under the name Heike Michiyo.

On November 1997, her first live event was held at the Nippon Budokan the next day after her debut single was released to an audience of ten thousand.

1998
In April 1998, She joined the radio show "Saundopuranetto" which she stayed on till 2008. She also appeared as a mini regular on the television shows Sun Girl and the Sea and Wine girl love story.

On September 30, 1998, she released a joint album with Morning Musume called Morning Cop OST. She also starred in the movie Morning Cop ~Daite HOLD ON ME!~ which also starred Morning Musume.

In October 1998, She also had her own radio show called "Heike Michiyo Teenage Beat!" but it only lasted till the beginning of 1999.

1999
In April 1999,she started another radio show, Heike Michiyo Uikuendorandevu, that only lasted till around the end of 2001.

In January 1999, she hosted a reality/infotainment show along with Nakazawa Yuko titled "Idol wo Sagase".

2000
In 2000, Heike participated in shuffle unit Kiiro 5.

In October of 2000, she joined the late-night mini-series, Diary beautiful girl, beautiful girl diary 2, a mini-drama, that lasted till 2001.

2001
In April 2001, she joined the Tokyo, late-night mini-series Pretty Education, that lasted till September of the same year.

In May 2001, She starred in the musical CENTURY LOVE - Dreams begin Minakerya, along with the rest of the Morning cast.

In 2001, Heike participated in shuffle unit 7nin Matsuri.

In October 2001, she joined the late-night mini-series, New Anime Diary, that lasted till March of 2002.

2002
In July 2002, Heike participated in shuffle unit Sexy 8.

In late 2002, Heike left Hello! Project and started her own career as an indie songwriter under the name "Michiyo".

2007
In March of 2007, Michiyo announced on her blog that she was three months pregnant and had married the father of her child. On November 1st, 2007, she gave birth to a baby girl.

2013
On december 31st, Heike will make her first H!P-related perfomance since 11 years, on the New Year´s Countdown-show.

Profile

 * Name: Heiko Michiyo (平家充代)
 * Stage Name: Heike Michiyo (平家みちよ); Michiyo (みちよ)
 * Birthdate:
 * Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
 * Blood type: B
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * [1997.08.31] Member
 * [2002.07.??] Graduated
 * Eastern Zodiac: Goat
 * Western Zodiac: Aries
 * Hobbies: Mairi Shrine, travel, novel writing, aroma, and floor cleaner
 * Other details:
 * Respects: JS BACH
 * Favorite Colors: White, Gold, Pink
 * Favorite Words: Confidence and charm, Rainbow, Crystal, Angel, Wings, Love, World
 * Favorite Places: home, Los Angeles, Hawaii
 * Favorite Brands: Justin Davis, Cartier, VelVet Stone, and Play boy.
 * Favorite Food: Taishi Akira, crab, and peperoncino
 * Disliked Food: Celery
 * Favorite Songs: true colors by CYNDY LAUPER, Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio, You Gotta Be by Des'ree, Habanera by Bizet, Vltava by B. Smetana, and Violin Concerto in D minor for two 2 by JS BACH
 * Hello! Project Shuffle Groups:
 * Kiiro 5 (2000)
 * 7-nin Matsuri (2001)
 * Sexy 8 (2002)

Albums
'Under Hello! Project' With Morning Musume:
 * 1) [1998.03.25] Teenage Dream
 * 2) [2000.09.13] For ourself ~Single History~
 * [1998.09.30] Morning Cop ~Daite HOLD ON ME!~ OST (#1 Dakedo Aishisugite' -Mix for Screen, #2 Onegai Nail (Heike Michiyo & Morning Musume), #5 Tsuyoku naranakucha...ne)

As Michiyo (independent):
 * 1) [2004.03.03] JECICA
 * 2) [2005.02.28] Koimizuki (恋水姫)
 * 3) [2006.07.25] Fantasia

Singles
'Under Hello! Project'
 * 1) [1997.11.05] GET
 * 2) [1998.02.15] Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~
 * 3) [1998.07.01] Daikirai
 * 4) [1998.10.25] Dakedo Aishisugite
 * 5) [1999.02.10] Anata no Yume ni Naritai
 * 6) [1999.07.28] scene
 * 7) [2000.05.17] One Room Natsu no Koi Monogatari
 * 8) [2000.08.09] Ai no Chikara
 * 9) [2001.02.07] Kekkyoku Bye Bye Bye
 * 10) [2001.11.07] Propose
 * 11) [2002.06.05] Murasaki Shikibu

As Michiyo (Independent)
 * [2005.01.09] Ran・RUN・Ran
 * [2005.12.09] unaffected

Film

 * [1998] Morning Cop ~Daite HOLD ON ME!~

Television

 * [04.07.1998-06.30.1998] Sun Girl and the Sea (TV Tokyo) - Cast
 * [10.02.1998-02.18.1998] Wine girl love story (Tokyo)
 * [01.05.1999-12.28.1999] Sagase idols! ( Tokyo, The program ends on March 26, 2002)
 * [01.04.2000-03.29.2000] Morning. Navel (Tokyo, The program ends September 29, 2000)
 * Tokyo, late-night mini-series Band Show
 * [10.2.2000-03.30.2001] Diary beautiful girl, beautiful girl diary 2 (TV Tokyo [ diary girl in a mini-drama])
 * [04.02.2001-09.28.2001] Pretty Education (Tokyo)
 * [10.01.2001- 03.29.2002] New Anime Diary (TV Tokyo)

Radio

 * [04.03.1998-09.27.2002-03.12.2008] Saundopuranetto ( BERRY RADIO )
 * [10.04.1998-03.28.1999] Heike Michiyo Teenage Beat! ( FM Mie)
 * [04.03.1999-09.30-2001] Heike Michiyo Uikuendorandeu ( FM Mie )
 * [01.2001-03.2002] Heike Michiyo until either ( a favor in January 2001 - March 2002)
 * [06.10.2001-10.05.2002] Heike ★ Hetchara regards Yossui ( CBC )
 * MAX MUSIC Yuan Tan ( MBS Radio )

Musical

 * [05.03.2001-05.27.2001] CENTURY LOVE - Dreams begin Minakerya - (Morning. Cast)

Concerts

 * [1998.06.12] Hello! First Live at Shibuya Kohkaido (平家みちよ・モーニング娘. ファーストコンサート「HELLO!」)
 * [1998.08.??/1998.11.??] Morning Musume/Michiyo Heike "Morning Cop Daite Hold on Me!" (モーニング娘. ・平家みちよ「モーニング刑事. 抱いて HOLD ON ME!」) (screening/photo session/mini live/handshake event tour)
 * [1998.10.??/1998.11.??] Morning Musume/Michiyo Heike school festival "Morning Cop Daite Hold on Me!" (モーニング娘. ・平家みちよ学園祭「モーニング刑事. 抱いて HOLD ON ME!」) (screening/mini live)
 * [2004.11.1] Michiyo Heike "Sotsugyou Memorial Live" (平家みちよ「卒業メモリアルライブ」)
 * [2004.04.6] Jecica Release Event/Azumazaka Tour '04 (「JECICA発売記念・東阪ツアー'04」)
 * [2005.03.26/2005.04.02] Koimizuki Release Even/Azamazaka Tour '05 (「恋水姫発売記念・東阪ツアー'05」)
 * [2005.11.14] Michiyo Tour 2005 "Unaffected"(みちよ Tour 2005 『unaffected』)

Trivia

 * She began her love of music back in elementary school studying classical composers and in junior high school (with other students), she started writing lyrics and started composing.
 * Known to be the first member and leader of Hello! Project.
 * Nakazawa Yuko (who is six years older than her) referred to her as "Dai Senpai", or "Big Leader."
 * She graduated from a high school in Osaka