Miyazaki Yuka

Miyazaki Yuka (宮崎由加) is a Japanese pop singer. She is the leader of the Hello! Project group Juice=Juice, and also a member of the SATOYAMA movement unit, GREEN FIELDS.

2011
Miyazaki Yuka auditioned for S/mileage's second generation, she made it to the finals, but was not chosen to be a sub-member.

2012
On March 25, Miyazaki participated in the 2nd Forest Award NEW FACE Audition, performing Otsuka Ai's "Planetarium". Despite not getting placed, she received the Samantha Thavasa Award, also known as the Promotional Award. After winning the award, she received bi-weekly lessons in Tokyo.

In Summer, she was seen auditioning for the 11th generation of Morning Musume, but did not make the finals.

On October 10, it was announced that Miyazaki would be officially debuting as a member of the new Hello! Project unit GREEN FIELDS alonside Shimizu Saki and Mitsui Aika

On October 28, GREEN FIELDS made their first stage performances at Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~. This was also Miyazaki's first stage performance as well.

2013
On February 3, during the Bravo! concert in Fukuoka, it was announced that Miyazaki Yuka will be debuting in a new unit, Juice=Juice, alongside Hello! Pro Kenshuusei members Kanazawa Tomoko, Takagi Sayuki, Otsuka Aina, Miyamoto Karin and Uemura Akari. Since joining Juice=Juice, she has performed with the group at various Hello! Pro Kenshuusei events.

On March 2nd and 3rd, Miyazaki participated in SATOYAMA e Yukou ~Forest For Rest~ along with other Hello! Project and UP-FRONT PROMOTION members.

On June 13, it was announced that Miyazaki will be the leader of Juice=Juice.

On June 6, her profile was removed from the UP-FRONT PROMOTION website, meaning that she is no longer a "soloist", she is now a full-member of Hello! Project.

Profile

 * Name: Miyazaki Yuka (宮崎由加)
 * Nicknames: Yuka-nyan (ゆかにゃん), Yuka, Zaki-chan, Miyayu (みやゆ), Yun (ゆん), Yukarin (ゆかりん), Yuka-chan (ゆかちゃん), Yuka-pin-rin (ゆかぴんりん)
 * Birthdate: April 2, 1994 (age 19)
 * Birthplace: Ishikawa, Japan
 * Bloodtype: O
 * Height: 160cm
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2013-02-03: Member
 * UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:
 * 2012-03-25: Member
 * Juice=Juice Color: Peach
 * Hobbies: Looking at Illustrated Encyclopedias of the Universe
 * Specialty: Baseball Announcements, Piano
 * Favorite Colors: Peach (Pink), white, blue
 * Favorite Subject: Math
 * Scared of: Ghosts, Roller coasters
 * Favorite manga: One Piece
 * Favorite character: My Melody Kikilala.
 * Favorite food: Mushrooms, Konyaku ice cream, Caramel popcorn
 * Favorite drink: Ishikawa prefecture's citrus cider.
 * Favorite Clothes Line: dazzlin, titty & co., Jouetie
 * Looks Up To: Michishige Sayumi, Yajima Maimi
 * Favorite Hello! Project Song: Sakura Chirari
 * Audition Song: "Planetarium" by Otsuka Ai
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * GREEN FIELDS (2012-Present)
 * Juice=Juice (2013-Present)
 * Hello! Project MobekisuJ (2013-Present)

Juice=Juice

 * Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne
 * Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru
 * Ten Made Nobore!
 * Romance no Tochuu

GREEN FIELDS

 * Boys be ambitious!
 * Tokainaka no Kare

Magazines

 * [2013.06.23] UTB (with Miyamoto Karin & Uemura Akari)

Trivia

 * She started playing the piano at the age of 5 and continued learning until age 15.
 * She is the only member from Ishikawa, Japan.
 * In the past, she did baseball announcements.
 * She has an older brother.
 * She has dogs, one is named Kuu(chan), and the other is called Milk.
 * She'd like to cover Akai Freesia.
 * She calls Kanazawa Tomoko "Tomo".
 * She participated in the Morning Musume 10th Member ~Genki Jirushi~ Audition, but didn't pass.
 * She is the oldest member of Juice=Juice, and is the only member not from Hello! Pro Kenshuusei.
 * Since joining Juice=Juice, she has participated in Hello! Pro Kenshuusei events, although not a member of Hello! Pro Kenshuusei.
 * Tsunku commented on her: "Although she's not part of the current kenshuusei roster, she was one of the finalist in the 10th generation Morning Musume audition and the S/mileage new members recruitment. She's currently a part of the Satoyama Movement unit GREEN FIELDS and after seeing her accomplishments there I decided to add her in this new group."
 * She says her source of energy is eating ice cream in the morning.
 * She said her favorite member in Morning Musume is Michishige Sayumi.
 * She seems to get along best with Uemura Akari and Kanazawa Tomoko in Juice=Juice. Outside the group, she gets along best with Nakanishi Kana.
 * Was extremly nervous during the filming of the Boys be ambitious! music video, but relaxed after talking with Mitsui Aika and Shimizu Saki.
 * She went to go see the Moshimo Kokumin ga Shushou wo Erandara and Sakura no Hanataba stage plays.
 * She has recently been into Western music.
 * She'd like to go to France, and go to the Louvre Art museum.
 * She wants to go to the South Pole.
 * She likes flat shoes, because it's dangerous falling in high heels.
 * She likes piercings and thinks people who have them are 'stylish', but she's too scared to get piercings herself.
 * She's currently attending college.
 * She uses La Sana (hair essence) to make her hair smooth.
 * She cried when she was announced as Juice=Juice's leader.
 * In an article about Sasaki Rikako, Miyazaki was counted as a member of Hello! Pro Kenshuusei.
 * She has the most nicknames out of all the Juice=Juice members.
 * Kanazawa Tomoko nicknamed her Yuka-Pin-Rin.
 * She plans on cutting her hair, but she wants it to still be long enough for a ponytail.
 * Taguchi Natsumi has confessed to Miyazaki that she likes her, and Miyazaki thinks Taguchi is cute.
 * When asked by fans what made her audition for Hello! Project, she replied:
 * "I watched Michishige Sayumi-san appear on TV often、and remembered that when I was little I was a huge fan to the extent I collected lots of cards. People also bought lots of DVDs with Morning Musume-san MVs in them, so that’s how I got to love Morning Musume-san"