Kitagawa Rio

Kitagawa Rio (北川莉央) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project as a 15th generation member of Morning Musume.

Early Life
Kitagawa Rio was born on March 16, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.

2019
On June 22, she was announced as a winner of the Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition and would join Morning Musume '19 as a 15th generation member alongside Okamura Homare and Yamazaki Mei. They will begin performing with the group in the Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER concert tour, which begins on July 13.

Personal Life
Education= When Kitagawa joined Morning Musume, she was in her first year of high school.

A list of nicknames that have been used to refer to Kitagawa Rio:
 * -|Nicknames=
 * Kitario (きたりお)
 * Rio (りお): A nickname she wrote on her Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition application.
 * Mizunomi Babaa (水飲みババア; Water-Drinking Old Hag): A nickname given to Kitagawa by her classmates, which she wrote on her Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition application. After a school sports festival, she was in pain and drank all the extra water. Because her classmates thought she looked like a grandma, they called her "Mizunomi Babaa".

Profile
Stats=
 * Name: Kitagawa Rio (北川莉央)
 * Nickname: Kitario (きたりお)
 * Birthdate: March 16, 2004
 * Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
 * Blood type: O
 * Height: 155cm
 * Western Zodiac: Pisces
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2019-06-22: Morning Musume member
 * Morning Musume Member Color: TBA
 * Hello! Project Groups:
 * Morning Musume (2019-present)
 * UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:
 * 2019-06-22: Member
 * -|Q&A=
 * Hobbies: Cooking, looking for pretty girls, reading magazines, karaoke
 * Special Skills: Grade 3 in STEP Eiken test, Grade 4 in ICT Proficiency Assessment test, flute
 * Favorite Music Genre: J-pop (idols)
 * Favorite Sport: Golf
 * Motto: Doryoku no bun dake onnanoko wa kawaiku nareru (努力の分だけ女の子は可愛くなれる; A girl can be cute with just an effort)
 * Favorite Morning Musume Songs: "Ai no Gundan"
 * Looks Up To: Oda Sakura

Internet

 * [2019-] Hello! Project Station

Trivia

 * She shares the same surname with former Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido member Kitagawa Ryo.
 * She had been wanting to work in the entertainment industry for the eight years before she joined Morning Musume.
 * During her first interview as a member of Morning Musume, she stated her desire was to be able to keep up and perform well despite not having much experience.
 * When she joined Morning Musume, she said she would like to sing Oda Sakura's solo part in "Help me!!". She also said in another interview that her favorite song is "Ai no Gundan" because it has a powerful dance and many noticeable singing parts.
 * She is bad at sports, except for golfing. Her best golf score is 98 as of June 2019.
 * She loves water. Her favorite water bottle brand is Volvic.
 * She began supporting female idols in the fifth grade, when she started liking the K-pop group Girls' Generation (known as Shoujo Jidai in Japan).