Saito Miuna

Miuna (みうな), real name being Saitou Miuna (斉藤美海), is a Japanese pop singer. She was a member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume which she joined in mid 2003 instead of Ishikawa Rika. She was discovered during the Morning Musume 6th Generation Auditions.

Miuna was also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P. She was one of the first players to play with the team when it formed on September 2003. In the time with the team she was number 4. She also scored a penalty that won them a title. She left the team around July, 2005.

She graduated Hello! Project on the 28th of January 2007 at the Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shuuketsu! 10th Anniversary~ concert, alongside fellow Country Musume member Kimura Asami. In her graduation announcement comments she says that she looks forward to following new dreams, but will always treasure her time in Country Musume and the love the fans gave them.

She is now writing columns for MSN Lifestyle, mainly about relationships on the work-floor.

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 * Stage Name: Miuna (みうな)
 * Full Name: Saitou Miuna (斉藤美海)
 * Birthdate:
 * Birthplace: Kikugawa, Shizuoka, Japan
 * Blood type: O
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Country Musume (2003-2007)
 * Hello! Project Akagumi (2005)
 * Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
 * Shuffle units:
 * 2004: H.P. All Stars
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 * Hobbies: Cleaning the house, going for walks
 * Special skills: Memory
 * Favorite colors: Pink, black
 * Favorite flowers: Roses
 * Favorite season: Summer
 * Favorite sayings: "Whatever you experience, it's not for naught. No matter what you may be feeling, tomorrow will always come."
 * Favorite food: Peperencino, creme brulee
 * Disliked food: Carrot, minty gum
 * Favorite song: Uwaki na Honey Pie "This song changed my life..."

Discography Featured In
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 * Country Musume
 * Uwaki na Honey Pie (debut)
 * Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~
 * Shining Itoshiki Anata
 * H.P. ALL STARS
 * ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL! (last)