Kamikokuryo Moe (上國料萌衣) is a Japanese idol and singer under Hello! Project as the sole 4th generation member of ANGERME.
Biography
Kamikokuryo Moe, July 2019
Kamikokuyo Moe, May 2019
Kamikokuryo Moe, April 2019
Kamikokuryo Moe, October 2018
Kamikokuryo Moe, May 2018
Kamikokuryo Moe, December 2017
Kamikokuryo Moe, June 2017
Kamikokuryo Moe, October 2016
Kamikokuryo Moe, April 2016
Kamikokuryo Moe, December 2015
Kamikokuryo Moe, 2015
Early Life
Kamikokuryo Moe was born on October 24, 1999 in Kagoshima, Japan. She moved to Kumamoto with her family at the age of 2
In mid-2014, Kamikokuryo participated in Morning Musume '14 <Golden> Audition! and made it to the final training camp, but failed.
2015
After failing the Morning Musume audition, she began to dislike Hello! Project songs until the release of "Taiki Bansei", which motivated her to be stronger and audition for the 2015 ANGERME Shin Member Audition in mid-2015. In the audition, she was assigned the number #119.
On November 11, 2015, during a "Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi" release event, Kamikokuryo was announced as the sole winner of the ANGERME 4th generation audition.[2] She began activities as a member at the COUNTDOWN PARTY concert on December 31, 2015.
2016
On February 25, Kamikokuryo held her debut event titled ANGERME Shin Member Kamikokuryo Moe Ohirome Event ~Kamiko Shiren!? no 4ban Shoubu~. The event had two shows, each featuring a different set of senior ANGERME members as guests.
On October 24, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 17th birthday at a special event titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2016, which featured two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.
2017
On January 31, Kamikokuryo began a solo web radio show exclusive to fanclub members, titled Kamiko Biyori.[3]
On February 17, Kamikokuryo along with Takeuchi Akari held a talk event at the Hello! Project Official Shop in Osaka.[4]
On March 15, it was announced that Kamikokuryo had joined the new SATOYAMA movement unit Kamiishinaka Kana alongside Nakajima Saki, Ishida Ayumi, and Kanazawa Tomoko.[5]
On July 12, it was announced that Kamikokuryo, Funaki Musubu, and Yamazaki Yuhane would star in a summer commercial campaign for PIZZA-LA's "Yokubari Quarter" menu item with Matsuko Deluxe.[6][7] The commercial began being broadcast on July 15.
On October 1, Kamikokuryo was announced as the new supporter for the show Bowling Kakumei P★League.[8]
On October 24, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2017, which featured two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.
On November 1, a winter PIZZA-LA commercial campaign for "Yokubari Quarter" was announced and would once again star Kamikokuryo, Funaki, and Yamazaki. This time they appeared alongside comedian Degawa Tetsuro.[9]
2018
On January 25, Kamikokuryo held the ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe "Kamiko Biyori in CLUB CITTA'", which was a public recording fanclub event for final three episodes of Kamiko Biyori.
On February 2, Kamiko Biyori ended with 100 episodes.[10]
On March 7, it was announced that Kamikokuryo, Funaki Musubu, and Yamazaki Yuhane would star in a commercial campaign with comedian Degawa Tetsuro to promote PIZZA-LA's new spring menu item "Zeppin Haru no Gourmet Quarter".[11] The commercial began being broadcast on March 10.[12]
On March 17, Kamikokuryo was featured in the graduation2018 Koukou Sotsugyou published by TOKYO NEWS magazine&mook, commemorating her and other idols' graduation from high school in 2018.[13]
On May 29, make-up artist Miwonderful released the book First Make Bible @ Miwonderful in which Kamikokuryo, Inoue Rei, and Asakura Kiki appear as models.[14]
On July 14, the summer 2018 commercial campaign for PIZZA-LA's "Yokubari Quarter" menu item began, starring Kamikokuryo and Funaki Musubu in commercial for a fourth time and Sasaki Rikako for the first time alongside Degawa Tetsuro.[15][16]
Starting from the September 2018 issue released on August 3, Funaki and Kamikokuryo Moe have an article series titled "ANGERME Kamiko & Funakki to Issho ni! Houkago Girls' Talk!!" published in the monthly shoujo manga magazine Nakayoshi.[17]
On August 16, the music video for Horiuchi Takao's August 22 single "Minna Shounen Datta" was uploaded on YouTube, featuring Kamikokuryo and six other Hello! Project members who all sing as chorus.[18]
On September 21, Kamikokuryo appeared in a daily guest role in the stage play LADY OUT LAW! starring former ℃-ute member Yajima Maimi as the lead.[19]
On October 15, former Berryz Koubou member Kumai Yurina released Complex ni Sayounara!, a joint book with four of the shortest current members in Hello! Project: Kamikokuryo, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, and Funaki Musubu who have been named Minis?.[20]
On October 24, she released her first visual photobook, titled Moe.[21]
On November 3, the winter 2018 commercial campaign for PIZZA-LA's "Yokubari Quarter" menu item began, starring Kamikokuryo, Sasaki, and Funaki with Degawa Tetsuro.[22]
On November 6, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 19th birthday in a joint fanclub event with Kasahara Momona, titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2018, at Shinagawa Stellar Ball.
2019
On January 28, she was announced as a model for evelyn's 2019 SS Catalog.[23][24]
From March 9, Kamikokuryo appeared in PIZZA-LA's spring 2019 "Yokubari Quarter" commercial campaign with Degawa Tetsuro and fellow ANGERME members Sasaki Rikako, Funaki Musubu, and Ise Layla.[25][26]
On April 27, the Fami Hello! PHOTOBOOK② was released, which includes Kamikokuryo's gravure that was originally published in a May 2017 issue of Weekly Famitsu.[27]
On May 6, it was announced that Kamikokuryo collaborated with evelyn to design a one piece that would be released in stores on May 16.[28][29] In honor of the collaboration, she held events at the evelyn store in Harajuku on May 31 and in Osaka on June 8.[30]
From July 13, Kamikokuryo starred in PIZZA-LA's summer 2019 "Ebi Mayo Quarter" commercial campaign with Degawa Tetsuro and a group of child dancers named the Ebi Mayo Tai.[31][32]
On September 29, it was announced that Kamikokuryo, who has frequently appeared in make-up pages of the fashion magazine bis since January 2018, would become a regular model for the magazine from the November 2019 issue onward.[33]
On October 5, the Hello Tsu PHOTOBOOK① was released, including Kamikokuryo's gravure that was originally published in a May 2018 issue of Weekly Famitsu.[34]
On November 8, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 20th birthday in a joint fanclub event with Kasahara Momona, titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2019, at CLUB CITTA'.
Personal Life
Kamikokuryo has two older sisters named Yui and Sae.
She also has three pet cats named Oolong, Hana, and Seira.When Kamikokuryo joined ANGERME, she was a first year high school student. She graduated from high school on March 12, 2018,[35] after which she has decided not to enter university.[36]
The following list are notable friendships Kamikokuryo Moe has acquired:
- Nonaka Miki: She is good friends with Morning Musume member Nonaka Miki.
Kamikokuryo was given the name Moe (萌衣) because of the meaning "budding plant", and so with that sense of vigor her parents wanted to raise her to always be energetic and healthy.[37]
The following list are nicknames that have been used to refer to Kamikokuryo Moe:
- Kamiko-chan (かみこちゃん): Nickname used by members.
- Kami-chan (かみちゃん): Nickname used by Takeuchi Akari.
Profile
- Name: Kamikokuryo Moe (上國料萌衣)
- Nicknames: Kamiko (かみこ)
- Birth Date: October 24, 1999
- Birth Place: Kumamoto, Japan
- Height: 152.2cm[1]
- Blood Type: O
- Western Zodiac: Scorpio
- Eastern Zodiac: Rabbit
- Hello! Project Status:
- 2015-11-11: ANGERME Member
- ANGERME Member Color: Aqua Blue
- Hello! Project Groups:
- ANGERME (2015-)
- Kamiishinaka Kana (2017)
- Minis? (2018-)
- One-Shot Units:
- Mainichi Tanoshiku Sugoshitai! (2019)
Discography
- See also: List:Kamikokuryo Moe Discography Featured In
Solo Songs
- [2016.11.02] Michiko no Uta (from MODE)
- [2018.01.24] Color Girl (from Yumemiru Television)
Solo Fanclub DVDs
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- [2017.11.xx] ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe WEB Talk "Kamiko Biyori (Kakko Kari)"
- [2018.06.xx] ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe WEB Talk "Kamiko Biyori" Part.2
Publications
- See also: List:Kamikokuryo Moe Publications Featured In
Solo Photobooks
- [2018.10.24] Moe
Works
Theater
- [2016] MODE
- [2017] Yumemiru Television
- [2018] LADY OUT LAW! (daily guest role)
- [2018] Attack No.1
Movies
- [2017] JK Ninja Girls (cameo)
TV Programs
- [2015–2019] The Girls Live
- [2017–] Bowling Kakumei P★League (ボウリング革命 P★League)
- [2019–] AI・DOL PROJECT (AI・DOL プロジェクト)
Internet
- [2015–] Hello! Project Station
- [2015–2016] MUSIC+
- [2015–2016] GREEN ROOM
- [2016–] Upcoming
- [2016–2017] Girls Night Out
- [2017–] tiny tiny
- [2018–] OMAKE CHANNEL
- [2019–2020] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge
- [2019] Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2019
Radio
- [2015–] AS1422 (アンジュルムステーション１４２２)
- [2016–2019] HELLO! DRIVE! (HELLO! DRIVE! -ハロドラ-) (Thursdays, 2016.09–2017.09; Fridays, 2017.10–2019.06)
- [2017–2018] Kamiko Biyori (かみこ日和) (fanclub exclusive)
Commercials
- [2017–] PIZZA-LA "Yokubari Quarter" (よくばりクォーター)
- [2018] PIZZA-LA "Zeppin Haru no Gourmet Quarter" (絶品春のグルメクォーター)
- [2019] PIZZA-LA "Ebi Mayo Quarter" (エビマヨクォーター)
Music Videos
- [2018] Horiuchi Takao - Minna Shounen Datta
Trivia
- Her surname Kamikokuryo (上國料) is incredibly rare, only 30 individuals in Japan share the same surname.
- She is the first Hello! Project member from Kumamoto.
- Her favorite ANGERME member is Fukuda Kanon and her favorite Hello! Project member is Suzuki Kanon.
- She looks up to Suzuki Airi because "her way of showing so many expressions while singing is really cool."
- She said she feels so happy to hear there are fans from overseas already writing comments about her. Knowing this, she wants to improve her English with lessons and be able to perform for the foreign fans with ANGERME.[38]
- She is the first member to join ANGERME after their rename from S/mileage.
- She was the shortest member in ANGERME until Funaki Musubu joined.
- Her favorite Hello! Project song is "Jishin Motte Yume wo Motte Tobitatsu Kara" because the lyrics give off a feeling of hope.
- She wanted to get a pink image color but staff told her nobody can use the image colors of the first generation.
- Those this seems to have been been broken as of the addition fo the 6th generation members: Funaki Musubu got yellow-green which was Ogawa Saki's image color, and Kawamura Ayano got light purple which was Fukuda Kanon's former color being she had switched to Deep Pink.
- She is jealous of Kasahara Momona whose image color is pink.
- She collects rare coins.
See Also
- Gallery:Kamikokuryo Moe
- List:Kamikokuryo Moe Discography Featured In
- List:Kamikokuryo Moe Publications Featured In
- List:Kamikokuryo Moe Concert & Event Appearances
- List:Kamikokuryo Moe Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A
References
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