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{{Member Infobox
 
{{Member Infobox
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|group = Morning Musume
 
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|name = Kitagawa Rio
 
|name = Kitagawa Rio
 
|jpname = {{Kana|北川|きたがわ}}{{Kana|莉央|りお}}
 
|jpname = {{Kana|北川|きたがわ}}{{Kana|莉央|りお}}
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|image = KitagawaKOKORO&KARADA.jpg
 
|image = KitagawaKOKORO&KARADA.jpg
 
|caption = Kitagawa Rio promoting "[[KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way|KOKORO&KARADA]]"
 
|caption = Kitagawa Rio promoting "[[KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way|KOKORO&KARADA]]"
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|bloodtype = O
 
|bloodtype = O
 
|zodiac = {{Zodiac|03|16}}
 
|zodiac = {{Zodiac|03|16}}
|height = 155.4cm
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|genre = J-Pop
 
|genre = J-Pop
 
|occupation = Idol, singer
 
|occupation = Idol, singer
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|agency = {{ufg|UP-FRONT PROMOTION}} (2019-)
 
|agency = {{ufg|UP-FRONT PROMOTION}} (2019-)
 
|label = {{ufg|UP-FRONT WORKS}}<br>[[zetima]]
 
|label = {{ufg|UP-FRONT WORKS}}<br>[[zetima]]
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|debutsingle = [[KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way]]
 
|debutsingle = [[KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way]]
 
|generation = 15th Generation
 
|generation = 15th Generation
 
|join = June 22, 2019
 
|join = June 22, 2019
 
|days = {{AgeinYMD|2019|06|22}}
 
|days = {{AgeinYMD|2019|06|22}}
|acts = [[Morning Musume]]
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|acts = [[Morning Musume]], [[UP-FRONT GROUP Telework Gasshou]]
 
|blog = {{BlogLink|ameblo|morningmusume15ki|Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog}}
 
|blog = {{BlogLink|ameblo|morningmusume15ki|Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog}}
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}}'''Kitagawa Rio''' (北川莉央) is a Japanese pop singer under [[Hello! Project]] as a 15th generation member of [[Morning Musume]].
 
}}'''Kitagawa Rio''' (北川莉央) is a Japanese pop singer under [[Hello! Project]] as a 15th generation member of [[Morning Musume]].
   
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On September 5, the 15th generation members began a fanclub-exclusive web talk show, titled ''Three stations''.<ref>"[http://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/news_Info.php?id=14324 モーニング娘。’18 15期メンバーWebトーク「Three stations(vol.1)」!本日18時より配信♪]" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2019-09-05.</ref>
 
On September 5, the 15th generation members began a fanclub-exclusive web talk show, titled ''Three stations''.<ref>"[http://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/news_Info.php?id=14324 モーニング娘。’18 15期メンバーWebトーク「Three stations(vol.1)」!本日18時より配信♪]" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2019-09-05.</ref>
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===2020===
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On March 25, she was scheduled to celebrate her 16th birthday at a fanclub event titled [[Morning Musume '20 Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event]], featuring two shows at LANDMARK HALL. However, it was cancelled in consideration of a new policy established by the government to prevent the spread of the [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus]].<ref>"[http://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/news_Info.php?id=15318 【3/11更新】ファンクラブイベント・コンサート 開催中止のお知らせ]" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2020-03-11.</ref> It was later rescheduled.
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On November 12, she will release her first photobook.<ref>http://wani-special-edition.com/products/detail/83180UYtp-00</ref> Originally scheduled to be released on September 30,<ref>"[https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume15ki/entry-12612521312.html 写真集出すよ!!!!!! 北川莉央]" (in Japanese). Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog. 2020-07-21.</ref> it was postponed to November 12 due to unknown reasons.<ref>"[http://www.helloproject.com/news/12343/ 北川莉央ファースト写真集に関するお詫びとお知らせ]" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-09-07.</ref>
   
 
==Personal Life==
 
==Personal Life==
 
<tabber>Education=
 
<tabber>Education=
When Kitagawa joined Morning Musume, she was in her first year of high school.
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When Kitagawa joined [[Morning Musume]], she was in her last year of middle school. As of April 2020, she is currently in her first year of high school.
   
 
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*'''[[Hello! Project]] Status:'''
 
*'''[[Hello! Project]] Status:'''
 
**2019-06-22: [[Morning Musume]] member
 
**2019-06-22: [[Morning Musume]] member
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*'''{{ufg|UP-FRONT PROMOTION}} Status:'''
*'''Morning Musume Member Color:''' {{color box|#40E0D0}} Sea Blue
 
 
**2019-06-22: Member
 
*'''Morning Musume Member Color:''' {{color ball|seablue}} Sea Blue
 
*'''Hello! Project Groups:'''
 
*'''Hello! Project Groups:'''
 
**[[Morning Musume]] (2019-present)
 
**[[Morning Musume]] (2019-present)
*'''UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:'''
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*'''Other Groups:'''
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**[[UP-FRONT GROUP Telework Gasshou]] (2020)
**2019-06-22: Member
 
 
|-|Q&A=
 
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*'''Hobbies:''' Cooking, looking for pretty girls, reading magazines, karaoke
 
*'''Hobbies:''' Cooking, looking for pretty girls, reading magazines, karaoke
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==Publications==
 
==Publications==
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:''See also: [[List:Kitagawa Rio Publications Featured In]]''
===Magazines===
 
====Featured on the cover====
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===Solo Photobooks===
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*[2020.11.12] TBA
[[File:MM15ki-UptoBoy-20190921backcover.jpg|80px]]
 
*[2019.09.21] Up to Boy vol.283 <small>(back cover) (with [[Okamura Homare]], [[Yamazaki Mei]])</small>
 
   
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
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===TV Programs===
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*[2020] [[Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!"]]
 
===Internet===
 
===Internet===
 
*[2019–] [[Hello! Project Station]]
 
*[2019–] [[Hello! Project Station]]
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*[2019–] [[OMAKE CHANNEL]]
 
*[2019–] [[OMAKE CHANNEL]]
 
*[2019] [[Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2019]]
 
*[2019] [[Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2019]]
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*[2020] [[Hello Pro ONE×ONE]]
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*[2020] [[Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge|Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge! 2]]
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*[2020] [[Kimi ni Tsutaetai Monogatari]]
   
 
===Radio===
 
===Radio===
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*[[Gallery:Morning Musume 15th Generation]]
 
*[[Gallery:Morning Musume 15th Generation]]
 
*[[List:Kitagawa Rio Discography Featured In]]
 
*[[List:Kitagawa Rio Discography Featured In]]
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*[[List:Kitagawa Rio Publications Featured In]]
 
*[[List:Kitagawa Rio Concert & Event Appearances]]
 
*[[List:Kitagawa Rio Concert & Event Appearances]]
 
*[[List:Kitagawa Rio Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A]]
 
*[[List:Kitagawa Rio Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A]]

Revision as of 00:22, 15 September 2020

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

Biography

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Kitagawa Rio, July 2019 in 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.[1][2] They were introduced on stage during the Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER concert tour from July 13 and will begin performing with the group in the Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki.[3]

On August 28, Kitagawa, Okamura, and Yamazaki held their debut fanclub event, Morning Musume '19 15ki Member FC Event, at Yamano Hall.

On September 5, the 15th generation members began a fanclub-exclusive web talk show, titled Three stations.[4]

2020

On March 25, she was scheduled to celebrate her 16th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '20 Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event, featuring two shows at LANDMARK HALL. However, it was cancelled in consideration of a new policy established by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.[5] It was later rescheduled.

On November 12, she will release her first photobook.[6] Originally scheduled to be released on September 30,[7] it was postponed to November 12 due to unknown reasons.[8]

Personal Life

When Kitagawa joined Morning Musume, she was in her last year of middle school. As of April 2020, she is currently in her first year of high school.

A list of nicknames that have been used to refer to Kitagawa Rio:

  • Kitario (きたりお): Her nickname as a member of Morning Musume.[9]
  • Rio (りお): A nickname she wrote on her Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition application.[10]
  • Mizunomi Babaa (水飲みババア; Water-Drinking Granny): A nickname given to Kitagawa by her classmates, which she wrote on her Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition application. On a school sports day, she had muscle pain and wasn't feeling well, so she collected and drank all the extra water that no one else wanted. Because her classmates thought she was like an old woman, they called her "Mizunomi Babaa".[10]

Profile

  • Hobbies: Cooking, looking for pretty girls, reading magazines, karaoke
  • Special Skills: Grade 3 in STEP Eiken test, Grade 4 in ICT Proficiency Assessment test,[10] flute,[9] eating salmon clean[11]
  • Favorite Music Genre: J-pop (idols)
  • Favorite Sport: Golf[12]
  • 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"[13]
  • Looks Up To: Oda Sakura[9]

  • Publications

    See also: List:Kitagawa Rio Publications Featured In

    Solo Photobooks

    • [2020.11.12] TBA

    Works

    TV Programs

    Internet

    Radio

    • [2019–] Morning Musume '19 no Morning Jogakuin ~Houkago Meeting~ (モーニング娘。'19のモーニング女学院〜放課後ミーティング〜)
    • [2019–] Three stations (fanclub exclusive)

    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.[14]
    • 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.[13]
    • When she joined Morning Musume, she said she would like to sing Oda Sakura's solo part in "Help me!!".[1] 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.[13]
    • She is bad at sports,[10] except for golfing. Her best golf score is 98 as of June 2019.[12]
    • She loves water. Her favorite water bottle brand is Volvic.[13]
    • 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).[9]

    See Also

    • Gallery:Kitagawa Rio
    • Gallery:Morning Musume 15th Generation
    • List:Kitagawa Rio Discography Featured In
    • List:Kitagawa Rio Publications Featured In
    • List:Kitagawa Rio Concert & Event Appearances
    • List:Kitagawa Rio Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 "ようこそ!モーニング娘。'19 新メンバーお披露目特番!" (in Japanese). Morning Musume (via YouTube). 2019-06-22.
    2. "モーニング娘。'19 第15期メンバー決定!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-06-22.
    3. "モーニング娘。’19:15期新メンバーは3人 岡村ほまれ、北川莉央、研修生から山崎愛生が加入" (in Japanese). MANTANWEB. 2019-06-22.
    4. "モーニング娘。’18 15期メンバーWebトーク「Three stations(vol.1)」!本日18時より配信♪" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2019-09-05.
    5. "【3/11更新】ファンクラブイベント・コンサート 開催中止のお知らせ" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2020-03-11.
    6. http://wani-special-edition.com/products/detail/83180UYtp-00
    7. "写真集出すよ!!!!!! 北川莉央" (in Japanese). Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog. 2020-07-21.
    8. "北川莉央ファースト写真集に関するお詫びとお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-09-07.
    9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 UTB+ vol.48 (August 2019 Issue). 2019-07-09.
    10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "【アプカミ#145】モーニング娘。'19新メンバー合格発表の瞬間・「アツイ!」ベースREC・森戸知沙希の「メイク講座」 MC : 宮本佳林 一岡伶奈" (in Japanese). Upcoming (via YouTube). 2019-07-11.
    11. 11.0 11.1 Kitagawa Rio. "初めまして!北川莉央" (in Japanese). Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog. 2019-07-12.
    12. 12.0 12.1 "モーニング娘2年ぶり新メンバー 研修生からも昇格" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 2019-06-22.
    13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "モーニング娘。'19 新メンバー最速出演 譜久村&石田と「人生Blues」初披露【アイドルもういっちょプラス #13】" (in Japanese). Mou Icchou TV (via YouTube). 2019-06-22.
    14. "【レポート】モーニング娘。 ’19、新メンバー15期に岡村ほまれ、北川莉央、山﨑愛生が加入!" (in Japanese). Pop'n'Roll. 2019-06-22.


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