Kitagawa Rio (北川莉央) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project as a 15th generation member of Morning Musume.
Biography
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] There are plans for the event to be rescheduled in the future.
Personal Life
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:
- Kitario (きたりお): Her nickname as a member of Morning Musume.[6]
- Rio (りお): A nickname she wrote on her Morning Musume '19 LOVE Audition application.[7]
- 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".[7]
Profile
- Name: Kitagawa Rio (北川莉央)
- Nickname: Kitario (きたりお)[6]
- Birthdate: March 16, 2004
- Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
- Blood type: O
- Height: 155.4cm[8]
- Western Zodiac: Pisces
- Eastern Zodiac: Monkey
- Hello! Project Status:
- 2019-06-22: Morning Musume member
- Morning Musume Member Color: Sea Blue
- Hello! Project Groups:
- Morning Musume (2019-present)
- UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:
- 2019-06-22: Member
Publications
Magazines
Featured on the cover
- [2019.09.21] Up to Boy vol.283 (back cover) (with Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei)
Works
Internet
- [2019–] Hello! Project Station
- [2019–] Upcoming
- [2019–] tiny tiny
- [2019–] OMAKE CHANNEL
- [2019] Hello Pro Kouhaku Taiko THE☆BATTLE 2019
- [2020] Hello Pro ONE×ONE
- [2020] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge! 2
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.[11]
- 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.[10]
- 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.[10]
- She is bad at sports,[7] except for golfing. Her best golf score is 98 as of June 2019.[9]
- She loves water. Her favorite water bottle brand is Volvic.[10]
- 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).[6]
See Also
- Gallery:Kitagawa Rio
- Gallery:Morning Musume 15th Generation
- List:Kitagawa Rio Discography Featured In
- List:Kitagawa Rio Concert & Event Appearances
- List:Kitagawa Rio Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A
References
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