is a Japanese singer, author and media personality. She is a second generation member of the idol group

Hinatazaka46 is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was established as a subgroup of Keyakizaka46 named Hiragana Keyakizaka46 on November 30, 2015, and was renamed and spun off into its own group on February 11, 2019. The group's ...

and also noted for her knowledge in Japanese classic literature.

Career

Music

On August 13, 2017, Miyata passed the auditions for new members of Keyakizaka46's subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46) . In the group, she is known for her cutesy character, commonly known in Japan as ''

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'', which she often demonstrates in the group's television show. For the group's second single title song "

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", she was positioned in the second row of the choreography for the first time. She went on health leave from November 2020 and she resumed activities in March 2021. Also she announced graduation from university. Her fandom name is or "Team Hb" for short, and her

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live streaming sessions are called . On April 28, 2022, her twenty-fourth birthday, she opened her official

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account. She is the first member to have an official Instagram account of second generation. On September 7, 2022, she announced on her official blog that she would graduate from the group due to health concerns and would absent from the concert tour "Happy Smile Tour 2022". No date has been set for her graduation. She would not participate in the music recording for the single " Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight" but would appear in the bonus content videos. On December 18, 2022, she appeared on the encore stage "HinaChri 2022" and made her farewell. She also performed her last "JOYFUL LOVE" with all appearance members. On December 26, 2022, the news that her first stories collection "Kirakira Shi"(きらきらし) will be published on February 28, 2023, was announced. Also, its official account was opened on that day.

Literature

Miyata enjoys reading and frequently recommends books to other Hinatazaka46 members. She extensively studied the classic poem collection ''

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'' when in university and occasionally discusses literature in the group's television shows. Miyata first published literary work is the short story , which is part of the collection along with stories by voice actress

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and comedian , compiled by the literature social networking service and published digitally in December 2018. She was one of fifteen entertainment figures who offered book recommendations as part of the 15th anniversary celebration of

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Classics New Translation Collection in November 2021, in which she endorsed the twelfth century short story ''

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''. In February 2022, she participated in the fourth Idol Tanka Party organized by the , in which the participants competed in writing

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poetry. Voice actress and singer

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's photobook ''Terminal'', released in March 2022, features a photo session and dialogue between Ishihara and Miyata. Miyata is a longtime fan of Ishihara and had previously invited her as a guest in a Hinatazaka46 radio program.

Personal life

In early 2021, Miyata graduated from

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Faculty of Letters and also obtained her

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certification. Her interests include reading classical literature and collecting . She respects Akane Moriya, a former member of

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Career

Music

Literature

Personal life

Discography

Keyakizaka46 Singles

Keyakizaka46 Albums

Hinatazaka46 Singles

Hinatazaka46 Albums

Videography

Video albums

Bibliography

References

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