is a Japanese actress and a former singer. Takimoto debuted in 2003 as a singer of the

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Sweets, where she performed under the name Miori. After Sweets disbanded, Takimoto appeared on television as an actress.

Biography

Miori Takimoto was born in Tottori,

Tottori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 570,569 (2016) and has a geographic area of . Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hirosh ...

, and began her professional career as a member of the former group SweetS, signed by

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. She was chosen from the avex trax 2002–2003 auditions, and the group debuted on August 27, 2003. During these years, she had side projects such as modelling for magazines and acting in Waseda Academy commercials. Miori and her fellow ex-SweetS members parted ways on June 7, 2006. Upon leaving the music business, she pursued a career in acting. She appeared in a music video for Himari in November 2007. Miori signed with Stardust and since then has appeared in the film ''Higanjima'', Yui's " Never Say Die" music video, and commercials. In November 2014, she debuted with the band Lagoon (ラグーン) as the vocalist.

Works

TV dramas

* '' Teppan'' ( NHK, 2010–2011), Akari Murakami * ''

Ikemen desu ne is a 2011 Japanese television series and a remake of the 2009 South Korean series ''You're Beautiful''. Plot Miko is a 20-year-old girl. She is pure but prone to make mistakes. Since her father, who was a composer, died, grew up at an orphanage ...

(美男ですね)'' ( TBS, 2011), Mio Sakuraba * ''Hungry! (ハングリー！)'' ( KTV, 2012), role of Chie Okusu * ''Mike-Neko Holmes no Suiri'' Episode 2 ( NTV, 2012), Ryōko Kanezaki * Miyuki Miyabe 4-shū Renzoku Mystery ''"Level 7"'' (TBS, 2012), Mai Shingyōji * '' GTO'' (NTV, 2012), Azusa Fuyutsuki ** ''Aki mo Oni Abare Special'' (2012) ** ''Shōgatsu Special! Fuyuyasumi mo Nekketsu Jugyō da'' (2013) ** ''Kanketsu-hen: Saraba Onizuka! Sotsugyō Special'' (2013) * Miyuki Miyabe Mystery ''" Perfect Blue"'' (TBS, 2012), Kayoko Hasumi * ''Tsuma wa, Kunoichi'' (NHK BS Premium, 2013), Orie * ''Umi no Ueno Shinryōjo'' Episode 4 ( Fuji TV, 2013), Michiru Fujii * ''Dr.DMAT'' (TBS, 2014), Haruko Yakumo * ''Satsujin Hensachi 70'' (NTV, 2014), Rikako Mayama * ''Cabin Attendant Keiji: New York Satsujin Jiken'' (Fuji TV, 2014), Yui Watabe * ''Tsuma wa, Kunoichi: Saishūshō'' (NHK BS Premium, 2014), Orie * ''Hula Girl to Inu no Choco'' (

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, 2015), Sae Morita * ''Keisei Saimin no Otoko'' Part 2 "Kobayashi Ichizō: Yume to Soroban" (NHK, 2015), Kou Tanba/Kou Kobayashi * ''Final Life'' (2017), Kana Ayatsuji * ''Auditor Shuhei Nozaki'' (2018) * ''Fubuki Koshiji Monogatari'' (2018),

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* ''Brother and Sister'' (2018), Sachi *''Unmei Kara Hajimaru Koi: You Are My Destiny'' (2020), Aya Sato

Films

* ''

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'' (2010), Yuki * ''Shokudou Katatsumuri'' (2010) * ''Kaze Tachinu 風立ちぬ'' (''

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'') (2013), Voice of Naoko Satomi * ''

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(貞子3D2)'' (2013), Fūko Andō * '' Tensai Bakavon: Yomigaeru Flanders no Inu'' (2015), Voice of Nero * ''Hokusai'' (2021), Koto

Commercials

* Circle K Bakery (2004) *

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(2005) * Sony Sonpo Campaign (2009) * Astellas Pharma Inc. and Pfizer Ltd. (2009) *

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"'' (2011) * Asahi Fiber Glass ''"Aclear"'' (2011) * Toyo Suisan (2012) * Bourbon ''"Slow Bar"'' (2012) * Godiva Chocolatier Short Movie 2014 (2014) * Lixil (2014)

TV animations

* '' Magic Kaito 1412'' (まじっく快斗1412) ( YTV, 2015), Jody Hopper

Music Videos

* 2007 – Himari's "Akeneiro, Sora no Shita" * 2009 – Fukuramu SUKURAMU's "Natsu no Hi" * 2009 – YUI's "Never Say Die" * 2010 – Stereophony's "Hanbunko"

Live Performances

* December 27, 2009 – 3-B Junior Live * February 14, 2010 – 3-B Junior Special Valentine's Live

Dubbing

* ''

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Bibliography

Books

* SDP Bunko Dai 3-dan: Mori Ougai ''"Takasebune"'' (November 17, 2008, SDP), cover * ''Takimoto Miori Photobook "Issho ni Hashiro!!"'' (August 10, 2013, Kadokawa Media House)

Magazines

* Mina, Shufunotomo 2011–, a serialized photo ''"Can be a Heroine"'' since March 2012

Awards

*15th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jul–Sept 2011): Best Actress for Ikemen desu ne *68th Television Drama Academy Awards: Special Award – Teppan

References

External links

*
Stardust Promotion profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Takimoto, Miori 1991 births 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese women pop singers Japanese idols Japanese female models Living people Stardust Promotion artists Actors from Tottori Prefecture Musicians from Tottori Prefecture Asadora lead actors 21st-century Japanese women singers