Yoshimotozaka46

Yoshimotozaka46 (吉本坂46, Yoshimotozaka Fōtīshikkusu) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. It was created on February 21, 2018.^[1] It is Nogizaka46's second sister group, after Keyakizaka46 (now split between Sakurazaka46 and Hinatazaka46). This was named after the Osaka-based entertainment company, Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings.

Yoshimotozaka46
Background information
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2018–2022
Labels	Yoshimoto Kogyo Sony
Member of	Sakamichi Series
Members	See members
Website	www.yoshimotozaka46.com

History

On February 21, 2018, the Sakamichi Series wanted to make a third overall group that will change idol history, with its unisex concept that fits all genders and ages with not just only the usual musical acts, but also with Owarai comedy concept.

On October 29, 2021, it was announced the group would go on hiatus after a concert at Zepp Haneda on February 5, 2022.^[2]

Members

Generation 1

Name	Affiliated Unit	Birth date (age)	Prefecture of origin	Notes
Anon		–	Fukuoka
Naoto Ikeda	Rainbow	(1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 31)	Osaka
Yoshimasa Iwahashi	Plus Minus	(1978-08-12) August 12, 1978 (age 46)	Osaka
Kazuhiro Unagi	Ginshari	(1983-08-31) August 31, 1983 (age 41)	Osaka
Masahiko Ehara		(1982-05-29) May 29, 1982 (age 42)	Osaka
Shozo Endo	Cocorico	(1971-07-13) July 13, 1971 (age 53)	Osaka
Shizuka Ohki		February 14	Tokushima
Yōsuke Ōchi	Dienoji	(1972-07-13) July 13, 1972 (age 52)	Oita
Takahiro Ogata	Panther	(1977-04-27) April 27, 1977 (age 47)	Miyagi
Haruna Ogawa	Spike	(1990-02-07) February 7, 1990 (age 34)	Aichi
Otake	Jungle Pocket	(1982-12-02) December 2, 1982 (age 41)	Tokyo
Obata no Onīsan		(1988-06-05) June 5, 1988 (age 36)	Niigata
Satoshi Kanada	Hannya	(1986-02-06) February 6, 1986 (age 38)	Aichi
Akiyoshi Kawashima	Hannya	(1982-01-20) January 20, 1982 (age 42)	Tokyo
Kyon	Cotton	(1987-11-18) November 18, 1987 (age 36)	Saitama
Ken	Mizutama Repputai	(1969-08-22) August 22, 1969 (age 55)	Nara
Koide	Shampoo Hat	(1976-02-01) February 1, 1976 (age 48)	Osaka
Junichi Kōmoto	Jichō Kachō	(1975-04-07) April 7, 1975 (age 49)	Okayama	Captain[3]
Mari Kotera	Yoshimoto Shinkigeki	(1991-08-31) August 31, 1991 (age 33)	Osaka
Tsukasa Saito	Trendy Angel	(1979-02-15) February 15, 1979 (age 45)	Kanagawa
Tetsuji Sakakibara		(1989-12-06) December 6, 1989 (age 34)	Aichi
Sayuri	Katsumi Sayuri	(1969-07-15) July 15, 1969 (age 55)	Hyogo
Tamayo Shimada	Yoshimoto Shinkigeki	(1970-05-10) May 10, 1970 (age 54)	Osaka
Shuho		(1980-07-28) July 28, 1980 (age 44)	Iwate
Shunshun Clinic P		(1983-07-02) July 2, 1983 (age 41)	Gunma
Takashi	Trendy Angel	(1986-01-30) January 30, 1986 (age 38)	Tokyo
Tomohiro Tada	Totto	(1986-01-09) January 9, 1986 (age 38)	Osaka
Single Tanaka	8.6byo Bazooka	(1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 33)	Osaka
Takeshi Nadagi		(1970-10-09) October 9, 1970 (age 54)	Osaka
Shinji Nishimura	Cotton	(1984-06-30) June 30, 1984 (age 40)	Hiroshima
Hideboh		(1967-10-07) October 7, 1967 (age 57)	Tokyo
Hinata		(1991-10-06) October 6, 1991 (age 33)	Osaka
Nao Fujii		(2001-11-06) November 6, 2001 (age 23)	Hiroshima	Youngest
Masaruko		February 11	Osaka
Machaaki	Egu-Splosion	(1981-10-09) October 9, 1981 (age 43)	Yamaguchi
Shiho Matsuura	Spike	(1984-06-13) June 13, 1984 (age 40)	Yamagata
Mahiru	Ganbareruya	(1993-08-30) August 30, 1993 (age 31)	Tottori
Shōji Murakami		(1955-05-28) May 28, 1955 (age 69)	Ehime	Oldest
Masumi Yagi	Savanna	(1974-08-04) August 4, 1974 (age 50)	Kyoto
Keiichi Yamamoto	Gokuraku Tombo	(1968-02-23) February 23, 1968 (age 56)	Hiroshima
Yuriyan Retriever		(1990-11-01) November 1, 1990 (age 34)	Nara
Yoshiko	Ganbareruya	(1990-10-24) October 24, 1990 (age 34)	Aichi

Generation 2

• Tokio Uenishi
• Asami Osako
• Yoshio Obara
• Hayate Kajiwara
• Madoka Kabasawa
• Kosuke Kikuchi
• Miyu Kihara
• Junichi Sakamoto
• Masafumi Satake
• Sota Yamamoto
• Kazushi Toguchi
• Tojima Repeat
• Hirota Hara
• Ruruka Higa
• Renge Fujimori
• Keiko Matsuura
• Maruirui
• Kana Minosako
• Rossy

Former members

Name	Affiliated Unit	Birth date (age)	Prefecture of origin	Graduation date	Notes
Naoko Nozawa		(1963-03-29) March 29, 1963 (age 61)	Tokyo	August 18, 2019[4]	Gen 1
Riho Miaki		August 21, 1994 (age 26)	Kyoto	March 31, 2020[5]	Gen 1 Former NMB48 / AKB48
TAK		April 23, 2002 (age 19)	Hyogo	March 31, 2021[6]	Gen 2
Hinana Okahata		January 3, 2003 (age 18)	Osaka	September 9, 2021[7]	Gen 2
Yui Takano		(1993-12-06) December 6, 1993 (age 30)	Osaka	October 1, 2021[8]	Gen 1 Former NMB48

Discography

Studio albums

No.	Title	Release date	Peak chart positions		Sales (Oricon)		Sales (Billboard Japan)
			JPN Oricon [9]	JPN Hot Albums [10]	First week	Total
1	That's Life: Sore mo Jinsei Jan (That's Life 〜それも人生じゃん〜)	February 2, 2022	22	30	2,766[11]	TBA	TBA

Singles

No.	Title	Release date	Peak chart positions		Sales (Oricon)		Sales (Billboard Japan)
			JPN Oricon [9]	JPN Hot 100 [12]	First week	Total
1	"Nakasete Kure yo" (泣かせてくれよ)	December 26, 2018	3	18[13]	15,122[14]	18,304[15]	28,969[16]
2	"Konya wa Eeyan" (今夜はええやん)	May 8, 2019	3	18[17]	16,770[18]
3	"Funō dewa Irarenai" (不能ではいられない)	December 25, 2019	3	15[19]

References

1. "New unisex "Sakamichi Series" group announced, Yoshimotozaka46". Arama! Japan. February 21, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
2. "吉本坂46 冬眠" [Yoshimotozaka46 Hiatus]. Yoshimotozaka46 Official Site (in Japanese). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
3. 吉本坂46、デビュー記念イベントにファン殺到 休養から復帰のガンバレルーヤ・よしこに「おかえり」の声. Modelpress (in Japanese). December 26, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
4. "野沢直子、吉本坂46からの卒業を発表". ナタリー. ナターシャ. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
5. "出会いは「吉本坂46」、元NMBりぽぽとしゅんPが婚約発表 りぽぽは事務所を退所、吉本坂も卒業か". REAL LIVE. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
6. "TAK 卒業のご報告". Yoshimotozaka46 Official Site (in Japanese). 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
7. "岡畑雛生 卒業のご報告". Yoshimotozaka 46 Official Site (in Japanese). 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
8. "「吉本坂46」高野祐衣、グループ卒業を発表 利き酒師の資格を持つ27歳（ENCOUNT）". Yahoo! News (in Japanese). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
9. "吉本坂46" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
10. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums (February 9, 2022)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
11. 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2022年02月14日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking for February 14, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
12. "Japan Hot 100 2019/01/07". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). January 7, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
13. "Hot 100 [2019/05/20 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2020.
14. 週間 シングルランキング 2019年01月07日付 (in Japanese). Oricon. January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
15. Oricon sales:

    • 週間 シングルランキング 2019年01月07日付 (in Japanese). Oricon. January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
    • 週間 シングルランキング 2019年01月14日付 21～30位 (in Japanese). Oricon. January 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
    • 週間 シングルランキング 2019年02月11日付 31～40位 (in Japanese). Oricon. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
16. Billboard Japan sales:

    • 【先ヨミ】D/Zeal『THE IDOLM@STER MILLION THE@TER GENERATION 12 D/Zeal』が53,870枚で現在SG首位、坂道2グループがSKE48を追う. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 27, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
    • 【ビルボード】D/Zeal『THE IDOLM@STER MILLION THE@TER GENERATION 12 D/Zeal』が73,491枚で首位. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). January 4, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
17. "Hot 100 [2019/05/20 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2020.
18. "週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年05月20日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for May 20, 2019]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2019.
19. "Hot 100 [2020/01/06 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)