Riho Sayashi

Riho Sayashi 鞘師里保
Also known as	Yasshi (やっしー),Riho-Riho (りほりほ)
Born	(1998-05-28) May 28, 1998
Origin	Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2011–Present
Labels	Zetima
Associated acts	Morning Musume Hello! Project Mobekimasu
Website	Hello! Project.com

Riho Sayashi (鞘師里保 Sayashi Riho, born May 28, 1998, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project. She is a former ninth generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume, along with Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, and Kanon Suzuki. Her uncle, Tomoya Sayashi, is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League. She is also a former member of the duo Peaberry.

Biography

Prior to joining Morning Musume, Sayashi was a member of ASH (Actor's School Hiroshima) whose graduates include Suzuka Nakamoto, Himeka Nakamoto, Perfume, Ruru Danbara.

2010

Sayashi was one of the winners of the Jc&Jk actress audition and got a chance to perform in Morning Musume's Fashionable stage play.

2011

Sayashi passed Morning Musume's ninth generation auditions, along with Erina Ikuta, Kanon Suzuki, and former Hello! Pro Egg Mizuki Fukumura. The ninth generation members debuted in Morning Musume January 2, at the Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ concert. Sayashi's first single with Morning Musume is titled "Maji Desu ka Ska!".

On March 27, 2011, it was announced Sayashi would be replacing Erina Mano for the radio show Mano Deli, renaming it Riho Deli. Sayashi was the only ninth generation member to receive solo lines in "Only You". On July 29, 2011 Sayashi was out of events for a few weeks to rest due to ischium nerve pain on her right side.

2012

In July 2012, it was announced that Sayashi will be part of the new Hello! Project duo Peaberry, along with S/mileage's Ayaka Wada, and that they would perform their original song "Cabbage Hakusho" at the Hello! Project summer concerts. They were formed alongside the group DIY♡ to be part of Hello! SATOYAMA Life.

2015

On October 29, 2015, it was announced that Sayashi will graduate from Morning Musume '15 on December 31, 2015 during the annual Hello! Project Countdown Live. On December 29th, 2015, Morning Musume '15 released their 60th single; this was the last Morning Musume single to feature Sayashi.

On December 31, 2015, Sayashi graduated from Morning Musume and is now an artist under Hello! Project.

Hello! Project groups and units

• Morning Musume (2011–2015)
• Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011)
• Peaberry (2012–2015)

Discography

Singles

Morning Musume

• "Maji Desu ka Ska!" (April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06))
• "Only You" (June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15))
• "Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!" (September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21))
• "Pyoco Pyoco Ultra" (January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25))
• "Ren'ai Hunter" (April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11))
• "One Two Three / The Matenrō Show" (July 4, 2012 (2012-07-04))
• "Wakuteka Take a Chance" (October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10))
• "Help Me!!" (January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23))
• "Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" (April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17))
• "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan" (August 28, 2013 (2013-08-28))
• "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?" (January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29))
• "Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0" (April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16))
• "Tiki Bun / Shabadaba Dū / Mikaeri Bijin" (October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15))
• "Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru / Yūgure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara" (April 15, 2015 (2015-04-15))
• "Oh My Wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Ima Sugu Tobikomu Yūki" (August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19))
• "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only" (December 29, 2015 (2015-12-29))

Reborn Eleven

• "Reborn ~Inochi no Audition~" October 8, 2011 (2011-10-08)

Hello! Project Mobekimasu

• "Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku" November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)

Peaberry

• "Cabbage Hakusho ~Haru Hen~" February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)

DVDs

#	Title	Release date	Top position	Publisher/Notes
			Oricon Weekly DVD Chart
1	Sayashi Riho ~Greeting~ (さやし　りほ～Ｇｒｅｅｔｉｎｇ～)	August 31, 2011	51	Zetima
2	RIHO	January 20, 2012	—	e-Hello! series
3	Hyahhoi (ひゃっっほ～い♪( ´θ`)ノ, Hyahhhōi)	September 26, 2012	68	Zetima
4	Snowdrop (snowdrop)	March 28, 2013	—	e-Hello! series
5	Riho's Fashion Archive	March 12, 2014	32	Zetima

Blu-rays

#	Title	Release date	Top position	Publisher/Notes
			Oricon Weekly Blu-ray Chart
1	sixteen	April 8, 2015	27	Zetima

Bibliography

Photobooks

1. Sayashi Riho (さやしりほ) (August 27, 2011, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4391-8)
2. Un Deux Trois (アンドゥトゥア) (August 27, 2012, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4486-1)
3. Taiyou (太陽) (November 25, 2013, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4595-0)
4. Juurokusai (十六歳) (March 25, 2015, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4742-8)

Appearances

Film

• Sharehouse (シェアハウス) (2011)

Drama

• Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園) (2012)

Television

• Bijo Gaku (美女学) (2011)
• Hello Pro! Time (ハロプロ！Time) (April 2011 – May 2012)
• Hello! Satoyama Life (ハロー!SATOYAMAライフ) (June 2012 – 2014)

Theater

• Fashionable (ファッショナブル) (2010)
• Reborn: Inochi no Audition (リボーン～命のオーディション～) (2011)
• "Lilium: Girls' Purity Musical"(2014)

Radio

• Riho Deli (2011–2015)

Internet

• UstreaMusume (2011–201(?))

External links

• Official Hello! Project Profile
• Ustreamusume Link