Miyu Yoshimoto

is a Japanese actress, idol, and tarento. She is the winner of the 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest in 2012, and the leader of the Japanese idol group X21.

Biography

Early life Yoshimoto was born on December 28, 1996, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Career In 2012, Yoshimoto won the 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest, then entered entertainment industry.

Yoshimoto made her screen debut in the YTV's midnight drama Is There a Vet in the House? in July 2014, and made her film debut in the 2014 film Yumeharuka in a lead role. In June 2015, she received "E-Line Beautiful Award" from the Japan Association of Adult Orthodontics.

Appearances

TV dramas

Is There a Vet in the House? (YTV, 2014), Hinako Shiba Taiga drama Gunshi Kanbei Episode 46-50 (NHK, 2014), Eihime I'm Home (TV Asahi, 2015), Yua Takanashi High School Chorus (TBS, 2015), Yuria Tani From Five To Nine (Fuji TV, 2015), Kaori Ashikaga The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (NTV, 2016), Zoy Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu no Tokubetsu-hen 2016 - Ryūdō Suru Wazawai (Fuji TV, 2016) Daddy Sister (NHK, 2016), Tamaki Mizuta Scum's Wish (Fuji TV, 2017), Hanabi Yasuraoka

Film Yumeharuka (2014), Haruka Honda The Edge of Sin (2015), Saki Kiba High&Low The Red Rain (2016) Lady in White (2018) Mentai Piriri (2019) JK Rock (2019) Mystic Shrine Maiden (2020) Angry Rice Wives (2021) Dreaming in Between (2023) Muromachi Outsiders (2025) Shinpei (2025), Sumako Matsui

Radio X21 Miyu Yoshimoto Gozen 4-ji no Cinderella (6 April 2014 -, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting) X21 Miyu Yoshimoto Colorful Box (6 April 2013 -, Radio Nippon) X21 Yoshimoto Miyu to Igashira Manami no Bishōjo X2 (7 April 2013 -, Nippon Broadcasting System)

Awards

The 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest (2012): Grand Prix The 11th Clarino Beautiful Legs Award (2013): Won(Teens category) The Best of Beauty 2013: Won(Teens category) E-Line Beautiful Award (2015): Won