Riho Sayashi
| Riho Sayashi 鞘師里保 |
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| Born | May 28, 1998 |
| Other names | Yasshi (やっしー?),Riho-Riho (りほりほ?) |
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| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2011–Present |
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| 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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