Misa Etō Explained

Misa Etō
Native Name:	衛藤 美彩
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	4 January 1993
Birth Place:	Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Children:	1
Years Active:	2008-present
Agent:	Twin Planet
Awards:	Miss Magazine 2011 Grand Prix^[1]
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^[2] is a Japanese gravure idol, singer, actress, tarento and former member of the idol groups Nogizaka46^[3] and Chimo.^[4] On February 14, 2019, Etō announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46, that her graduation concert would be held at Ryōgoku Kokugikan the following month, and that her official group activities would conclude at the end of March.^[5] In April 2019, she became a regular co-host for the CS Fuji TV ONE Professional Baseball News 2019 program.^[6]

Personal life

In October 2019, she married professional baseball player Sōsuke Genda.^[7] On January 29, 2022, they wlecomed the birth to their first child, a baby boy.^[8]

Discography

Singles

Chimo

Year	Title
2009	"We Are Chimo Yeah!	"
2010	"Seishun Survivor"
2012	"Koi no Doki-gaku Setsumeisho" / "1009% Chimode"
	"Na Chu"

Nogizaka46

Year	data-sort-type="number"	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2012	1	"Guruguru Curtain"	B-side	Debut as 1st Generation member; Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Nogizaka no Uta", "Aitakatta Kamoshirenai" and "Hidari Mune no Yūki" as Under Member
	2	"Oide Shampoo"	B-side	Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Ōkami ni Kuchibue o" as Under Member and "House!"
	3	"Hashire! Bicycle"	B-side	Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Namida ga Mada Kanashimi Datta Koro" as Under Member and "Oto ga Denai Guitar"
	4	"Seifuku no Mannequin"	B-side	Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Haru no Melody" as Under Member
2013	5	"Kimi no Na wa Kibō"	B-side	Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Shakiism" and "13nichi no Kinyobi" as Under Member
	6	"Girl's Rule"	B-side	Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Senpūki" as Under Member and "Ningen to Iu Gakki"
	7	"Barrette"	A-side	Also sang on "Tsuki no Ōkisa", "Watashi no Tame ni, Dareka no Tame ni" and "Sonna Baka na…"
2014	8	"Kizuitara Kataomoi"	B-side	Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Umareta Mama de" as Under Member
	9	"Natsu no Free & Easy"	A-side	Also sang on "Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru" and "Sono Saki no Deguchi"
	10	"Nandome no Aozora ka?"	A-side	Also sang on "Korogatta Kane o Narase!"
2015	11	"Inochi wa Utsukushii"	A-side	Also sang on "Tachinaorichū"
	12	"Taiyō Nokku"	A-side	Also sang on "Hane no Kioku"
	13	"Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru"	A-side	Also sang on "Popipappapā" and "Kanashimi no Wasurekata"
2016	14	"Harujion ga Sakukoro"	A-side	Also sang on "Harukanaru Bhutan"
	15	"Hadashi de Summer"	A-side	Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari"
	16	"Sayonara no Imi"	A-side	Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora"
2017	17	"Influencer"	A-side	Also sang on "Igai BREAK"
	18	"Nigemizu"	A-side	Also sang on "Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai", "Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori…" and "Naitatte Iijanaika?"
	19	"Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru"	A-side	Also sang on "Fuminshō"
2018	20	"Synchronicity"	A-side	Also sang on "Against" as 1st Generation member and "Kumo ni Nareba ii"
	21	"Jikochū de Ikō!"	A-side	Also sang on "Anna ni Sukidatta no ni…"
	22	"Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru"	A-side	Last single to participate
2020	—	"Sekaijū no Rinjin yo"	—	Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic

Albums

Nogizaka46

Year	data-sort-type="number"	No.	Title	Praticipated song
2015	1	Tōmei na Iro	"Boku ga Iru Basho" "Dareka wa Mikata"
2016	2	Sorezore no Isu	"Kikkake" "Taiyō ni Kudokarete" "Kūkikan"
2017	3	Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume	"Skydiving" "Settei Ondo" "Minikui Watashi"
2019	4	Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made	"Moshi Kimi ga Inakereba"

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2020	Silent Rain	Koyomi	Ryūtarō Nakagawa	Lead role	^[9] ^[10]
	Mio's Cookbook	Kikuno	Haruki Kadokawa		^[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2011	Motto Atsui zo! Nekoketani	!	Hiromi Saionji		^[12]
	Nemurenu Machi no Aprince	Herself	Nippon TV	^[13]
	Pigoo Radio		Pigoo HD, Enta! 371	^[14]
	Kaiun On Gakudō		TBS	^[15]
2012	Neko-ben: Shitai no Minoshirokin	Hiromi Arita		^[16]
	Nogizaka Romance	Herself	TV Tokyo	^[17]
2013	Utsukushī Hito ni Okora retai
2014	NogiBingo!	Herself	Nippon TV
2015	Hatsumori Bemars	Shelly	TV Tokyo	^[18]

Radio

Year	Title	Network	Ref.
2010	Galactica Goldenball	FM Fuji	^[20]
2015	Kin tsubu		^[21]

Internet

Year	Title	Website	Ref.
2014	Yakyū Daisuki Atsumare! Samurai Japan	Rakuten Showtime	^[24]
2017	Nogizaka 46 Misa Etō Shashin-shū 'Hanashi o kikou ka.' Hatsubai Kinen SP	Showroom	^[25]

Bibliography

Photo albums

Year	Title	Ref.
2009	Chimo Shashin-shū II Gakkō Renai Tokidoki Chimo	^[26]
2012	Aya -Irodori-	^[27]
	Virgin Virgin	^[28]
2014	Kikan Nogizaka vol.2 Shoka	^[29]
2017	Hanashi o Kikou ka.	^[30]

Magazine appearances

Year	Magazine	Ref.
2011	Weekly Young Magazine	^[31] ^[32] ^[33]
	Weekly Shonen Magazine	^[34]

Novels

External links

•  - Nogizaka46 Official Site
•  - Nogizaka46 Official Site (14 November 2011  -)
•  - Ōita Idol Chimo Blog (4 April 2009  - 12 March 2011)
•  - GREE (1 August 2011  - 27 March 2012)
•  - 755 (1 November 2014  -)
• AKpedia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ellinghi. 17 Jan 2012. "【衛藤美彩】──いきなりミスマガの"シンデレラ". Nikkan Cyzo. ja. 3 May 2017.
2. News: 衛藤美彩 ミスマガンGP ふるさとPRしたい. Ōita Dōdō Shinbun Yūkan. 40351. Ōita Dōdō Shinbun Company. 13 Jul 2011.
3. Web site: 衛藤 美彩. Nogizaka46 Official Site. ja. Nogizaka46 Steering Committee. 3 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223043059/http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/detail/etoumisa.php. 23 February 2012. dead.
4. Web site: Chimo. 22 Aug 2011. CHIMOのセイラが乃木坂46オーディション合格しました!. Ōita Idol Chimo Blog Idols Kyūshū Idol. ja. CyberAgent. 3 May 2017.
5. News: 乃木坂46衛藤美彩が卒業を発表、両国国技館でソロコンサートも. ja. Natalie. 14 February 2019. 14 February 2019.
6. News: 衛藤美彩「プロ野球ニュース」水曜キャスター就任. Asahi Shimbun. 2 April 2019. 2 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015015/https://www.asahi.com/and_M/entertainment/ent_1344475/. 2 April 2019.
7. News: 衛藤美彩「彼の活躍が私の幸せ」西武源田と結婚. Nikkan Sports. 24 October 2019. 24 October 2019.
8. Web site: 2022-01-29 . 【コメント全文】第1子出産の衛藤美彩「一番苦しかったのがオリンピックの時」 夫への感謝も . 2022-02-27 . ENCOUNT . ja.
9. Web site: 元乃木坂の衛藤美彩、来春公開映画で初出演＆初主演. June 6, 2019. Nikkan Sports.
10. Web site: Silent Rain. July 6, 2020. Gaga.
11. Web site: みをつくし料理帖. August 28, 2023. eiga.com.
12. Web site: キャスト／スタッフ. Miss Magazine Shutsuen Drama 'Motto Atsui zo! Nekoketani! !'. ja. Nagoya Broadcasting Network. 19 Oct 2011. 3 May 2017.
13. Web site: NTV 眠れぬ街のアプリンス［衛藤美彩］. https://archive.today/20130501042711/http://www.sma.co.jp/news/detail/s/12941. dead. May 1, 2013. 11 Jul 2011. Sony Music Artists. ja. 3 May 2017.
14. Web site: 【PigooHD 番組徹底レビュー】PigooRadio〜フォンチー・衛藤美彩 #8. 30 Aug 2012. Girls News. Resolution. ja. 3 May 2017.
15. Web site: 開運音楽堂さんはTwitterを使っています: "【発表2】今朝のOAでアシスタントをみさとんに譲りましたみさぽん改め、みさ先輩こと衛藤美彩は番組初の"名誉アシスタント"となり、新コーナーを1月からスタート予定です♪ #開運音楽堂 #tbs. Kaiun On Gakudō. 13 Dec 2013. @kaiun_tbs. Twitter. ja. 3 May 2017.
16. Web site: 2011GP衛藤美彩、4月23日TBSドラマ「猫弁（ねこべん）」出演. Miss Magazine. ja. Kodansha. 3 Feb 2012. 3 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016132545/http://www.miss-magazine.com/news17.html. 16 October 2013.
17. Web site: 乃木坂46、2本目のレギュラー番組「乃木坂浪漫」スタート. 28 Mar 2012. Music Natalie. Natasha. ja. 3 May 2017.
18. Web site: 人物紹介. Hatsumori Bemars. ja. TV Tokyo. 11 Aug 2015. 3 May 2017.
19. Web site: 乃木坂46・桜井玲香＆衛藤美彩がSET「Mr.カミナリ」でお互いの演技をほめ合い!?. Smart The Television. ja. Kadokawa Corporation. 24 Oct 2014. 3 May 2017.
20. Web site: 本日の特別補佐官. Galactica Goldenball Official Website. ja. FM Fuji/JOCV-FM. 3 Jun 2012. 3 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223095738/http://goldenball.fmfuji.co.jp/?p=192. 23 February 2014.
21. Web site: 乃木坂レギュラーラジオ4月から計8本. nikkansports.com. ja. Nikkan Sports Shimbun Company. 2 Apr 2015. 3 Apr 2017.
22. Web site: ミスマガジン2011 衛藤美彩・綾乃美花・秋月三佳・朝倉由舞の4人が週刊少年マガジンの新CMで初共演. Girls News. ja. Resolution. 14 Jan 2012. 3 May 2017.
23. Web site: 「Q&Qアンサーズ」と衛藤美彩さんの「なぜカノ」がコラボ。書籍のプレゼント企画も. 4Gamer.net. ja. Aetas. 27 Feb 2017. 3 May 2017.
24. Web site: 「野球大好き! 集まれ! 侍ジャパン」楽天ショウタイムより配信!. Nogizaka46 Official Site. ja. Nogizaka46 LLC. 21 Nov 2014. 3 May 2017.
25. Web site: 乃木坂46衛藤美彩、ソロ写真集の発売記念しSHOWROOMで乾杯. Music Natalie. ja. Natasha. 21 Apr 2017. 3 May 2017.
26. Web site: CHIMO写真集II（学校・恋愛・ときどきCHIMO）. Chimo Web Shopping. ja. Beat Agency. 16 Aug 2009. 3 May 2017.
27. Etō. Misa. 31 Jan 2012. 彩 -いろどり-. Wani Books. 978-4-8470-4429-8.
28. Web site: アイドルインデックス. sabra Official Site. ja. Shogakukan. 5 Feb 2012. 3 May 2017.
29. Book: 衛藤美彩. Kikan Nogizaka. ja. 2. Tokyo News Communications. 12 May 2014. 24 - 33. 978-4-86336-409-7. 3 May 2017.
30. Book: Etō. Misa. 25 Apr 2017. 話を聞こうか。. Luckman. ja. Kodansha. 1 - 128. 978-4-06-365017-4.
31. 週刊ヤングマガジン. Weekly Young Magazine. ja. 30 May 2011. Kodansha. 16 May 2011. B007QQZYA2.
32. 週刊ヤングマガジン. Weekly Young Magazine. ja. 18 Jul 2011. Kodansha. 4 Jul 2011. B007K63ZI6.
33. 週刊ヤングマガジン. Weekly Young Magazine. ja. 13 Feb 2012. Kodansha. 30 Jan 2012. B007399YIU.
34. 週刊少年マガジン. Weekly Shonen Magazine. ja. 1 Jun 2011. Kodansha. 18 May 2011. B007F6T0BC.
35. News: Tanabe. Yoichiro. 17 Sep 2015. マンガ『みさ先輩+』. Nogizaka46 × Weekly Playboy 2015. ja. 15 Oct 2015. Shueisha. 79 - 82. B01518F35W.
36. Book: Etō. Misa. Sawa. Akito. 26 Aug 2016. なぜ彼女が帳簿の右に売上と書いたら世界が変わったのか?. ja. PHP Institute. 1 - 328. 978-4-569-83186-2. 3 May 2017. 4 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904045251/https://www.php.co.jp/nazekano/. dead.