Mio Tomonaga Explained

Mio Tomonaga
Native Name:	朝長 美桜
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	17 May 1998
Origin:	Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genre:	J-pop
Occupation:	Idol, singer
Years Active:	September 23, 2012 – present
Associated Acts:	HKT48 AKB48

is a former Japanese idol singer, and a former member of the idol girl groups HKT48^{[1] [2]} and AKB48. In HKT48, she was in Team KIV,^[3] and in AKB48 in Team B.^[4] In 2019, she announced her departure from HKT48 and AKB48.^[5]

Career

On March 30, 2016, Mio Tomonaga released her first photobook, titled Hinata. With approximately 10,000 copies sold in the first week according to Oricon, it debuted in the second place of the Oricon Photobook Chart and in the 20th place of the general Oricon Book Chart.^[6]

Appearances

TV dramas

• Joshikō Keisatsu (Fuji TV, 2013-2014)^[7]
• Majisuka Gakuen 0: Kisarazu Rantōhen, (2015) as Bōyomi
• Ep.16 - Heroine (2015) as Atsuko
• , (2016) as Bōyomi (Tatsunōtoshigo)

Bibliography

Photobooks

• (30 March 2016, Kodansha)

External links

• Mio Tomonaga's official HKT48 profile
• Mio Tomonaga's official AKB48 profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: ja:朝長 美桜 < プロフィール . http://www.hkt48.jp/profile/tomonaga_mio.html . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724145013/http://www.hkt48.jp/profile/tomonaga_mio.html . 2013-07-24 . 2015-05-22 . HKT48 official web site . ja.
2. Web site: 2014-05-02 . HKT48初大阪公演開催で7000人！朝長美桜にハプニングや村重杏奈のNMB48兼任エピソード披露 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811050431/http://newslounge.net/archives/126284 . 2014-08-11 . 2015-05-22 . News Lounge . ja.
3. Web site: 2014-03-09 . ja:田島芽瑠、朝長美桜（ＨＫＴ４８）『新しい朝がきた』 . http://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/2014/03/09/25751/ . 2015-05-22 . 週プレNEWS . Shueisha Inc. . ja.
4. Web site: 2015-05-22 . ja:朝長美桜（ともなが みお）さんのプロフィール：彼氏の噂や好きなタイプは？ . http://newclassic.jp/23206 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529070603/http://newclassic.jp/23206 . 2015-05-29 . 2015-05-22 . The New Classic . ja.
5. Web site: HKT48's Tomonaga Mio announces graduation . 2024-08-07 . tokyohive.
6. Web site: 武田玲奈、初写真集が部門首位 スク水&泡風呂に挑戦. Oricon. 2016-04-07. 2016-10-18. ja.
7. Web site: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/jyoshikoukeisatsu/. ja:女子高警察<フジバラナイト SUN>. 2015-06-07. Fuji Television Network. ja.