Koike Minami (Miichan, Miiko) / 1st Generation

Name: Koike Minami (小池 美波)
Nickname: Miichan (みーちゃん), Miiko (みーこ)
Birth date：November 14th, 1998.
Bloodtype：B
Birth place：Hyogo, Japan.
Height：159cm​

 

I don't know why but I find this girl so endearing and vulnerable. Her ears are super cute too.
Will keep my eye on this one haha

 

She caught my eye during latest Keyakitte episode, and I think her interaction with the hosts was really interesting and funny. Though she seems to be a bit on the quiet side, I'm sure she'll become more confident as time passes. If positions in the Keyakitte studio are any kind of indication, I'm hoping her front row position is a promise for good things to come in the near future!

 

Minami's first part of HustlePress photoshoot

http://hustlepress.co.jp/keyakizaka46_14/

 

more photos from HustlePress



http://hustlepress.co.jp/keyakizaka46_15/

 

Ejem, excuse me but

if the video does not show watch the video here

Ship is sailing

 

hello I am here because I was just reading the profiles for keyaki girls and she seems hilarious. talents: Knee attacks (push the back of someone's knees with the front of your own), peeling potatoes. she might become my favourtie keyaki girl.

 

I'm still in the middle of watching the current episode of Kakenai (ep 30), but I just wanted to comment that she looks a little bit like Takayama Kazumi. I could be wrong, though...

 

Wow she really got angry on last ep keyakkitte kakenai.

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I translated Minami's BEST 3 interview!!
read here:
http://keyakizakamatome.tumblr.com/post/143875037755/best-times-koike-minamis-best-3-interview

she talks about her favorite bands, living in Tokyo, her opinion on Silent Majority (I liked her answer!) and says some touching comments about Neru ;_;

 

YMO is my favorite group. I wanna hear her music taste more.

 

Great interview. I had kind of turned against her because of her harsh resentment at jokes made about her on the TV show. But this rights the balance. I was especially interested in her comments about Nori Okureta Basu and Neru.

In her blog yesterday she told the story of feeling a bit under the weather, not eating well and being tired. She heard a knock on her door and it was Yonemin, who asked her: "Do you like peach or grape?" Yonemin is the other member from the Kansai, and had actually made one of those jokes (about a penguin game Mii-chan invented that everyone thought was boring). She had seen that Mii-chan was not feeling well and bought jelly to bring her. Mii-chan said she was so grateful she almost cried.

I keep noticing that Mii-chan is at the back centre of the formation when they perform Silent Majority. Not exactly buried. It's a place where you can be seen from time to time. So management has some confidence in her, perhaps.

 

Mii-chan is gaining popularity. She has already sold out thirteen segments of handshake event, and they have added three new segments for the next lottery, this coming week. You could say she's tied for sixth in handshake popularity at the moment, out of 21 members of Keyakizaka46.

Tomorrow is the last handshake event for Silent Majority. As I said above, she's not really one of my favorites, but if she keeps writing blog posts like the one I translate here, that may have to change. She talks about how she was so shy at the first handshake event, and how she regrets not repaying people for wanting to meet her. And then she talks about how she has, bit by bit, been overcoming her shyness.

 

My 1st post here! I've been watching Keyakitte, Kakenai from the start again since i have some time now.
I've fallen for Mii-chan~ She's so adorable! Especially when her accent comes out, its like cuteness overkill
If possible, do watch the Ponkotsu battle episodes, she's adorable in that segment!!
If i knew how to i would Gif it...
[Its in Episode 22 & 23]

@ukifune Thanks for all the update and the translation for the blogs!
I'm really grateful for everything!! Read some updates on Mii-chan, she's so cute!~

 

At Sunday's individual handshake event in Nagoya, Nanako cosplayed a police officer, and thrilled fans by arresting them. But now she's gone too far and taken in Mii-chan:



I think Mii-chan looks great here. From Nanako's blog.

 

Koike's turn to be featured again for Hustle Press

What can I say HP are Gods.

https://hustlepress.co.jp/keyakizaka46_62/

 

Thanks for the link! She's looking great and has a wonderful smile.

What do you think her chances would be of getting a PB? I never thought that Kazumin would ever get one, but there it is.

 

Hmm about that I'm not too sure but I know that if she does release one i'm gonna get it.

 

Oh my... she looks so gorgeous.