Kito Momona

Name

Kito Momona

Kito Momona (2013)


Kanji	鬼頭桃菜
Kana	きとうももな
Romaji	Kitō Momona
Nickname	Momonya (ももにゃ)

Birth Info

Birthdate	August 16, 1993
Birthplace	Aichi, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	31 Years Old

Sizes

Height	159cm

Professional Info

Agency	One's Double, Kyun Create
Social Networks	Instagram / TikTok / Twitter / YouTube / Threads

Idol Career Info

Former Group	SKE48
Former Team	Team E
Debuted	March 2009 / 2nd Generation
Graduated	April 2014

Kito Momona was a member of SKE48's Team E. Now working under the name Mikami Yua (三上悠亜), she is a member of Honey Popcorn and the Japanese group Ebisu★Muscats.

Catchphrase

白馬に乗った王子様はどーこだ？ピーチの国のお姫様、鬼頭桃菜です

Hakuba ni notta ouji-sama wa do-ko da? PIICHI no kuni no ohime-sama, Kito Momona desu

(Where is my prince riding a white horse? Peach country's princess, I'm Kito Momona)

Trivia

Audition song: "I'm a lady~Jirettai Watashi~" by Tokito Ami
Lightstick colors: Pink and green
Hobbies: Watching idols, looking at the sky, going on walks
Special skill: Hula hoop, jump rope, sleeping anywhere
Favorite food: Peach
Favorite members: Hiramatsu Kanako, Kasai Tomomi, Ogasawara Mayu, Yamada Nana
Her original nickname was "Momo". In 2011 she changed it to "Momonya".
She auditioned for Morning Musume's 8th generation and AKB48's 5th Generation. Sashihara Rino remembered her from the audition and was impressed by her aura.
She is a longtime idol fan and served as captain of the unofficial SKE48 Idol Study Group.
She describes herself as having a "my pace" personality.
In December 2011 it was discovered that she and Iguchi Shiori had attended a handshake event for the male idol group "Sexy Zone" belonging to Johnny & Associates. This drew backlash from SKE48 fans.
On September 4th, 2012, she, Iguchi Shiori, and Saito Makiko performed in the Team H 1st Stage, "Te wo Tsunaginagara", alongside HKT48 members. HKT48 had just lost several members and did not have enough members remaining to fill the 16-person theater show. Momona and the others volunteered to fill the spots because they already knew the setlist.
On May 27th, 2013 she won first place in the "Weekly Young Jump x Weekly Playboy Full Collaboration Project: 48 Groups Gravure Princess Summit Battle!". She was featured on the cover gravure of both magazines.
She is now active under the name Mikami Yua (三上悠亜 / 미카미 유아). She began using the name on May 1st, 2015.
Since graduation, she has become one of Japan's most celebrated adult entertainment actresses.
In 2016, she became a member of Ebisu★Muscats.
- As of 2021, she is still an active member of the group.
In 2018, she debuted in the K-pop group Honey Popcorn. She funded the group entirely herself as a passion project.
- Ex-NMB48 Kenkyuusei Okada Risako (Matsuda Miko) was also a member of the group.
She is the producer for fashion brand miyours.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

1st Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
2nd Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
3rd Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
4th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
5th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate

Honey Popcorn Singles

#	Title	Release date
01	Bibidi Babidi Boo	2018.03.21
02	Pretty Lie	2018.12.30
03	De-Aeseohsta	2019.07.05

Team History

Team KII → SKE48 Kenkyuusei → Team S → Team E → (Team S) → Graduation

Joined SKE48 on March, 2009 (2nd Generation)

Formed Team KII on May 25, 2009

Demoted to Kenkyuusei on December 6, 2010

Promoted to Team S on August 29, 2012

Transferred to Team E on April 13, 2013 (SKE48 Team Shuffle)

Transferred to Team S on February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)

Graduated from SKE48 on April 29, 2014 (Announcement: March 16, 2014 | Last handshake event: April 29, 2014) (She graduated before the team changes from the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri took effect, and therefore graduated as a member of Team E)