Yakata Miki

Name

Yakata Miki

Yakata Miki (2016)


Kanji	矢方美紀
Kana	やかたみき
Romaji	Yakata Miki
Nickname	Mikiti (みきてぃ)

Birth Info

Birthdate	June 29, 1992
Birthplace	Kusu, Oita, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	32 Years Old

Sizes

Height	153cm

Professional Info

Agency	TYK Promotion
Social Networks	7gogo / Ameblo / Instagram / Press / Twitter / YouTube / Threads

Idol Career Info

Former Group	SKE48
Former Team	Team S
Debuted	November 2009 / 3rd Generation
Graduated	February 2017

Yakata Miki was the leader of SKE48's Team S. She is currently affiliated with TYK Promotion and WONDER SPACE LLC as a voice actor.

Catchphrase

ひー、ふー、みきてぃ、M！大分県から屋形船でやってきました。チャレンジ精神旺盛なみきてぃこと矢方美紀です

Hii, fuu, Mikiti, M! Oita-ken kara yakatabune de yattekimashita. CHARENJI seishin ousei na Mikiti koto Yakata Miki desu

(One, two, three-Mikiti, M! I came from Oita prefecture in a houseboat. Filled of challenge spirit, I'm Mikiti or Yakata Miki)

Trivia

Lightstick colors: Blue and Blue
Hobbies: Collecting comics, watching anime, talking about sports, playing guitar, music
Favorite color: Red, yellow, white
Favorite food: Tosa pomelo, fruit, spicy things
Special skill: Impersonations of famous people and other members, sports, playing with cats
Future dream: Voice actress
She is a former member of Art Club.
She had failed AKB48's 9th Generation auditions.
She was classmates with Sashihara Rino in middle school (Oita City Oji junior high school).
She was known to have a funny personality and was called "SKE48's king of backstage laughter".
She was regularly featured on SKE48's radio show "1 + 1 = 2 janai yo".
She had to repeat a year of high school after becoming an SKE48 member because her school credits from her high school in her hometown of Oita did not match up with the high school she transferred to in Nagoya. She was embarrassed about it at first, and hid her birth date from her classmates, but she eventually realized that being able to spend an extra year in high school was a special and unusual experience, and felt that it helped her stay young.
After moving to Nagoya she lived in a dormitory with Matsumura Kaori and other non-local members.
Takayanagi Akane refers to the trio of herself, Miki, and Furukawa Airi as "Furuyanagiti".
She owned over sixteen cats. Her Instagram page featured a pinned Story that introduces all of her cats.
According to Mukaida Manatsu, she looks unrecognizable without makeup.
She became Team S's co-leader on March 22, 2015, after Sato Mieko's graduation.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018.
- She underwent a total left mastectomy and lymph node resection for breast cancer in April 2018, is currently receiving hormone therapy and visits the hospital once every three months.
- NHK aired a documentary titled "Breast Cancer Diary 2020: Keeping a Dream Alive" about her experiences with breast cancer, chronicling her two years after being diagnosed and undergoing treatment, as well as her pursuit at her career as a voice actress. For the documentary, she filmed daily diaries, which is available to view on NHK.