Honda Hitomi

Honda Hitomi
Honda Hitomi (2019) (Buenos Aires)
Name
Kanji	本田仁美
Kana	ほんだ ひとみ
Romaji	Honda Hitomi
Nickname	Hiichan (ひぃちゃん)
Birth Info
Birthdate	October 6, 2001
Birthplace	Tochigi, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	23 Years Old
Sizes
Height	158cm
Professional Info
Agency	DH, Off The Record
Social Networks	7gogo / Instagram / SHOWROOM / Twitter
Idol Career Info
Group	AKB48, IZONE
Team	Team 8/Team B
Debuted	April, 2014 / Team 8

Honda Hitomi is a member of AKB48's Team 8 and Team B and a member of IZONE. Due to Hitomi's participation in IZONE, she will be on hiatus until April 2021.

Catchphrase

栃木といえば?（日光） ニコニコ笑顔の"ひーちゃん"こと本田仁美です。苺のようにフレッシュな23歳です

Tochigi to ieba? (Nikkou) NIKONIKO egao no "Hiichan" koto Honda Hitomi desu. Ichigo no you ni FURESSHU na 23-sai desu

(What is Tochigi's feature? (Sunlight) I am the smiley "Hiichan" or Honda Hitomi. A 23-year old as fresh as a strawberry)

History

Early Life

• During school, was on the cheerleader team; can perform routines and backflips.

2014

• On April 3rd, was announced as a member of Team 8 as the representant for Togichi prefecture.
• On May 10th and 11th, was part of the Kumamoto Team 8 Performances.
• On June 14th and 15th, was part of the Sapporo Team 8 Performances.
• On July 5th and 6th, was part of the Okinawa Team 8 Performances.
• On July 12th and 13th, was center of the Gunma Team 8 Performances.
• On July 26th and 27th, was center of the Aichi Team 8 Performances.
• On August 2nd and 3rd, was center of the Niigata Team 8 Performances.
• On August 6th, had her first performance with Team 8 during Party ga Hajimaru yo.
• On October 11th, was part of the Ibaraki Team 8 Performance.
• On October 25th, was part of the Thanksgiving performance of the Team 8 Performances in Aichi.
• On November 8th and 9th, was part of the Ibaraki Team 8 Performances.

2015

• On August 16th, was part of the final stage of Party ga Hajimaru yo.
• On September 5th, was part of the Shonichi stage of Aitakatta.

2017

• On February 24th, the first episode of her radio show "Tochigi Toyota Weekend Freestyle" aired.

2018

• On March 24th, the final episode of her radio show "Tochigi Toyota Weekend Freestyle" aired.
• On April 5th, the first episode of her radio show "Toyota Rental Lease Presents: Honda Hitomi Heat Is On" aired.
• In June, had her first appearance as a candidate on the Korean survival show Produce 48.
• On August 31st, came in 9th place during the finale of Produce 48. This meant she would debut with IZONE.
  • Her official color is peach.
• On October 29th, officially debuted with IZONE and the mini-album COLOR*IZ.

2019

• On February 6th, will have her Japanese debut with IZONE and the single Suki to Iwasetai.
• On March 28th, the final episode of her radio show "Toyota Rental Lease Presents: Honda Hitomi Heat Is On" aired.
• On April 4th, the first episode of her radio show "NEZAS Presents: Honda Hitomi World Get You" aired. It replaced the slot of her previous show.

2020

• On June 15th, the release of IZONE's fourth mini album, the song Merry-Go-Round was released in both Korean and Japanese, for which Hitomi had written the lyrics.
• On October 14th, the Japanese fashion label 'titty & co.' released a new line of clothing with Hitomi as the exclusive model.
• On October 21st, the release of IZONE's first Japanese album, the Japanese version of La Vie en Rose was released (lyrics translated by Hitomi).

2021

• On March 29th, the final episode of her radio show World Get You ended.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 6th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 7th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 8th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 9th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 10th Senbatsu Election - #82 (The 10th AKB48 World Senbatsu Sousenkyo Kinen Waku)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 5th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kashiwagi Yuki)

Team History

Team 8 → Team 8 and Team B (→ IZONE)

Joined AKB48 as a Team 8 member on April 3, 2014

Has a Concurrent Position in AKB48's Team B from December 08, 2017 (AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle)

On hiatus with Team 8 and Team B on October 29, 2018 for 2 years and 6 months due to participation as IZONE member. Returns to Team 8 and Team B on April 2021.

Singles Participation

AKB48 A-Sides

• NO WAY MAN

AKB48 B-Sides

• 47 no Suteki na Machi e (Kokoro no Placard)
• Seifuku no Hane (Kibouteki Refrain)
• Aisatsu kara Hajimeyou (Green Flash)
• Kegarete iru Shinjitsu (Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai)
• Ama Nojaku Batta (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby)
• Yume e no Route (Tsubasa wa Iranai)
• Hoshizora wo Kimi ni (High Tension)
• Ikiru Koto ni Nekkyou wo! (11gatsu no Anklet)
• Atarashii Chime (Teacher Teacher)
• Nami ga Tsutaeru Mono (Sentimental Train)
• Hitsuzensei (Jiwaru DAYS)

IZONE A-sides

• La Vie en Rose
• Suki to Iwasetai
• Violeta
• Buenos Aires
• Vampire
• Secret Story of the Swan
• Panorama

IZONE B-sides

Colors O' My! Memory We Together (IZ*ONE ver.) Suki ni Nacchaudarou? (IZ*ONE ver.) Yume wo Miteiru Aida (IZ*ONE ver.) Pick Me (IZ*ONE ver.) Kenchanayo Gokigen Sayonara Hey. Bae. Like It. Highlight Really Like You Up Neko ni Naritai (Korean ver.)

Gokigen Sayonara (Korean ver.) Tomorrow Toshishita Boyfriend Kimi Igai Love Bubble Welcome Pretty Merry-Go-Round Rococo With*One Secret Story of the Swan (Japanese Ver.) Merry-Go-Round (Japanese Ver.) Mise-en-Scène Island

Sequence O Sole Mio Slow Journey

Other Songs

• Pick Me (Naekkeoya)
• Pick Me (Nekkoya)
• Very Very Very (Produce 48 Cover ver.)
• Touch (Muffin Remix)
• Rollin' Rollin'
• We Together (Produce 48 ver.)
• Yume wo Miteiru Aida (Produce 48 ver.)

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

• Henachoko Support (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Issho no Aida ni Nannin to Deaerudarou (0 to 1 no Aida)

IZONE Albums

• EYES (BLOOM*IZ)
• FIESTA (BLOOM*IZ)
• DREAMLIKE (BLOOM*IZ)
• SO CURIOUS (BLOOM*IZ)
• SPACESHIP (BLOOM*IZ)
• DESTINY (BLOOM*IZ)
• YOU & I (BLOOM*IZ)
• PINK BLUSHER (BLOOM*IZ)
• OPEN YOUR EYES (BLOOM*IZ)
• Beware (Twelve)
• Waiting (Twelve)
• Dousureba Ii? (Twelve)

Units

Stage Units

81 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)

Skirt, Hirari

Hoshi no Ondo

SS8 (Kamikyoku Shibari)

Escape

Concert Units

AKB48 Group Tokyo Dome Concert 〜Suru na yo? Suru na yo? Zettai Sotsugyou Happyou Suru na yo?〜

• 10nen Zakura

AKB48 9th Anniversary

• Seifuku no Hane

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

• Flying Get

Team 8 National Tour 〜47 no Suteki na Machi e〜

Ishikawa

• Miniskirt no Yosei
• Jingle Bells

Yamanashi

• End Roll

Tottori

• Seifuku Resistance

Hyogo

• Scandalous ni Ikou

Kojimatsuri ～Kojima Haruna Kanshasai～

• 47 no Suteki na Machi e

AKB48 Team 8 Senbatsu Concert ~Bokutachi wa Nekkyou Suru~

• Kiseki wa Ma ni Awanai
• Yaban na Kyuuai

Eyes On Me

• I AM
• So Curious

Oneiric Theater

• Adult Ceremony (Park Jiyoon Cover)

One, The Story

• Señorita (Camila Cabello Cover) x All Hands on Deck (Tinashe Cover)
• PINK BLUSHER

Media Appearances

Variety Shows

• AKB48 no Anta, Dare? (AKB48のあんた、誰?) (2014)
• AKBINGO! (2014 – 2017)
• IZ*ONE CHU (2018 – 2020)
• Idol Room (2018 – 2019)
• Weekly Idol (2018 – 2019)
• AmigoTV (Season 4) (2018)
• QT Show (2018)
• JTBC Human Intelligence (2018)
• The Show Mini Game (2018)
• Comedy Big League (2018)
• AbemaTV (2019 – 2020)
• EAT-TING TRIP (2020 – 2021)

Survival

• Produce 48 (2018)

Radio

• Tochigi Toyota Freestyle Weekend (2017 – 2018)
• Toyota Rental Lease Presents: Honda Hitomi World Is On (2018 – 2019)
• KBS Cool FM (2018)
• Konya, Sakura no Ki no Shita de (2018 – )
• NEZAS Presents: Honda Hitomi World Get You (2019 – 2021)

Trivia

• Team 8 Performances: Kumamoto, Sapporo, Okinawa, Gunma (Center), Aichi (Center), Niigata (Center), Ibaraki (twice) and Aichi again
• Hobbies: Dance
• Favorite food: Gyoza, strawberries
• Special skills: Basketball
• A place you'd like to go when you're allowed to drive: Nasu
• Message to the fans: I will do my best as the Tochigi representative, so please cheer for me.
• Name in Hangul : 혼다 히토미
• Applied for Team 8 because she wanted to test her possibilities
• Admires Sashihara Rino's positive thinking
• One of the 16 selected Team 8 members that performed 47 no Suteki na Machi e on AKBINGO! on July, 2014
• One of the 16 selected Team 8 members that performed 10nen Zakura on the 1st day of the AKB48 Group Tokyo Dome Concert. The members were selected through a special audition on Nemousu TV Season 16
• One of the 16 selected Team 8 members that performed a medley on AKB48 SHOW! on October 11 and 25, 2014
• Fan of Nogizaka46
• Her Hogwarts house (Harry Potter) is Ravenclaw.
• Wrote the lyrics for various IZONE songs, including Merry-Go-Round (Japanese and Korean) and La Vie en Rose (Japanese).
• Has an older brother named Mitusyoshi (Mitsu) and an older sister called Yeri.

Gallery

Honda Hitomi (2019) (IZONE HEART*IZ Sapphire Ver.)

Honda Hitomi (2019) (IZONE HEART*IZ Violeta Ver.)

Honda Hitomi (2019) (IZONE Suki to Iwasetai)

Honda Hitomi (2018) (IZONE COLOR*IZ Rose Ver.)

Honda Hitomi (2018) (IZONE COLOR*IZ Color Ver.)

Honda Hitomi (2018) (IZONE COLOR*IZ Color Ver.)

Honda Hitomi (2018) (IZONE)

Honda Hitomi (2018) (Team 8)

Honda Hitomi (2018) (Produce 48)

Honda Hitomi 10th Senbatsu Election Poster (2018)

Honda Hitomi (2018) (AKB48)

Honda Hitomi (July 2017) (Team 8)

Honda Hitomi 9th Senbatsu Election Poster (2017)

Honda Hitomi (2017) (AKB48)

Honda Hitomi (December 2016) (Team 8)

Honda Hitomi (2016) (AKB48)

Honda Hitomi (2016) (Team 8)

Honda Hitomi (2015) (Team 8)

Honda Hitomi (2014) (Team 8)

Honda Hitomi (2014) (Team 8)

Honda Hitomi (2014) (Team 8)

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