Kinoshita Momoka

Name

Kinoshita Momoka

Kinoshita Momoka (2017)


Kanji	木下百花
Kana	きのした　ももか
Romaji	Kinoshita Momoka
Nickname	Kinoshita (きのした), Hyakka (百花)

Birth Info

Birthdate	February 6, 1997
Birthplace	Hyogo, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	28 Years Old

Sizes

Height	153cm

Professional Info

Agency	**
Social Networks	Official Website / Instagram / SoundCloud / Twitter / YouTube

Idol Career Info

Former Group	NMB48
Former Team	Team M
Debuted	October 2010 / 1st Generation
Graduated	September 2017

Kinoshita Momoka was a member of NMB48's Team M. She is now a soloist affiliated with Showtitle.

Catchphrase

リンゴかミカンかやっぱり（ももか！）　木の上よりも木の下が好き。兵庫県出身28歳きのしたこと木下百花です

Ringo ka MIKAN ka yappari (Momoka!) Ki no ue yori mo ki no shita ga suki. Hyogo-ken shusshin 28-sai Kinoshita koto Kinoshita Momoka desu

(An apple or a mikan, either way (Momoka!) I like being under a tree rather than climbing it. From Hyogo prefecture, I am 28-year old Kinoshita or Kinoshita Momoka)

Trivia

Audition Song: Hare Hare Yukai (from The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi)
Hobbies: Drawing, playing anime songs on piano, cosplay, eating bugs, visiting reptile cafes
Favorite AKB48 song: overture
Favorite food: Celery, cucumber, meat
Special skill: Back exercises
Good friends with: Ichikawa Miori, Koyanagi Arisa, Mita Mao
Former member of Art Club
- She loves gore. As part of the AKB48 Art Club activities, she submitted a papier-mâché sculpture of a decapitated head with blood coming out from the sides. It was deemed too grotesque for the exhibition and was left out.
At the insistence of her mother, she began taking auditions for the entertainment industry at the age of 4.
She has an older sister who she calls "a delinquent".
In a 2023 YouTube interview with Gairoku channel, she revealed that she had a difficult home life growing up. Her mother was physically abusive toward her, and her stepfather did not intervene.
- While she was an NMB48 member, fans noticed bruises and cigarette burns on her arms. It is unknown if they were the result of accidents, self-harm, or abuse from her mother.
- In the same interview she reported she is no longer in contact with her mother.
She used to be a hikikomori for about a year before joining NMB48, and had no interest in idols. She often skipped school and had few friends.
Her mother sent in her audition application and dropped her off at the audition building on the way home from school so she would have to audition. She has said she still doesn't consider herself an idol.
She admires Yutaka Ozaki, and at her 15-year-old birthday theater performance, she sang Ozaki's song "Jugo no Yoru" (15の夜) without permission.
She admires Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Golden Bomber.
She was known for her "crazy" personality.
- NMB48's theater manager Kaneko Takeshi described her as "A girl who in fact likes to stand out. She's a smart girl who knows how to portray herself, and out of the members she is one of the girls with the strongest will".
Due to participating in so many auditions as a child, she developed a fear of TV studios and TV cameras. She reported having difficulty filming TV programs with NMB48.
She said that as an NMB48 member she liked performing, the theater, and seeing fans, but she had no desire to become famous. This is why she stopped participating in Senbatsu Elections after the 5th Senbatsu Election.
She often said she was in love with Watanabe Miyuki. Her appeal video for the 5th Senbatsu Election was asking fans to vote for Milky.
- Interestingly, she said that in the early days of NMB48 Miyuki told the other members to not talk to Momoka because Momoka was "weird". They later became friends.
- In 2014 Momoka stated that she 'oshihened' from Miyuki, and revealed in 2015 that her oshimen was Kushiro Rina.
She first dyed her hair red for a drama. She then went on to dye it pink, purple, blue, emerald green and aqua.
She says she would date Naiki Kokoro or Ichikawa Miori. She often says that she doesn't feel attracted to men.
In a 2023 interview she said she timed her graduation announcement so that it would "cause the most problems possible for NMB48 management". She said she had grown to resent management due to the hot-cold way their treated her, and therefore she decided to announce graduation shortly after Suto Ririka announced her controversial marriage at the 9th Senbatsu Election.
After graduating from NMB48, she was active under the name of Hyakka (百花). She used to use the name kinoshita during her musical activities , but as of 2022 she has returned to Kinoshita Momoka.
The only former members she reports being in contact with are Yamamoto Sayaka and Mita Mao.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

3rd Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
4th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
5th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
6th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
7th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
8th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
9th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate

Solo Discography

Singles

All singles have only been distributed digitally.

#	Title	Release date
01	Watashi no Hanashi (わたしのはなし)	2019.07.03
02	Delete Data (デリートデータ)	2019.07.24
03	Ikiru (生きる)	2019.08.14
04	Dance Number (ダンスナンバー)	2020.02.05
05	Sukoshidake, Utsukushiku (少しだけ、美しく)	2020.08.05
06	Dareka no Tonari de Party Shiteitai (誰かの隣でパーティーしていたい)	2021.03.01
07	Iede (家出)	2021.04.10
08	Ecchi na Koto (えっちなこと)	2021.07.30
09	Warui Tomodachi (悪い友達)	2021.12.26
10	Tenshi ni Nattara (天使になったら)	2022.02.14