Misa Etō

Misa Etō
衛藤 美彩
Born 4 January 1993
Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Other names
  • Misamisa (みさみさ)
  • Misa-senpai (みさ先輩)
Occupations
Years active 2008-present
Agent Twin Planet
Spouse
(m. 2019)
Children 1
Awards Miss Magazine 2011 Grand Prix
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Formerly of

Misa Etō (衛藤 美彩, Etō Misa, born 4 January 1993, in Ōita, Ōita) is a Japanese gravure idol, singer, actress, tarento and former member of the idol groups Nogizaka46 and Chimo. On February 14, 2019, Etō announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46, that her graduation concert would be held at Ryōgoku Kokugikan the following month, and that her official group activities would conclude at the end of March. In April 2019, she became a regular co-host for the CS Fuji TV ONE Professional Baseball News 2019 program. In October 2019, she married professional baseball player Sōsuke Genda. On January 29, 2022, she gave birth to a baby boy.

Discography

Singles

Chimo

Year Title
2009 "We Are Chimo Yeah!!"
2010 "Seishun Survivor"
2012 "Koi no Doki-gaku Setsumeisho" / "1009% Chimode"
"Na Chu"

Nogizaka46

Year No. Title Role Notes
2012 1 "Guruguru Curtain" B-side Debut as 1st Generation member; Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Nogizaka no Uta", "Aitakatta Kamoshirenai" and "Hidari Mune no Yūki" as Under Member
2 "Oide Shampoo" B-side Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Ōkami ni Kuchibue o" as Under Member and "House!"
3 "Hashire! Bicycle" B-side Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Namida ga Mada Kanashimi Datta Koro" as Under Member and "Oto ga Denai Guitar"
4 "Seifuku no Mannequin" B-side Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Haru no Melody" as Under Member
2013 5 "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" B-side Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Shakiism" and "13nichi no Kinyobi" as Under Member
6 "Girl's Rule" B-side Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Senpūki" as Under Member and "Ningen to Iu Gakki"
7 "Barrette" A-side Also sang on "Tsuki no Ōkisa", "Watashi no Tame ni, Dareka no Tame ni" and "Sonna Baka na…"
2014 8 "Kizuitara Kataomoi" B-side Do not sing on title track. Sang on "Umareta Mama de" as Under Member
9 "Natsu no Free & Easy" A-side Also sang on "Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru" and "Sono Saki no Deguchi"
10 "Nandome no Aozora ka?" A-side Also sang on "Korogatta Kane o Narase!"
2015 11 "Inochi wa Utsukushii" A-side Also sang on "Tachinaorichū"
12 "Taiyō Nokku" A-side Also sang on "Hane no Kioku"
13 "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" A-side Also sang on "Popipappapā" and "Kanashimi no Wasurekata"
2016 14 "Harujion ga Sakukoro" A-side Also sang on "Harukanaru Bhutan"
15 "Hadashi de Summer" A-side Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari"
16 "Sayonara no Imi" A-side Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora"
2017 17 "Influencer" A-side Also sang on "Igai BREAK"
18 "Nigemizu" A-side Also sang on "Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai", "Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori…" and "Naitatte Iijanaika?"
19 "Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru" A-side Also sang on "Fuminshō"
2018 20 "Synchronicity" A-side Also sang on "Against" as 1st Generation member and "Kumo ni Nareba ii"
21 "Jikochū de Ikō!" A-side Also sang on "Anna ni Sukidatta no ni…"
22 "Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru" A-side Last single to participate
2020 "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo" Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic

Albums

Chimo

Year Title
2011 Watashi-tachi, Chi modesu

Nogizaka46

Year No. Title Praticipated song
2015 1 Tōmei na Iro
  • "Boku ga Iru Basho"
  • "Dareka wa Mikata"
2016 2 Sorezore no Isu
  • "Kikkake"
  • "Taiyō ni Kudokarete"
  • "Kūkikan"
2017 3 Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume
  • "Skydiving"
  • "Settei Ondo"
  • "Minikui Watashi"
2019 4 Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made
  • "Moshi Kimi ga Inakereba" (graduation song)

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
2020 Silent Rain Koyomi Ryūtarō Nakagawa Lead role
Mio's Cookbook Kikuno Haruki Kadokawa

Television

Year Title Role Network Ref.
2011 Motto Atsui zo! Nekoketani! ! Hiromi Saionji NBN
Nemurenu Machi no Aprince Herself Nippon TV
Pigoo Radio Pigoo HD, Enta! 371
Kaiun On Gakudō TBS
2012 Neko-ben: Shitai no Minoshirokin Hiromi Arita
Nogizaka Romance Herself TV Tokyo
2013 Utsukushī Hito ni Okora retai
2014 NogiBingo! Herself Nippon TV
2015 Hatsumori Bemars Shelly TV Tokyo

Theater

Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Mr. Kaminari Nanane Utsuki

Radio

Year Title Network Ref.
2010 Galactica Goldenball FM Fuji
2015 Kin tsubu Bay FM

Advertising

Year Product Ref.
2012 Weekly Shōnen Magazine

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Q&Q Answers Herself Voice role

Internet

Year Title Website Ref.
2014 Yakyū Daisuki Atsumare! Samurai Japan Rakuten Showtime
2017 Nogizaka 46 Misa Etō Shashin-shū 'Hanashi o kikou ka.' Hatsubai Kinen SP Showroom

Bibliography

Photo albums

Year Title Ref.
2009 Chimo Shashin-shū II Gakkō Renai Tokidoki Chimo
2012 Aya -Irodori-
Virgin Virgin
2014 Kikan Nogizaka vol.2 Shoka
2017 Hanashi o Kikou ka.

Magazine appearances

Year Magazine Ref.
2011 Weekly Young Magazine
Weekly Shonen Magazine

Manga

Year Title Ref.
2015 Nogizaka46 × Weekly Playboy 2015 "Misa-senpai+"

Novels

Year Title Ref.
2016 Naze Kanojo ga Chōbo no Migi ni Uriage to Kaitara Sekai ga Kawatta no ka?