Momoyo Koyama

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Momoyo Koyama
小山 百代
Born (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 25)
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation
Years active2007–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]

Momoyo Koyama (Japanese: 小山 百代, Hepburn: Koyama Momoyo, born November 30, 1995)[2] is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Sapporo, Hokkaido, who is affiliated with Stardust Promotion.[3][4] She is known for playing Sailor Mercury in two stage play adaptations of Sailor Moon in 2014 and 2015, and for playing Karen Aijō, the protagonist of the multimedia franchise Revue Starlight. She is also a member of the musical group  [ja].[5]

On April 23, 2020, it was announced Koyama will take a hiatus in May due to vocal cord surgery.[6]

Biography[]

Koyama was born in Hokkaido on November 30, 1995.[2] Her mother is a nursery teacher.[7] From an early age, she had an interest in acting, particularly after becoming familiar with stage play adaptations of the manga series Sailor Moon; it would become her dream to perform in a play of the series.[7]

Koyama became affiliated with the Sapporo-based acting office Egg in 2007, and she would begin performing in several theatrical plays in Hokkaido.[8] In 2014, she was cast as Sailor Mercury in the stage musical Sailor Moon: Petite Étrangère,[9] and she would reprise the role the following year in the stage musical Sailor Moon: Un Nouveau Voyage.[10] At some point in her career, as she was unsure of what her future held, she considered retiring from acting and pursuing a different career.[7] Following a recommendation from the director of the Sailor Moon stage plays, who was surprised to hear that she was not a voice actress, she decided to try out voice acting.[7] After passing an audition held by the talent agency Stardust Promotion, she became affiliated with them in 2017 and moved to Tokyo.[4][7]

In 2017, Koyama was cast as Karen Aijō, the protagonist of the multimedia franchise Revue Starlight.[11] Her participation in the series began when she played Karen in the franchise's stage play, which was initially performed at the AiiA 2.5 Theater in Tokyo; she would then reprise the role in the 2018 anime television series.[4][11] To promote the series, she appeared at panels at C3 AFA Singapore, and CharaExpo USA in 2018.[12][13] She has also been cast as the character Haruka Shima in the multimedia franchise Onsen Musume.[14] In 2019, she and two other voice actresses from Hokkaido, Miharu Hanai and Reia Hayasaka, started hosting a radio program on STV Radio.[3][15]

Filmography[]

Stage plays[]

List of performances in stage plays
Year Title Role Notes Source
2013 KobuTa Run De Boo [16]
2014 Pretty Girl Sailor Moon: Petite Étrangère Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury [9]
2015 Pretty Girl Sailor Moon: Un Nouveau Voyage Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury [9]
2017 Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE #1 Karen Aijō [11]
2018 Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE #1 revival Karen Aijō [4]

Anime[]

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
2017 NTR: Netsuzou Trap As part of SoundOrion Ending theme episodes 4–6 [5]
2018 Revue Starlight Karen Aijō [11]
2020 Rebirth Kei Tōdō [17]
2020 Interspecies Reviewers Elma [18]
2020 Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Drama club president episodes 1-2, 8, 12

Video games[]

List of performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2018 Onsen Musume Haruka Shima [14]
2018 Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE Karen Aijō [19]

References[]

  1. ^ @koyamamomoyo (June 19, 2020). "もう少し(？)で、フォロワーさんが60000人だ