• Biography

    Early Life

    Kamikokuryo Moe was born on October 24, 1999 in Kagoshima, Japan. She moved to Kumamoto with her family at the age of 2

    In mid-2014, Kamikokuryo participated in Morning Musume '14 <Golden> Audition! and made it to the final training camp, but failed.

     

    2015

    After failing the Morning Musume audition, she began to dislike Hello! Project songs until the release of "Taiki Bansei", which motivated her to be stronger and audition for the 2015 ANGERME Shin Member Audition in mid-2015. In the audition, she was assigned the number #119.

    On November 11, 2015, during a "Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi" release event, Kamikokuryo was announced as the sole winner of the ANGERME 4th generation audition. She began activities as a member at the COUNTDOWN PARTY concert on December 31, 2015.

     

    2016

    On February 25, Kamikokuryo held her debut event titled ANGERME Shin Member Kamikokuryo Moe Ohirome Event ~Kamiko Shiren!? no 4ban Shoubu~. The event had two shows, each featuring a different set of senior ANGERME members as guests.

    On October 24, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 17th birthday at a special event titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2016, which featured two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

     

    2017

    On January 31, Kamikokuryo began a solo web radio show exclusive to fanclub members, titled Kamiko Biyori.

    On February 17, Kamikokuryo along with Takeuchi Akari held a talk event at the Hello! Project Official Shop in Osaka.

    On March 15, it was announced that Kamikokuryo had joined the new SATOYAMA movement unit Kamiishinaka Kana alongside Nakajima Saki, Ishida Ayumi, and Kanazawa Tomoko.

    On July 12, it was announced that Kamikokuryo, Funaki Musubu, and Yamazaki Yuhane would star in a summer commercial campaign for PIZZA-LA's "Yokubari Quarter" menu item with Matsuko Deluxe. The commercial began being broadcast on July 15.

    On October 1, Kamikokuryo was announced as the new supporter for the show Bowling Kakumei P★League.

    On October 24, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2017, which featured two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

    On November 1, a winter PIZZA-LA commercial campaign for "Yokubari Quarter" was announced and would once again star Kamikokuryo, Funaki, and Yamazaki. This time they appeared alongside comedian Degawa Tetsuro.

     

    2018

    On January 25, Kamikokuryo held the ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe "Kamiko Biyori in CLUB CITTA'", which was a public recording fanclub event for final three episodes of Kamiko Biyori. 

    On February 2, Kamiko Biyori ended with 100 episodes.

    On March 7, it was announced that Kamikokuryo, Funaki Musubu, and Yamazaki Yuhane would star in a commercial campaign with comedian Degawa Tetsuro to promote PIZZA-LA's new spring menu item "Zeppin Haru no Gourmet Quarter". The commercial began being broadcast on March 10.

    On March 17, Kamikokuryo was featured in the graduation2018 Koukou Sotsugyou published by TOKYO NEWS magazine&mook, commemorating her and other idols' graduation from high school in 2018.

    On May 29, make-up artist Miwonderful released the book First Make Bible @ Miwonderful in which Kamikokuryo, Inoue Rei, and Asakura Kiki appear as models.

    On July 14, the summer 2018 commercial campaign for PIZZA-LA's "Yokubari Quarter" menu item began, starring Kamikokuryo and Funaki Musubu in commercial for a fourth time and Sasaki Rikako for the first time alongside Degawa Tetsuro.

    Starting from the September 2018 issue released on August 3, Funaki and Kamikokuryo Moe have an article series titled "ANGERME Kamiko & Funakki to Issho ni! Houkago Girls' Talk!!" published in the monthly shoujo manga magazine Nakayoshi.

    On August 16, the music video for Horiuchi Takao's August 22 single "Minna Shounen Datta" was uploaded on YouTube, featuring Kamikokuryo and six other Hello! Project members who all sing as chorus.

    On September 21, Kamikokuryo appeared in a daily guest role in the stage play LADY OUT LAW! starring former ℃-ute member Yajima Maimi as the lead.

    On October 15, former Berryz Koubou member Kumai Yurina released Complex ni Sayounara!, a joint book with four of the shortest current members in Hello! Project: Kamikokuryo, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, and Funaki Musubu who have been named Minis?. 

    On October 24, she released her first visual photobook, titled Moe.

    On November 3, the winter 2018 commercial campaign for PIZZA-LA's "Yokubari Quarter" menu item began, starring Kamikokuryo, Sasaki, and Funaki with Degawa Tetsuro.

    On November 6, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 19th birthday in a joint fanclub event with Kasahara Momona, titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2018, at Shinagawa Stellar Ball.

     

    2019

    On January 28, she was announced as a model for evelyn's 2019 SS Catalog.

     

    From March 9, Kamikokuryo appeared in PIZZA-LA's spring 2019 "Yokubari Quarter" commercial campaign with Degawa Tetsuro and fellow ANGERME members Sasaki Rikako, Funaki Musubu, and Ise Layla.

    On April 27, the Fami Hello! PHOTOBOOK② was released, which includes Kamikokuryo's gravure that was originally published in a May 2017 issue of Weekly Famitsu.

    On May 6, it was announced that Kamikokuryo collaborated with evelyn to design a one piece that would be released in stores on May 16. In honor of the collaboration, she held events at the evelyn store in Harajuku on May 31 and in Osaka on June 8.

    From July 13, Kamikokuryo starred in PIZZA-LA's summer 2019 "Ebi Mayo Quarter" commercial campaign with Degawa Tetsuro and a group of child dancers named the Ebi Mayo Tai.

    On September 29, it was announced that Kamikokuryo, who has frequently appeared in make-up pages of the fashion magazine bis since January 2018, would become a regular model for the magazine from the November 2019 issue onward.

    On October 5, the Hello Tsu PHOTOBOOK① was released, including Kamikokuryo's gravure that was originally published in a May 2018 issue of Weekly Famitsu.

    On November 8, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 20th birthday in a joint fanclub event with Kasahara Momona, titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe・Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2019, at CLUB CITTA'.

     

    2020

    On February 5, it was announced Kamikokuryo has starred in a commercial for McDonald's KitKat McFlurry that begins airing on February 12.

    On February 12, she was announced as the image model for Club Cosmetics' "Clup Suppin Series" products. On September 16, a new batch of cosmetics products were released in the series with Kamikokuryo as the image model.

    On October 26, she celebrated her 21st birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2020, featuring two shows at LANDMARK HALL. In compliance with government policy, cheering, crowding, standing, and closeness in the venue were prohibited, and wearing masks were required to enter.

    On December 3, she opened an official Instagram account.

     

    2021

    On January 26, Kamikokuryo starred in a new commercial for McDonald's KitKat McFlurry and Oreo McFlurry titled McFlurry KitKat & Chou Oreo "Docchi mo Icchau!?" Hen. The long version of the song "McFlurry Nande Darou" (マックフルーリーなんでだろう) sung by Kamikokuryo in the commercial was made available on the official McDonalds Japan website on January 27.

    On May 31, it was announced that Kamikokuryo would appear as a seasonal regular on the NTV program "Hiru nan desu!" for the months of June and July. 

    On August 10, it was announced that Kamikokuryo Moe and Hashisako Rin were appointed as the look models for the collaboration between Yoshifuku Honoka and WIND AND SEA.

    On October 26, Kamikokuryo celebrated her 22nd birthday in a joint fanclub event with Kasahara Momona, titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe & Kasahara Momona Birthday Event 2021, at Nerima Culture Center.

     

    2022

    On January 20, it was announced that Kamikokuryo would be making her first acting appearance in the third episode of the Fuji TV's drama Gossip #Kanojo ga Shiritai Honto no 〇〇, under the role of an amateur high school singer named Aono Iku.

    On February 17, it was announced that she would be the collection model for the COHINA 2022 Spring Collection. COHINA is a women's clothing brand COHINA for petite women around 150 cm tall located in Shibuya.

    On February 23, Kamikokuryo starred in a commercial for McDonald's new Strawberry KitKat McFlurry. The new Strawberry KitKat McFlurry was available from February 24 to mid-April 2022. The long version of the CM was made available on the official McDonald's Japan website on February 17.

    On June 18, it was announced that Kamikokuryo was diagnosed with COVID-19. On ANGERME’s Twitter account, she expressed that she was feeling symptoms of a sore throat since the night before. After taking an antigen test that came back with a positive result, she went to get a PCR test which confirmed she had tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, the “Check Sign · Draw · Talk” event she was to appear at scheduled for June 19th was postponed to a later date.

    On July 27, it was announced that Kamikokuryo Moe was cast as the voice of character Flamingo Tsuka Hulami in the theatrical anime, Kame no Koura wa Abarabone, her first role as a voice actress.

    On October 21, she celebrated her 23rd birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2022, featuring two shows at Katsushika Symphony Hills.

     

    2023

    On January 24, Kamikokuryo starred alongside male actor Miyase Ryubi in a commercial for McDonald's Oreo McFlurry and the new Koeda McFlurry in collaboration with the Koeda chocolate brand. The limited Koeda McFlurry was available from January 25 to late March, 2023.

    On June 11, it was announced at the Sayonara Nakano Sun Plaza Music Festival that Kamikokuryo Moe would be ANGERME's new leader starting on June 22 upon Takeuchi Akari's graduation. Sasaki Rikako, Kamikokuryo Moe, and Kawamura Ayano, the three next most senior members, had discussed it amongst themselves and decided that Kamikokuryo Moe would become the leader while Kawamura Ayano would remain the sub-leader.

    On August 23, Kamikokuryo Moe's radio show Kamiko Biyori returned as a Hello! Project Mobile exclusive radio show set to air on Wednesdays.

    On October 24, she celebrated her 24th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2023, featuring two shows at RaiBoc Hall.