Miho Shinoda
Encyclopedia
, is a former elite-level gymnast
from Japan, and a former J-pop
singer in 1999 and 2000 with the group Taiyo to Ciscomoon, for which she was the lead singer. The group was part of Hello! Project
.
in Seoul at the age of 16. She began a second career as a singer in 1999, after a televised audition by Hello! Project Taiyo to Ciscomoon, which was later called T&C Bomber
. She was also a participant in the short-lived group Akagumi 4 in 2000. She quit Hello! Project after her group was eliminated at the end of 2000, and she returned to the sporting world as a women's artistic gymnastics coach. During the 2004 Summer Olympics
, she provided gymnastics commentary for Japanese television.
In 2009, Shinoda rejoined the group Taiyo to Ciscomoon for a series of reunion concerts.
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
from Japan, and a former J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer in 1999 and 2000 with the group Taiyo to Ciscomoon, for which she was the lead singer. The group was part of Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
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Biography
Shinoda became known in Japan in the late 1980s as an elite-level gymnast, participating in the 1988 Summer Olympics1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul at the age of 16. She began a second career as a singer in 1999, after a televised audition by Hello! Project Taiyo to Ciscomoon, which was later called T&C Bomber
T&C Bomber
, later known as , was a Japanese girl group under Hello! Project that debuted in April 1999. They released multiple singles and two albums before disbanding in late 2000. The group consisted of four members: , born March 13, 1974 in Osaka; , born May 18, 1972 in Tokyo; , born March 18, 1976 in...
. She was also a participant in the short-lived group Akagumi 4 in 2000. She quit Hello! Project after her group was eliminated at the end of 2000, and she returned to the sporting world as a women's artistic gymnastics coach. During the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, she provided gymnastics commentary for Japanese television.
In 2009, Shinoda rejoined the group Taiyo to Ciscomoon for a series of reunion concerts.