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Momona Kasahara was born on October 22, 2003 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and is credited as a Japanese idol, actor and singer. That puts Momona Kasahara at 22 years old in 2026. The listed height is 163 cm.
My Take
Winning a survival show is a strange kind of prize. Momona Kasahara, born October 22, 2003 in Kanagawa, placed first in the final ranking of Produce 101 Japan The Girls and debuted in 2024 as the leader of ME:I. First place sounds like pure triumph, but it is really a job description: the fans who voted you to the top are the same people who will measure every misstep against that ranking. What interests me more is the range around the singing. She is listed not only as an idol but as an actress and a voice actor, which tells me she is not content to be defined by one stage. Japanese idol careers tend to be short unless the performer builds something portable, and acting is exactly that kind of insurance. She is still in her early twenties, only a couple of years into the group, so almost everything about her career is still unwritten. I would not bet against her finding a second act.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Momona Kasahara
- Name (Japanese)
- 笠原桃奈
- Reading
- かさはら ももな
- Born
- October 22, 2003 (age 22)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Goat
- Origin
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 163 cm
- Occupation
- Japanese idol / actor / singer / seiyū
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://me-i.jp/feature/profile_momona
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momona%20Kasahara
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AC%A0%E5%8E%9F%E6%A1%83%E5%A5%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29635449
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Momona Kasahara born?
Born October 22, 2003 (age 22).
Where is Momona Kasahara from?
Momona Kasahara is from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Momona Kasahara do?
Momona Kasahara works as Japanese idol, actor, singer, seiyū.
How tall is Momona Kasahara?
Momona Kasahara is 163 cm.
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