Riho Yoshioka

I'll admit Riho Yoshioka got me with the classic bait-and-switch: those big round eyes and that soft, sunny smile lull you into thinking she's just a cozy little ray of sunshine, and then the camera rolls and she flips a switch and suddenly there's real steel behind the cuteness. That's the fun of her. The Kyoto kid who looks like pure gentle charm but clearly works like a machine, bouncing from gravure to actual dramatic chops to chatty radio host to that warm narration voice without breaking a sweat. The range is honestly a little unfair. She picked up an Elan d'Or newcomer award and never coasted on the "adorable" card, which I respect. She reads like the person everyone in the neighborhood quietly adores, equal parts nerve and warmth, and I'm rooting for her like a proud relative.

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Riho Yoshioka is a Japanese actress, narrator, and radio personality born on January 15, 1993, in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto. She attended Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School before going on to graduate from Kyoto Tachibana University. In 2018 she received the Elan d'Or Award for Best Newcomer, marking her as one of the promising young performers of her generation.

Name (English)

Riho Yoshioka

Name (Japanese)

吉岡里帆

Reading

よしおか りほ

Born

January 15, 1993 (age 33)

Origin

Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan

Height

158cm

Occupation

Actress / Radio Personality / Narrator / Talent / Gravure Idol

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

Blood type

B

Agency

フラーム

Active years

2013 -

High school

Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School

University

Kyoto Tachibana University

Awards & achievements

• 2018 — Elan d'Or Award, Best Newcomer

Works summary

Appearances

285 (2012–2027)

By year

2012: 3, 2013: 4, 2014: 5, 2015: 12, 2016: 21, 2017: 27, 2018: 22, 2019: 24, 2020: 18, 2021: 24, 2022: 16, 2023: 24, 2024: 12, 2025: 25, 2026: 9, 2027: 1

• Official sitehttps://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/riho_yoshioka/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/riho_yoshioka/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E5%B2%A1%E9%87%8C%E5%B8%86
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22758581

Tags

• From Kyoto
• Actress
• Radio Personality
• Narrator

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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