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Mizuho Habu

Japanese female fashion model, former idol, member of Sakurazaka46 (née Keyakizaka46)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ50640302 ↗
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Mizuho Habu (Japanese: 土生 瑞穂, Hepburn: Habu Mizuho) is a Japanese model. She is a former member of Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46 & was formerly represented by Sony Music Records.

Career

On August 21, 2015, Habu along with 21 other members were announced for the newly created idol group, Toriizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46). Habu made her musical debut with Keyakizaka46's first single, Silent Majority. As of February 2019, she has participated in all eight of Keyakizaka46's singles. Habu is also part of the subunits "FIVE CARDS" and "Goninbayashi" (五人囃子).

Habu's modeling career started when she was featured on GirlsAward 2016 Spring/Summer, becoming the first Keyakizaka46 member to get on a runway show. In April 2018, she became an exclusive model for fashion magazine JJ along with Nogizaka46 member Hina Higuchi. The two were featured on the July edition cover the same year.

On August 22, 2023, Habu announced her intention to leave Sakurazaka46 on November 25, 2023, with the group's 3rd Year Anniversary Live concert.

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The public source identifies “Mizuho Habu” as japanese female fashion model, former idol, member of Sakurazaka46 (née Keyakizaka46). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mizuho, Habu and Japanese.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2015, 2019, 2016, 2018—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1997-07-07. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Mizuho, Habu and Japanese providing the first useful test.
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