# Honoka Yahagi

Honoka Yahagi (Japanese: 矢作 穂香, Hepburn: Yahagi Honoka, born March 7, 1997), formerly known as Honoka Miki (未来 穂香, Miki Honoka), is a Japanese actress, fashion model and voice actress. Yahagi is best known for her role as Kotoko Aihara in Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo and its sequel Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa as Kotoko Irie. She's also known for portarying Mezool in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider OOO.

## Early life

Yahagi was born on 7 March 1997 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Yahagi was first scouted while visiting Disneyland with her family in 2008. In April 2009, Yahagi began working as an exclusive model for teen fashion magazine Love Berry. Yahagi's special skills include classical ballet and her favorite musical group are NEWS and TVXQ
In 2016, Yahagi changed her artist name from Honoka Miki to her birth name Honoka Yahagi because she wanted to honor the name she received from her parents.

## Filmography
### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2010 | Kamen Rider OOO | Mezool | TV Asahi | Human State |
| 2010 | Clone Baby | Kanako Aoyagi | TBS | |
| 2011 | Suzuki Sensei | Kana Nakamura | TV Tokyo | Student, Class 2-A |
| 2011 | Asu no Hikari o Tsukame 2 | Yuka Kagami | Tokai TV | |
| 2012 | Toshi Densetsu no Onna | Rin Ishibashi | TV Asahi | Guest, Season 1: Episode 7 |
| 2012 | Kuro no Onna Kyoshi | Natsumi Sudo | Fuji TV | Guest, Episode 1 |
| 2013 | Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo | Kotoko Aihara | Fuji TV | |
| 2013 | Tenma san ga Yuku | | Fuji TV | Guest, Season 1: Episode 6 |
| 2013 | Kasuka na Kanojo | Kana Okamoto | Fuji TV | Student, Class 3-2 |
| 2014 | Bokura wa Minna Shindeiru | Akane Yoshino | Fuji TV | |
| 2014 | Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Tokyo | Kotoko Irie | Fuji TV | |
| 2017 | Kizoku Tantei | Maki Gudo | Fuji TV | Guest ep.10-11 |
| 2017 | Important Witness private detective" (Juyo Sankounin Tantei) | Luna Azuma | TV Asahi | Guest ep.4 |
| 2018 | Seigi no Se | Maria Machida | NTV | Guest ep.2 |
| 2018 | Hoping to Give You a Big Hug Tonight | Riko Saeki | dTV | |
| 2018 | Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru | Kotone Aoyama | Fuji TV | |
| 2019 | Secret Unrequited Love | Yurino Tamura | TV Asahi | |
| 2019 | Kaseifu no Mitazono 3 | Masako Genkaku | TV Asahi | Guest ep.4 |
| 2019 | Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room | Aoi Morishita | NTV | |
| 2019 | Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? | Nanase Hoshino | MBS | |
| 2020 | Peanut Butter Sandwich | Tsubaki Tachibana | MBS | |
| 2020 | Oshaie Sommelier Oshako! | Oshako Jageger | TV Tokyo | |
| 2020 | Ginza Kuroneko Monogatari | | Kansai TV | |
| 2022 | Short Program | Nao Tanimura | Amazon Prime Video | Episode: "Spring Call" |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Studio | Notes |
| 2010 | Maria-sama ga Miteru | Yumi Fukuzawa | Jolly Roger | |
| 2010 | Neck | Yukari | Asmik Ace Entertainment | Ghost, Sugina's friend |
| 2011 | Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful | Mezool | Toei | Human State |
| 2012 | The Chasing World 4 | Yui | Thanks Lab | |
| 2012 | The Chasing World 5 | Yui | Thanks Lab | |
| 2013 | Suzuki Sensei Movie | Kana Nakamura | TV Tokyo | Student, Class 2-A |
| 2013 | The Crone | Ayane | Next Media Animation | |
| 2013 | Enoshima Prism | Kyōko | Video Planning | |
| 2014 | Hokago Lost | Yuki | Kadokawa Pictures | Episode 1: Little Trip |
| 2014 | Finding Adolescence | Hasumi Takane | Is.Field | |
| 2015 | Tunnel of Love: The Place For Miracles | Hitoha | Is.Field | |
| 2017 | Hanagatami | Mina Ema | | |
| 2019 | Go Away, Ultramarine | | | |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2013 | 2nd Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Couple (with Yuki Furukawa) | ItaKiss: Love in Tokyo | Nominated |
| 2013 | 2nd Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Couple Not Meant to Be (with Yuki Yamada) | ItaKiss: Love in Tokyo | Nominated |
| 2015 | 3rd Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Couple (with Yuki Furukawa) | ItaKiss 2: Love in Tokyo | Won |