# Konoka Matsuda

Konoka Matsuda (Japanese: 松田 好花, Hepburn: Konoka Matsuda, born April 27, 1999) is a Japanese singer, television presenter, actress, and radio personality. She is a member of the girl group Hinatazaka46.

## Early life

Matsuda trained in classical ballet from the age of three until she joined Hiragana Keyakizaka46. She was also a member of the taiko club and started playing the guitar in a band in high school.

## Career

On August 13, 2017, Matsuda joined Hiragana Keyakizaka46, now Hinatazaka46, as a second generation member. Before joining the group, she was a fan who attended Nogizaka46 and Keyakizaka46 meet-and-greet events. She is one half of the guitar duo subgroup Hana-chans with Suzuka Tomita, and have released their first song as part of Hinatazaka46's third single.
From 2019 to 2020, Matsuda served as co-host for several subjects on NHK Educational TV's High School Course program. She was a co-host for the TBS Television morning show Love It! from August to September 2021. She was also appointed as support ambassador for DAZN's AFC Asian Cup qualifications "Road to Qatar" campaign which ran from August 2021 to March 2022, along with fellow Hinatazaka46 members Mei Higashimura and Yūka Kageyama. In October 2021, Matsuda started her first self-titled solo radio program, Konoka Matsuda's Hinatazaka High School Broadcast Club, on Nippon Broadcasting System, which regular listeners are called "Little Yahosu". In October 2022, she was appointed as regular co-host for The Time, another TBS morning show.
Matsuda's first photobook, titled Furimuite (振り向いて, lit. 'Looking Back') and photographed mainly in Vancouver, was released by Kodansha on May 28, 2024. It sold 51 thousand copies in its first week and placed first on the Oricon Weekly Book Ranking that week; at the end of the year, it placed seventh and second on the annual photobook and annual solo female photobook rankings, respectively. On August 10, her first self-titled television show, Hōsōsakka Matsuda Konoka (放送作家松田好花, lit. 'Broadcast Writer, Konoka Matsuda'), about her efforts to create an original television program, was aired on TV Tokyo.

## Personal life

Matsuda has an older sister. She grows a Monstera named "Yahosutera" (ヤホステラ) and a Sansevieria trifasciata named "Sanpa Starfish" (サンパヒトデ). She holds a Kanji Kentei level 2 certification.

## Discography

Matsuda has been in the lineup of all Hinatazaka46 title songs. Other prominent appearances include:
* "Masaka Gūzen…" (まさか 偶然…) (2019, "Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?" B-side), as Hana-chans
* "Naze-" (ナゼー) (2020, "Sonna Koto Nai yo" B-side), Dasada television series original song, performed with Mei Higashimura and Hina Kawata as the in-universe group Factory
* "Röntgen Megane" (レントゲン眼鏡) (2021), Koeharu! original song, performed with Suzuka Tomita as the in-universe duo Maririn and Ruby
* "10-byō Tenshi" (2022, "Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight" B-side), performed with Hina Kawata, Mirei Sasaki, and Mei Higashimura

## Filmography
### Television
#### Talk, variety and educational shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | NHK Anytime, Anywhere High School Course 2019 | Co-host | |
| 2019–2020 | NHK High School Course: Society and Information | Co-host | |
| 2021 | Love It! | Co-host | August 2–September 20 |
| 2021 | Choten | Co-host | |
| 2021–2022 | DAZN Football AFC Asian Qualifiers | Support Ambassador | With Yūka Kageyama and Mei Higashimura |
| 2022 | 42nd All Japan High School Quiz Championship | Observer | With Yūka Kageyama |
| 2022–present | The Time | Co-host | |
| 2023 | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | Contestant | 2 episodes; won grand prize on October 13 |
| 2023–present | Kasuga Location | Co-host | |
| 2024 | Broadcast Writer, Konoka Matsuda | Main personality | |

#### Dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2020 | Dasada | Ochoko | | |
| 2021 | Koeharu! | Mari Koshino/Maririn | | |

## Other appearances
### Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2021–2023 | Hinakoi Presents: Hinatazaka46 Konoka Matsuda's Hinatazaka High School Broadcast Club | Host | Nippon Broadcasting System | | |
| 2023–present | All Night Nippon 0 | Host | Nippon Broadcasting System | | |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Venue | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2018 | Ayumi | AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo | Various | |
| 2018 | Rainbow Parakeet | AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo | Mariko Senri | Co-lead role |
| 2019 | Zambi: Theater's End | Tennōzu Galaxy Theater | Mirai | With Nogizaka46 and Keyakizaka46 |

### Attraction

| Year | Title | Venue | Ref(s) |
| 2019 | Zambi The Room Saigo no Sentaku | Shibuya Hikarie, Hikarie Hall | |