Hitomi Honda

Hitomi Honda (本田 仁美; born 6 October 2001) is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group Say My Name, and former member of South Korean–Japanese project girl group Iz*One and Japanese girl group AKB48.

From 2012 to 2014, when Honda was in elementary school, she appeared on Kodomojikan, a local program in her hometown.

Honda auditioned for AKB48's Team 8 in 2014 and was accepted into the group at the age of 12, representing Tochigi Prefecture. On 3 December 2024, she was appointed the Tochigi Future Ambassador by the Governor of Tochigi Prefecture.

In 2017, she was the main reporter for a local program on Tochigi Television, introducing information about Tochigi Prefecture.

In April 2018, she hosted a radio program, Toyota Rental Lease Presents: Honda Hitomi Heat Is On, on Radio Berry.

In the 2018 AKB48 General Election from May to June, she ranked 82nd, entering the rankings for the first time.

In August, Honda placed 9th on the reality girl group survival show, Produce 48, becoming a member of the Korean-Japanese idol group Iz*One.

In September, it was announced that Honda would be appearing on an AKB48 title track for the first time with the release of "No Way Man" in November. On the same day, she announced that she would be taking a 2.5-year-long hiatus from AKB48 to focus on her activities with Iz*One.