Hori-san to Miyamura-Kun (Hori and Miyamura) is a Japanese shounen web manga and anime series. It was written and illustrated by Hiroki Adachi. This was one of the most talked-about romance animes in early 2021. Everybody and their mothers were watching this show. So as a shoujo anime enthusiast, I had no choice but to watch it too. And the experience was everything one would hope for. Horimiya is a show about two teenagers who have found the support they were looking for within each other, mixed in with a few high school shenanigans.
Kyoko Hori is a popular teenage girl, a good student, and also a very filial daughter who takes care of household chores when her parents are not there. Izumi Miyamura is a quiet, anti-social classmate who doesn’t talk to anyone. One day, Hori’s brother Sota is brought back to his home by a boy with long hair and multiple facial piercings. Hori is surprised to find out that he is Miyamura, her shy classmate. Sota takes a liking to Miyamura and wants him to come over again. Soon, Hori and Miyamura establish an unbreakable friendship with each other. Hori helps Miyamura come out of his shell and make new friends in their class. Miyamura helps Hori at her house since her parents are mostly out. Falling in love is not that far behind for the two. This article makes a list of all the cute moments in their relationship. Do definitely give Horimiya a watch, if you haven’t already!
Horimiya
1. I don’t want anyone else to see
In episode 1, Hori and Miyamura accidentally meet each other outside of school when Hori’s brother Sota drags the guy to their house. After this, the two meet up at their house because Sota likes playing with the older boy, and Hori thinks of him as a good friend too. Once when Miyamura was hurrying out of school to buy eggs from a sale for her, he meets Yuki, their classmate, on the way. On learning this, Hori says that she doesn’t want anyone else to see this ‘cooler’ side of Miyamura. To which Miyamura replies that he also doesn’t want anyone from school to see this ‘homebody’ side of Hori either. They both think of the time they are spending together as special.
Hori and Miyamura at home
2. What’s your name Miyamura-kun?
By episode 2, Hori and Miyamura have already fallen into the habit of hanging out at Hori’s house every day after school. But suddenly, Hori realizes that she doesn’t know Miyamura’s first name. But she feels too awkward to ask him directly. So she tries out weird tactics like stalking him, peeping in the boy’s changing room, etc., to somehow learn his first name. She has to ask directly when none of her ideas works out. We find out that his name is Izumi Miyamura, and her name is Kyoko Hori.
Miyamura headbutts Sengoku
3. Miyamura saves her from the Student Council
Hori is a straight-A student and hard worker who always helps out the student council with their monthly reports. She’s super organized and helpful. So when Miyamura sees her helping the student council with work she shouldn’t have to do in the first place, he feels bad but doesn’t say much. However, he meets Remi in the corridor, who accidentally drops the budget reports Hori did. Fortunately, Miyamura picks it up, but Remi tells him to throw it away as she ‘probably’ doesn’t need it. He doesn’t. The next day Hori is being scolded publicly by the student council for losing the same budget report. Miyamura goes up to them, headbutts the president, gives them the reports, and thus, by doing so, saves Hori.
Miyamura’s tattoos
4. Hey, can I see your Tattoos?
Hori thinks of Miyamura as someone who is always calm, composed, and level-headed no matter what he does. She thinks he never gets flustered. So in order for him to get flustered, she asks him if she could see his tattoos while they are hanging out at Hori’s house. So he starts stripping immediately without hesitation since he had already shown her his tattoos before. Both of them are flustered and blushing but definitely so cute to watch!
Hori doesn’t want Izumi to go
5. Where are you going?
In episode 4, Hori falls sick with fever. She can only lie in bed. Her brother Sota leaves for school after letting Miyamura know about her condition. Miyamura comes over, puts her in bed, gives her a wet towel to wipe her face. As he is going to get her food, she tries to stop him. In her weak state, Hori hallucinates Miyamura to be her mother. She keeps saying, ‘where are you going?’ as her mother always has to leave because of her job. Hori is always taking care of the house alone. However, Miyamura helps her up to the bed and assures her that he won’t leave her, not ever.
Miyamura confesses
6. Also, I’m in Love with You.
We get to see a lot of romantic moments between Hori and Miyamura in episode 4. Since Hori is down with fever, she’s just resting in bed throughout the end of this episode. Miyamura takes care of her and keeps her company. As he is leaving for the night, he is talking about the food and where he’s kept it. As if he’s just listing off groceries, he also adds that he’s in love with her. This is the first time that Miyamura says out loud that he is in love with her. Hori’s back is turned to him at the moment, but she’s heard him.
Horimiya first kiss
7. Their First Kiss
In episode 6, Hori and Miyamura go over to Shindo’s house to try out some candies he won as a prize. They are all very weird flavored. As Shindo looks for candies to give them, Hori sees a clay flavored candy and tries it out. Miyamura kisses her. The scene is over as soon as it starts. But it’s their first kiss. It leaves a lasting impression on both of them.
Hori misses Miyamura
8. I never knew 5 days were that long
In episode 7, we get to see just how much Miyamura’s presence has taken over Hori’s life. He goes out of Tokyo for a family trip for five days. Unfortunately, he forgets to take his phone charger with him and doesn’t have time to charge his phone much during those five days. Hori is seen to be missing him a lot, even though she never says it out loud. At the end of the episode, she says that she never knew five days could feel so long.
Hori paints Miyamura’s nails
9. Hori paints Miyamura’s nails
In episode 8, Hori is seen putting blue nail paint on Miyamur’s toenails. By this time, the two have already established the ground rules of their relationship. Miyamura comes over to her house almost every day to hang out. But as she is painting his nails, Miyamura suddenly puts his feet on Hori’s head in an attempt to be more playful with her. He thought she would get mad. But it leads to Hori wanting him to be more dominating in the relationship.
Horimiya
10. Let’s get Married!
This happens on the day of Christmas in episode 12. Hori’s family is celebrating Christmas together, and they have invited Miyamura over multiple times. He’s out delivering cakes for his family bakery. However, when he comes to deliver their cake, he gets roped in to spend some time with them. After spending almost an hour with the Hori family, Miyamura has to leave. Hori offers to walk with him for a bit. It’s very cold outside, and they’re both shivering. After walking a bit, Miyamura suddenly says, “Let’s get married!” but then gets flustered and backtracks. However, Hori immediately says yes to him. The visuals during this scene are epic and highlight the high quality of the animation.
The South Korean music industry has been taking over the world by storm. More popular by its Pop and Hip-Hop music, artists of almost all genres are getting recognition all over the world. Apart from polishing the naturally talented trainees, the Kpop industry has quite a name for curating their own idols from probable future stars. There are countless survival shows, training camps, and so many other ways where people take part in. These trainees have to undergo harsh training environments and multiple eliminations rounds before they are deemed fit as a Kpop idol. The training varies depending on the position the trainee will debut as. The main categories for these trainings are vocalists, rappers, and dancers.
Almost all Korean pop bands, girl groups, and boy groups alike have both vocalists as well as rappers. There are many talented idols that can both rap and sing. There are many talented female rappers in the Kpop industry, and having to choose the best ones is a difficult job. Following is a list of some of the fastest rappers in the industry currently, along with the speed with which they spit bars. These female rappers are either soloists or a member of a Kpop band. Some even double role as vocalists, and some have their own solo albums out as well. Check them out!
Moonbyul, rapper of Mamamoo
Fastest Female Kpop Rappers
1. Momo from Twice
6.88 syllables per second and 55 syllables per 8 seconds
Momo Hirai is a Japanese-Korean artist based in South Korea. She’s a singer, dancer, and a sub-rapper of the infamous band “Twice” under JYP Entertainment. Although she’s not a lead rapper, her rap skills are no joke. She can spit bars faster than most of the lead rappers of other kpop groups. She’s one of the most popular kpop artists who is not Korean. This popularity has been told to help the relationship between the two countries. Momo was personally scouted after her video of her dancing with her sister went viral online.
Although they both auditioned, only Momo was successful and joined JYP Entertainment as a trainee in 2012. Momo was chosen as a member of Twice through a survival show, “Sixteen”, where she was originally eliminated but brought back in the end.
Momo from Twice
2. Exy from WJSN
7.00 syllables per second and 56 syllables in 8 seconds
Chu So Jung, professionally known by her stage name “Exy” is a member of the South Korean – Chinese girl group called “WJSN”. She’s the leader of the group and also the singer, songwriter, and rapper. Exy’s career started as a contestant on the show “Unpretty Rapstar” in 2015 and later starred in a drama the same year. Her debut was in the year 2016 as a member of the band WJSN, with the release of the lead singles “Mo Mo Mo” and “Catch Me”.
Exy started he solo career in 2017 when she collaborated with Euna Kim on her single “Love Therapy”. Exy’s debut as a songwriter was in 2018 with the song “Thawing” for her own band. She’s seen showing off her acting skills lately, and in her latest JTBC drama “Idol: The Coup”. Exy’s exceptional rapping skills are noticed profusely in the song “Wipe Out”.
3. Chaeyoung from Twice
7.00 syllables per second and 56 syllables per 8 seconds
Son Chae Young is a South Korean rapper and singer and is a member of the infamous K-pop girl group “Twice”. Chaeyoung has experience prior to joining JYP Entertainment as a trainee, as she took dance and singing lessons for more than a year. Although she auditioned to join as a singer, she took training to be a rapper shortly after joining. Chaeyoung was a contestant on the survival show “Sixteen” in 2015 and was one of the last nine winners who would join the band. She is the first member of the band to get writing credits for writing her own rap in one of their songs.
Although she started off as a singer, her rapping skills are nothing less than a professional’s. Obviously, or else she wouldn’t have been in this list of fastest rappers. She still uses her singing skills as the sub-vocalist of the group and does justice to all the parts she has to play in the band.
Chaeyoung from Twice
4. Dami from Dreamcatcher
7.13 syllables per second and 57 syllables per 8 seconds
Lee Yu Bin, more popularly known as Dami, is the main rapper of the girl group “Dreamcatcher” under the Dreamcatcher company. She had her debut in 2014 as a member of the former band MINX. In 2016, the company decided to rebrand the band under the name “Dreamcatcher” with the addition of two new members. The band debuted in 2017 with the main single “Nightmare”, which was a huge hit. Dami is more particularly known because of her deep and raspy voice, along with the way she is able to harmonize herself with the vocalists. Although she is intense with her raps, she is able to control and use her voice as to when and how it is needed, which is unlike a lot of other female rappers.
5. CL from 2ne1
7.38 syllables per second and 59 syllables per 8 seconds
Lee Chae Rin of 2ne1, more popularly known as CL, is a multitalented Kpop idol. She is a singer, songwriter, and super talented rapper. CL was originally a trainee under JYP Entertainment before she joined YG Entertainment. She had her debut as a member of 2NE1 in 2009, with the other members as their leader and rapper of the band. The songs from 2NE1’s debut album’s extended version bagged them the “Song of the Year” title, which made them the first rookie group to win a daesang the same year as their debut.
CL has had collaborations with idols like G-Dragon, Minzy and others. CL’s first single, “Hello Bitches” which was released in 2015, debuted at rank number 97 of Billboard’s Music Awards. CL’s rapping skills got her featured on the songs of some of the top hip-hop and pop artists. She was featured in Diplo’s “Doctor Pepper”, Psy’s “Daddy”, Lil Yachty’s “Surrender” and has even recorded the soundtrack to the movie “My Little Pony: The Movie”.
CL from 2NE1
6. Jennie from Blackpink
7.63 syllables per second and 61 syllables per 8 seconds
Kim Jennie who has taken the world by storm as a member of the world’s most famous Kpop girl group. Jennie’s ability to speak in English has helped her tremendously as a rapper. When she joined YG Entertainment as a trainee, she would be asked to cover English pop songs a lot. And since most of the western pop songs have rap parts in their songs, Jennie would be the one to end up rapping those parts. This happened because she was the only trainee there who knew English at a high level.
A trainer suggested that Jennie try rapping in Korean since she is able to rap so well in English. From here on, Jennie started her career in rapping. Jennie’s voice is suitable both as a rapper and a vocalist, which is why she is considered an all-rounder. Her first solo single, “Solo” broke multiple records all over the world. The song became platinum certified by the KMCA and even topped the Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart.
Jennie Kim from Blackpink
7. Yezi from Fiestar
7.88 syllables per second and 63 syllables per 8 seconds
Lee Ye Ji is a rapper and singer of the Kpop girl group “Fiestar”. More popularly known as Yezi, she had her debut in 2012, after which she took part in the survival show “Unpretty Rapstar 2” in 2015, which is a show for female rappers to showcase their skills. Although originally Yezi gained fame as a singer and a dancer, she quickly made her image as a rapper as well. She started her career in rap while she was still on the set of Unpretty Rapstar when she released two of her singles.
The songs featured some of the top rappers like Jay Park, Loco, and Hanhae. The songs were a hit and gave her more fame than she ever got as a member of FIESTAR. Yezi continued her rap career and released her first solo album in 2016 as a maxi-single called “Foresight Dream”.
8. Soyeon from G(I)-DLE
8.00 syllables per second and 64 syllables per 8 seconds
Jeon So-Yeon is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer working under Cube Entertainment. More famously known as Soyeon, she was the leader and lead rapper of her band (G)I-DLE. Soyeon was a well-recognized face way before her debut in 2017. She was a contestant in the survival show “Produce 101” in 2016. She ranked at 20 at the end of the show and was unable to debut back then. In the same year, Soyeon participated in another survival show called “Unpretty Rapster”.
In this show, female rappers would showcase their skills and have their work be featured in an album the show will put out. Soyeon won this show as a runner-up and joined Cube Entertainment right after. She has the highest bars in the kpop industry than any other female artist does at the moment.
Soyeon from G(I)-DLE
