Akari Takeuchi
Akari Takeuchi 竹内朱莉 | |
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| Born | November 23, 1997 |
| Origin | Saitama, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Hachama, Zetima |
Akari Takeuchi (竹内朱莉, Takeuchi Akari; born November 23, 1997)[1] is a Japanese singer. She is a former second-generation member and the leader of the Japanese idol pop group Angerme.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Akari Takeuchi was on November 23, 1997, in Saitama, Japan.[1]
In 2008, Takeuchi joined Hello! Project as a Hello! Pro Egg member alongside Mizuki Fukumura and Rie Kaneko. In 2009, she was chosen as a member of Minimoni's revival unit, Shin Minimoni, with fellow Hello! Pro Egg member Karin Miyamoto, S/mileage member Kanon Fukuda and Morning Musume member Linlin.[2]
In June 2011, Takeuchi took part in auditions to find second-generation members for the Hello! Project group S/mileage. On August 14, at the last performance of the Hello! Project 2011 Summer concerts, Takeuchi as well as Kana Nakanishi, Fuyuka Kosuga, Rina Katsuta and Meimi Tamura were announced as sub-members of S/mileage.[3] On October 16, at the launch event of S/mileage's seventh single "Tachiagirl", Tsunku announced the sub-members' promotion to official members of the group.[4]
In October 2012, Takeuchi joined the Hello! Project and Satoyama movement unit Harvest with Morning Musume members Erina Ikuta, Ayumi Ishida, and Masaki Satō.[5]
Takeuchi succeeded Ayaka Wada as the leader of Angerme on June 19, 2019.[6]
On December 20, 2022, Takeuchi announced her graduation from Angerme and Hello! Project to happen in Spring 2023.[7]
On June 20, 2023, she officially graduated from Angerme and Hello! Project with a concert dedicated for her graduation held at Yokohama Arena.[8]
Discography
[edit | edit source]For Akari Takeuchi's releases with Angerme, see Angerme#Discography.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Books
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Photobooks
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References
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External links
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