Akari Takeuchi

Akari Takeuchi
竹内朱莉
Born (1997-11-23) November 23, 1997 (age 27)
OriginSaitama, Japan
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Years active2008–present
LabelsHachama, 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

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

For Akari Takeuchi's releases with Angerme, see Angerme#Discography.

Bibliography

Books

  • Jinsei Sumi Mamire (人生墨まみれ) (July 13, 2023, Shufu no Tomo, ISBN 978-4074540433)[9]

Photobooks

References

  1. ^ a b "アンジュルム竹内朱莉が"20問20答"でハロプロ愛を語る！【ハロプロ誕生20周年記念連載】". The TV. November 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "宮本佳林、6月でJuice=Juiceを卒業へ 参加楽曲は全部で何曲？". Real Sound. April 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "スマイレージ、新メンバー発表&お披露目! 一挙5人加入で9人に". Oricon News. August 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "スマイレージ、サブメン4人正メンバー昇格＆12月新曲発売". Natalie. October 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "アップフロントの「SATOYAMA movement」からGREEN FIELDSとハーベストが誕生。全4組でCDデビューも決定". Barks. October 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "アンジュルム・和田彩花「私も第2章に歩いていきます」 卒業公演で第1章に幕引き". Excite. June 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "アンジュルム リーダー竹内朱莉が卒業発表 芸能活動継続も「書道で世界を回りたい」【コメント全文】". Oricon. December 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "アンジュルム竹内朱莉、涙と笑顔の卒業公演 15年のアイドル人生に幕「書道で世界を目指します」". Oricon. June 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "【お知らせ】「竹内朱莉 人生墨まみれ」書真集を７月に発売決定！". S Cawaii (in Japanese). June 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "竹内朱莉ソロ写真集『roundabout』発売記念イベント開催決定". Ototoy (in Japanese). May 11, 2023.
Honorary titles
Preceded by Leader of Angerme
2019–2023 		Succeeded by