Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音, Takayanagi Akane, born November 29, 1991 in Aichi Prefecture) is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48.[1] She joined SKE48 as a second-generation trainee in March 2009,[2] before being promoted to Team KII. She was a member of SKE48 Team KII, and a former member of NMB48 Team BII.[3]

Akane Takayanagi
高柳 明音
Background information
Born (1991-11-29) November 29, 1991 (age 32)
OriginAichi Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupations
Years active2009 – present
Labels

AKB48 general elections

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At the AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election in 2012, Takayanagi ranked 24, which earned her a place again in the Undergirls.[4][5]

At the AKB48 53rd Single Senbatsu Election in 2018, Takayanagi ranked 18, which earned her a place again in the Undergirls.

Personal life

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Takayanagi's nickname 'Churi' comes from the sound that her pet parakeets make.[6] Takayanagi also has five parakeets named Papi, Pino, Pucho and Popo, Pyuaru.[7]

Discography

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SKE48

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Singles

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Year No. Title Role Notes
2009 1 "Tsuyoki Mono yo" B-side Sang on Team KII version (Theater Edition)
2010 2 "Aozora Kataomoi" A-side
3 "Gomen ne, Summer" A-side
4 "1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!" A-side Also sang on "Cosmos no Kioku" as Shirogumi
2011 5 "Banzai Venus" A-side Also sang on "Ai no Kazu" as Team KII.
6 "Pareo wa Emerald" A-side Also sang on "Hanabi wa Owaranai" as Selection 8.
7 "Okey Dokey" A-side Also sang on "Utaōyo, Bokutachi no Kōka" as Selection 8
2012 8 "Kataomoi Finally" A-side Also sang on "Kamoki no Tsuki" as Selection 8; "Kyō made no Koto, Korekara no koto".
9 "Aishite-love-ru!" A-side
10 "Kiss Datte Hidarikiki" A-side
2013 11 "Choco no Dorei" A-side Also sang on "Bike to Sidecar" as 14 Carat.
12 "Utsukushii Inazuma" A-side Also sang on ""Seishun no Mizushibuki" as Boat Pier Senbatsu; "Band wo Yarou yo" as Magical Band, "Futari dake no Parade" as Team KII.
13 "Sansei Kawaii!" A-side Also sang on "Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka?" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu, "Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyou" as Selection 18.
2014 14 "Mirai to wa?" A-side Also sang on "GALAXY of DREAMS" as the same-name-subgroup; "S-ko to Usohakkenki" as Team KII, "Bokura no Kizuna", "Mayflower" as Dragon Girls.
15 "Bukiyō Taiyō" A-side Also sang on "Coming soon" as Boat Pier Senbatsu; "Tomodachi no Mama de" as Selection 10; "Sayonara Kinou no Jibun" as Team KII
16 "12 Gatsu no Kangaroo" A-side Also sang on "I love AICHI" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu; "DADA Machine Gun" as Team KII; "Ai no Rule" as Sentai Hero Unit.
2015 17 "Coquettish Jūtai Chū" A-side Also sang on "Boku wa Shitteiru"; "Konya wa Join Us!" as Team KII.
18 "Mae Nomeri" A-side Also sang on "Shozo ga kono Boku wo Damenisuru" as Team KII.
2016 19 "Chicken LINE" A-side Also sang on "Kiss Position" as Team KII; "Bouenkyou no Nai Tenmondai" as Passion For You Senbatsu.
20 "Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" A-side Also sang on "Happy Rankings."
2017 21 "Igai ni Mango" A-side Also sang on "En wo Egaku" as Team KII and "Kiseki no Ryūseigun" as Passion For You Senbatsu.
2018 22 "Muishiki no Iro" A-side Also sang on "Yoake no Coyote" as Sagami Chain Senbatsu and "We're Growing Up" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu.
23 "Ikinari Punch Line" A-side Also sang on "Dareka no Mimi" as Team KII and "Hana no Kaori no Symphony" as Passion For You Senbatsu.
24 "Stand by You" A-side Also sang on "Ketobashita Nochi de Kuchizuke wo" as Team KII, "Jimotomintachi yo" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Kamisama wa Misutenai"
2019 25 "Frustration" A-side Also sang on "Game Shimasen ka?" as Passion For You Senbatsu.
2020 26 "Sōyūtoko Aru yo ne?" A-side Last single to participate. Also sang on "Seishun no Hoseki" which is her graduation song.

Sub-Unit Singles

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Koppu no Naka no Komorebi
  • "Datte, Ame Janai?" / Transit Girls
  • "Otanoshimi wa ashita kara" / Aichi Toyota Senbatsu

Albums

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Kono Hi no Chime o Wasurenai
  • "Shikatte yo, Darling!" / Team KII
  • "Heavy Rotation" / Team KII
  • "Sunenagara, Ame..." / Selection 8
Kakumei no Oka
  • "Natsu yo, Isoge!"
  • "Zero Base"
  • "Horizon" / Aichi Toyota Senbatsu

NMB48

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Singles

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Year No. Title Role Notes
2014 10 "Rashikunai" A-side Only single with NMB48. Also sang on "Star ni Nante Naritakunai" as Team BII.

Albums

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Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Namba Jichiku~
  • "Ibiza girl"
  • "Kimi ni Yarareta" / Team BII
  • "Peak"

AKB48

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Singles

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Year No. Title Role[8] Notes
2010 17 "Heavy Rotation" Under Girls Ranked 35th in 2010 General Election. Sang on "Namida no Seesaw Game"
18 "Beginner" Under Girls Sang on "Boku Dake no Value"
2011 20 "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" Under Girls Sang on "Gūzen no Jūjiro"
21 "Everyday, Katyusha" Under Girls Sang on "Hito no Chikara"
22 "Flying Get" Under Girls Ranked 23rd in 2011 General Election. Sang on "Dakishimecha Ikenai" and "Yasai Uranai" as Yasai Sisters.
23 "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" Under Girls Sang on "Kimi no Senaka"
2012 25 "Give Me Five!" B-side Sang on "Hitsujikai no Tabi" as Special Girls B.
26 "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" A-side First AKB48 A-side.
27 "Gingham Check" Under Girls Ranked 24th in 2012 General Election. Sang on "Nante Bohemian"
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side Sang on "Tsuyogari Tokei" as SKE48.
2013 32 "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" Under Girls Ranked 23rd in 2013 General Election. Sang on "Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita".
33 "Heart Electric" Under Girls Sang on "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" .
34 "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" B-side Sang on "Escape" as SKE48.
2014
35 "Mae shika Mukanee" Talking Chimpanzees Sang on "KONJO".
37 "Kokoro no Placard" Under Girls Ranked 31st in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Dareka ga Nageta Ball"
38 "Kibōteki Refrain" B-side Sang on "Utaitai" as Katareagumi (Cattleya Group).
2015
39 "Green Flash" B-side Sang on "Sekai ga Naiteru Nara" as SKE48.
41 "Halloween Night" A-side Ranked 14th in 2015 General Election.
2016 43 "Kimi wa Melody" B-side Sang on "Gonna Jump" as SKE48.
45 "LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" Under Girls Ranked 20th in 2016 General Election. Sang on "Densetsu no Sakana" and "Hikari to Kage no Hibi"
46 "High Tension" Team Vocal Sang on "Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta"
2017 47 "Shoot Sign" B-side Sang on "Vacancy" as SKE48.
48 "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" A-side Also sang on "Anogoro no Gohyaku Yen Dama"
49 "#SukiNanda" A-side Ranked 15th in 2017 General Election.
50 "11gatsu no Anklet" B-side Sang on "Yosougai no Story" as Vocal Senbatsu.
2018 51 "Jabaja" B-side Sang on "Ai no Moake" as SKE48.
53 "Sentimental Train" Under Girls Ranked 18th in 2018 General Election. Sang on "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi"

Albums

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Koko ni Ita Koto
  • "Koko ni Ita Koto"
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  • "Aozora yo Sabishikunai Ka?"
Tsugi no Ashiato
  • "JJ ni Karitamono"
Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
  • "Ikitsuzukeru"
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  • "Hibiwareta Kagami"

Films

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  • Oretachi no Ashita (2014)[9]
  • Jōrei Tantei (2014)[10]

TV dramas

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References

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  1. ^ 高柳明音 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  2. ^ 【エンタがビタミン♪】SKE48・高柳明音が生誕祭で本音。「悔しい思いはたくさんある」 (in Japanese). Mediaproductsjapan Co, Ltd. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  3. ^ "AKB48 announces reshuffling of personnel + Kawaei Rina's graduation". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  4. ^ "AKB48第4回総選挙、大島優子が2年ぶり2回目のトップに" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  5. ^ "AKB48第4回総選挙、トップ16メンバーのコメント全紹介" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  6. ^ (゜◇/゜) (in Japanese). SKE48 blog. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  7. ^ "ちゅり=((((O゜◇゜)o{名前決定と、ちゅりかめら特集!!" (in Japanese). SKE48 blog. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  8. ^ Center and A-side lineup information provided by "AKB48 歴代シングル選抜メンバー(2010年~2015年)" [(2010-2015) AKB48 successive single member selection]. entamedata.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  9. ^ 映画 俺たちの明日. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  10. ^ 映画 浄霊探偵. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  11. ^ TV モウソウ刑事!. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  12. ^ 金とくスペシャル 名古屋発!生放送ドラマ「喜劇 娘が嫁ぐ日」 (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  13. ^ "Takasugi-san's Obento Live-Action Series Reveals 8 More Cast Members, Theme Song by NEWS". Anime News Network. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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