Kitano Ruka

Kitano Ruka was a member of SKE48's Team KII.

Catchphrase[]

Are you going to work hard today as well? (Work hard!!) I’ll present to you my husky and wonderful singing voice. I’m 25 years old Kitano Ruka, also known as Bold Kitano.

Team History[]

2013.02.28 - Joined SKE48 as a Kenkyuusei
2014.02.24 - Promoted to Team KII (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)
2024.06.30 - Graduated from SKE48's Team KII (Announcement: March 9, 2024 | Final Theater Performance: June 29, 2024 | Final Activity Date: June 30, 2024)

Leadership History[]

2019.09.02 - Appointed Co-Leader of Team KII (Predecessor: Uchiyama Mikoto)
2022.05.21 - Relinquished role as Co-Leader of Team KII (Successor: Aoki Shiori)

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections[]

Singles Participation[]

SKE48 A-Sides[]

SKE48 B-Sides[]

Yuudachi no Mae (Utsukushii Inazuma)
Canaria Syndrome (Sansei Kawaii!)
Sayonara Kinou no Jibun (Bukiyou Taiyou)
DADA Machine Gun (12gatsu no Kangaroo)
Konya wa Join us! (Coquettish Juutai Chuu)
Shozo ga kono Boku wo Damenisuru (Maenomeri)
Kiss Position (Chicken LINE)
Madogiwa LOVER (Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai) (WCenter with Matsumoto Chikako)
En wo Egaku (Igai ni Mango)
Bocchi de Skip (Muishiki no Iro)
Dareka no Mimi (Ikinari Punch Line)

AKB48 B-Sides[]

Ai no Moake (Jabaja)

Albums Participation[]

SKE48 Albums[]

Ai no Tame ni Nani wo Suteru? (Kakumei no Oka)

Units[]

Stage Units[]

RS2 (Aitakatta): Nageki no Figure; Senaka Kara Dakishimete; Rio no Kakumei

RS3 (Seifuku no Me): Onna no Ko no Dairokkan

KII3 (Ramune no Nomikata): Usotsuki na Dachou (Revival)

KII5 (0Start): Bye Bye Bye

SKE2 (Te wo Tsunaginagara): Choco no Yukue; Wimbledon e Tsureteitte

Concert Units[]

AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Concert ~Oshimen Hayai Mono Gachi~[]

Pajama Drive

SKE48 National Tour[]

Kobe World Hall

Aozora Kataomoi

Yokohama Arena

Gyakuten Oujisama

SKE48 Zenkoku Tour ～Ki wa Juku Shita. Zenkoku e Ikou!～[]

Shizuoka

Minna, Nakunjaneezo. Miyazawa Sae Graduation Concert in Nippon Gaishi Hall[]

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018[]

Cross

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2019[]

Cross

Media Appearances[]

Drama[]

Nagoya Yuki Saishuu Ressha: SKE48 Special (2020名古屋最終列車2020: SKE48編)

Trivia[]

Hobbies: Yosakoi, going to sleep, watching detective dramas
Favorite costume: Junjou Shugi
Favorite food: Donuts, takoyaki
Least favorite food: Spicy foods, eggplant
Favorite phrase: お前は選抜になれ！ (Omae wa Senbatsu ni nare!; You, enter Senbatsu!)
Special skills: Impersonating other members, good calligraphy
Good friends with: Yamada Juna
Future ambition: Model
Light Stick Colors: 2 Yellow
Performed as an under for Team KII before any other 6th generation Kenkyuusei performed with teams
- SKE48 had not begun performing with their post-2013 shuffle teams at that time. Therefore, Ruka performed with a team even before Azuma Rion, who was promoted to Team E two months before
One of the 50 winners of the Young Jump Gravure Competition
Appointed as Team KII co-leader from September 2, 2019.

Gallery[]

SKE48

Members
Team S	Aoumi Hinano \| Akahori Kimie \| Arano Himeka \| Ishiguro Yuzuki \| Inoue Ruka \| Omura Anzu \| Kamimura Ayuka (Co-Leader) \| Kitagawa Yoshino \| Kito Mikuru \| Sakamoto Marin \| Sugimoto Riina \| Nakasaka Miyu \| Nakamura Izumi \| Nomura Miyo \| Hara Yune \| Matsumoto Chikako (Leader)
Team KII	Aoki Rika \| Arai Yuki (Co-Leader) \| Ito Miki \| Iriuchijima Sayaka \| Ota Ayaka (Leader) \| Okamoto Ayaka \| Shinohara Kyoka \| Suzuki Ena \| Suzuki Sara \| Nakano Airi \| Nishii Mio \| Fujimoto Fuyuka \| Yamamura Sakura
Team E	Aikawa Honoka (Co-Leader) \| Asai Yuka \| Ikeda Kaede \| Ida Reona \| Kamata Natsuki \| Kumazaki Haruka \| Kurashima Ami \| Sato Kaho (Leader) \| Sawada Kanon \| Suenaga Oka \| Sugawara Maya \| Suzuki Kokona \| Morimoto Kurumi
Kenkyuusei	Ito Kokomi \| Okuno Kokoha \| Kakimoto Rena \| Kawamura Yua \| Kuramoto Hana \| Takamura Saya \| Hasegawa Miyabi \| Matsukawa Miyu \| Minamisawa Coco

Former Members
Team S	Suzuki Kirara \| Takai Tsukina \| Yamashita Moe \| Matsushita Yui \| Ono Haruka \| Hirata Rikako \| Yagami Kumi \| Kuwabara Mizuki \| Takada Shiori \| Hiramatsu Kanako \| Niidoi Sayaka \| Sato Seira \| Mukaida Manatsu \| Deguchi Aki \| Sato Mieko \| Nakanishi Yuka \| Miyazawa Sae \| Miyamae Ami \| Yakata Miki \| Noguchi Yume \| Azuma Rion \| Takeuchi Mai \| Futamura Haruka \| Oya Masana \| Goto Risako \| Inuzuka Asana \| Machi Otoha \| Isshiki Rena \| Yamada Juna \| Okada Miku \| Kitagawa Ryoha \| Matsui Jurina \| Nojima Kano \| Yamauchi Suzuran \| Sugiyama Aika \| Tsuzuki Rika \| Ishizuka Mizuki \| Sugiyama Anan \| Hirano Momona \| Otani Yuki \| Takeuchi Nanami
Team KII	Ichihara Yuri \| Wakabayashi Tomoka \| Hata Sawako \| Ogiso Shiori \| Akaeda Ririna \| Matsumoto Rina \| Kato Tomoko \| Kinoshita Yukiko \| Mizuno Honoka \| Yamada Mizuho \| Furukawa Airi \| Abiru Riho \| Goudo Saki \| Yamashita Yukari \| Ishida Anna \| Takatsuka Natsuki \| Yahagi Yukina \| Obata Yuna \| Matsumura Kaori \| Takagi Yumana \| Uchiyama Mikoto \| Oshiba Rinka \| Shirai Yukino \| Kataoka Narumi \| Shirai Kotono \| Takayanagi Akane \| Takeuchi Saki \| Souda Sarina \| Igarashi Hayaka \| Oba Mina \| Furuhata Nao \| Hidaka Yuzuki \| Ego Yuna \| Kawashima Miharu \| Kitano Ruka \| Mizuno Airi \| Aoki Shiori
Team E	Nakamura Yuka \| Mano Haruka \| Yamada Erika \| Hara Minami \| Ueno Kasumi \| Suga Nanako \| Kito Momona \| Iguchi Shiori \| Kaneko Shiori \| Owaki Arisa \| Yamada Reika \| Iwanaga Tsugumi \| Kobayashi Ami \| Matsui Rena \| Isohara Kyoka \| Koishi Kumiko \| Umemoto Madoka \| Kato Rumi \| Shibata Aya \| Sakai Mei \| Kimoto Kanon \| Sato Sumire \| Takatera Sana \| Ichino Narumi \| Shirayuki Kohaku \| Goto Rara \| Nonogaki Miki \| Nishi Marina \| Hirata Shiina \| Ishikawa Kanon \| Fukai Negai \| Suda Akari \| Tanabe Mizuki \| Tani Marika \| Fukushi Nao \| Takahata Yuki \| Hayashi Mirei \| Saito Makiko
Kenkyuusei	Inagaki Honami \| Ozeki Kiharu \| Shibaki Aiko \| Oshima Fuuka \| Hayashi Seika \| Maekawa Aika \| Hashimoto Ayumi \| Yanase Aiko \| Shinkai Rina \| Handa Ayane \| Mori Sayuki \| Nonoyama Marin \| Imade Mai \| Miyawaki Riko \| Kobayashi Emiri \| Fujimoto Mitsuki \| Hioki Miki \| Ito Akane \| Kitahara Yuna \| Yano Azuki \| Orito Aisa \| Yamamoto Yuka \| Sora Miyuka \| Goto Mayuko \| Sasaki Yuka \| Ogino Risa \| Tsuji Nozomi \| Murai Junna \| Kawasaki Narumi \| Kobayashi Kano \| Kawai Anna \| Ishikawa Saki \| Kozuma Honoka \| Atsumi Ayaha \| Wada Aina \| Morihira Riko \| Adachi Reina \| Oba Sayaka \| Sugiyama Natalie \| Seya Moka \| Ohashi Mako \| Kiuchi Rikako \| Kato Yui \| Wakita Aoi \| Kato Satsuki

Discography
Singles	1. Tsuyokimono yo \| 2. Aozora Kataomoi \| 3. Gomen ne, SUMMER \| 4. 1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU! \| 5. Banzai Venus \| 6. Pareo wa Emerald \| 7. Okey-Dokey \| 8. Kataomoi Finally \| 9. Aishiteraburu! \| 10. Kiss Datte Hidarikiki \| 11. Choco no Dorei \| 12. Utsukushii Inazuma \| 13. Sansei Kawaii! \| 14. Mirai to wa? \| 15. Bukiyou Taiyou \| 16. 12-gatsu no Kangaroo \| 17. Coquettish Juutai Chuu \| 18. Maenomeri \| 19. Chicken LINE \| 20. Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai \| 21. Igai ni Mango \| 22. Muishiki no Iro \| 23. Ikinari Punch Line \| 24. Stand by you \| 25. FRUSTRATION \| 26. So~Yu~Toko Aru Yo Ne? \| 27. Koi Ochi Flag \| 28. Ano Koro no Kimi wo Mitsuketa \| 29. Kokoro ni Flower \| 30. Zettai Inspiration \| 31. Suki ni Nacchatta \| 32. Ai no Hologram \| 33. Kokuhaku Shinpakusu \| 34. Tick tack zack
Albums	1. Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai \| 2. Kakumei no Oka
Other Songs	Oogoe Diamond \| Tsuyogari Dokei \| Escape \| Sekai ga Naiteru Nara \| Gonna Jump \| Vacancy \| Ai no Moake
Stages
Team S	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Te wo Tsunaginagara \| Seifuku no Me \| RESET \| Kansaneta Ashiato \| Ai wo Kimi ni, Ai wo Boku ni
Team KII	Aitakatta \| Te wo Tsunaginagara \| Ramune no Nomikata \| Theater no Megami \| 0Start \| Saishuu Bell ga Naru \| Jikan ga Nai
Team E	Pajama Drive \| Saka Agari \| Boku no Taiyou \| Te wo Tsunaginagara \| SKE Festival \| Koedashite Ikoze!!!
Himawarigumi	Seishun Girls \| Te wo Tsunaginagara
Kenkyuusei	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Aitakatta \| Seifuku no Me \| Upcoming Stage \| Seishun Girls \| We're Growing Up \| We're Growing Up ～2nd～

Units and Sister Groups
Soloists	Matsumura Kaori \| Matsushita Yui (Former Member)
One-Shot Units	NO NAME \| Sukeban Girls \| ICE from AKB48 \| AKBIdoling!!! \| Team Z \| Team Surprise \| Team BS
AKB48 Group inside Japan	AKB48 \| SKE48 \| NMB48 \| HKT48 \| NGT48 \| STU48
AKB48 Group outside Japan	JKT48 \| BNK48 \| MNL48 \| AKB48 Team SH \| AKB48 Team TP \| CGM48 \| KLP48
Former Groups	OJS48 \| SDN48 \| TPE48 \| MUM48 \| SGO48 \| DEL48 \| MUB48

Events
Sousenkyo	1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 13th Single "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu" 2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 17th Single "Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi Desu" 3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 22nd Single "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu" 4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki" 5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai" 6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~" 7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single "Juni Yoso Fukano, Oare no Ichiya" 8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single "Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii" 9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single "Mazu wa Tatakaou! Hanashi wa Sorekara da" 10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single "Sekai no Center wa Dare da?"
Janken Taikai	1st Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 19th Single 2nd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 24th Single 3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single 4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single 5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut 8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut 9th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
Group Draft Meeting	AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013 AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015