is a Japanese singer. She is a second-generation member and the leader of the

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pop group Angerme.

Biography

Akari Takeuchi was on November 23, 1997, in Saitama, Japan. In 2008, Takeuchi joined

Hello! Project is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of Up-Front Group. The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume's fan club name in 1999, but ...

as a

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member alongside

Mizuki Fukumura is a Japanese singer, dancer, and actress. She is a ninth-generation member, current leader of the pop group Morning Musume as well as the current and seventh leader of Hello Project. Prior to becoming part of Morning Musume, Fukumura was know ...

and Rie Kaneko. In 2009, she was chosen as a member of

Minimoni was a sub-unit of the Japanese idol girl groups Morning Musume and Coconuts Musume. It was formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2000 and associated with Hello! Project. The group was founded by Morning Musume members Mari Yaguchi, Nozomi Tsuji, and ...

's revival unit, Shin Minimoni, with fellow

member Karin Miyamoto,

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member

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and

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member

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. In June 2011, Takeuchi took part in auditions to find second-generation members for the

group

. On August 14, at the last performance of the

2011 Summer concerts, Takeuchi as well as Kana Nakanishi, Fuyuka Kosuga, Rina Katsuta and Meimi Tamura were announced as sub-members of

. On October 16, at the launch event of

's seventh single "Tachiagirl",

Tsunku , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He is the lead singer of the rock band Sharam Q. As a songwriter, Tsunku is the primary producer for Morning Musume and other Hello! Project acts, such as Cocon ...

announced the sub-members' promotion to official members of the group. In October 2012, Takeuchi joined the

and Satoyama movement unit

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with

members Erina Ikuta, Ayumi Ishida, and Masaki Satō. Takeuchi succeeded Ayaka Wada as the leader of Angerme on June 19, 2019. She is set to graduate from Angerme in Spring 2023.

Discography

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeuchi, Akari Angerme members Japanese female idols Japanese women pop singers Minimoni members People from Saitama (city) Living people 1997 births Musicians from Saitama Prefecture