is a Japanese actress, model and a former member of

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Career

Mitsumune was born in

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in 1993. As her parents moved around for work, she spent time in Chiba,

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and

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Prefectures before settling in

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for high school. In March 2011, Mitsumune won the Grand Prix at the Kobe Collection Model Audition 2011. In December of the same year, she joined

as part of the 13th generation trainee members. She made her television drama debut in '' Ataru'' aired on TBS in April 2012. On October 24, 2012, she announced that she would leave the group due to her poor physical condition. She played the lead role for the first time in the film ''Joshi Camera'', and it was released on November 24, 2012. Mitsumune made a comeback to the entertainment industry appearing in the film ''Gekijōban Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill'' released on September 14, 2013. In April 2014, it was announced that she belonged to the agency Flave Entertainment, and she resumed her activity in full swing.

Discography

Singles with AKB48

Albums with AKB48

; 1830m * "Sakuranbo to Kodoku" (Kenkyūsei) * "Aozora yo Sabishikunai Ka?" (AKB48 + SKE48 + NMB48 + HKT48)

Stage units

; Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha" ; Team K 6th Stage "Reset" * "Kiseki wa Maniawanai" ; Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami" * "Romance Kakurenbo" ; AKB48 Kenkyūsei Stage "Reset" * "Kiseki wa Maniawanai" * "Ashita no Tame ni Kiss o" ; AKB48 Kenkyūsei Stage "Boku no Taiyō" * "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster"

Appearances

Movies

* ''Gekijōban Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou'' (2012), Sayuri Tokimune * ''Joshi Camera'' (2012), Miki Yoshizawa * ''Gekijōban Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill'' (2013), Yui Ishikawa * '' Piece of Cake'' (2015), Akari Narita(Naomi Shibuya) * ''Room Laundering'' (2018)

Television

* '' Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou'' ( NTV, 2012), Sayuri Tokimune * '' Ataru'' ( TBS, 2012), Yui Ishikawa * ''

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'' (

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, 2015), Yukari Adachi * '' Ushijima the Loan Shark'' (

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, 2016), Mayumi Uehara

Dubbing

* ''

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'' Season 2 Episode 1 (Super! Drama TV, 2015), Rowan Mills

Commercials

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- Wanda Morning Shot (2012) *

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(2012) * Sunstar Group - Sunstar Tonic (2014)

Music videos

* Shinsei Kamattechan - ''Jibun Rashiku'' (2015)

Events

* Girls Award 2014 S/S, 2014 A/W * Tokyo Runway 2014 S/S, 2014 A/W, 2015 S/S * Kobe Collection 2011 Shanghai, 2014 S/S, 2014 A/W, 2016 S/S * Kansai Collection 2014 S/S, 2016 S/S

Bibliography

Magazines

* ''Oggi'',

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1991-, as a regular model since December 2014 issue

Awards

* Kobe Collection Model Audition (2011): Grand Prix

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitsumune, Kaoru Living people 1993 births People from Ehime Prefecture Singers from Osaka Japanese female models 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses Models from Ehime Prefecture