Miyu Takeuchi

Miyu Takeuchi
竹内 美宥
Born (1996-01-12) January 12, 1996 (age 28)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
LabelsKing Records
Formerly of

Miyu Takeuchi (竹内 美宥, Takeuchi Miyu, born January 12, 1996, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer and YouTuber. She is a former member of AKB48.[1]

Career

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2004-2008: Pre-debut

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Prior to joining AKB48, Takeuchi signed a contract with Stardust Promotion in 2004[2] and appeared in Little By Little's music video for "Ameagari no Kyū na Sakamichi". She was a member of girl group Fruits, born out of the audition tv show "Songs Star !!". In 2008, the group debuted with the single "Koi no Saison" and they disbanded the following year, in 2009.[3][2]

2009–2018: AKB48 and Produce 48

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Takeuchi passed AKB48 auditions in 2009. While she was a trainee, she was part of the sub-unit Mini Skirt and released the song "Mini Skirt no Yōsei" to promote the arcade game Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt, which later featured a likeness of her as a playable character during the Season 2 update.[4] She was promoted to full member status in 2010, and was announced as a member of AKB48's newly formed Team 4 in 2011.[5] In May, Takeuchi was selected to be part of the subunit "Ojarumaru Sisters" in order to sing "Hatsukoi wa Mitsuru", used as the ending theme of the anime Ojarumaru.[6]

Takeuchi signed to OH Enterprise in 2012.[7] Later that year, Team 4 was disbanded, and Takeuchi was moved to AKB48's Team B.[8] During this time, Takeuchi uploaded home recordings of song covers on social media. In 2014, she began to post song covers on her YouTube channel.[9] In 2021, Her Youtube Channel has amassed 230.000+ subscribers.[9]

In 2018, Takeuchi participated in the South Korean competition series Produce 48 as one of the Japanese contestants from AKB48 and its sister groups. She finished in 17th place.[10][11]

2018–present: Departure from AKB48, South Korean career

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Four days after the Produce 48 finale, on September 4, 2018, Takeuchi announced her departure from AKB48.[12] Her last performance with AKB48 took place on December 25, 2018,[13] and her contract with OH Enterprise ended on December 31, 2018.[14]

On March 8, 2019, South Korean entertainment company Mystic Story announced that they had signed an official contract with Takeuchi.[15][16] On October 22, 2019, Takeuchi released her first solo single, as well as her first Korean single and first single in Mystic Story, titled "My Type" (내 타입) as part of Mystic Story's CEO Yoon Jong-shin's Yoon Jong Shin Monthly Project 2019.[17][18] In February 2020, Takeuchi was announced as a member of Mystic Rookies, pre-debut trainee group within the company.[19]

On February 24, 2021, Takeuchi released her second solo single titled "Forbidden Game" (왠지 그럼 안될 것 같아) as part of Yoon Jong Shin's Yoon Jong Shin Monthly Repair Project .[20] On May 3, 2021, Takeuchi announced the end of her exclusive contract with Mystic Story.[21][22] On May 5, 2021, Takeuchi uploaded a video to her YouTube channel explaining her departure from the company. She stated that she originally signed a contract to debut as a solo artist and she decided to leave when Mystic Story instead arranged for her to debut in a girl group.[23]

Personal life

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Takeuchi was accepted to Keio University in 2013, attending classes at Keio University's Shonan Fujisawa campus while continuing to perform at the AKB48 theater in Akihabara.[24]

Discography

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See also: AKB48 discography

As main artist

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Title Year Album
"My Type"
(내 타입)		 2019 Yoon Jong Shin Monthly Project 2019: October
Forbidden Game"

(왠지 그럼 안될 것 같아)

2021
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Title Year Album
"Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun"
(with Junichi Inagaki) 		2015 A Man and A Woman 5
"Kimi ni Todoke"
(with Kobasolo) 		2017 Collection
"Sangatsu Kokonoka"
(with Kobasolo)
"Baby I Love U"
(with Kobasolo) 		2019 Collection 2
"Sentimental"
(with Night Tempo) 		2021 Ladies in The City[25]

Singles with AKB48

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Title Year Album
"Manatsu no Sounds Good! 2012 Tsugi no Ashiato
"Eien Pressure"
"No Way Man" 2018 Non-album single

Other appearances

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Title Year Album
"Nekkoya (Pick Me)"
(Produce 48 theme song) 		2018 Non-album single
"See You Again" 30 Girls 6 Concepts
"We Together" Produce 48 – Final

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou Nozomi Yuusa [26]
2014 Nemurihime: Dream On Dreamer Hiiragi [27]

Television series

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2012 Majisuka Gakuen Miyu TV Tokyo Season 3[28]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2010–2018 AKBingo! Herself Nippon TV Variety show regular
2011–2017 AKB48 Nemousu TV Herself Family Gekijo Variety show regular
2013–2018 AKB48 Show! Herself NHK Variety show regular
2018 Produce 48 Herself Mnet Reality competition show

Game

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt Miyumiyu Season 2[29][30]

Radio shows

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Year Title Role Network
2013–2015 AKB48 Konya wa Kaeranai ("AKB48 Not Going Home Tonight") Host (with Karen Iwata, Tomu Muto) Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting

References

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  17. ^ "타케우치 미유, '월간 윤종신' 10월호 참여…미스틱에서 첫 신곡". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  18. ^ "2019 월간 윤종신 10월호 - 내 타입 (With 미유)". Youtube. 22 October 2019.
  19. ^ "日本から2人！元AKB48 竹内美宥＆キム・スヒョンら、MYSTIC STORYのデビュー候補生7人を公開…SNSも開設" [Two members from Japan! Former AKB48 member Miyu Takeuchi, Kim Su-hyeon, and others announced to be part of Mystic Story's pre-debut group of seven members... also revealed on social media]. Kstyle (in Japanese). 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  20. ^ Kim, Miji (24 February 2021). "'월간 윤종신' 타케우치 미유 가창 '왠지 그럼 안될 것 같아', 오늘(24일) 발매" (in Korean).
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  24. ^ 輝き人！NO.41 竹内美宥/Miyu Takeuchi (in Japanese). Keio Journal. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  25. ^ Inc, Natasha. "Night Tempoアルバムに道重さゆみ、上坂すみれ、山本彩、BONNIE PINK、野宮真貴、竹内美宥ら参加（動画あり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-04-06. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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