Akane Takayanagi

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 33)
Origin	Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupations	Japanese idol singer voice actress
Years active	2009 – present
Labels	Nippon Crown Avex Group

AKB48 general elections

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

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

Personal life

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

SKE48

Singles

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

Koppu no Naka no Komorebi

• "Datte, Ame Janai?" / Transit Girls
• "Otanoshimi wa ashita kara" / Aichi Toyota Senbatsu

Albums

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

Singles

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

Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Namba Jichiku~

• "Ibiza girl"
• "Kimi ni Yarareta" / Team BII
• "Peak"

AKB48

Singles

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

Koko ni Ita Koto

• "Koko ni Ita Koto"

1830m

• "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

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

TV dramas

• Mōsō Deka! (Tōkai Television Broadcasting, 2011)^[11]
• Majisuka Gakuen 3 (TV Tokyo, 2012)
• Kintoku Special (NHK, 2014), Misaki Tanba^[12]
• AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night Ep.14 – Video Posted (TV Asahi, 2015)
• AKB Love Night: Love Factory Ep.16 – Catch in the Dark (TV Asahi, 2016) as Minami
• Takasugi-san's Obento (Chukyo TV, Nippon TV, 2024) as Asako Marumiya^[13]