Miyu Takeuchi
{{short description|Japanese singer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Miyu Takeuchi
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| native_name = 竹内 美宥
| native_name_lang = ja
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|12}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}
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| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|K-pop}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}}
| label = King Records
| past_member_of = {{hlist|AKB48|Mini Skirt|Fruits}}
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{{Nihongo|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-japan-kpop-feature/k-pop-stardom-lures-japanese-youth-to-korea-despite-diplomatic-chill-idUSKCN1S62TY|title=K-Pop stardom lures Japanese youth to Korea despite diplomatic chill|work=Reuters|date=2019-04-30|access-date=2019-05-01}}
Career
=2004-2008: Pre-debut=
Prior to joining AKB48, Takeuchi signed a contract with Stardust Promotion in 2004{{Cite web|title=桑田佳祐の還暦祝い AKB48竹内美宥が『明日晴れるかな』を歌う|date=3 March 2016 |url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Techinsight_20160303_239025/|language=japanese}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://exittunes.com/artist/fruits/biography_miyu.html|script-title=ja:フルーツ Official Web Site|access-date=2019-03-21|language=ja}}
= 2009–2018: AKB48 and ''Produce 48'' =
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.{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/39865 | title=AKB研究生ユニット、ゲームCMでイメージキャラ担当 | language=ja | work=Natalie | date=2010-10-30 | access-date=2019-06-28}} She was promoted to full member status in 2010, and was announced as a member of AKB48's newly formed Team 4 in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10915712180.html|script-title=ja:チーム4発足|date=2011-06-07|access-date=2019-03-29|publisher=CyberAgent|language=ja}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=Natasha|title=16人組新ユニットが歌う「おじゃる丸」テーマ曲がCD化|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/48776|access-date=2021-02-21|website=音楽ナタリー|language=ja}}
Takeuchi signed to OH Enterprise in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://career.oricon.co.jp/news/2009099/full/|script-title=ja:AKB横山&SKE松井玲奈ら15人が所属事務所移籍へ|date=2012-03-26|access-date=2019-03-29|publisher=Oricon|language=ja}} Later that year, Team 4 was disbanded, and Takeuchi was moved to AKB48's Team B.{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2012/08/24/kiji/K20120824003970850.html|script-title=ja:東京ドーム公演初日サプライズ!AKB、新チーム体制発表|date=2012-08-24|access-date=2019-03-31|publisher=Sports Nippon|language=ja}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RJBf7ftto2R1EKZC3YE0A|title=Miyu Takeuchi Youtube Channel|website=YouTube |access-date=2019-04-09}} In 2021, Her Youtube Channel has amassed 230.000+ subscribers.
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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/jenter/?ac=article_view&entry_id=919012|title=[공식입장] "'프듀'·'AKB48' 컬래버"...'프로듀스48' 내년 방송 확정|work=X Sports News|date=2017-11-29|access-date=2019-03-22|language=ko}}{{Cite web|url=http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/8a3ea2d5ed1f48d3bed570035813f3ca|title='프로듀스48' PD "투표는 한국에서만…최종 12인 국적 구분 NO"|work=Hankook Ilbo|language=ko|date=2018-06-11|access-date=2018-06-20|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143744/http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/8a3ea2d5ed1f48d3bed570035813f3ca|url-status=dead}}
= 2018–present: Departure from AKB48, South Korean career =
Four days after the Produce 48 finale, on September 4, 2018, Takeuchi announced her departure from AKB48.{{cite web|url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1790506|script-title=ja:AKB48竹内美宥、卒業を発表 「PRODUCE48」終え世界中からエール|date=2018-09-04|access-date=2019-03-31|publisher=modelpress|language=ja}} Her last performance with AKB48 took place on December 25, 2018,{{cite web|url=https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12425684430.html|script-title=ja:竹内美宥の卒業公演と千秋楽のお知らせ|date=2018-12-13|access-date=2019-03-29|publisher=CyberAgent|language=ja}} and her contract with OH Enterprise ended on December 31, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/take_miyu112/status/1091240128670879744|title=Twitter/take_miyu112|date=2019-01-31|access-date=2019-03-29|publisher=Twitter|language=ja}}
On March 8, 2019, South Korean entertainment company Mystic Story announced that they had signed an official contract with Takeuchi.{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000072322|title='프로듀스48' 타케우치 미유, 미스틱엔터와 계약 체결(공식입장)|work=Naver|language=ko|date=2019-03-08|access-date=2019-04-08}}{{cite news | first=Ju-min | last=Park | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-japan-kpop-feature-idCAKCN1S62TY | title=K-Pop stardom lures Japanese youth to Korea despite diplomatic chill | work=Reuters | date=2019-04-30 | accessdate=2021-05-23}} 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.{{Cite news|date=2019-10-10|title=타케우치 미유, '월간 윤종신' 10월호 참여…미스틱에서 첫 신곡|language=ko-KR|work=Hankook Ilbo|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201910101401725154|access-date=2021-02-21}}{{Cite web|title=2019 월간 윤종신 10월호 - 내 타입 (With 미유)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYJ37-p57Rw&feature=emb_title|website=Youtube| date=22 October 2019 }} In February 2020, Takeuchi was announced as a member of Mystic Rookies, pre-debut trainee group within the company.{{cite web | url=https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2137275 | title=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 | trans-title=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 | language=ja | work=Kstyle | date=2020-02-20 | accessdate=2024-10-26}}
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 .{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Miji|title='월간 윤종신' 타케우치 미유 가창 '왠지 그럼 안될 것 같아', 오늘(24일) 발매|date=24 February 2021 |url=http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1393267|language=korean}} On May 3, 2021, Takeuchi announced the end of her exclusive contract with Mystic Story.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Seung-Gil|title=AKB48 출신 타케우치 미유, 미스틱스토리 전속계약 만료 "오랜 논의 끝에" [전문]|date=3 May 2021 |trans-title=Miyu Takeuchi from AKB48, Mystic Story exclusive contract expires "After a long discussion" [Full text]|url=http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202105031934706907&ext=na|language=korean}}{{Cite web|last=Jeong|first=Hee-yeon|title=[전문] 타케우치 미유 전속계약 종료, 미스틱 떠난다|date=3 May 2021 |trans-title=[Professional] Miyu Takeuchi's exclusive contract ends, leaving Mystic|url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20210503/106750331/1|language=korean}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2168101 | title=元AKB48 竹内美宥、MYSTIC STORYを離れた理由とは？今後の活動にも言及「元々ソロで…」（動画あり） | trans-title=What are the reasons for why former AKB48 member Miyu Takeuchi separated from Mystic Story? Future plans also announced: "I was originally supposed to be a solo artist..." (with video) | language=ja | work=Kstyle | date=2021-05-08 | accessdate=2024-10-26}}
Personal life
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.{{cite web|url=https://keio-j.com/article/miyu_takeuchi/|script-title=ja:輝き人！NO.41 竹内美宥/Miyu Takeuchi|access-date=2019-03-29|publisher=Keio Journal|language=ja}}
Discography
{{See also|AKB48 discography}}
= As main artist =
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| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "My Type" {{small|({{lang|ko|내 타입}})}} | 2019 | Yoon Jong Shin Monthly Project 2019: October |
| "Forbidden Game"
(왠지 그럼 안될 것 같아) |2021 | |
= As featured artist =
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!Title !Year !Album |
| "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" {{small|(with Junichi Inagaki)}} |2015 |A Man and A Woman 5 |
| "Kimi ni Todoke" {{small|(with Kobasolo)}} |rowspan="2"|2017 |rowspan="2"|Collection |
| "Sangatsu Kokonoka" {{small|(with Kobasolo)}} |
| "Baby I Love U" {{small|(with Kobasolo)}} |2019 |Collection 2 |
| "Sentimental" {{small|(with Night Tempo)}} |2021 |
= Singles with AKB48 =
| class="wikitable"
!Title !Year !Album |
| "Manatsu no Sounds Good!
|rowspan="2"|2012 |rowspan="2"|Tsugi no Ashiato |
| "Eien Pressure" |
| "No Way Man"
|2018 |{{n/a|Non-album single}} |
= Other appearances =
| class="wikitable"
!Title !Year !Album |
| "Nekkoya (Pick Me)" (Produce 48 theme song) |rowspan="3"|2018 |{{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| "See You Again" |
| "We Together" |
Filmography
=Film=
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2012
|Nozomi Yuusa |
| 2014
|Nemurihime: Dream On Dreamer |Hiiragi |
=Television series=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Network ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2012
| Miyu | TV Tokyo |
=Television shows=
=Game=
Radio shows
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!Year !Title !Role !Network |
| 2013–2015
|AKB48 Konya wa Kaeranai ("AKB48 Not Going Home Tonight") |Host {{small|(with Karen Iwata, Tomu Muto)}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/c/MiyuTube/ Miyu Takeuchi's channel] on YouTube
{{AKB48}}
{{Produce 101}}
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