Natsuki Uchiyama
{{short description|Japanese copywriter and former idol (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox person
| alma_mater = Keio University
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- copywriter
- tarento (former)
- Japanese idol (former)}}
| employer = Hakuhodo
| agent = {{flatlist|
- AKS (2012–2016)
- Horipro (2017–2018)
}}
| name = Natsuki Uchiyama
| native_name = 内山 奈月
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|25|df=y}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| name = Natsuki Uchiyama
| embed = yes
| birth_name =
| alias = Nakkii, Nakky
| genre = J-pop
| occupation =
| years_active = {{start date|2012}}–{{end date|2016}}
| past_member_of = AKB48
| website =
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| past_members =
}}
}}
{{nihongo|Natsuki Uchiyama|内山 奈月|Uchiyama Natsuki|born 25 September 1995}} is a Japanese copywriter and former idol. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, where she was part of Team B.
Biography
Uchiyama passed AKB48's 14th generation auditions on 13 May 2012. She debuted on 9 July 2012.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} In August 2013, she was promoted to the newly formed Team 4. In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced that Uchiyama would be transferred to Team B. In April 2014, Uchiyama enrolled in Keio University.{{cite web|title=憲法暗唱が特技のAKB48・内山奈月が『憲法主義』を発売！ PHP研究所に出版のきっかけを聞いてみた|url=http://okmusic.jp/#!/news/46456|website=OKMusic|access-date=10 March 2015}}
In the 2014 AKB48 Group general election, Uchiyama ranked for the first time at 63rd place.{{cite web|title=Uchiyama Natsuki's G+|url=https://plus.google.com/115831229731310759845/posts/ZKeiSCpUuSG|website=Google+|access-date=10 March 2015|language=ja|date=7 June 2014}}
Uchiyama's special skill as an idol was to recite articles of the Japanese Constitution. In July 2014, she collaborated with {{ill|Shigeru Minamino|ja|南野森}}, then an associate professor at Kyushu University School of Law, to write a book titled {{Nihongo|Constitutionalism: The Essence Unwritten in the Text|憲法主義: 条文には書かれていない本質|Kenpō shugi: jōbun ni wa kaka rete inai honshitsu}} regarding the Japanese Constitution.{{cite web|title=ネトウヨに負けるな！ AKB、中居くん、ももクロが政治的発言！|url=http://lite-ra.com/2014/07/post-297.html|website=Litera|access-date=10 March 2015}} They co-wrote the book with the hope that Japanese teenagers would get a basic grounding and become interested in constitutional discourse, since although the voting age in Japan has been lowered to 18 years old, education on the matter was considered lacking.{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/24/national/akb48-singer-co-writes-book-constitution/|title=AKB48 singer co-writes book on Constitution|date=2014-07-24|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=2017-12-29|language=en-US|issn=0447-5763}}
On November 1, 2015, she announced her graduation from AKB48,{{Cite news|url=http://tokyogirlsupdate.com/natsuki-uchiyama-grad-akb48-20151164643.html|title=Natsuki Uchiyama Announces Graduation from AKB48|work=Japanese kawaii idol music culture news {{!}} Tokyo Girls Update|access-date=2015-11-02|language=en}} and she completed her final activity as a member on February 21, 2016.
As of October 16, 2017, she was signed to Horipro and was billed as a {{Nihongo|"Constitutional Idol"|憲法アイドル|Kenpō aidoru}}.{{Cite web|url=https://jshowbiz.com/english/component/k2/item/952-uchiyama-natsuki-signs-new-agency.html|title=Uchiyama Natsuki signs NEW Agency - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News|last=Daily|first=AKB48|date=2017-10-16|website=jshowbiz.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-12-29}}
From January to March 2018, she was a participant in {{Nihongo|Parliament Member GO|議員ＧＯ|Giin Go}}, a political variety show inspired by Pokémon Go, which was broadcast on the Internet television channel {{ill|AbemaNews|ja|原宿AbemaNews}}.{{Cite web|url=https://abema.tv/channels/abema-news/slots/EoLUNS7Ntkp4sR|title=国会議員をゲットだぜ！「議員ＧＯ」 {{!}} 無料のインターネットテレビはAbemaTV(アベマTV)|website=AbemaTV|access-date=2018-05-05}}
In March 2018, she graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Keio University and left Horipro. She joined the Hakuhodo advertising agency the same year.{{Cite web|last=マスメディアン|first=株式会社|title=【金沢】電・博・ADK・Jeki・朝広の若手が登場！「ぶっちゃけ」トークセッション－INFORMATION｜未来をもっと面白く『マスナビ』|url=https://www.massnavi.com/information/2014805.html|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.massnavi.com}} In 2020, her team won the Grand Prix in the Brain Online Video Award competition.{{Cite web|title=宣伝会議｜ブレーン オンライン動画コンテスト「BOVA」|url=https://bova.co/history/7th|access-date=2020-07-29|website=ブレーン オンライン動画コンテスト「BOVA」|language=ja}}
Discography
=AKB48 singles=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| 28 | "Uza" | B-side | Sang on "Otona e no Michi" |
| 29
| "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Sang on "Watashitachi no Reason" |
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| 30 | "So Long!" | B-side | Sang on "Tsuyoi Hana" |
| 31
| "Sayonara Crawl" | B-side | Sang on "Love Shugyou" |
| 33
| "Heart Electric" | B-side | Sang on "Seijun Philosophy" as Team 4 |
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| 35 | B-side | Sang on "Koi to Ka..." |
| 36
| B-side | Sang on "B Garden" |
| 37
| B-side | Ranked 63rd in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko" |
| 38
| B-side | Sang on "Ambulance" and "Loneliness Club" |
| rowspan="1" | 2015
| 39 | "Green Flash" | B-side | Sang on "Yankee Rock" and "Hatsukoi no Oshibe" |
Appearances
=Stage units=
;AKB48 Kenkyuusei Stage {{nihongo|"Boku no Taiyou"|僕の太陽}}
- {{nihongo|"Higurashi no Koi"|ヒグラシノコイ}}
;Team 4 2nd Stage {{nihongo|"Te wo Tsunaginagara"|手をつなぎながら}}
- {{nihongo|"Choco no Yukue"|チョコの行方}}
;AKB48 Team B 3rd Stage {{nihongo|"Pajama Drive"|パジャマドライブ}} (Revival)
- {{nihongo|"Tenshi no Shippo"|天使のしっぽ}}
=TV variety=
=TV dramas=
- {{nihongo|Majisuka Gakuen 4|マジすか学園4}} (2015), Kenpou (Team Hinabe)
- {{nihongo|Majisuka Gakuen 5|マジすか学園5}} (2015), Kenpou (Team Hinabe)
Bibliography
- {{Nihongo|"Constitutionalism: The Essence Unwritten in the Text"|憲法主義: 条文には書かれていない本質|Kenpō shugi: jōbun ni wa kaka rete inai honshitsu
}} (2014), {{ISBN|9784569764801}}, co-authored with Shigeru Minamino
References
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External links
- {{twitter|natsuki___u|Natsuki Uchiyama}}{{in lang|ja}}
- [https://plus.google.com/115831229731310759845/posts Natsuki Uchiyama] on Google+ (last act on AKB48)
- {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218120551/http://www.akb48.co.jp:80/about/members/detail.php?mid=136|date=December 18, 2015|title=AKB48 Official Profile}}
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Category:Japanese women pop singers