Akari Takeuchi


Akari Takeuchi is a second-generation member and the leader of Japanese idol pop group Angerme.

Biography

In 2008, Takeuchi joined Hello! Project as a Hello! Pro Egg member alongside Mizuki Fukumura and Rie Kaneko. In 2009, she was chosen as a member of Minimoni's revival unit, Shin Minimoni, with fellow Hello! Pro Egg member Karin Miyamoto, S/mileage member Kanon Fukuda and Morning Musume member Linlin.
In June 2011, Takeuchi took part in auditions to find second-generation members for the Hello! Project group S/mileage. On August 14, at the last performance of the Hello! Project 2011 Summer concerts, Takeuchi as well as Kana Nakanishi, Fuyuka Kosuga, Rina Katsuta and Meimi Tamura were announced as sub-members of S/mileage. On October 16, at the launch event of S/mileage's 7th single Tachigaaru, Tsunku announced the sub-members' promotion to official members of the group.
In October 2012, Takeuchi joined the Hello! Project and SATOYAMA movement unit Harvest with Morning Musume members Erina Ikuta, Ayumi Ishida, and Masaki Sato. On December 17, 2014, S/mileage changed their group name to Angerme. Takeuchi succeeded Ayaka Wada as the leader of Angerme on June 19, 2019.

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