Takeuchi Akari

Takeuchi Akari promoting "Tachiagirl" (2011)

Takeuchi Akari (竹内朱莉) is a Japanese pop singer and idol managed by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project. She is a member of S/mileage.

Profile

• Name: Takeuchi Akari (竹内朱莉)
• Nickname: Take-chan (タケちゃん)
• Birthday: November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)
• Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
• Blood type: O
• Height: 141.5cm
• Specialty: Short distance running, sports, penmanship
• Hobbies: Playing outside, watching TV, reading manga
• Favorite Food: Kiwi, meat
• Least Favorite Food: Tofu
• Favorite Color: Red, sea blue
• Favorite Subject: P.E.
• Least Favorite Subject: Maths
• Looks Up To: Yajima Maimi
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Hello! Pro Egg (2008–2011)
  • Shin Minimoni (2009–)
  • S/mileage (2011–)
  • Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011–)

Works

Filmography

Movies

• [2010] Hoshisuna no Shima no Chiisana Tenshi ~Mermaid Smile~ (星砂の島のちいさな天使～マーメイド　スマイル)

TV Programs

• [2011–] HELLO! PRO TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)
• [2012] S/mileage no Sono Joshiki Choto Mate Kudasai! (スマイレージのその常識チョトマテクダサイ!)

Music Videos

• [2010] Mano Erina - Haru no Arashi (春の嵐) (as back dancer)
• [2010] Mano Erina - Genkimono de Ikou! (元気者で行こう!) (as back dancer)

Theater

• [2009.06.06-14] Ojigi de SHAPE-UP! (おじぎでシェイプアップ!)
• [2010.10.30]-[2010.11.07] Ima ga Itsuka ni Naru Maeni (今がいつかになる前に)

Trivia

• Eat's bread for breakfast.
• Has a habit of biting her under-lip.
• Her favorite spot is her living room.
• Her cousin is Yajima Maimi of °C-ute.
• She is good friends with former Hello! Pro Egg members Sato Ayano and Fukumura Mizuki.
• She participated in the 2011 S/mileage auditions.
• Considers her strong point to be hating to lose at anything, and her weak point speaking too fast.
• Describes her personality as hating to lose.
• She joined Hello! Pro Egg because she admired °C-ute.

External Links

• S/mileage Sub-members Official Blog
• Takeuchi Akari at Japanese Wikipedia