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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Akane Takayanagi
Person · female · Japan · Nagoya · born 1991 · recording since 2025
Japanese singer and member of SKE48 Team KII
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Also known as Akane Takayanagi · 高柳明音 · 高柳明音
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
2020s
· Debut release
Debut release: 星、流れる夜に君を想う
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography285 words · 9 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1364468289
Biography
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. She joined SKE48 as a second-generation trainee in March 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She was a member of SKE48 Team KII, and a former member of NMB48 Team BII.
AKB48 general elections
At the AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election in 2012, Takayanagi ranked 24, which earned her a place in the Undergirls.
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. Takayanagi also has five parakeets named Papi, Pino, Pucho and Popo, Pyuaru.
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
Albums
Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Namba Jichiku~
"Ibiza girl"
"Kimi ni Yarareta" / Team BII
"Peak"
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"
Thumbnail
"Hibiwareta Kagami"
Films
Oretachi no Ashita (2014)
Jōrei Tantei (2014)
TV dramas
Mōsō Deka! (Tōkai Television Broadcasting, 2011)
Majisuka Gakuen 3 (TV Tokyo, 2012)
Kintoku Special (NHK, 2014), Misaki Tanba
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
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 1 | 13.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups)
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 星、流れる夜に君を想うSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:081星、流れる夜に君を想う5:08 | 29 April 2025 | ||
| 2025 | O.A.!! Summer Tune☆Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:141O.A.!! Summer Tune☆3:37 2O.A.!! Summer Tune☆ (Instrumental)3:37 | 6 August 2025 | ||
| 2026 | 爛漫スピリットSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:501爛漫スピリット4:25 2爛漫スピリット (Instrumental)4:25 | 21 January 2026 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SpiritSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 34:341Bright Sound4:05 2O.A.!! Summer Tune☆3:37 3爛漫スピリット4:25 4星、流れる夜に君を想う5:10 5Bright Sound (Instrumental)4:05 6O.A.!! Summer Tune☆ (off vocal ver)3:37 7爛漫スピリット (off vocal ver)4:25 8星、流れる夜に君を想う (off vocal ver)5:10 | 3 June 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Akane Takayanagi head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 1 | 13.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | |
| Talking Chimpanzees(band) | — | present | |
| GALAXY of DREAMS(band) | — | present | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | |
| セレクション17 “AKB49〜恋愛禁止条例〜”(band) | — | present | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | |
| SKE48(band) | 29 March 2009 | 30 April 2021 | |
| チームKII(band) | 25 May 2009 | 30 April 2021 | original |
| NMB48(band) | 24 February 2014 | 26 March 2015 | additional |
| チームBII(band) | 24 February 2014 | 26 March 2015 | additional |
| NMB48(band) | 26 March 2015 | 22 May 2015 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E9%AB%98%E6%9F%B3%E6%98%8E%E9%9F%B3.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/19fb115d-dcf5-4dcf-8723-cb6451d3d35ddiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/19fb115d-dcf5-4dcf-8723-cb6451d3d35dcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1136384genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1136384seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akane_Takayanagibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akane_Takayanagi
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: 【LIVE配信】GRWM TOKYO · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1136384 · MusicBrainz: 19fb115d-dcf5-4dcf-8723-cb6451d3d35d
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