, known professionally as MiyuMiyu, is a Japanese singer and YouTuber. She is a former member of AKB48.
Career
2004–2008: Pre-debut Prior to joining AKB48, Takeuchi signed a contract with Stardust Promotion in 2004 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.
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. She was promoted to full member status in 2010, and was announced as a member of AKB48's newly formed Team 4 in 2011. 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.
Takeuchi signed to OH Enterprise in 2012. Later that year, Team 4 was disbanded, and Takeuchi was moved to AKB48's Team B. 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. 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.
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. Her last performance with AKB48 took place on December 25, 2018, and her contract with OH Enterprise ended on December 31, 2018.
On March 8, 2019, South Korean entertainment company Mystic Story announced that they had signed an official contract with Takeuchi. 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" () as part of Mystic Story's CEO Yoon Jong-shin's Yoon Jong Shin Monthly Project 2019. In February 2020, Takeuchi was announced as a member of Mystic Rookies, pre-debut trainee group within the company.
On February 24, 2021, Takeuchi released her second solo single titled "Forbidden Game" () as part of Yoon Jong Shin's Yoon Jong Shin Monthly Repair Project . On May 3, 2021, Takeuchi announced the end of her exclusive contract with Mystic Story. On May 5, 2021, Takeuchi uploaded a video to her YouTube channel explaining her departure from the company, stating that she originally signed a contract to debut as a solo artist and left when they instead arranged for her to debut in a girl group. In the same year, she was featured on the song "Sentimental" in Night Tempo's 2021 album Ladies in the City.
On February 23, 2024, Takeuchi announced that she would release music under the stage name MiyuMiyu and released the song "Matome" digitally on the same day.
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.
Discography
As main artist Title Year Album "My Type" 2019 Yoon Jong Shin Monthly Project 2019: October"Forbidden Game" ()2021
As featured artist TitleYearAlbum"Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun"2015A Man and A Woman 5"Kimi ni Todoke"2017Collection"Sangatsu Kokonoka""Baby I Love U"2019Collection 2"Sentimental"2021Ladies in The City
Singles with AKB48 TitleYearAlbum"Manatsu no Sounds Good!2012Tsugi no Ashiato"Eien Pressure""No Way Man"2018
Other appearances TitleYearAlbum"Nekkoya (Pick Me)"(Produce 48 theme song)2018"See You Again"30 Girls 6 Concepts"We Together"Produce 48 – Final
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes2012Shiritsu Bakaleya KoukouNozomi Yuusa2014Nemurihime: Dream On DreamerHiiragi
Television series Year Title Role Network Notes 2012 Majisuka Gakuen Miyu TV Tokyo Season 3
Television shows Year Title Role Network Notes2010–2018AKBingo! HerselfNippon TV Variety show regular2011–2017AKB48 Nemousu TV HerselfFamily Gekijo Variety show regular2013–2018AKB48 Show! HerselfNHK Variety show regular2018Produce 48 HerselfMnet Reality competition show
Game Year Title Role Notes 2010Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt Miyumiyu Season 2
Radio shows YearTitleRoleNetwork2013–2015AKB48 Konya wa Kaeranai ("AKB48 Not Going Home Tonight")Host Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting
References
External links Miyu Takeuchi's channel on YouTube