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who is a former member of the

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NMB48 NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is base ...

. She is affiliated with Showtitle. During her time at NMB48, she was affiliated with

Yoshimoto Kogyo is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in 1912, Osaka, as a traditional theatre, and has since grown to be one of the most influential companies in Japan, employing most of Japan's popular owarai (comedy) talent, produci ...

Biography

Yoshida passed

's 1st generation auditions in September 2010. Her audition song was Tomorrow by Okamoto Mayo. Her debut was on October 9, 2010. Her stage debut was on January 1, 2011. In March 2011, she was selected to Team N. Her first NMB48 Senbatsu was the single

Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is bas ...

. In September 2011, Yoshida was suspended from activities due to a scandal. Her activities resumed in February 2012. In the 2013 general elections, Yoshida ranked for the first time, placing 50th with 14,684 votes. In 2014, her ranked dropped and she placed 72nd with 10,982 votes. On February 2, 2016, she opened her

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and became active as a

. In the 2017 general elections, Yoshida placed 16th with 35,540 votes and entered the Senbatsu in AKB48 49th single. In 2018, she became the

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for women's fashion magazine Ray issued by Shufonotomo. On August 16, 2020, her 24th birthday, she announced that she will be graduating from NMB48 during an event at the NMB48 theater. Her graduation concert, "Sayonara Pink, Sayonara Idol", was held at the

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on October 24. During that event, Yoshida announced that she is writing a

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about her 10 years in NMB48. She was supposed to graduate from NMB48 on November 30, but that event was suspended due to her poor health, though she tested negative for

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. The graduation performance was eventually rescheduled to December 21. On January 16, 2021, Yoshida opened her official fan club, .

Discography

NMB48 singles

NMB48 Albums

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Teppen Tottande! ("Because We Got The Top!") is an album by NMB48 NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka ...

* "Teppen Tottande!" * "12/31" * "Lily" / Team N ; Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Namba Jichiku~ * "Ibiza girl" * ""Seito Techo no Shashin wa Ki ni Haittenai" no Hoshoku" * "Densha wo Oriru" / Team N ; Namba Ai (Ima, Omou Koto) * "Masaka Singapore" * "Namba Ai"

AKB48 singles

AKB48 Albums

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Koko ni Ita Koto is the third album by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. "Koko ni Ita Koto" was released in Japan on June 8, 2011 by King Records. There are three versions available: Limited Edition (catalog number KIZC-90117/8), Regular Edition (KIZC-117/8), ...

* "Koko ni Ita Koto" ; 1830m * "Aozora yo Sabishikunai Ka?" ;

Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! is the sixth studio album by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Promotion and release The album was released on January 21, 2015 under King Records in Japan, in several editions: Theater, Type A, and Type B. The Theater edition is only sold at t ...

* "Bokutachi no Ideology" ;

Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru ''Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru'' ( ja, 僕たちは、あの日の夜明けを知っている) is the ninth studio album by Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released on January 24, 2018. The album features the previously released s ...

* "Tengoku no Kakurega"

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoshida, Akari 1996 births Living people Japanese idols Japanese women pop singers People from Osaka Prefecture Musicians from Osaka Prefecture NMB48 members Japanese YouTubers Japanese female models