is a Japanese singer and actress formerly associated with the

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girl group

NGT48 NGT48 (read "N.G.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NGT48 is named after Niigata City of Niigata Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NGT48 Theater which is located in the fourth fl ...

and former member of

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with ...

and

SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshine Sakae, a ...

. She debuted in 2008 in Team A and was later co-captain of Team K (2014). In March 2015, it was announced Kitahara would be transferred to NGT48 as captain of the group. She has sung on many of the groups' main singles, having been voted number 13, 16, 13, 13, 21, 19, 11 and 12 in AKB48's General Elections. In 2017, for her final participation, she was voted number 10 which is her best rank ever. Since 2011, Kitahara is also a member of the AKB48 subgroup Not Yet. She is currently represented with

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Biography

Kitahara was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi. In 2009, she was placed 13th overall in AKB48's general election to determine the participants in its next single. On August 13, 2010, Kitahara debuted as a voice actress in the anime series '' Gakkō no Kowai Uwasa: Shin Hanako-san ga Kita!!''. In AKB48's 2012 general election, Kitahara placed 13th with 26,531 votes. She made her acting debut in the movie '' Graffreeter Toki'', which was released on July 14, 2012 in Japan. At the end of the year, she was a cast member on the first season of the

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show '' Terrace House: Boys × Girls Next Door'', where she lived together with five other people. On August 24, 2012, the first day of AKB48's 3- Tokyo-Dome-concert series, the group announced a reorganization, which placed Kitahara from Team B to Team K, and also made her a concurrent member of AKB48 and

. She debuted with Team S on February 13, 2013. She was transferred from Team S to Team KII, but did not debut with the new team.. In April, SKE48 announced it was ending Kitahara's concurrency with the group, which leaves her only with AKB48's Team K. As a member of the sub-group Not Yet, she is credited for the lyrics of "Guilty Love" (part of the Suika Baby single) Kitahara starred in the Japanese horror movie ''Joker Game'', released on December 22, 2012. She also appeared in the drama remake, ''Kazoku Game'', which aired on Fuji TV starting April 2013, as a girlfriend of a son of a prominent family member. On August 21, 2017, she announced she will be leaving NGT48. She graduated on April 18, 2018. On September 29, 2021, Kitahara announced her marriage to actor Hideyuki Kasahara.

Discography

Singles with AKB48

Singles with SKE48

Singles with NGT48

Filmography

Films

* ''Documentary of AKB48: To Be Continued'' (2011) - herself * ''Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On'' (2012) - herself * ''Graffreeter Toki'' (2012) * ''The Joker Game'' (2012) - Chinatsu Akasawa * ''Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain'' (2013) - herself * ''Documentary of AKB48: The Time Has Come'' (2014) - herself * ''9tsu no Mado'' (2016) - segment "Odenwa Arigatou Gozaimasu" * ''Ninkyo Yaro'' (2016) * ''Sunny/32'' (2018) * ''Toshimaen'' (2019) * ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!!'' (2019) * ''Rise of the Machine Girls'' (2019) * ''Hero 2020'' (2020) * ''Trap Girl'' (2021)

Dramas

* ''

Majisuka Gakuen (lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48. The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year. Th ...

'' (2010) - Unagi * ''

Majisuka Gakuen 2 (lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48. The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year. ...

'' (2011) - Unagi * ''

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'' (2011) - Kazumi Mai * ''Shiritsu Bakaleya Koko'' (2012) - Momoko * '' Majisuka Gakuen 3'' (2012, ep1,12) - prisoner * ''Kazoku Game'' (2013) - Asuka Mogami * ''AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night'' Ep.29 - Prenatal care (2016) - Mizuki * ''AKB Love Night: Love Factory'' Ep.5 - Grilled Meat Date (2016) - Moeno * ''Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni'' (2016) - Takano Miyo * '' Sherlock: Untold Stories'' (2019, ep. 11) - Hitomi Kasuga

TV movies

* ''Minna! Esupa Dayo! Bangaihen - Esupa, Miyako e Iku'' (2015) - Shizuka Tachibana

Anime

* ''Gakkō no Kowai Uwasa: Shin Hanako-san ga Kita!!''. (2010)

Variety shows

* ''AKBingo!'' * ''Naruhodo High School'' * ''AKB 600sec.'' * ''AKB-Kyuu Gourmet Stadium'' * ''AKB48+10'' * ''AKB 1/48'' * ''AKB to XX!'' * ''Bimyo-na Tobira AKB48 no GachiChallenge'' * ''AKB48 Nemōsu TV (AKB48ネ申テレビ?)'' * '' Terrace House: Boys × Girls Next Door'' * ''AKB Kousagi Dojo'' * ''AKB48 no Anta, Dare? '' * ''HKT48 vs. NGT48 Sashikita Gassen'' * ''NGT48 no Niigata Furendo! ''

Radio shows

* ''AKB48 no All Night Nippon'' * ''PORT DE NGT'' * ''NGT48 no Minna Kamitaiou!! Radio Akushukai!!''

References

External links

AKB48 official profile

Ohta Pro profile

Oricon profile
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