Kitano Ruka

Name

Kitano Ruka

Kitano Ruka (2019)


Kanji	北野瑠華
Kana	きたのるか
Romaji	Kitano Ruka
Nickname	Rukatin (るかてぃん)

Birth Info

Birthdate	May 25, 1999
Birthplace	Gifu, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	25 Years Old

Sizes

Height	158cm

Professional Info

Agency	Zest Inc.
Social Networks	Official Website / 7gogo / Blog / Instagram / Twitter

Idol Career Info

Former Group	SKE48
Former Team	Team KII
Debuted	March 2013 / 6th Generation
Graduated	June 2024

Kitano Ruka was a member of SKE48's Team KII.

Catchphrase

Are you going to work hard today as well? (Work hard!!) I’ll present to you my husky and wonderful singing voice. I’m 25 years old Kitano Ruka, also known as Bold Kitano.

Trivia

Admired members: Ishida Haruka, Kizaki Yuria, Suda Akari
Hobbies: Yosakoi, going to sleep, watching detective dramas
Special skills: Impersonating other members, calligraphy
Favorite costume: Junjou Shugi
Favorite SKE48 Song: Rakuen no Kaidan
Favorite characters: Hello Kitty, Kamen Rider
Favorite food: Donuts, takoyaki
Least favorite food: Spicy foods, eggplant
Good friends with: Yamada Juna, Hidaka Yuzuki, Ichino Narumi, Miyamae Ami
Future ambition: Model
She was in the table tennis club in school.
She performed as an under for Team KII before any other 6th generation Kenkyuusei performed with teams.
- SKE48 had not begun performing with their post-2013 shuffle teams at that time. Therefore, Ruka performed with a team even before Azuma Rion, who was promoted to Team E two months before.
She is known for her friendly personality, and staff members like her.
Among the 6th generation she is known as a cheeky and "baka" character. However, she also has a sexy character side.
She can list all 42 municipalities in Gifu Prefecture.
She a fan of FC Gifu soccer team and has done promotional work with them.
One of the 50 winners of the Young Jump Gravure Competition.
She was appointed as Team KII co-leader from September 2, 2019.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

Team History

SKE48 Kenkyuusei → Team KII → Graduation

Joined SKE48 as a Kenkyuusei on February 28, 2013

Promoted to Team KII on February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)

Graduated from SKE48 Team KII on June 30, 2024 (Announcement: March 9, 2024)

Singles Participation

SKE48 A-Sides

SKE48 B-Sides

Yuudachi no Mae (Utsukushii Inazuma)
Canaria Syndrome (Sansei Kawaii!)
Sayonara Kinou no Jibun (Bukiyou Taiyou)
DADA Machine Gun (12gatsu no Kangaroo)
Konya wa Join us! (Coquettish Juutai Chuu)
Shozo ga kono Boku wo Damenisuru (Maenomeri)
Kiss Position (Chicken LINE)
Madogiwa LOVER (Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai) (WCenter with Matsumoto Chikako)
En wo Egaku (Igai ni Mango)
Bocchi de Skip (Muishiki no Iro)
Dareka no Mimi (Ikinari Punch Line)
Hana no Kaori no Symphony (Ikinari Punch Line)

AKB48 B-Sides

Ai no Moake (Jabaja)

Albums Participation

SKE48 Albums

Ai no Tame ni Nani wo Suteru? (Kakumei no Oka)

Units

Stage Units

RS2 (Aitakatta): Nageki no Figure; Senaka Kara Dakishimete; Rio no Kakumei

RS3 (Seifuku no Me): Onna no Ko no Dairokkan

KII3 (Ramune no Nomikata): Usotsuki na Dachou (Revival)

KII5 (0Start): Bye Bye Bye

SKE2 (Te wo Tsunaginagara): Choco no Yukue; Wimbledon e Tsureteitte

KII7 (Jikan ga Nai): Go for the Dream!!; Hitomi no Naka ni Apple; Sora no Aosa ni Wake wa Nai

Concert Units

AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Concert ~Oshimen Hayai Mono Gachi~

Pajama Drive

SKE48 National Tour

Kobe World Hall

Aozora Kataomoi

Yokohama Arena

Gyakuten Oujisama

SKE48 Zenkoku Tour ～Ki wa Juku Shita. Zenkoku e Ikou!～

Shizuoka

Minna, Nakunjaneezo. Miyazawa Sae Graduation Concert in Nippon Gaishi Hall

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018

Cross

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2019

Cross

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2023

Media Appearances

Dramas

Last Train to Nagoya Vol.8 (名古屋行き最後列車 Vol.8) (Nagoya-iki Sasishuu Ressha Vol.8) (2020)
Last Train to Nagoya ~ SKE48 Special (名古屋行き最後列車〜SKE48 Special) (Nagoya-iki Sasishuu Ressha ~ SKE48 Special) (2020)