Muto Tomu

Muto Tomu
Muto Tomu (2019)
Name
Kanji	武藤十夢
Kana	むとう とむ
Romaji	Mutō Tomu
Nickname	Tomu (とむ)
Birth Info
Birthdate	November 25, 1994
Birthplace	Tokyo, Japan
Blood type	B
Current Age	29 Years Old
Sizes
Height	156.5cm
Professional Info
Agency	Ikushima Planning Office
Social Networks	7gogo / Instagram / OPENREC.tv / TikTok / Twitter / YouTube / Threads / Fanclub
Idol Career Info
Former Group	AKB48
Former Team	Team K
Debuted	May 2011 / 12th Generation
Graduated	March 2023

Muto Tomu was a member of AKB48's Team K.

Catchphrase

チームKの武藤十夢です。

CHIIMU K no Muto Tomu desu.

(I'm Team K's Muto Tomu.)

Trivia

• Hobbies: Dancing, reading manga
• Favorite animals: Cat, dog
• Favorite colors: Pink, blue and black
• Favorite drinks: Carbonated drinks, energy drinks, tea
• Favorite foods: Candy, snacks, beef tongue, acai vanilla
• Favorite subjects: Music and Mathematics
• Close friends with: Omori Miyuu, Fujita Nana, Iwatate Saho
• Future ambition: Actress, weather forecaster
• She is the daughter of Muto Daisuke, a former actor.
• She is the older sister of Muto Orin. They also have a younger brother.
• She is the oldest member in AKB48 12th Generation.
• She has studied piano since she was 3 years old.
• She was a member of her junior high school and high school dance clubs and is good at hip hop.
• She fell in love with AKB48 after hearing 10nen Zakura.
• Her name is a palindrome, reading as "Muto Tomu" forwards and backwards.
  • She said she would like to meet SKE48's Imade Mai and NMB48's Kamieda Emika, because their names are palindromes too.
• She has several pet goldfish and a beagle named Oguri.
• Fellow members describe her as calm, mature, reliable in emergencies, and somewhat masculine. Her friend also described her as serious and "foolishly honest". Meanwhile, Tomu describes herself as shy and self-analyzing.
• Oshima Yuko declared her favorite junior was Tomu because she was a hard worker.
  • At the 6th Senbatsu Election, Tomu thanked Yuko for all her support.
• She was one of the 50 winners of the Young Jump Gravure Competition.
• She was a member of the unofficial Okashi Party unit with Maeda Ami, Furuhata Nao, and Fujita Nana.
• She adores Omori Miyuu (TomuPon), saying Miyuu is cute like a dog.
• She is also close with with Iwatate Saho (TomuSaho).
• She was known for her good working relationship with Tano Yuka (TanoTomu) in AKB48 media.
• She came in 2nd place in the last round voting for the audition held by Young Magazine and won a 1-year exclusive gravure contract with the magazine. Her first solo gravure under the contract was published on November 9, 2015.
• She studied economics at Seijo University and completed her bachelors' degree in 2017. Then in March 2020 she completed her masters degree at the Seijo University Graduate School of Economics.
• On April 7th, 2019 she passed the Japanese National Weather Forecaster Certification. This is a difficult test with an average pass rate of only 5.5%. She studied for over 1700 days.
• From March 12th, 2020 to April 3rd, 2020 she serves as a regular weather forecaster on Abema TV's "Abema Morning" Friday weather corner.
• She has earned a Financial Planner Certification.
• She has earned a Disaster Prevention Expert Certification.
• She likes manga, and her favorite is "Nonsatsu Junkie".
• She loves Disney and Disney music.
• She is not good at speaking English or cooking.
• Muto Orin has said that Tomu reminds her of the Pokémon Purrloin.
• Currently she, Yamamoto Sayaka, and Miyawaki Sakura are the only members who ranked in their first Senbatsu Election participation (Muto and Miyawaki in 2012, Yamamoto in 2011) and never experienced a decrease or total drop out of rank.
• She finished in 38th place on Produce 48.

History

2011

• In April, passed the auditions for AKB48's 12th Generation.
• On May 5th, made her theater debut as a Zenza girl in Miniskirt no Yosei.
• On May 22nd, had her first full performance in Theater no Megami, along with the rest of the 12th gen Kenkyuusei.

2012

• On June 6th, at the 4th Senbatsu Election, placed 49th (Future Girls center). She was the only member of the 12th Generation to rank in.
• On August 24th, during the first day of the AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~ concerts, was promoted to Oshima Team K.

2013

• On February 12th, appeared in the So long! Drama as a supporting character in the Team K drama.
• On June 8th, at the 5th Senbatsu Election, rose to 49th place and made Next Girls.

2014

• On February 24th, during the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri, was moved to Takahashi Team A.
• On April 25th, was a shonichi member for the revival of Team A's Renai Kinshi Jourei stage.
• On June 7th, at the 6th Senbatsu Election, rose to 24th place and made Undergirls.
• On June 14th, appeared in the movie Lady Maiko (舞妓はレディ Maiko wa Lady) as Fukuha.
• On November 26th, chosen for her first senbatsu for Kibouteki Refrain.

2015

• Starting on January 19th, appeared in Majisuka Gakuen 4 as Tsun.
• On March 26th, during the AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015, moved to Minegishi Team K.
• On June 6th, at the 7th Senbatsu Election, rose to 16th place and made Senbatsu for the first time.
• On August 23rd, was a senshuuraku member for Team A's Renai Kinshi Jourei stage.
• Starting on August 25th, appeared in Majisuka Gakuen 5 as Kaibun.
• On November 18th, was a shonichi member for AKB48's Boku ga Koko ni Iru Riyuu stage.
• On November 30th, was a shonichi member for the revival of Team K's Saishuu Bell ga Naru stage.

2016

• On January 13th, appeared in the 28th episode of AKB Horror Night Adrenaline no Yoru.
• In May, appeared in a web episode of AKB Love Night Koi Koujou.
• Starting on October 29th, appeared in Cabasuka Gakuen as Tsun.
• On December 8th, her sister Muto Orin joined AKB48.

2017

• On June 17th, did not participate in the 9th Senbatsu Election.
• On December 8th, at the AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle, stayed with Komiyama Team K.

2018

• Became a contestant on the Korean idol survival show Produce 48.
  • Ranked in class D after the initial evaluation.
  • Stayed in class D after the second evaluation.
  • Performed GFriend's "Love Whisper" during the first performance round. Her position was sub-vocal 1. Her team lost.
  • Performed Fitz and Tantrum's "Handclap" during the second performance round. She placed fifth within her team.
  • Was eliminated in Episode 8 at 38th place with a total of 299,255 votes.
• On June 16th, participated again in the 10th Senbatsu Election and made Kami 7 (7th) for the first time.
• In December, it was announced that she would be the lead role in the movie "Okasan no Hibaku Piano" お母さんの被爆ピアノ), originally to be released in Summer 2019.

2019

• On April 7th, passed the weather forecast test; the test had a pass rate of 5.5% and Tomu had been studying for "1700 days" (4.5 years) before finally passing.
• From April 18th to 28th, appeared in the stage play Bakumatsu Taiyouden Gaiden (幕末太陽傳外伝) as Koharu.

2020

• On February 2nd, appeared at the Japan Expo 2020 in Thailand.
• On May 15th, the movie "Okasan no Hibaku Piano" was supposed to finally release but was postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• On August 8th, "Okasan no Hibaku Piano" was released in cinemas nationwide.
• Released on September 17th, appeared as a weather forecaster in the video game "Life After.

2021

• Throughout April, was part of CM's for CHC.
• On May 29th, attended an award ceremony after "Okasan no Hibaku Piano" received the 38th Japan Film Reconstruction Encouragement Award.
• On July 15th, received a certificate for passing the 2nd Grade "Certified Skilled Professional of Financial Planning" exam.
• On August 16th, announced her affiliation with the agency "Ikushima Planning Office."
• On November 22nd, announced via twitter she would be appearing in the movie "Danshari Paradise" (断捨離パラダイス), with a planned release date for Fall 2022.
• On December 8th, at the AKB48 16th Anniversary Team Shuffle, was announced to stay with Taguchi Team K.
• On December 21st, was on the cover of the February issue for "MAMOR" (マモル).

2022

• On February 6th, had a guest appearance on "Nichiyoubi no #HatsuMimiGaku" (日曜日の#初耳学).
• On February 19th, had a guest appearance on "Yuuyake Sakaba" (夕焼け酒場).
• On April 6th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team K's RESET stage.
• On April 19th, officially joined Taguchi Team K.
• On April 27th, had her first appearance on AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~.
• On June 17th, had her first appearance on AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san (AKB48サヨナラ毛利さん).
• From July 2nd, starred in the drama "Akujo no Subete" (悪女のすべて).
• On August 31st, appeared on AKB48, Saikin Kiita Kamo? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (AKB48、最近聞いたかも？～一緒になんかやってみませんか？～) for the first time.
• On September 28th, had her final appearance on AKB48, Saikin Kiita Kamo? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (AKB48、最近聞いたかも？～一緒になんかやってみませんか？～) (final episode).
• On October 8th, announced her graduation at AKB48's Coupling Request Hour Best 30, right after performing at the center of Show fight!.

2023

• On February 28th, held her graduation concert, Muto Tomu Graduation Concert ~Yaru Dake Yatta kara Koukai Nanka Nee!~.
• On March 8th, held her graduation ceremony at the AKB48 Theater and officially graduated from the group.
• On April 19th, released her first photobook Tomu mo You. It sold 2,098 copies in its first week.
• Starting on April 21st, appeared in the Apple+ TV series "Drops of God" (神の雫, Kami no Shizuku).

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 4th Senbatsu Election - #49 (Future Girls Center)
• 5th Senbatsu Election - #45 (Next Girls)
• 6th Senbatsu Election - #24 (Undergirls)
• 7th Senbatsu Election - #16 (Senbatsu)
• 8th Senbatsu Election - #10 (Senbatsu)
• 9th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
• 10th Senbatsu Election - #7 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 2nd Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
• 3rd Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
• 4th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Matsui Jurina)
• 5th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Shimada Haruka)
• 6th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kodama Haruka)
• 7th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Nakata Chisato)

Team History

AKB48 Kenkyuusei → Team K → Team A → Team K → Graduation

Joined AKB48 as a Kenkyuusei on April 3, 2011 (Debut: May 22, 2011)

Promoted to Team K on August 24, 2012 (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle)

Transferred to Team A on February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)

Transferred to Team K on March 26, 2015 (AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015)

Graduated from AKB48 Team K on March 8, 2023 (Announcement: October 8, 2022 | Graduation Ceremony: February 28, 2023 at Tachikawa Stage Garden)

Singles Participation

AKB48 A-Sides

Kibouteki Refrain Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai Halloween Night Tsubasa wa Iranai LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai Shoot Sign (Media Senbatsu) Negaigoto no Mochigusare (Media Senbatsu) Sentimental Train Sustainable

Shitsuren, Arigatou Ne mo Ha mo Rumor Moto Kare desu

AKB48 B-Sides

Tsubomitachi (Kaze wa Fuiteiru) Jung ya Freud no Baai (GIVE ME FIVE!) Mitsu no Namida (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) Show Fight! (Gingham Check) (Center) Tsugi no Season (UZA) Scrap & Build (UZA) Watashitachi no Reason (Eien Pressure) Yuuhi Marie (So long!) Bara no Kajitsu (Sayonara Crawl) How come? (Sayonara Crawl) Kondo Koso Ecstasy (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie) Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku (Heart Ereki) Sasameyuki Regret (Heart Ereki) Mosh & Dive (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita (Mae Shika Mukanee) Kimi wa Kimagure (Labrador Retriever) Dareka ga Nageta Ball (Kokoro no Placard) Juujun na Slave (Kibouteki Refrain)

Summer side (Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai) Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby) Oneesan no Hitorigoto (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby) LALALA Message (Kimi wa Melody) Aishuu no Trumpeter (Tsubasa wa Iranai) Osaekirenai Shoudou (High Tension) Tenmetsu Pheromone (Negaigoto no Mochigusare) Shuuden no Yoru (Teacher Teacher) Wakariyasukute Gomen (NO WAY MAN) Generation Change (Jiwaru DAYS) Aisuru Hito (Shitsuren, Arigatou) Hanareteitemo (Ne mo Ha mo Rumor) Loss of time (Moto Kare desu) (WCenter with Yamauchi Mizuki) Unmei no Uta (Hisashiburi no Lipgloss) (Center)

Other Singles

• Chikai no ni Hanareteru
• Hanareteitemo

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

• High school days (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Koko ni Ita Koto (Koko ni Ita Koto)
• Lemon no Toshigoro (1830m)
• Sakuranbo to Kodoku (1830m)
• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• Kyouhansha (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Oh! Baby (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Downtown Hotel 100-gou Shitsu (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Ai no Shisha (0 to 1 no Aida)
• Hajimari no Yuki (0 to 1 no Aida) (WCenter with Tano Yuka)
• Ano Hi no Jibun (Thumbnail)
• Subete wa Tochuu Keika (Thumbnail) (Center)

Units

Stage Units

K-W1

Arashi no Yoru ni wa

Hajimete no Jelly Beans (New Units)

K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)

Gomen ne Jewel (Revival)

A5 Revival (Renai Kinshi Jourei)

Renai Kinshi Jourei

Tsundere! (After Miyabi and Megutan's promotion)

K4 Revival (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)

Return Match

SS6 (Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okosen)

Koppu no Naka no Komorebi

Kioku no Dilemma

SS7 (Thumbnail)

Hibiwareta Kagami (Center)

K5 Revival (Saka Agari)

Ai no Iro

Mushi no Ballad (Solo)

Concert Units

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011

• Ame no Doubutsuen

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

• Nagisa no CHERRY

Unit Matsuri 2013

• Faint

AKB48 Super Festival at Nissan Stadium

• Faint

AKB48 8th Anniversary

• Ice no Kuchizuke

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

• Ue Kara Mariko

AKB48 Group at Ajinomoto Stadium

• Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014

Shimane

• Lost the way

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014

Shimane

• Naminori Kakigoori

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

• 47 no Suteki na Machi e

AKB48 Manatsu no Tandoku Concert in SSA 〜Kawaei-san no Koto ga Suki Deshita〜

• Junjou Shugi

Takajo Aki and Nagao Mariya Graduation Concert

• Tsundere!

Kojimatsuri ～Kojima Haruna Kanshasai～

• Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara
• Yobisute Fantasy
• Shamu Neko

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018

• Ice no Kuchizuke

AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo Concert ~Sekai no Center wa Dare da?~

• 10 Krone to Pan

AKB48 Group Kanshasai ~Rank in Concert~ (Senbatsu Sousenkyo Rank-in (2nd-16th) members performance)

• Show Fight! (Solo)

AKB48 Team K Tandoku Concert 〜Team K no K tte nan no K?〜

• Heart no Dokusenken

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2019

• Ice no Kuchizuke

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2019

Osaka

• Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?

Sendai

• Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?

Hiroshima

• Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?

Saitama

• Namida no Hyomen Choryoku (Center)

Fukuoka

• Two Roses

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020

• Ice no Kuchizuke

2020 AKB48 shin Unit Live Matsuri Kaisai Kettei no Oshirase

• Zutto Mae Kara
• Shishunki no Adrenaline (Center)

AKB48 Tandoku Concert 2021 〜Suki Naraba, Suki da to Iou~

• Kuroi Tenshi

AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2021 ONLINE

• Himawari

MX Natsu Matsuri AKB48 2021 ~Saigo no Summer Party!~

• Pedicure day

MX Matsuri! AKB48 60th Single "Hisashiburi no Lipgloss" Announcement Commemoration Concert in Budokan 2022

New Team Concert

• Shower no Ato Dakara (Center)

Day 3

• Shuumatsu Not yet

Photobooks

• [2023.04.19] Tomu mo You

Media Appearances

Movies

• So long! (2013)
• Maiko wa Lady (舞妓はレディ) (2014)
• Okaasan no Hibaku Piano (お母さんの被爆ピアノ) (2019)
• Danshari Paradise (断捨離パラダイス) (2022)

Dramas

• Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジスカ学園4) (2015)
• Majisuka Gakuen 5 (マジスカ学園5) (2015)
• Cabasuka Gakuen (キャバすか学園) (2016)
• AKB Horror Night Adrenaline no Yoru (2015)
• AKB Love Night Koi Koujou (2016)
• Akujo no Subete (悪女のすべて) (2022)
• Drops of God (神の雫, Kami no Shizuku) (2023)

Variety Shows

• AKBINGO!
• Shukan AKB
• AKB48 no Anta, Dare?
• Bimyo-na Tobira AKB48 no GachiChallenge
• Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku
• AKB48 Konto "Nani mo Soko Made..."
• AKB48 Konto "Bimyo~"
• AKB48 SHOW!
• AKB Shirabe
• AKB Kousagi Dojo
• Nichiyoubi no #HatsuMimiGaku (日曜日の#初耳学) (2022)
• Yuuyake Sakaba (夕焼け酒場) (2022)
• AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (2022 - )
• AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san (AKB48サヨナラ毛利さん) (2022 - )
• AKB48, Saikin Kiita Kamo? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (AKB48、最近聞いたかも？～一緒になんかやってみませんか？～) (2022)

Radio

• AKB48 no All Night Nippon
• Bayfm ON8+1
• AKB Radio Drama Gekijou
• LISTEN? ~Live 4 Life~
• LISTEN 2 to 3
• AKB48 Konya wa Kaeranai
• Recomen!
• Appare yattema-su!

Stage Plays

• Bakumatsu Taiyouden Gaiden (幕末太陽傳外伝) (2019)

Commercials

• Shinsei Bank Lake (Paripipo, Nandemo Share, Jiwajiwakuru Shiawase) (2015-2016)
• Breathe Right Web Campaign (2015-2016)

Gallery

Muto Tomu 10th Senbatsu Election Poster (2018)

Muto Tomu (Produce 48) (2018)

Muto Tomu (2018)

Muto Tomu (2017)

Muto Tomu 8th Senbatsu Election Poster (2016)

Muto Tomu (2016)

Muto Tomu (2015)

Muto Tomu 6th Senbatsu Election Poster (2014)

Muto Tomu (2014)

Muto Tomu (2013)

Muto Tomu (2012)

Muto Tomu on the 4th Senbatsu Election (Future Girls Center) (2012)

Muto Tomu (2011)