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[[Image:Kurasu2.jpg|thumb|200px|Kuramochi Asuka (late 2007)]]
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|name= Kuramochi Asuka
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[[Image:Kurasu1.jpg|thumb|200px|Kuramochi Asuka (June 2007)]]  
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|kanji= 倉持明日香
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|kana= くらもち あすか
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|romaji= Kuramochi Asuka
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|nickname= Mocchi (もっち)
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|pic=[[Image:KuramochiAsuka2015.jpg|thumb|center|280px|Kuramochi Asuka (2015)]]
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|birthdate= September 11, 1989
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|birthplace= {{Flag|Japan}} Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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|blood= A
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|age= {{Age|1989|9|11}} Years Old
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|height= 156.5cm
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|B= **
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|W= **
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|H= **
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|Agency= [http://www.watanabepro.co.jp/mypage/20000018/ Watanabe Pro]
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|Blog= [https://fanicon.net/fancommunities/3620 Official Fanclub] / [http://ameblo.jp/asuka-kuramochi-we/ Ameblo] / [https://twitter.com/asuka_k911 Twitter] / [https://www.instagram.com/asuka.kuramochi_official/ Instagram]
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|formergroup= [[AKB48]]
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|formerteam= [[Team B]]
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|debuted= July 2007 / [[AKB48 Members#4th Generation|4th Generation]]
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|graduated= August 2015
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|colour= 1C1C1C
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|}}
  
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'''Kuramochi Asuka''' is a Japanese idol singer. She is part of Akihabara48's 'Team K'.
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'''Kuramochi Asuka''' was a member of [[AKB48]]'s [[Team B]]. She is now affiliated with Watanabe Pro.
  
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== Profile ==
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== Catchphrase ==  
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* '''Name:''' Kuramochi Asuka (倉持明日香)
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::もちもちもっちぃこと倉持明日香です
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* '''Birthdate:''' September 11th, 1989
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::Mochi mochi mocchi koto Kuramochi Asuka desu.
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* '''Birthplace:''' Kanagawa, Japan
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::<span style="font-variant:small-caps">''(Mochi mochi Mocchi, Kuramochi Asuka.) </span>
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* '''Blood Type:''' A
 
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* '''Height:''' 156.5cm
 
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* '''Bust:''' 82.5cm
 
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* '''Waist:''' 59cm
 
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* '''Hips:''' 85cm
 
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* '''Agency:''' AKS
 
  
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== Trivia ==
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== Trivia ==  
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* '''Favorite [[AKB48]] single''': [[Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou]]
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* '''Favorite AKB48 stage song''': [[MARIA]]
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* '''Favorite artist''': 19, Gospellers, Crazy Ken Band
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* '''Favorite brand''': Auntie Rosa and Shibuya's Marui JAM stores
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* '''Favorite drink''': Milk tea
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* '''Favorite food''': Chicken wings
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* '''Favorite magazine''': WPW, YJ
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* '''Favorite season''': Winter
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* '''Favorite TV show''': Ametaalk!, Samaazu x Samaazu, Watanabe Atsushi no Tatemono Tanbou, Hayaasa
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* '''Favorite town''': Monaco
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* '''Likes:''' Frogs
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* '''Good friends with:''' [[Nito Moeno]], [[Kobayashi Kana]], [[Sato Amina]]
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* '''Future ambition:''' Sportscaster at the Olympics
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* Former member of [[French Kiss]]
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* Former member of [[Culture Club]]
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* She is the daughter of Kuramochi Akira, a former baseball player and sport commentator.
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* She has two older brothers. She said that her oldest brother was the one who encouraged her to work hard to become a Senbatsu member and not give up. He even convinced their parents to let Asuka continue being an AKB48 member, as they had become upset that she was not attending college.
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* She planned to become a dental hygienist if she did not join AKB48.
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* She was somewhat shy when she was in school and did not like to raise her hand to answer questions.
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* Her parents gave her the name “Asuka” because the character <small>明</small> appears in both her name and her father’s name.
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* She is a fan of the music group SPEED. They inspired her to join the entertainment industry.
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* She decided to audition for AKB48 after watching a performance of Team A’s 4th Stage, [[Tadaima Renaichuu]].
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* She practiced baseball and softball when she was young.
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* She confessed she was chubby in middle school, and was called “Meat Bun” because of it. She also had short hair and was called “Bowl Cut”.
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* She had a part-time job at a bento shop. She quit because she found it difficult to stand for three hours straight.
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* She went to an all-girls’ high school.
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* Her high school did not allow students to work in the entertainment industry, so she had to transfer out. Her former teacher wrote her a handwritten diploma though, and made an intentional pause in reading students’ names at the graduation ceremony where Kuramochi’s name would have been.
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* Her official nickname is Mocchi, but she has also been called “Mochikura”, “Chii”, and “Kero”. The Original [[Team K]] members call her “Asuka”.
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* Staff members praised her kind and funny personality. Fellow Team K members described her as gentle, and said they have never seen Asuka get angry. She was known to take responsibility in her teams, supporting the Captain and assembling members to begin rehearsal. In later years she was also praised for her strong MC skills.
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* She was the second [[AKB48 Kenkyuusei]] to ever be promoted, after [[Saeki Mika]].
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* After the [[AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu"]] she observed that she was 21 years old at the time and ranked 21st. Her father's baseball jersey number was also #21, and her name “Asuka” is written with 21 kanji strokes.
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** Her family and relatives had purchased over 500 CDs to vote for Asuka in this election. Her father even promoted Asuka during his work as a sports commentator.
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* She is a longtime fan of the [[Wikipedia: Saitama Seibu Lions|Saitama Seibu Lions]] shortstop player [[Wikipedia:Hiroyuki Nakajima|Nakajima Hiroyuki]] and the pro wrestler [[Wikipedia:Kenta Kobashi | Kenta Kobashi]].
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** She met Kobashi on a 2008 episode of [[AKBINGO!]] alongside [[Akimoto Sayaka]] and [[Kasai Tomomi]]. The three members watched one of Kobashi’s wrestling matches, then congratulated him backstage. Asuka cried in happiness when she met him, and he allowed her to perform his famous inverted horizontal chop move on his chest.
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** She maintained a working relationship with Kobashi, and even attended his retirement wrestling match in 2013. She presented him a bouquet of flowers on stage during the farewell ceremony and they took a photo together,
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* She is known for her love of ears. She was often photographed biting fellow members’ earlobes.
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** The title of her photobook is "Earlobe" ("Mimitabu")
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** Her [[B Garden]] line reads: "Earlobes are my favorite food / And I also like to gnaw on biceps"
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** [[Takajo Aki]] and [[Shimoguchi Hinana]]  became frequent victims of Asuka’s ear biting.
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** Because [[Abe Maria]] also liked ears, she and Asuka formed the “Ear Club” together.
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* When she was selected for the subunit French Kiss she said she found the name embarrassing, as she had never said the phrase “French kiss” aloud before.
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* On April 14th, 2012 she became a sportscaster on BS Asahi's sports variety show "SPORTS X". She teams up with former Tokyo Yakult Swallows director, catcher and baseball commentator Atsuya Furuta to explore the appeal of various sports.
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* In December 2012 she took a brief hiatus due to acute tonsillitis.
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* In April 2014 she bought a white cat named “Shiromi”.
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* She likes men with long, tied back hair and beards.
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* She likes adding sake (alcohol) to her bathwater. She claims it makes the bath more relaxing and draws toxins out of the body.
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* She dislikes cilantro.
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* She intentionally announced her graduation from AKB48 in a sports newspaper, as she wanted to be a sportscaster.
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* After graduating, she has continued to work as a sportscaster, actress, and multitalent.
  
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* Father is former baseball player Kuramochi Akira.
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==AKB48 Senbatsu Elections==
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* She is a fan of the [[Wikipedia: Saitama Seibu Lions|Saitama Seibu Lions]] shortstop player [[Wikipedia:Hiroyuki Nakajima|Nakajima Hiroyuki]].
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* [[AKB48 13th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo ～Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi desu～ | 1st Senbatsu Election]] - #21 <small>(Senbatsu)</small>
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* [[AKB48 17th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo ～Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi desu～ | 2nd Senbatsu Election]] - #23 <small>(Undergirls)</small>
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* [[AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo ～Kotoshi mo Gachi desu～ | 3rd Senbatsu Election]] - #21 <small>(Senbatsu)</small>
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* [[AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo ～Fan ga Erabu 64giseki～ | 4th Senbatsu Election]] - #22 <small>(Undergirls)</small>
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* [[AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo ～Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai～ | 5th Senbatsu Election]] - #36 <small>(Next Girls)</small>
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* [[AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo ～Yume no Genzaichi ～Rival wa Doko da?～ | 6th Senbatsu Election]] - #52 <small>(Future Girls)</small>
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* [[AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo ～Juni Yoso Fukano, Oare no Ichiya～ | 7th Senbatsu Election]] - Didn't Participate
  
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== Single A-sides Participated In ==
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== AKB48 Janken Tournaments==
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*[[19th Single Janken Senbatsu Tournament | 1st Janken Taikai]] - #10 (Lost to [[Kojima Haruna]])
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*[[24th Single Janken Senbatsu Tournament | 2nd Janken Taikai]] - Round 1 (Lost to [[Shimada Haruka]])
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*[[29th Single Janken Senbatsu Tournament | 3rd Janken Taikai]] - Round 2 (Lost to [[Oshima Yuko]])
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*[[34th Single Janken Senbatsu Tournament | 4th Janken Taikai]] - Round 2 (Lost to [[Oba Mina]])
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*[[2014 Janken Tournament | 5th Janken Taikai]] - Round 2 (Lost to [[Goudo Saki]])
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== Solo Singles ==
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! Release date
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| 01
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| [[Image:MochiA.jpg|100px|link=Itsumo Soba ni]]
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| [[Itsumo Soba ni]] <br/> <small>(いつもそばに)</small>
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| 2013.05.29
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|}
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== Team History ==
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:[[AKB48 Kenkyuusei]] → [[Team K]] → [[Team A]] → [[Team K]] → [[Team B]] → Graduation
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:: Joined [[AKB48]] as a [[AKB48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]] on May 26, 2007 <small>(Debut: July 1, 2007)</small>
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:: Promoted to [[Team K]] on March 4, 2008
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:: Transferred to [[Team A]] on August 23, 2009 ([[2009 Team Shuffle]])
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:: Transferred to [[Team K]] on August 24, 2012 ([[Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle]])
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:: Transferred to [[Team B]] on February 24, 2014 ([[AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri]])
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:: Graduated from [[AKB48]] [[Team B]] on August 17, 2015 <small>(Announcement: July 19, 2015)</small>
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== Singles Participation==
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===AKB48 A-Sides===
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* [[10nen Zakura]]
 
* [[Iiwake Maybe]]
 
* [[Iiwake Maybe]]
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* [[Chance no Junban]]
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* [[Everyday, Kachuusha]]
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* [[Flying Get]]
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* [[Manatsu no Sounds Good!]]
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=== AKB48 B-Sides===
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* [[Oogoe Diamond (Song)|Oogoe Diamond (Team K Ver.)]] ([[Oogoe Diamond]])
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* [[Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de]] ([[10nen Zakura]])
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* [[Kimi no Koto ga Suki dakara]] ([[River|RIVER]])
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* [[Choose me!]] ([[Sakura no Shiori]])
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* [[Nusumareta Kuchibiru]] ([[Ponytail to Shushu]])
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* [[Majijo Teppen Blues]] ([[Ponytail to Shushu]])
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* [[Namida no SeeSaw Game]] ([[Heavy Rotation]])
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* [[Yasai Sisters]] ([[Heavy Rotation]])
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* [[Nakeru Basho]] ([[Beginner]])
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* [[Kurumi to Dialogue]] ([[Chance no Junban]])
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* [[Area K]] ([[Sakura no Ki ni Narou]])
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* [[Seishun to Kizukanai Mama]] ([[Flying Get]])
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* [[Yasai Uranai]] ([[Flying Get]])
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* [[Gondola Lift]] ([[Kaze wa Fuiteiru]])
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* [[Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai]] ([[Ue Kara Mariko]])
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* [[Hitsujikai no Tabi]] ([[GIVE ME FIVE!]])
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* [[Gugutasu no Sora]] ([[Manatsu no Sounds Good!]])
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* [[Nante Bohemian]] ([[Gingham Check]])
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* [[Scrap & Build]] ([[UZA]])
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* [[Eien Yori Tsuzuku You ni]] ([[Eien Pressure]])
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* [[Watashitachi no Reason]] ([[Eien Pressure]])
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* [[Yuuhi Marie]] ([[So long!]])
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* [[How come?]] ([[Sayonara Crawl]])
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* [[Kondo Koso Ecstasy]] ([[Koi Suru Fortune Cookie]])
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* [[Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku]] ([[Heart Ereki]])
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* [[Sasameyuki Regret]] ([[Heart Ereki]])
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* [[Mosh & Dive]] ([[Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru]])
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* [[Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita]] ([[Mae Shika Mukanee]])
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* [[Kyou Made no Melody]] ([[Labrador Retriever]])
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* [[B Garden]] ([[Labrador Retriever]])
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* [[Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko]] ([[Kokoro no Placard]])
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* [[Utaitai]] ([[Kibouteki Refrain]])
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* [[Loneliness Club]] ([[Kibouteki Refrain]])
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|}
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===French Kiss A-Sides===
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* [[Zutto Mae Kara]]
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* [[If]]
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* [[Kakkowarui I love you!]]
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* [[Saisho no Mail]]
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* [[Romance Privacy]]
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* [[Omoidasenai Hana]]
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===French Kiss B-Sides===
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* [[Aru Aki no Hi no Koto]] ([[Zutto Mae Kara]])
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* [[Temodemo no Namida]] ([[Zutto Mae Kara]])
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* [[Mae wo Muiteru Kimi]] ([[If]])
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* [[Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate]] ([[If]])
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* [[Kimi Nara Daijoubu]] ([[Kakkowarui I love you!]])
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* [[Sekai no Namida]] ([[Kakkowarui I love you!]])
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* [[Candle no Shin]] ([[Saisho no Mail]]) <small>(Duet with [[Kashiwagi Yuki]])</small>
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* [[Dragon Fruits no Tabegoro]] ([[Saisho no Mail]])
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* [[Rainy day]] ([[Romance Privacy]])
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* [[Bin no Futa]] ([[Romance Privacy]])
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* [[Biorhythm]] ([[Romance Privacy]])
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* [[Amanojaku]] ([[Omoidasenai Hana]])
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* [[6gatsu 29nichi]] ([[Omoidasenai Hana]])
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* [[Kokoro no Kagi]] ([[Omoidasenai Hana]]) <small>(Solo)</small>
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==Albums Participation==
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===AKB48 Albums===
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* [[Anata ga Ite Kureta kara]] ([[SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban]])
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* [[Baby! Baby! Baby! 2010]] ([[Kamikyokutachi]])
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* [[Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to]] ([[Kamikyokutachi]])
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* [[Kaze no Yukue]] ([[Koko ni Ita koto]])
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* [[Overtake]] ([[Koko ni Ita koto]])
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* [[Koko ni Ita Koto (Song)|Koko ni Ita koto]] ([[Koko ni Ita koto]])
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* [[Hate]] ([[1830m]])
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* [[Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka?]] ([[1830m]])
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* [[JJ ni Karitamono]] ([[Tsugi no Ashiato]]) <small>(WCenter with [[Takahashi Minami]])</small>
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* [[Kyouhansha]] ([[Tsugi no Ashiato]])
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* [[To go de]] ([[Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!]])
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* [[Ikitsuzukeru]] ([[Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!]])
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==Units==
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=== [[French Kiss]] ===
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====Singles====
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* [[Zutto Mae Kara]]
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* [[If]]
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* [[Kakkowarui I love you!]]
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* [[Saisho no Mail]]
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* [[Romance Privacy]]
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* [[Omoidasenai Hana]]
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==== Albums ====
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* [[French Kiss (Album)|French Kiss]]
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=== [[Team Z]] ===
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* [[Koi no Owara]]
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===Stage Units===
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;[[Team K 4th Stage|K4]] (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)
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:[[Gomen ne Jewel]]
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;[[Himawarigumi 1st Stage|H1]] (Boku no Taiyou)
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:[[Himawari]] (2nd Unit)
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;[[Himawarigumi 2nd Stage|H2]] (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai)
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:[[Kioku no Dilemma]] (2nd Unit)
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;[[Team K 5th Stage|K5]] (Saka Agari)
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:[[Dakishimeraretara]]
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;[[Team A 6th Stage|A6]] (Mokugekisha)
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:[[Ude wo Kunde]]
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;[[Team K 1st Waiting Stage | Team K Waiting Stage]]
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:[[Arashi no Yoru ni wa]]
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:[[Yuuwaku no Garter]] <small>(New Units)</small>
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;[[Team K 4th Stage|K4]] (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)
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:[[16nin Shimai no Uta|19nin Shimai no Uta]] <small>(Revival)</small>
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;[[Team B 3rd Stage|B3]] (Pajama Drive)
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:[[Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc]] <small>(Revival)</small>
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===Concert Units===
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====[[Live DVD wa Derudaroukedo, Yappari Iki ni Kagiruze! AKB48 Natsu Matsuri]]====
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* [[Gomen ne Jewel]]
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====[[AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsushinai yo ne?]]====
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* [[Glass no I LOVE YOU]]
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====[[Nenwasure Kanshasai Shuffle Sumaze, AKB! SKE mo Yoroshiku ne]]====
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* [[Senaka Kara Dakishimete]]
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====[["Kami Kouen Yotei" AKB48 NHK Hall Concert 2009]]====
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* [[Ame no Doubutsuen]]
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====[[Yokohama Arena 2010 'AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron']]====
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* [[Heart Gata Virus]]
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* [[Senaka Kara Dakishimete]]
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* [[Haru ga Kuru Made]]
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====[[Surprise wa Arimasen]]====
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* [[Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc]]
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====[[AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011]]====
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* [[Kinjirareta Futari]]
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====[[Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena]]====
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* [[Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc]]
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====[[Japan Pop Culture Concert 2012 in Washington D.C. Celebrating 100th anniversary of Cherry Blossom with AKB48|Washington D.C. Concert]]====
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* [[Kioku no Dilemma]]
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====[[AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~]]====
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* [[Blue rose]]
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====[[AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012]]====
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* [[Oogoe Diamond]]
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====[[AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour|AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~]]====
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;Tokyo Dome
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* [[Blue rose]]
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====[[AKB48 8th Anniversary]]====
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* [[Namida no Shounan]]
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====[[AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013]]====
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* [[Mushi no Ballad]]
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====[[AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014]]====
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* [[Namida ni Shizumu Taiyou]]
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* [[Dakishimeraretara]]
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====[[Unit Matsuri 2014]]====
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* [[Itsumo Soba ni]]
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* [[JJ ni Karitamono]]
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====[[AKB48 National Olympic Stadium Concert]]====
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* [[Confession]]
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====[[AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014]]====
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;Shiga
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* [[Iiwake Maybe (Song)|Iiwake Maybe]] (Acapella)
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* [[Boku no Sakura]]
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;Kumamoto
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* [[Dakishimeraretara]]
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;Kagoshima
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* [[Nakeru Basho]]
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* [[If]]
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* [[Boku no Sakura]]
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====[[AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014]]====
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* [[Escape]]
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====[[AKB48 x JKT48 Concert "Bergandengan Tangan Bersama Kakak"]]====
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* [[Blue rose]]
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====[[AKB48 Manatsu no Tandoku Concert in SSA 〜Kawaei-san no Koto ga Suki Deshita〜]]====
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* [[Scandalous ni Ikou]]
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* [[Sakura no Ki ni Narou (Song)|Sakura no Ki ni Narou]]
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====[[Team K 2nd Generation 10th Anniversary Celebration Special Performance]]====
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* [[Dakishimeraretara]]
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====[[Kashiwagi Yuki Graduation Concert ~17nenkan, Aruite Kita Kono Michi~]]====
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* [[If (Song)|If]]
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* [[Kakkowarui I love you! (Song)|Kakkowarui I love you!]]
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==Solo Songs==
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*[[Kokoro no Kagi]] ([[Omoidasenai Hana]])
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==Photobooks==
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* [2013.11.09] [[AKB48_Group_Individual_Photobooks#Kuramochi Asuka|Mimitabu]] (耳たぶ)
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==Media Appearances==
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===Stage Plays===
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* [[DUMP SHOW!]] <small>(2011)</small>
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===Dramas===
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* [[Majisuka Gakuen]] <small>(マジスカ学園)</small> <small>(2010)</small>
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* [[Majisuka Gakuen 2]] <small>(マジスカ学園2)</small> <small>(2011)</small>
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===Variety Shows===
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* [[AKB 0ji 59fun!]]
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* [[AKBINGO!]]
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* [[Shukan AKB]]
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* [[AKB48 no Anta, Dare?]]
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* [[HaKaTa Hyakkaten]]
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* [[AKB48 Nemousu Terebi]] <small>(Season 3/6)</small>
  
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==Stage Units==
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==Gallery==
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* Team K 4th Stage: [[Gomen ne Jewel]]
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{{Gallery|width=175|height=210|captionalign=center|position=left
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* Team K 5th Stage: [[Dakishimeraretara]]
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|KuramochiAsukaAfterGrad.jpg|Kuramochi Asuka after her graduation
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|KuramochiAsukaB2014.jpg|Kuramochi Asuka (2014)
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|K-kuramochi asuka.jpg|Kuramochi Asuka (2013)
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 18 March 2024

Kuramochi Asuka
Kuramochi Asuka (2015)
Name
Kanji 倉持明日香
Kana くらもち あすか
Romaji Kuramochi Asuka
Nickname Mocchi (もっち)
Birth Info
Birthdate September 11, 1989  
Birthplace Flag of Japan.png Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Blood type A
Current Age 35 Years Old
Sizes
Height 156.5cm
Professional Info
Agency Watanabe Pro
Social Networks Official Fanclub / Ameblo / Twitter / Instagram
Idol Career Info
Former Group AKB48
Former Team Team B
Debuted July 2007 / 4th Generation
Graduated August 2015

Kuramochi Asuka was a member of AKB48's Team B. She is now affiliated with Watanabe Pro.

Contents

Catchphrase

もちもちもっちぃこと倉持明日香です
Mochi mochi mocchi koto Kuramochi Asuka desu.
(Mochi mochi Mocchi, Kuramochi Asuka.)

Trivia

  • Favorite AKB48 single: Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou
  • Favorite AKB48 stage song: MARIA
  • Favorite artist: 19, Gospellers, Crazy Ken Band
  • Favorite brand: Auntie Rosa and Shibuya's Marui JAM stores
  • Favorite drink: Milk tea
  • Favorite food: Chicken wings
  • Favorite magazine: WPW, YJ
  • Favorite season: Winter
  • Favorite TV show: Ametaalk!, Samaazu x Samaazu, Watanabe Atsushi no Tatemono Tanbou, Hayaasa
  • Favorite town: Monaco
  • Likes: Frogs
  • Good friends with: Nito Moeno, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Amina
  • Future ambition: Sportscaster at the Olympics
  • Former member of French Kiss
  • Former member of Culture Club
  • She is the daughter of Kuramochi Akira, a former baseball player and sport commentator.
  • She has two older brothers. She said that her oldest brother was the one who encouraged her to work hard to become a Senbatsu member and not give up. He even convinced their parents to let Asuka continue being an AKB48 member, as they had become upset that she was not attending college.
  • She planned to become a dental hygienist if she did not join AKB48.
  • She was somewhat shy when she was in school and did not like to raise her hand to answer questions.
  • Her parents gave her the name “Asuka” because the character 明 appears in both her name and her father’s name.
  • She is a fan of the music group SPEED. They inspired her to join the entertainment industry.
  • She decided to audition for AKB48 after watching a performance of Team A’s 4th Stage, Tadaima Renaichuu.
  • She practiced baseball and softball when she was young.
  • She confessed she was chubby in middle school, and was called “Meat Bun” because of it. She also had short hair and was called “Bowl Cut”.
  • She had a part-time job at a bento shop. She quit because she found it difficult to stand for three hours straight.
  • She went to an all-girls’ high school.
  • Her high school did not allow students to work in the entertainment industry, so she had to transfer out. Her former teacher wrote her a handwritten diploma though, and made an intentional pause in reading students’ names at the graduation ceremony where Kuramochi’s name would have been.
  • Her official nickname is Mocchi, but she has also been called “Mochikura”, “Chii”, and “Kero”. The Original Team K members call her “Asuka”.
  • Staff members praised her kind and funny personality. Fellow Team K members described her as gentle, and said they have never seen Asuka get angry. She was known to take responsibility in her teams, supporting the Captain and assembling members to begin rehearsal. In later years she was also praised for her strong MC skills.
  • She was the second AKB48 Kenkyuusei to ever be promoted, after Saeki Mika.
  • After the AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu" she observed that she was 21 years old at the time and ranked 21st. Her father's baseball jersey number was also #21, and her name “Asuka” is written with 21 kanji strokes.
    • Her family and relatives had purchased over 500 CDs to vote for Asuka in this election. Her father even promoted Asuka during his work as a sports commentator.
  • She is a longtime fan of the Saitama Seibu Lions shortstop player Nakajima Hiroyuki and the pro wrestler Kenta Kobashi.
    • She met Kobashi on a 2008 episode of AKBINGO! alongside Akimoto Sayaka and Kasai Tomomi. The three members watched one of Kobashi’s wrestling matches, then congratulated him backstage. Asuka cried in happiness when she met him, and he allowed her to perform his famous inverted horizontal chop move on his chest.
    • She maintained a working relationship with Kobashi, and even attended his retirement wrestling match in 2013. She presented him a bouquet of flowers on stage during the farewell ceremony and they took a photo together,
  • She is known for her love of ears. She was often photographed biting fellow members’ earlobes.
    • The title of her photobook is "Earlobe" ("Mimitabu")
    • Her B Garden line reads: "Earlobes are my favorite food / And I also like to gnaw on biceps"
    • Takajo Aki and Shimoguchi Hinana became frequent victims of Asuka’s ear biting.
    • Because Abe Maria also liked ears, she and Asuka formed the “Ear Club” together.
  • When she was selected for the subunit French Kiss she said she found the name embarrassing, as she had never said the phrase “French kiss” aloud before.
  • On April 14th, 2012 she became a sportscaster on BS Asahi's sports variety show "SPORTS X". She teams up with former Tokyo Yakult Swallows director, catcher and baseball commentator Atsuya Furuta to explore the appeal of various sports.
  • In December 2012 she took a brief hiatus due to acute tonsillitis.
  • In April 2014 she bought a white cat named “Shiromi”.
  • She likes men with long, tied back hair and beards.
  • She likes adding sake (alcohol) to her bathwater. She claims it makes the bath more relaxing and draws toxins out of the body.
  • She dislikes cilantro.
  • She intentionally announced her graduation from AKB48 in a sports newspaper, as she wanted to be a sportscaster.
  • After graduating, she has continued to work as a sportscaster, actress, and multitalent.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

Solo Singles

# Cover Title Release date
01 MochiA.jpg Itsumo Soba ni
(いつもそばに) 		2013.05.29

Team History

AKB48 Kenkyuusei → Team K → Team A → Team K → Team B → Graduation
Joined AKB48 as a Kenkyuusei on May 26, 2007 (Debut: July 1, 2007)
Promoted to Team K on March 4, 2008
Transferred to Team A on August 23, 2009 (2009 Team Shuffle)
Transferred to Team K on August 24, 2012 (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle)
Transferred to Team B on February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)
Graduated from AKB48 Team B on August 17, 2015 (Announcement: July 19, 2015)

Singles Participation

AKB48 A-Sides

AKB48 B-Sides

French Kiss A-Sides

French Kiss B-Sides

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

Units

French Kiss

Singles

Albums

Team Z

Stage Units

K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)
Gomen ne Jewel
H1 (Boku no Taiyou)
Himawari (2nd Unit)
H2 (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai)
Kioku no Dilemma (2nd Unit)
K5 (Saka Agari)
Dakishimeraretara
A6 (Mokugekisha)
Ude wo Kunde
Team K Waiting Stage
Arashi no Yoru ni wa
Yuuwaku no Garter (New Units)
K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)
19nin Shimai no Uta (Revival)
B3 (Pajama Drive)
Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc (Revival)

Concert Units

Live DVD wa Derudaroukedo, Yappari Iki ni Kagiruze! AKB48 Natsu Matsuri

AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsushinai yo ne?

Nenwasure Kanshasai Shuffle Sumaze, AKB! SKE mo Yoroshiku ne

"Kami Kouen Yotei" AKB48 NHK Hall Concert 2009

Yokohama Arena 2010 'AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron'

Surprise wa Arimasen

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011

Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena

Washington D.C. Concert

AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~

Tokyo Dome

AKB48 8th Anniversary

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014

Unit Matsuri 2014

AKB48 National Olympic Stadium Concert

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014

Shiga
Kumamoto
Kagoshima

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

AKB48 x JKT48 Concert "Bergandengan Tangan Bersama Kakak"

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

Team K 2nd Generation 10th Anniversary Celebration Special Performance

Kashiwagi Yuki Graduation Concert ~17nenkan, Aruite Kita Kono Michi~

Solo Songs

Photobooks

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

Dramas

Variety Shows

Gallery

KuramochiAsukaAfterGrad.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka after her graduation
KuramochiAsukaB2014.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (2014)
K-kuramochi asuka.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (2013)
Kuramochi asuka2012.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (2012)
Prof-kuramochi asuka.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (2011)
Kuramochi asuka.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (Late 2010)
KuramochiAsukaE2010.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (Early 2010)
KuramochiAsukaALate2009.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (Late 2009)
KuramochiAsukaKEarly2009.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (Early 2009)
Kurasu3.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (2008)
Kurasu2.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (Late 2007)
KuramochiAsukaKKS2007.jpg
Kuramochi Asuka (Early 2007)
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