Kitahara Rie

Kitarie (きたりえ), Rie (りえ)

Kitahara Rie (北原里英)

Kitahara Rie (2015)

Birth Info

Birthdate	June 24th, 1991
Birthplace	'Aichi, Japan'
Blood type	A
Current Age	32 Years Old

Sizes

Height	157cm
B	78cm
W	57cm
H	83cm

Professional Info

Agency	Ohta Pro
Social Networks	Ameblo / Google+ / Twitter / 7gogo

Idol Career Info

Group	NGT48
Team	Team NIII
Debuted	October, 2007 / 5th Generation

Kitahara Rie is the captain of NGT48 and member of Team NIII. She is also a member of Not yet.

Catchphrase

愛知県から来ました、北原里英、32歳です。よろしくお願いします

Aichi-ken kara kimashita, Kitahara Rie, 32sai desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu

(I come from Aichi prefecture, I'm Kitahara Rie, 32 years old. Please be nice to me)

Trivia

Favourite food: Curry rice, Shrimp al Ajillo, Eggs boiled in a hot spring, Finely chopped green onion
Favourite drink: Vegetable juice
Favourite music: EXILE
Favourite TV show: Ametalk
Favourite magazine: Shuukan Young Jump
Favourite brand: Milk, GILFY
Favourite manga: ONE PIECE
Favourite season: Summer
Favourite school subject: History, English
Favourite AKB48 songs: Iiwake Maybe, Junjou Shugi, Dear my teacher
Charm Point: Lips
Hobbies: Cleaning her room in one fluid movement
Special skill: Imitations, recreating dramas
Favorite words: "Happiness"
One-line message: "I will become a Niigata woman. Please take care of me."
Leader of Culture Club
Loves shoujo (girl's) manga series and quotes
Wrote the lyrics for guilty love, a B-Side from Not Yet's 4th single Suika BABY
Was a member of the fake group "SONE" with Minegishi Minami, Sashihara Rino and Miyazaki Miho, that regularly participated on Request Hour MCs. They disbanded in 2014.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

1st Senbatsu Election - #13 (Senbatsu)
2nd Senbatsu Election - #16 (Senbatsu)
3rd Senbatsu Election - #13 (Senbatsu)
4th Senbatsu Election - #13 (Senbatsu)
5th Senbatsu Election - #21 (Undergirls)
6th Senbatsu Election - #19 (Undergirls)
7th Senbatsu Election - #11 (Senbatsu)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

1st Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Nakagawa Haruka)
2nd Janken Taikai - Best 16 (Lost to Maeda Ami)
3rd Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Chikano Rina)
4th Janken Taikai - #10 (Lost to Abe Maria)
5th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kawamoto Saya)

Team History

AKB48 Kenkyuusei → Team A → Team B → Team K and Team S ( → Team K and Team KII ) → Team K → NGT48 → Team NIII

Joined AKB48 as a Kenkyuusei on October, 2007

Promoted to Team A on July 30, 2008

Transferred to Team B on August 23, 2009 (2009 Team Shuffle)

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

Held a Concurrent Position on SKE48's Team S from August 24, 2012 (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle) to April 28, 2013 (AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai) (Promotion: January 29, 2013 | Stage Debut: February 13, 2013 | Graduation: May 8, 2013 )

Transferred to Team KII on April 13, 2013 (SKE48 Team Shuffle), but she never debuted with them, seeing as her concurrency was cancelled 15 days later.

Transferred to NGT48 on March 26, 2015 (AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015).

Promoted to Team NIII on January 10, 2016.