Moriya Akane

Name

Moriya Akane

Moriya Akane (2019 - Kuroi Hitsuji)


Kanji	守屋茜
Kana	もりやあかね
Romaji	Moriya Akane
Nickname	Akanen (あかねん)

Birth Info

Birthdate	November 12, 1997
Birthplace	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	26 Years Old

Sizes

Height	163.5cm

Professional Info

Agency	**
Social Networks	Official Blog / Instagram / SHOWROOM

Idol Career Info

Former Group	Sakurazaka46
Former Team	1st Generation
Debuted	August 2015 / Keyakizaka46 1st Generation
Graduated	December 2021

Moriya Akane was a member of Sakurazaka46's 1st Generation.

Trivia

Lightstick colors: Red and Red
Audition song: All For You (Amuro Namie)
Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Saito Asuka
She was the vice captain for Keyakizaka46 from January 2017 until the group restarted as Sakurazaka46 in October 2020.
She is quite skilled at sports, particularly soft tennis. She practiced her swing while introducing herself at the group's first event.
She was a member of her school's "Junior Red Cross club".
She was known for her ultra-competitive Sergeant (Gunsou) character, sometimes taking things a bit too far.
- For example, after the shooting for the Spicy Eating Championship episode of Keyakitte, Kakenai?, she was hospitalized for eating a bowl of mapo tofu too quickly, and had to take medication for a month.
- This contrasted with captain Sugai Yuuka, who is known to be reserved and polite.
She was known for her interest in beauty products and K-Pop.
Beginning in September 2017, she was appointed as beauty ambassador for the "anan" magazine "Beauty's Slope Climbing Corps (美容の坂道のぼり隊 Biyou no Sakamichi Nobori-tai)" cosmetics segment.
- She was ambassadors along with Hinatazaka46 member Takamoto Ayaka, and previously with Nogizaka46's Eto Misa and Ozono Momoko.

On August 21st, passed the auditions to become a member of Keyakizaka46's 1st Generation.

On February 29th, was selected as a senbatsu member for Keyakizaka46's first single, Silent Majority.

On January 21st, was announced as the vice-captain of Keyakizaka46 at the national handshake event held at Makuhari Messe.
On September 20th, was appointed as beauty ambassador for the "anan" magazine "Beauty's Slope Climbing Corps (美容の坂道のぼり隊 Biyou no Sakamichi Nobori-tai)" cosmetics segment.

On March 18th, was appointed as the face of "Eagles Girl" for baseball team Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, along with Ishimori Nijika. Both members hail from Miyagi prefecture, where the team is located.
On June 26, her first photobook, Senzai Ishiki, was released.

On October 14th, Keyakizaka46 was renamed and restarted as Sakurazaka46.
On October 19th, was selected as a senbatsu member for Sakurazaka46's first single, Nobody's fault.

On October 22nd, she announced her graduation.
On December 10th, she had her graduation ceremony at Sakurazaka46 1st YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE.
On December 19th, she concluded her activities as a member of Sakurazaka46 and graduated from the group.