Murayama Yuiri

Murayama Yuiri
Murayama Yuiri (2019)
Name
Kanji	村山彩希
Kana	むらやま ゆいり
Romaji	Murayama Yuiri
Nickname	Yuirii (ゆいりー)
Birth Info
Birthdate	June 15, 1997
Birthplace	Kanagawa, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	26 Years Old
Sizes
Height	157.8cm
Professional Info
Agency	Avex Asunaro
Social Networks	Official Website / 7gogo / SHOWROOM / TikTok / Twitter / YouTube / Instagram / Weverse
Idol Career Info
Group	AKB48
Team	Regular Members
Debuted	December 2011 / 13th Generation
Lightstick Colors
Red	Yellow

Murayama Yuiri is a member of AKB48.

Catchphrase

真っ赤な..、ゆいりんご！

Makkana.., Yuiringo!

(Bright red, Yuiringo!)

Trivia

• Admired members: Kashiwagi Yuki
• Favorite AKB48 stage song: Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta
• Hobbies: Reading magazines
• Special skills: Tap dancing, singing
• Favorite character: Snoopy, Duffy
• Favorite color: Pink and purple
• Favorite drink: "Zero-calorie Plain Hot Water". Formerly it was Calpis.
• Favorite food: Nankotsu (chicken cartilage), fugashi (dried wheat snack)
• Disliked food: Sweets
• Favorite song: Oogoe Diamond
• Good friends with: Moriyasu Madoka, Okada Nana (YuuNaa), Mogi Shinobu, Mukaichi Mion, Kurosu Haruka
  • She gets along well with Moriyasu Madoka thanks to starring on a Nagasaki episode of AKB Kanko Taishi together with her. Afterwards she also participated in the Nagasaki Lantern Parade with Madoka.
  • Her close relationship with Okada Nana was featured in AKBINGO! episode 370, and many times since.
• Future ambition: Actress
• She was a former child actress along with her older sister Renri. She used the name Yuiri written in Hiragana. She appeared in the NHK TV Series Hitomi, and was also a catalog model for Canon printers.
  • She, Mukaichi Mion, and Ichikawa Miori went hiking in June 2015 for an AKB48 Tabisho Shoujo episode called "Mountain Climbing Trip of Former Child Actors". The three members had all been child actors in the past.
• She considers herself a bad loser.
• While she was a Kenkyuusei she often did daily abdominal workouts, but as of 2020 she confesses she cannot do them any longer.
• She has consistently prioritized her theater performances over other events, including the Senbatsu Election. She decided to not take part in the Senbatsu Election any longer once members were allowed to abstain. Because of that, members and fans sometimes call her the "Theater Goddess" ("Theater no Megami").
• From 2014 to 2017, she ranked first for most theater performances out of any AKB48 member.
  • In 2017, she produced her first theater stage, AKB48 Kenkyuusei Let's Go Kenkyuusei!.
  • On January 18th, 2020, hit the milestone of 1,000 theater performances. This made her the first member across all 48 Groups to exceed 1,000 performances.
  • In 2023/2024, she produced her second theater stage (title TBA; shonichi scheduled for February 2024).
• She runs a YouTube channel with Okada Nana, Mogi Shinobu, and Mukaichi Mion called "YuuNaMogiOn Channel".
• If she could have a superpower, she would want to fly.
• She is notoriously bad with money and often spends over her monthly budget.
• She is one of the four idol members who were invited to compete in SASUKE 39 along with Higashimura Mei, Sato Kaede, and Takiwaki Shoko, with various videos leading up to the tournament that featured the four idols participating.
  • During her First Stage run, she failed at the 4th obstacle, Fish Bone. She is one out of the eight female competitors who would fail in the obstacle in that tournament.
• According to Asai Nanami, Yuiri has exceptional endurance. When learning the dance to Moto Kare desu Yuiri would dance for 30 minutes straight, even though other members would take breaks every 5-10 minutes.
• In July 2022 she, Shitao Miu, and Kashiwagi Yuki were apppointed as ambassadors for RAVIJOUR, a lingerie store chain.
• She choreographed the dance for BNK48's 12th single, Believers.

History

2011

• On September 24th, passed the auditions for AKB48's 13th Generation.
• On December 8th, during the 6th Year Anniversary Commemorative Performance, had her theater debut with the other members of the 13th Generation for Aitakatta.

2012

• On May 8th, passed the 6th Kenkyuusei Selection.

2013

• On August 24th, on the third day of the Tokyo concert for the AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour, was promoted to Minegishi Team 4.
• On November 3rd, was part of the Shonichi performance of Team 4's Te wo Tsuginagara stage.

2014

• On February 24th, during the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri, stayed in Minegishi Team 4.
• On April 24th, was part of the Shonichi performance of Team 4's Idol no Yoake stage.

2015

• On February 8th, was an under in Team K's RESET stage.
• On March 25th, a new unit, Dendenmu Chu! was announced with Murayama as a member.
• On June 6th, did not participate in the 7th Senbatsu Election for the first time.
• On September 14th, was part of the Shonichi performance of the special stage Eve wa Adam no Abarabone.
• On October 16th, was part of the Shonichi performance of the special stage Dounaru!? Dousuru!? AKB48.
• On December 3rd, was part of the Shonichi performance of Team 4's Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai.

2017

• On July 28th, was part of the Shonichi performance of the AKB48 Kenkyuusei stage Let's Go Kenkyuusei! because she produced the stage.
• On December 12th, during the AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle, was made captain of Team 4 (Murayama Team 4).

2018

• On March 14th, was part of her first senbatsu with Jabaja.

2019

• On January 15th, held her first solo concert, Murayama Yuiri Solo Concert 〜Watashi wa Watashi no Michi wo yuku〜.
• On July 7th, July 20th, August 3rd, August 31st, September 4th, September 26th, October 22nd, was chosen as a senbatsu member during the AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2019 ～Tanoshii bakari ga AKB!～. She centered multiple songs, notably Sustainable, and performed a solo version of Stargazer.
• On August 4th, was part of the AKB48 TIF19 Senbatsu at the Tokyo Idol Festival 2019.
• On December 9th, it was announced that she would have another solo (duo) concert with Okada Nana in 2020.

2020

• On January 21st, it was announced that she would be opening a YouTube channel together with Okada Nana, Mogi Shinobu and Mukaichi Mion (YuuNaaMogiOn).
• On January 21st, YuuNaaMogiOn released their first YouTube video, titled "AKB48 YuuNaaMogiOn YouTuber ni Narimasu!" (【AKB48】ゆうなぁもぎおんYouTuberになります！) (AKB48 YuuNaaMogiOn will become Youtubers).
• On January 22nd, performed at Yuunaa Tandoku Concert 〜Kakegae no Nai Jikan〜 together with Okada Nana.
• On December 28th, was on the cover of BUBKA together with Okada Nana.

2021

• In the January issue of the magazine BIG ONE GIRLS, was featured in an interview alongside the AKB48 Soukantoku and other captains (Mukaichi Mion, Okabe Rin, Komiyama Haruka, Iwatate Saho).
• On March 30th, 2021, appeared in the special AKBINGO NEO episode 1 for ranking 1st place in the AKB48 no Dobboun! Hitori Jime app event.
• On July 20th, 2021, appeared in the special AKBINGO NEO episode 2 for ranking 1st place in the AKB48 no Dobboun! Hitori Jime app event.
• On September 15th, 2021, appeared in the October issue of Ex Taishuu alongside Yokoyama Yui (Team A), Yokoyama Yui (Team 8) and Yamauchi Mizuki.
• On December 8th, at the AKB48 16th Anniversary Team Shuffle, it was announced she would stay with Team 4, but lose her captaincy (Kuranoo Team 4).
• On December 23rd, appeared on the cover of the magazine "BIG ONE GIRLS Graph," issue No.3. Shitao Miu was also featured in this issue.
• On December 28th, appeared on TBS' "Sasuke".

2022

• On January 19th, had her first appearance on AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (AKB48、最近聞いた？～一緒になんかやってみませんか？～).
• On January 28th, had a collaboration with Shekinah Arzaga singing Yoru ni Kakeru.
• On March 17th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team 4's Te wo Tsunaginagara stage.
• On April 4th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team 4's Te wo Tsunaginagara stage. This made her the only member to appear in 2 senshuuraku performances.
• On April 7th, appeared on AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san for the first time.
• On April 19th, was part of the shonichi performance for Team 4's Thumbnail stage.
• On May 25th, had her final appearance on AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (AKB48、最近聞いた？～一緒になんかやってみませんか？～).
• On July 2nd and 9th, appeared in episodes 7 and 8 of AKB48 no Uta (AKB48の歌).
• On July 27th, had her first 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？～).
• On September 8th, will release her first photobook "Futsuu ga Suki".
  • The release was originally scheduled for September 6th, but was then postponed.
• On September 14th, 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？～).

2023

• On October 17th, transferred to AKB48 Regular Members after the disbandment of Team 4.

2024

• On January 9th, announced her affiliation with the Avex Asunaro agency.
• On February 22nd, was part of the shonichi performance for the stage Kyou wa Dare ni Koi wo Suru?.
  • She had produced this stage.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 4th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 5th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 6th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 7th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
• 8th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
• 9th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
• 10th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 2nd Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
• 3rd Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
• 4th Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
• 5th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Minegishi Minami)
• 6th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Fujita Nana)
• 7th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Kawamoto Saya)

Team History

AKB48 Kenkyuusei → Team 4 → Regular Members

Joined AKB48 as a Kenkyuusei on September 24, 2011 (Debut: December 8, 2011)

Promoted to Team 4 on August 24, 2013 (Tokyo Dome Concert)

Transferred to Regular Members on October 17, 2023

Singles Participation

AKB48 A-Sides

• Jabaja
• Teacher Teacher
• Sustainable
• Shitsuren, Arigatou
• Ne mo Ha mo Rumor
• Moto Kare desu
• Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss
• Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da
• Idol Nanka Janakattara
• Colorcon Wink

AKB48 B-Sides

Ano Hi no Fuurin (Gingham Check) Otona he no Michi (UZA) Watashitachi no Reason (Eien Pressure) Tsuyoi Hana (So long!) LOVE Shugyou (Sayonara Crawl) Aozora Cafe (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie) Seijun Philosophy (Heart Ereki) Mosh & Dive (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) Himitsu no Diary (Mae Shika Mukanee) Heart no Dasshutsu Game (Labrador Retriever) Ima, Happy (Kibouteki Refrain) Me wo Aketa Mama no First Kiss (Kibouteki Refrain) Kafka to Dendenmu Chu! (Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai) Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby) Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni... (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby)

LALALA Message (Kimi wa Melody) Kangaeru Hito (Tsubasa wa Iranai) Osaekirenai Shoudou (High Tension) Accident Chu (Shoot Sign) Neko Allergy (Teacher Teacher) Soredemo Kanojo wa (NO WAY MAN) (Center) Generation Change (Jiwaru DAYS) Mata Aeru Hi Made (Shitsuren, Arigatou) Aisuru Hito (Shitsuren, Arigatou) Hanareteitemo (Ne mo Ha mo Rumor) Angie (Moto Kare desu) (WCenter with Kuranoo Narumi)

Other Songs

• Hanareteitemo

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

• Sakuranbo to Kodoku (1830m)
• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• Team Zaka (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!)
• Namida wa ato Mawashi (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!)
• Nakigoto Time (0 to 1 no Aida)
• Are kara Boku wa Benkyou ga Te ni Tsukanai (0 to 1 no Aida)
• Ano Hi no Jibun (Thumbnail)

Units

Dendenmu Chu!

• Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!

Stage Units

KKS5 (RESET)

Gyakuten Oujisama

KKS6 (Boku no Taiyou)

Itoshisa no defense

KKS7 (Pajama Drive)

Junjou Shugi

Tenshi no Shippo (Alternate)

42 (Te wo Tsunaginagara)

Choco no Yukue

43 (Idol no Yoake)

Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate

SS1 (Eve wa Adam no Abarebane)

Kuroi Tenshi (Under)

SS3 (Dounaru?! Dousuru?! AKB48)

Bird

44 (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai)

Confession

Himawarigumi 1 Revival (Boku no Taiyou)

Idol Nante Yobanaide

SS5 (Koukando Bakuage)

Senaka Kara Dakishimete

SS6 (Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okosen)

Koppu no Naka no Komorebi (Center)

SS9 (Sekai wa Yume ni Michite Iru)

Ashita no Tame ni Kiss wo (Center)

42 Revival (Te wo Tsunaginagara)

Ame no Pianist (Center)

SS12 (Boku no Natsu ga Hajimaru)

Megami wa Doko de Hohoemu? (Duet with Okada Nana)

45 (Thumbnail)

Coin Toss

Hibiwareta Kagami

SS13 (Kyou wa Dare ni Koi wo Suru?)

Hitori Omoi

Concert Units

AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Concert ~Oshimen Hayai Mono Gachi~

• Ame no Doubutsuen

AKB48 8th Anniversary

• RESET

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

• Ue Kara Mariko

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014

• End Roll
• Enkyori Poster

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014

Wakayama

Nageki no Figure Skirt, Hirari

UZA Oki Doki

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

• Kamonegikkusu

Kojimatsuri ～Kojima Haruna Kanshasai～

• Oogoe Diamond
• Heavy Rotation
• Tadaima Renaichuu

AKB48 Group Seijin Shiki Concert ~Otona ni Nanka Naru Mono ka~

• Sweet & Bitter
• Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou

AKB48 Tandoku Concert ~Jabajatte Nani?~

• Yosougai no Story

AKB48 Team 4 Tandoku Concert 〜Tomodachi ga Dekita〜

• LOVE ASH

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2019

Osaka

• Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?
• Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc

Sendai

• Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?
• Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc

Hiroshima

• Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?
• Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc

Kanagawa

• Yaban na Kyuuai

Fukuoka

• Stargazer (Solo)

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020

• Nagareboshi ni Nani wo Negaeba Ii no Darou
• Gyakuten Oujisama
• Namida no Hyomen Choryoku
• Bokutachi wa Ima Hanashi Aubeki Nanda

Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~

• Namida no Hyomen Choryoku

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

• 1994-nen no Raimei

AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2021 ONLINE

• Namida no Hyomen Choryoku

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

• Confession

AKB48 Dobbon! 1 Year Anniversary Live

• 10 Krone to Pan
• I'm sure.
• Avocado Jane~shi...

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

New Team Concert

• NO WAY MAN (Center)

Day 3

• Seijun Tired
• Ponytail to Shushu

AKB48 Dobbon! 2 Year Anniversary Live!

• Yaban na Kyuuai
• Migikata
• Ryuuseigun (=LOVE song)
• Toshishita no Otoko no ko (Candies song)

AKB48 Group CIRCLE JAM 2023

Team Cute

• Hoshizora wo Kimi ni

Team Cool

• Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou

Okada Nana Congratulation concert ~Thanks infinite~

• Omoide no Hotondo (Duet with Okada Nana)
• Namida no Hyomen Choryoku

AKB48 Current Team Final Concert 2023 in KT Zepp Yokohama 〜Last mo Genki ni Naru Naru! Egao ni Naru Naru! Kuranoo ni Naru Naru! Team 4!〜

• Chinmoku (Duet with Kuranoo Narumi)

MX Matsuri AKB48 62nd Single "Idol Nanka Janakattara" Release Commemoration Concert

Day 1

Majijo Teppen Blues (as Nezumi) Majisuka Rock'n'Roll (as Nezumi)

Lost the way

Day 2

• Coin Toss (Solo)
• She's gone (WCenter)

Day 3

Aru Hi Fui ni... (Center) Moto Kare desu

Jiwaru DAYS

Honda Hitomi Graduation Concert ~Yume to Kibou ni Michita Michi~

• Omoide Ijou
• She's gone (Wcenter with Honda Hitomi)

AKB48 Dobbon! 3 Year Anniversary Live!

• Kegarete iru Shinjitsu
• Ai yo, Ugokanaide (Solo)

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

• Omoide no Hotondo

AKB48 Spring Concert 2024 in Pia Arena MM

Noon

• 10 Krone to Pan (Duet with Iwatate Saho)

Evening

• 1994-nen no Raimei

Photobooks

• [2022.09.08] Futsuu ga Suki (普通が好き)

Media Appearances

Variety Shows

• AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (Season 9 & 13)
• AKB48 no Anta, Dare?
• Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku
• AKBINGO!
• AKB48 SHOW!
• Sasuke (2021)
• AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (AKB48、最近聞いた？～一緒になんかやってみませんか？～) (2022)
• AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san (AKB48サヨナラ毛利さん) (2022 - 2023)
• 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)

Drama

• AKB48 no Uta (AKB48の歌) (2022)

Gallery

Murayama Yuiri (2018)

Murayama Yuiri (2017)

Murayama Yuiri (2016)

Murayama Yuiri (2015)

Murayama Yuiri (2014)

Murayama Yuiri (2013)

Murayama Yuiri (Late 2012)

Murayama Yuiri (Early 2012)