Takayanagi Akane

Name

Takayanagi Akane

Takayanagi Akane (2019)


Kanji	高柳明音
Kana	たかやなぎあかね
Romaji	Takayanagi Akane
Nickname	Churi (ちゅり)

Birth Info

Birthdate	November 29, 1991
Birthplace	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Blood type	B
Current Age	32 Years Old

Sizes

Height	154cm

Professional Info

Agency	Avex Portal
Social Networks	Official Website / 7gogo / Instagram / OPENREC / SHOWROOM / Twitter / Twitter

Idol Career Info

Former Group	SKE48
Former Team	Team KII
Debuted	March 2009 / 2nd Generation
Graduated	April 2021

Takayanagi Akane was a member of SKE48's Team KII.

Catchphrase

今日もちゅりをバードウォッチング。　天から舞い降りた小鳥ちゃん。ちゅりこと高柳明音です。

Kyou mo Churi wo BAADOWOCCHINGU. Ten kara maiorita odori-chan. Churi koto Takayanagi Akane.

(Churi is bird watching today too. The small bird-chan that flew down from heaven. I'm Takayanagi Akane, also known as Churi.)

Trivia

Lightstick colors: Yellow and Green. She chose these colors because yellow and green are the colors of her pet birds' feathers
Hobbies: Loving birds, watching anime, taking pictures, cooking
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Green curry, raw meat, ramen, medicinal hotpot
Favorite phrase: 根拠のない自信 (Konjou no nai jishin; Baseless confidence)
Oshimen: Takahashi Minami
Good friends with: Matsui Rena (ChuriRena), Okada Kanna
- She is best friends with Rena
Future ambition: Actress
Owns four parrots, Papi, Pino, Pucho and Popo, all of which were raised from chicks and are named after food or sweets. She purchased another parrot chick in October 2012, but it passed away. In April 2013 she acquired Poporu, a cockatiel
- As of May 2017, she owns five birds: Papi, Pucho, Popo, Poporu, and Tofu, whom she took into her family after the shooting of Tofu Pro Wrestling
Her name is spelled 明音, which is an unusual way to write "Akane". When she types her name on a computer, the kanji is not recognized. She gets around it by typing 明るい (Akarui), erasing the るい (rui), and adding the 音 (ne)
- Her first catchphrase was "Akarui Ongaku wo Kikoetekitara, akane machuri wa Hajimari! Akane machuri wa churi! Churi!" (When you are able to hear bright music, it’s the beginning of Akane festival! Akane festival is Churi! Churi!). The catchphrase incorporated the meanings of both of the kanji in her name, "bright" (明) and "sound" (音)
Publicly asked Akimoto Yasushi to write an original stage for Team KII during her acceptance speech after ranking in the AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo. The stage was delayed several times even after Akane asked directly
A fan of the group Perfume and the baseball team Chunichi Dragons
Her favorite Pokemon is Chandelure
Sleep talks and sleep walks
Her and Furukawa Airi are often called "Furuyanagi", and their trio with Yakata Miki is called by Akane "Furuyanagiti"
Winner of the AKB48 Group Solo Gravure Contest Project (FLASH)
Currently holds the record for the most appearances in AKB48 Undergirls with 11 (out of 18) appearances
Is a fan of Fairy Tail, and has been seen interacting with the author in Twitter for several times
Came in 4th place at the AKB48 Group Second Singing Contest