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Mion Mukaichi

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Mion Mukaichi
向井地美音
Mukaichi in 2023
Born	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26) Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Mīon
Occupations	Idol singer actress
Years active	2002 (2002) – present
Agent	Mama&Son
Notable work	Unfair, Unfair: The Movie, "Tsubasa wa Iranai"
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instruments	Vocals Guitar
Years active	2013 (2013) – present
Labels	King Records
Member of	AKB48
Musical artist
YouTube information
Channel	YuuNaaMogiOn Channel
Presented by	Yuiri Murayama ("Yuu") Nana Okada ("Naa") Shinobu Mogi ("Mogi") Mion Mukaichi ("On")
Years active	2020–present
Genres	vlog comedy music
Subscribers	143,000^[1]
Total views	40,115,050^[1]
Last updated: 21 March 2023



AKB48 Group General Manager
In office April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01) – March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16)
Preceded by	Yui Yokoyama
Succeeded by	Narumi Kuranoo

Mion Mukaichi (向井地美音, Mukaichi Mion, born 29 January 1998) is a Japanese idol singer and former child actress. She is a member of the girl group AKB48,^[2]^[3] and was the third AKB48 Group General Manager (総監督, sōkantoku). As an actress, she is best known for portraying Mio Sato in the Unfair television series and films.

Biography

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Mukaichi was born in Saitama Prefecture. She played tennis from 1st grade in elementary school right up to 3rd grade in junior high school.^[4]

Career

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Mukaichi was a child actress, represented by the talent agency Central G.^[5] She quit in fifth grade to concentrate on her studies^[4] and returned after entering junior high school, represented by talent agency Ii Concept.^[6] She appeared in a number of television dramas, such as Unfair (2006), and movies, such as Unfair: The Movie (2007).

In January 2013, Mukaichi took part and passed the AKB48 15th generation auditions, joining the group as a trainee member.^[7] She was promoted to Team 4 In February 2014, during the group's Daisokaku Matsuri team assignment event and concert.^[8] In April 2014, Mukaichi was selected as the new center (lead performer) for the song "Heavy Rotation" after being nominated by original center Yuko Oshima, who was about to leave the group.^[9]^[10] She joined a title track lineup, or senbatsu, for the first time for the group's 38th single title track "Kibouteki Refrain".^[11]

Mukaichi appeared in the series Sailor Zombie [ja], starring fellow AKB48 members Nana Owada, Rina Kawaei, and Juri Takahashi, as a guest role in episode 2.^[10] Outside the group, she starred in the movie Unfair: The End, the final part of the Unfair series, which was released in September 2015. Producer Hirotsugu Usui [ja], who did not know Mukaichi joined AKB48, said Mukaichi's role was a very important one and that even if Mukaichi has quit the entertainment industry, he would want her to return for this role.^[12]

Mukaichi was appointed as center for the group's 44th single title track "Tsubasa wa Iranai" which was released on June 1, 2016.^[13] In AKB48 Group's general elections in the same year, she placed 13th with 47,094 votes and entered the senbatsu in AKB48 45th single.^[14]

In June 2018, she placed 13th in that year's elections and revealed that she aimed to become the next General Manager of AKB48 Group. In December, during the 13th anniversary celebration of the group at the AKB48 Theater, current General Manager Yui Yokoyama nominated Mukaichi as her successor and stated that she would remain to guide her until she was ready to take over the position. Mukaichi officially assumed the General Manager position on April 1, 2019.^[15]

On January 21, 2020, to commemorate AKB48's fifteenth anniversary, Mukaichi launched the AKB48 individual YouTube channels project, where members would produce their own YouTube channels to express their individual appeal to the general public, following the cancellation of long-running AKB48 television shows such as AKBingo! and AKB48 Show!^[16]^[17] Her joint channel with fellow AKB48 members Nana Okada, Yuiri Murayama, and Shinobu Mogi, the YuuNaaMogiOn Channel (ゆうなぁもぎおんチャンネル), was launched the same day.^[18]

On December 8, 2021, she was appointed the new captain of Team A during AKB48's 16th Anniversary performance, which she will serve in addition to her role as General Manager.^[19]

On December 31, 2023, Mukaichi announced that she will be stepping down as General Manager on March 16, 2024, and that Narumi Kuranoo will take her place.^[20]^[21]

Discography

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AKB48 singles

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Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2013	33	"Heart Electric"	B-side	Sang 'Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium' together with the trainee members.
2014	35	"Mae Shika Mukanee"	B-side	Sang 'Himitsu no Diary' as part of one-shot unit 'Baby Elephants'.
	36	"Labrador Retriever"	B-side	Sang 'Heart no Dasshutsu Game' as part of Team 4.
	38	"Kibouteki Refrain"	A-side	Mukaichi's first A-side. Also sang 'Me wo Akete Mama no First Kiss' as part of Team 4.
2015	39	"Green Flash"	B-side	Sang "Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu" and "Yankee Rock".
	40	Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai	A-side	Also sang "Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!"
	41	Halloween Night	B-side	Sang "Mizu no Naka no Dendouritsu", "Ippome Ondo", and "Yankee Machine Gun".
	42	Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby	B-side	Sang "Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo...", "Madonna no Sentaku", "Senaka Kotoba", and "Oneesan no Hitorigoto"
2016	43	"Kimi wa Melody"	A-side	Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Also sang "LALALA Message".
	44	"Tsubasa wa Iranai"	A-side, Center	First solo center. Also sang "Aishū no Trumpeter".
	45	"Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai"	A-side	Also sang "Black Flower".
	46	"High Tension"	A-side	Also sang on "Happy End".
2017	47	"Shoot Sign"	A-side	Also sang on『Accident Chū』as AKB48 U-19 and "Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?" as Sakamichi AKB.
	48	"Negaigoto no Mochigusare"	A-side	Also sang on "Tenmetsu Pheromone"
	49	"＃SukiNanda"	B-side	Sang "Darashinai Aishikata" and "Give Up wa Shinai"
	50	"11gatsu no Anklet"	A-side
2018	51	"Jabaja"	A-side	Also sang on "Position" as AKB48 Wakate Senbatsu, and on "Kokkyo no Nai Jidai" as Sakamichi AKB.
	52	"Teacher Teacher"	A-side	Also sang "Romantic Junbichuu" as Team A.
	53	"Sentimental Train"	A-side	Placed 13th in the 2018 Senbatsu Sousenkyo. Also sang "Yuri wo Sakaseru ka?".
	54	"No Way Man"	A-side
2019	55	"Jiwaru Days"	A-side
2019	56	"Sustainable"	A-side	Also sang on "Nagareboshi ni Nani wo Megaeba Ii no Darou".
2020	57	"Shitsuren, Arigatō"	A-side	Also sang on "Mata Aeru Hi Made" and "Aisuru Hito"
2021	58	"Nemohamo Rumor"	A-side	Also sang on "Hanareteitemo"

Appearances

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Stage units

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AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)

"Tenshi no Shippo" (天使のしっぽ)

Team 4 3rd Stage "Idol no Yoake" (アイドルの夜明け)

"Zannen Shōjo" (残念少女)

TV variety

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SMAP X SMAP (2005)
AKBingo! (2013–2019)
AKB48 no Anta Dare? (AKB48のあんた、誰?) (2013-2016)
Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku (有吉AKB共和国) (2014-2016)
AKB Nemousu TV (AKBネ申テレビ) (2014– )
AKB de Arubaito (AKBでアルバイト) (2014)
AKB Shirabe (※AKB調べ) (2014-2015)

TV dramas

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Toshiie and Matsu (利家とまつ) (2002), young Hatsu
Wedding Planner (ウエディングプランナー) (2002), Yumi's Daughter
Unfair (2006), Sato Mio^[22]
Iryu (医龍) (2006), Fujiyoshi Juri
Papa no Namida de Ko wa Sodatsu (パパの涙で子は育つ) (2007), Kawamura Kaya
Flight Panic (フライトパニック) (2007)
Hataraki Man (働きマン) (2007)
Sailor Zombie (セーラーゾンビ) (2014), Giant zombie (Ep 2)^[23]
Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジすか学園4) (2015), Jisedai (Team Hinabe)^[24]
Majisuka Gakuen 5 (マジすか学園5) (2015), Jisedai (Team Hinabe)^[25]
AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night (AKBホラーナイトアドレナリンの夜) Ep.21 - Big Sister (2015), Ikuko
Gekijōrei Kara no Shōtaijō (劇場霊からの招待状) Episode 8 (2015) as Mayu Izumi^[26]
AKB Love Night: Love Factory (AKBラブナイト恋工場) Ep.37 - Dangerous Two-seaters (2016), Mirai
Crow's Blood (クロウズブラッド) (2016), Nami Katayama
Cabasuka Gakuen (キャバすか学園) (2016), Jisedai (Fugu)
Tofu Pro-Wrestling (豆腐プロレス) (2017), Mion Mukaichi/Strawberry Mukaichi, Blackberry Mukaichi
Majimuri Gakuen (マジムリ学園) (2018), Bara/Ikumi Kuwabara

Movies

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Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003), Rikako^[27]
Unfair: The Movie (2007), Sato Mio^[28]
Gegege no Kitaro: Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎千年呪い歌) (2008), Haruka^[29]
Twilight Syndrome - Dead Go Round (トワイライトシンドロームデッドクルーズ) (2008)^{[citation needed]}
Unfair: The End (2015), Sato Mio^[30]

Educational

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NHK Koko Koza (NHK高校講座) (2014- )

Magazines

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Love Berry, Tokuma Shoten 2001-2012 and 2015-, as an exclusive model since December 2015^[7]

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