| Akari Yoshida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 吉田 朱里 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alias: | Akarin (アカリン) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 165.5 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agent: | Yoshimoto Kogyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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is a Japanese YouTuber, tarento, fashion model, and former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48.
She is affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo. During her time at NMB48, she was affiliated with Showtitle.
Yoshida passed NMB48's 1st generation auditions in September 2010. Her audition song was Tomorrow by Okamoto Mayo.[1] Her debut was on October 9, 2010. Her stage debut was on January 1, 2011. In March 2011, she was selected to Team N.[2] Her first NMB48 Senbatsu was the single Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo.
In September 2011, Yoshida was suspended from activities due to a scandal. Her activities resumed in February 2012.[3]
In the 2013 general elections, Yoshida ranked for the first time, placing 50th with 14,684 votes. In 2014, her ranked dropped and she placed 72nd with 10,982 votes.
On February 2, 2016, she opened her YouTube channel and became active as a YouTuber.[4]
In the 2017 general elections, Yoshida placed 16th with 35,540 votes and entered the Senbatsu in AKB48 49th single.[5]
In 2018, she became the model for women's fashion magazine Ray issued by Shufonotomo.[6]
On August 16, 2020, her 24th birthday, she announced that she will be graduating from NMB48 during an event at the NMB48 theater.[7] Her graduation concert, "Sayonara Pink, Sayonara Idol", was held at the Osaka-jō Hall on October 24.[8] During that event, Yoshida announced that she is writing a memoir about her 10 years in NMB48. She was supposed to graduate from NMB48 on November 30, but that event was suspended due to her poor health, though she tested negative for COVID-19.[9] The graduation performance was eventually rescheduled to December 21.[10] [11]
On January 16, 2021, Yoshida opened her official fan club, .[12]
On April 6, 2024, she announced her marriage to a non-celebrity man.[13]
| Year | data-sort-type="number" | No. | Title < | --- title of A-side single ----> | Role | Notes < | --- add other tracks that she participated in, references ----> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" | A-side | Debut with NMB48 Team N. Also sang on "Seishun no Lap Time", "Mikazuki no Senaka" and "Mattemashita, Shingakki" with Akagumi | |||
| 2012 | 4 | "Nagiichi" | A-side | Also sang on "Boku ga Mou Sukoshi Daitan Nara" with Akagumi | |||
| 5 | "Virginity" | A-side | Also sang on "Mōsō Girlfriend" and "Sonzai Shitenai Mono" with Akagumi | ||||
| 6 | "Kitagawa Kenji" | A-side | Also sang on "In-Goal" and "Hoshizora no Caravan" with Shirogumi | ||||
| 2013 | 7 | "Bokura no Eureka" | A-side | Also sang on "Todokekana Soude Todoku Mono" | |||
| 8 | "Kamonegix" | A-side | |||||
| 2014 | 9 | "Takane no Ringo" | A-side | ||||
| 10 | "Rashikunai" | A-side | Also sang on "Kyusen Kyotei" as Team N. | ||||
| 2015 | 11 | "Don't look back!" | A-side | Also sang on "Renai Petenshi" as Team N. Sang on "Sotsugyō Ryokō" as NMB48's 1st generation. | |||
| 12 | "Dorian Shōnen" | A-side | Also sang on "Inochi no Heso" as Team N. | ||||
| 13 | "Must be now" | B-side | Did not sing on title track; Sang on "Yume ni Iro ga nai riyū" as Team N and "Kataomoi Yori mo Omoide wo...". | ||||
| 2016 | 14 | "Amagami Hime" | A-side | Also sang on "Hakanai Monogatari" as Team N. | |||
| 15 | "Boku wa Inai" | A-side | Also sang on "Sora Kara Ai ga Futte Kuru" as Team N. | ||||
| 16 | "Boku Igai no Dareka" | A-side | Also sang on "Tochuu Gesha" and "Koi wa Sainan" as Team M. | ||||
| 2017 | 17 | "Warota People" | A-side | Also sang on "Hontou no Jibun no Kyokaisen" as Team M and "Which one" as Queentet. | |||
| 2018 | 18 | "Yokubomono" | A-side | Also sang on "Yojijukugo Girls" as Team M and "Thinking time" as Solo Track. | |||
| 19 | "Boku Datte naichau yo" | A-side | Also sang on "True Purpose" as Team M. | ||||
| 2019 | 20 | "Tokonoma Seiza Musume" | A-side | Also sang on "Amai Mousou" as Queentet, "Pink Iro no Sekai", "2 ban-me no Door" and "Yake Bokkui" as Team N. | |||
| 21 | "Bokou e Kaere!" | A-side | Also sang on "Boku Dake no Kimi de Ite Hoshii" as Queentet and "Gattsuki Girls" as Team N. | ||||
| 22 | "Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi" | A-side | Also sang on "Gomen Aisenainda" as Team N. | ||||
| 2020 | 23 | "Datte Datte Datte" | A-side | Also sang on "Hate" as Team N. | |||
| 24 | "Koi Nanka No thank you!" | A-side (Center) | Last single to participate. Also sang on "Dancing High" as Team N and "Ichiban Suki na Hana" which is her graduation song. |
| Year | data-sort-type="number" | No. | Title | Role | Notes < | --- add other tracks that she participated in, references ----> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27 | "Gingham Check" | B-side | Sang on "Ano Hi no Fuurin" | ||
| 29 | "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Sang on "HA!" as NMB48. | |||
| 2013 | 31 | "Sayonara Crawl" | B-side | Sang on "Bara no Kajitsu" | ||
| 32 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | B-side, Future Girls | Ranked 50th in 2013 General Election.[14] Sang on "Suitei Marmalade" | |||
| 34 | "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" | B-side | Sang on "Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta" as NMB48. | |||
| 2014 | 35 | "Mae Shika Mukanee" | B-side | Sang on "Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita" | ||
| 37 | "Kokoro no Placard" | B-side, Upcoming Girls | Ranked 72nd in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Chewing Gum no Aji ga Nakunaru made" | |||
| 38 | "Kibouteki Refrain" | B-side | Sang on "Ambulance" | |||
| 2015 | 39 | "Green Flash" | B-side | Sang on "Punkish" as NMB48. | ||
| 41 | "Halloween Night" | B-side, Future Girls | Ranked 64th in 2015 General Election. Sang on "Kimi ni Wedding Dress wo..." | |||
| 2016 | 43 | "Kimi wa Melody" | B-side | Sang on "Shigamitsuita Seishun" as NMB48. | ||
| 45 | "LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" | B-side, Upcoming Girls | Ranked 77th in 2016 General Election. Sang on "2016nen no Invitation" | |||
| 2017 | 47 | "Shoot Sign" | A-side | First AKB48 A-side. Also sang on "Mayonaka no Tsuyogari" as NMB48. | ||
| 48 | "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" | A-side | Also sang on "Anogoro no Gohyaku Yen Dama" | |||
| 49 | "＃SukiNanda" | A-side | Ranked 16th in 2017 General Election. | |||
| 50 | "11gatsu no Anklet" | A-side | ||||
| 2018 | 51 | "Jabaja" | B-side | Sang on "Hetawōtsu" as NMB48. | ||
| 52 | "Teacher Teacher" | A-side | ||||
| 53 | "Sentimental Train" | A-side | Ranked 14th in 2018 General Election. | |||
| 54 | "No Way Man" | B-side | Sang on "Soredemo Kanojo wa" | |||
| 2019 | 55 | "Jiwaru Days" | A-side | |||
| 56 | "Sustainable" | A-side | ||||
| 2020 | 57 | "Shitsuren, Arigatō" | A-side | Last single to participate. Also Sang on "Aisuru Hito" |