Yuria Kizaki

Yuria Kizaki
木﨑 ゆりあ
Background information
Born (1996-02-11) February 11, 1996 (age 28)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2009 – present

Yuria Kizaki (木﨑 ゆりあ, Kizaki Yuria, born February 11, 1996 in Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, where she was the captain of Team B.

Biography

On November 13, 2009, Kizaki passed SKE48's third-generation auditions. On June 23, 2010, she got promoted to an official member belonging to Team S. Gomen ne, Summer was the single where Kizaki was selected to sing the title track for the first time.

In the 2012 general elections, Kizaki placed 31st.[1] In the 2013 general elections, her rank improved and she placed 22nd.[2]

During AKB48's group shuffle on February 24, 2014, it was announced Kizaki would transfer to AKB48, Team 4.[3] She debuted with AKB48 on April 24, 2014.

On April 12, 2017, Kizaki announced her graduation on AKB48 radio show All Night Nippon.[4] She had her last handshake event on August 13, 2017, had her SKE48 graduation ceremony on September 28, 2017 and graduated from AKB48's Team B on September 30, 2017.

On October 23, 2021, Tristone Entertainment announced that Kizaki will go on hiatus from the entertainment industry due to physical and mental health issues.[5]

Discography

AKB48

Year No. Title Role Notes
2010 18 "Beginner" B-side (Undergirls) Sang on "Boku Dake no value"
2012 25 "Give Me Five!" B-side (Special Girls A) Sang on "New Ship"
26 "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" A-side
27 "Gingham Check" B-side (Undergirls) Ranked 31st in the group's general elections, sang on "Nante Bohemian"
28 "Uza" B-side (Undergirls) Sang on "Tsugi no Season"
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side (SKE48) Sang on "Tsuyogari Tokei" as SKE48 representative
2013 30 "So Long!" B-Side (Undergirls) Sang on "Waiting Room"
31 "Sayonara Crawl" A-side
32 "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" B-side (Undergirls) Sang on "Ai no Imi wo Kangaeta"
33 "Heart Electric" B-side (Undergirls) Sang on "Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku"
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 (SKE48) Sang on "Escape" as SKE48 representative
2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" B-side (Smiling Lions) Sang on "Kinou Yori Motto Suki"
36 "Labrador Retriever" A-side Also sang on "Heart no Dasshutsu Game" as part of Team 4
37 "Kokoro no Placard" B-side (Undergirls) Ranked 23rd in the group's general elections, sang on "Dareka ga Nugeta Ball"
38 "Kibouteki Refrain" A-side Also sang on "Me o Aketa mama no First Kiss" as Team 4
2015 39 "Green Flash" A-side Also sang on "Majisuka Fight" and "Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu"
40 "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" A-Side Also sang on "Kimi no Dai-ni shou"
41 "Halloween Night" B-side, Undergirls Ranked 22nd in 2015 General Election. Also sang on "Sayonara Surfboard", "Ippome Ondo" and "Yankee Machine Gun".
42 "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" A-Side Also sang on "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" as Asa ga Kita Senbatsu, "Senaka Kotoba", and "Kin no Hane o Motsu Hito yo" as Team B which she is the center with Rena Kato.
2016 43 "Kimi wa Melody" A-side Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Also sang on "Lalala Message" as Next Generation Senbatsu and "Mazariau Mono" as NogizakaAKB.
44 "Tsubasa wa Iranai" A-side Sang on "Koi o Suru to Baka o Miru" as Team B.
45 "Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" B-side (Next Girls) Also sang "Shinka Shitenee Jan" and "Black Flower".
46 "High Tension" A-side Also sang "Happy End" as Renacchis.
2017 47 "Shoot Sign" A-side
48 "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" A-side
49 "#Sukinanda" B-side Last single to participate. Also sang "Give Up wa Shinai".

AKB48 Albums

SKE48

Year No. Title Role Notes
2010 2 "Aozora Kataomoi" B-side (Team B.L.T.) Sang on "Bungee Sengen"
3 "Gomen ne, Summer" A-side Kizaki's first A-side
4 "1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!" A-side Also sang on "Seishun wa Hazukashii" as part of Akagumi and "Soba ni Isasete"
2011 5 "Banzai Venus" A-side
6 "Pareo wa Emerald" A-side Also sang on "Hanabi wa Owaranai" (Selection 8) and "Tsumiki no Jikan"
7 "Okey Dokey" A-side Also sang on "Hatsukoi no Fumikiri" and "Utaouyo, Bokutachi no Koka" (Selection 8)
2012 8 "Kataomoi Finally" A-side Also sang on "Kyo Made no Koto, Korekara no Koto" and "Kamoku na Tsuki" (Selection 8)
9 "Aishite-love-ru!" A-side
10 "Kiss datte Hidarikiki" A-side
2013 11 "Choco no Dorei" A-side Also sang on "Darkness" (Seven Dancers)
12 "Utsukushii Inazuma" A-side Also sang on "Juri-Juri Baby" (Team S) and "Band o Yaro" (Magical Band)
13 "Sansei Kawaii!" A-side Also sang on "Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka?" (Aichi Toyota) and "Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyou" (Selection 18)
2014 14 "Mirai to wa?" A-side Kizaki's last single with SKE48. Also sang on "Galaxy of Dreams" and "Neko no Shippo ga Pin to Tatteru yo ni" (Team S).

SKE48 Albums

Appearances

Stage units

AKB48

Team 4 3rd Stage "Idol no Yoake" (アイドルの夜明け)
  1. "Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate" (口移しのチョコレート)

SKE48

SKE48 Kenkyuusei Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo" (PARTYが始まるよ)
  1. "Skirt, Hirari" (スカート、ひらり)
  2. "Hoshi no Ondo" (星の温度)
Team S 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me" (制服の芽)
  1. "Ookami to Pride" (狼とプライド)
  2. "Mangekyou" (万華鏡)
Team S 4th Stage "Reset"
  1. "Seifuku Resistance" (制服レジスタンス)

Variety

  • Shūkan AKB (週刊AKB) (2009–2012)
  • Shuukan AKB (2010–2012)
  • AKBingo! (2010–2017)
  • SKE48 Gakuen (2010–2014)
  • AKB Nemōsu TV (AKBネ申テレビ) (2010–2016)
  • Shitte Kaiketsu! SKE48 to Net (2010)
  • SKE48 no Idol x Idol (2010)
  • Star Hime Sagashi Tarou (2011)
  • Itte♡Koi 48 (2011)
  • Bananaman no Blog Deka (2011)
  • SKE48 Musume ni Ikaga!? (2011)
  • SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi (2011)
  • SKE48 no Magical Radio (2011)
  • SKE48 no Magical Radio 2 (2012)
  • SKE48 no Magical Radio 3 (2013)
  • Renai Sousenkyo (2014)

Dramas

  • Strike Love (2010)
  • Mousou Deka (2011)
  • Asu no Hikari wo Tsukame 2 (2011)
  • Majisuka Gakuen 3 (2012) – Peace
  • Gyarubasara Gaiden (2012)
  • GTO (2014)
  • Majisuka Gakuen 4 (2015) – Magic
  • Majisuka Gakuen 5 (2015) – Magic
  • AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night Ep.1 – Scissors (2015) – Kazumi
  • AKB Love Night: Love Factory Ep.27 – Sudden Kiss (2016), Harumi
  • Cabasuka Gakuen (2016–2017) – Magic (Gari)
  • Tofu Pro-Wrestling (2017) – Yuria Kizaki/Papparā Kizaki
  • Ossan's Love: In the Sky (2019) – Tamiyo Arisugawa

Movies

  • Gyarubasara -Sengoku Jidai wa Kengai desu- (ギャルバサラ -戦国時代は圏外です-) (2011)
  • Zakurozaka no Adauchi (柘榴坂の仇討) (2014)
  • Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni ni (2016) Kicky (voice) [6]
  • Double Drive – Ryuu no Kizuna (ダブルドライブ　龍の絆) (2018)[7]

Photobooks

  • Peace (2015)
  • Stagedoor (2017)

Notes

  • Her surname, Kizaki, uses the kanji 﨑 instead of 崎. Because of this, magazine publishers and fans misspelled her name as 木崎. The Japanese Wikipedia also uses the incorrect kanji due to the limitations of the JIS X 0208 standard.

References

  1. ^ "AKB48 27thシングル選抜総選挙 開票結果". AKB48 Blog (in Japanese). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ "AKB48 32ndシングル選抜総選挙 開票結果". AKB48 Blog (in Japanese). 8 June 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ^ "みーんな大好きです。(・∀・>)". Kizaki Yuria's Official Blog (in Japanese). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. ^ "AKB48's Kizaki Yuria announces graduation". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "木﨑 ゆりあ Profile". Tristone Entertainment (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Fahd, Oussama. "48G to voice cast Shimajiro Anime Movie".
  7. ^ ザテレビジョン. "元AKB48・木崎ゆりあが明かす"卒業"して"自由"を感じること （1/3） | テレビ・芸能ニュースならザテレビジョン" [Former AKB48 Yuria Kizaki reveals about "graduation" and feeling "freedom"]. ザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-29.