Japanese tarento
Tomu Mut?
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Muto in 2018
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Born
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1994-11-25
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25 November 1994
(age 29)
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Occupation(s)
| Tarento
Japanese idol
, singer (formerly)
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Years active
| 2011 ? present
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Agent
| Ikushima Planning Office
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Musical career
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Genres
| J-pop
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Years active
| 2011 ? 2023
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Formerly of
| AKB48
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Musical artist
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Website
| mutoutomu
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Tomu Mut?
(
Japanese
:
武藤十夢
,
Hepburn
:
Mut? Tomu
, born November 25, 1994 in
Katsushika
,
Tokyo
[1]
)
is a Japanese
tarento
,
actress
, and former
idol
. She was a member of the idol group
AKB48
under Team K. She is an alumna of
Seijo University
, where she studied economics and also earned her postgraduate degree, as well as a certified
weather presenter
,
[2]
financial planner
[3]
and a
disaster prevention specialist
.
[4]
Career
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2011
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Muto passed the AKB48 12th generation audition for the trainee section in February 2011.
[5]
She was featured in AKB48 Single for the first time in
Kaze wa Fuiteiru
, in the coupling song "Tsubomitachi". She didn't qualify in rock-paper-scissors tournament on September 20, 2011.
2012
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She was promoted to Team K after the AKB48 Tokyo Dome Shuffle on August 24, 2012.
[6]
In the elections for the 27th single of AKB48, she placed 49th overall with 6,428 votes and became the center of Future Girls.
[7]
She is the center of
Gingham Check
's coupling song, "Show Fight!". "Show Fight!" remained one of few songs to rank on every Request Hour since first participation. She didn't qualify in rock-paper-scissors tournament on September 18, 2012.
2013
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In the elections for the 32nd single of AKB48, she placed 45th overall with 16,221 votes and became Next Girls and was featured in
Koi Suru Fortune Cookie
's coupling song, "Kondo Koso Ecstasy".
[8]
She was eliminated in first round in rock-paper-scissors tournament on September 18, 2013, she was lost to
Jurina Matsui
, who would win that tournament.
[9]
Even though she didn't place in the tournament, she was featured in
Suzukake Nanchara
's coupling song, "Mosh & Dive".
2014
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On January 9, 2014, she was being selected as one of the 50 winners of the Young Jump Gravure Competition. On February 24, 2014, during the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri, it was announced that she was transferred to team A.
[10]
In the elections for the 37th single of AKB48, she placed 24th overall with 30,097 votes and became Undergirls and was featured in
Kokoro no Placard
's coupling song, "Dareka ga Nageta Ball".
[11]
She became senbatsu for the first time in
Kib?teki Refrain
. She was eliminated in second round in rock-paper-scissors tournament on September 17, 2014.
[12]
2015
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She was transferred back to Team K after the AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015 on March 26, 2015. She was being chosen for senbatsu in
Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai
, which contained a voting card for AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo. She was also featured in
Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai
's coupling song, "Summer side". In the elections for the 41st single of AKB48, she placed 16th overall with 44,637 votes and became senbatsu of
Halloween Night
.
[13]
She was eliminated in second round in rock-paper-scissors tournament on September 16, 2015.
[14]
She got the 2nd place in the last round voting for the audition held by Young Magazine and won a 1-year exclusive gravure contract with the magazine. Her first solo gravure under the contract was published on November 9, 2015.
2016
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She was being chosen for senbatsu again in
Tsubasa wa Iranai
, which contained a voting card for AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo. In the elections for the 45th single of AKB48, she placed 10th overall with 58,624 votes and became senbatsu of
Love Trip / Shiawase o Wakenasai
.
[15]
She was eliminated in first round in rock-paper-scissors tournament on October 10, 2016.
[16]
2017
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Muto graduated from the economics department of
Seijo University
.
[17]
She enrolled into a master's degree program the same year.
[18]
She was being chosen for senbatsu again in
Shoot Sign
and
Negaigoto no Mochigusare
, both of two singles she was featured as media senbatsu for the first time. She applied for the AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo, but retired her application on April 12, 2017.
[19]
She formed "Okapa-zu" unit with Nao Furuhata and Nana Fujita to participate in AKB48 Group Unit Janken Tournament 2017. They were eliminated in first round in rock-paper-scissors tournament on September 24, 2017.
[20]
2018
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She featured in
Teacher Teacher
's coupling song, "Shuuden no Yoru". This was the first time she was featured in an AKB48 single since
Negaigoto no Mochigusare
. In the elections for the 45th single of AKB48, she placed 7th overall with 62,611 votes and became senbatsu of AKB48 53rd Single.
[21]
She also joined
Produce 48
as one of 39 girls from AKB48 to form a Korean-Japanese group that will promote for two and a half years. They will adopt the AKB48's concept of "idols you can meet and greet" and be able to perform in their own theatre. Members of the group will be able to promote under their own agencies concurrently. In the grade evaluation, she was given a D grade and stayed in Class D after the re-evaluation. In the battle evaluation, she was one of members who performed
GFriend
's
Love Whisper
as Team 1. They lost the battle to Team 2 and didn't receive a benefit of 1000 votes. As of Episode 5, she ranked 33 and survived the elimination round. In the position evaluation, she was in the team which chose the song "HandClap" by Fitz and The Tantrums, she ranked 5th place out of the 6 people in her group, she did not get any benefit. As of Episode 8, she ranked 38 and was eliminated.
2019
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In April, it was announced that Muto had passed the
weather presenter
certification examination held by the
Japan Meteorological Business Support Center
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ja
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, which has a success rate of 5.5%, after multiple previous attempts.
[2]
In November 2019, Muto acted in
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: On'na-tachi no Shit?-hen
, a stage adaptation of the
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
yakuza film series. She played the role of Tetsuya Sakai, based on
Hiroki Matsukata
's original portrayal.
[22]
2020
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On March 23, Muto announced that she has completed her
postgraduate study
at Seijo University.
[23]
2021
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On August 17, Muto announced that she joined Ikushima Planning Office (formed by ex-
TBS
announcer
Hiroshi Ikushima
) as her new agency, this follows the tradition of AKB48 members transferring from in-house to major agencies such as fellow members
Nana Okada
and
Rin Okabe
. It's unknown if Orin will follow suit.
2022
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During the second day of AKB48's 60th single release commemorative concert in
Nippon Budokan
, she announced her graduation from the group. She stated that
Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss
is her last participated single. She participated in B-side titled "
Unmei no Uta
" in which she centered.
[24]
Meanwhile, she would still be active within group activities until March 8, 2023.
[25]
2023
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On October 2, Muto announced that she had passed the SDGs (
Sustainable Development Goals
) Certification Exam.
[26]
Personal life
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Muto's younger sister, Orin, also joined AKB48 as a 16th Generation member, and from 2018 to 2022, both of them are in Team K until Orin was transferred to Team A in April 2022. She also has a younger brother, who is older than Orin. They own a pet
beagle
named Oguri.
[27]
Discography
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Singles with AKB48
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Albums with AKB48
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- Koko ni Ita Koto
- "High school days" (Kenkyuusei)
- "Koko ni Ita Koto" (AKB48 + SKE48 + NMB48)
- 1830m
- "Lemon no Toshigoro"
- "Sakuranbo to Kodoku" (Kenkyuusei)
- "Aozora yo Sabishikunai Ka?" (AKB48 + SKE48 + NMB48 + HKT48)
- Tsugi no Ashiato
- Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
- "Oh! Baby" (Team A)
- "Downtown Hotel 100 Goushitsu"
- 0 to 1 no Aida
- "Ai no Shisha" (Team K)
- "Hajimari no Yuki"
- Thumbnail
- "Ano Hi no Jibun"
- "Subete wa Tochuu Keika"
Appearances
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Movies
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- Lady Maiko
(2014)
- Hiroshima Piano
(2020), Nanako Eguchi
[28]
- Hoarder On The Border
(2023)
Dramas
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Survival show
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Variety shows
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- AKBINGO!
- Shukan AKB
- AKB48 no Anta, Dare?
- Bimyo-na Tobira AKB48 no GachiChallenge
- Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku
- AKB48 Konto "Nani mo Soko Made..."
- AKB48 Konto "Bimyo~"
- AKB48 SHOW!
- AKB Shirabe
- AKB Kousagi Dojo
Radio
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- AKB48 no All Night Nippon
- Bayfm ON8+1
- AKB Radio Drama Gekijou
- LISTEN? ~Live 4 Life~
- LISTEN 2 to 3
- AKB48 Konya wa Kaeranai
- Recomen!
- Appare yattema-su!
Commercials
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- Shinsei Bank Lake
(Paripipo, Nandemo Share, Jiwajiwakuru Shiawase) (2015-2016)
- Breathe Right Web Campaign
(2015-2016)
References
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Notable members
| Current
| Official Members
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- Saho Iwatate
- Yuiri Murayama
- Haruka Komiyama
- Seina Fukuoka
- Mion Mukaichi
- Yui Oguri
- Narumi Kuranoo
- Hiyuka Sakagawa
- Miu Shitao
- Ayane Takahashi
- Remi Tokunaga
- Serika Nagano
- Haruna Hashimoto
- Erii Chiba
- Minami Sato
- Kurumi Suzuki
- Manaka Taguchi
- Ayami Nagatomo
- Orin Muto
- Mizuki Yamauchi
- Maho Omori
- Yuki Ota
- Kokone Kohama
- Airi Sato
- Eriko Hashimoto
- Nozomi Hatakeyama
- Yuki Hirata
- Moka Hotei
- Mayu Masai
- Miyu Mizushima
- Sora Yamazaki
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Kenkyuusei
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- Yuna Akiyama
- Sae Arai
- Kasumi Kud?
- Hinano Kubo
- Yumemi Sako
- Kohina Narita
- Azuki Yagi
- Yui Yamaguchi
- Momoka Ito
- Kairi Okumoto
- Yui Kawamura
- Sari Shiratori
- Mei Hanada
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AKB48 Group
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