Anna Murashige
Anna Murashige (村重 杏奈, Murashige An'na, born July 29, 1998)[1] is a Japanese idol singer, a member of the idol girl groups HKT48[2] and a former member of NMB48 represented by Twin Planet.[3][4] She is in Team KIV (formerly in Team H) in HKT48.
Anna Murashige 村重 杏奈 | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Ānya (pet name) |
Born | 29 July 1998 |
Origin | Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Occupation(s) | Idol, singer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | AKS |
Associated acts | HKT48 NMB48 |
Career
On July 10, 2011, Murashige passed the first generation audition for HKT48. She was unveiled along with other HKT48 members on October 23. On November 26, she debuted at the HKT48 Theater. Her catchphrase is in Russian: Всем привет. Я вас очень-очень люблю., tr. Vsem privyet. Ya vas ochen' ochen' lyublyu. ("Hello to everyone. I love all of you very, very much.")[5]
On March 4, 2012, when HKT48's Team H was formed, she was selected as one of its 16 members.
On August 17, 2012, she appeared in the TV drama Majisuka Gakuen 3. She was the only HKT48 member to be in it.
In June 2014 she placed 67th in the AKB48 general elections.[6]
Later in that month Shukan Bunshun published a scoop about Murashige's (who was 15 years of age at the time) date with 16-year-old Johnny's Junior Aran Abe[ja]. Soon she apologized on her Google+.[6][7]
In the 2015 AKB48 general election, she was not ranked.
In the 2016 AKB48 general election, she was placed 80th.
In the 2017 AKB48 general election, she was placed 100th.
In the 2018 AKB48 general election, she did not participate.
Personal life
Murashige is the eldest of four, with two sisters and a brother. Her mother came from Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union to work in Japan, where she met Murashige's father, who is Japanese. Her younger sisters Maria and Erika both are child actresses affiliated to the Kyushu division of Watanabe Entertainment.[8][9] Her father works at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.[10]
References
- "村重 杏奈| プロフィール | HKT48 OFFICIAL WEB SITE" [Anna Murashige Profile - HKT48 Official Web Site]. HKT48 OFFICIAL WEB SITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- 村重杏奈 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- HKT48・村重杏奈、妹たちがナベプロ所属……ハーフ三姉妹として活躍か (in Japanese). IID, Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- "村重杏奈(HKT48) | TWIN PLANET ENTERTAINMENT" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "HKT48・村重杏奈さんが本社訪問 ベルリン国立美術館展PR" (in Japanese). Web版 サンデー山口. 2012-09-01. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- "15歳「指原チルドレン」がジャニーズと「深夜デート」 バレたら補導されてしまう?". Archived from the original on June 14, 2014.
- "HKT48村重杏奈、ジャニーズJr.阿部顕嵐との深夜デート報道 (RBB TODAY) - Yahoo!ニュース". Archived from the original on June 16, 2014.
- "【エンタがビタミン♪】HKT48・村重杏奈の妹が映画デビュー。『なつやすみの巨匠』のメインキャストに決定。<動画あり>". Techinsight. メディアプロダクツジャパン. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- "HKT48・村重杏奈、妹たちがナベプロ所属……ハーフ三姉妹として活躍か". RBBTODAY. イード. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- Jinsei ga Kawaru 1-Funkan no Fuka ii Hanashi. 2020-03-23. Nippon TV.