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Juri Takahashi
高橋 朱里
Takahashi in August 2019
Born
Juri Takahashi

(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26)
Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan
OccupationSinger
Years active2011–present
Agents
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Member of
Formerly of

Juri Takahashi (高橋 朱里, Takahashi Juri, born 3 October 1997 in Ibaraki Prefecture), also known mononymously as Juri (Korean: 쥬리; Japanese: ジュリ), is a Japanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of South Korean girl group Rocket Punch and former member of the Japanese girl group AKB48.[1][2]

Career

2011–2018: AKB48

Takahashi at the Tokyo Auto Salon in Singapore on April 13, 2013

Takahashi passed AKB48's 12th generation auditions on 20 February 2011. In March 2012, she was promoted to the newly created Team 4, but was transferred to Team A in August 2012 when original Team 4 was disbanded.[3] In February 2014, Takahashi was briefly transferred to Team B.[4] In March 2015, Takahashi was transferred back to Team 4 (which was reformed in 2013) and appointed its captain.[5] She would lead the team for nearly three years before being transferred to Team B as its Captain in December 2017, where she would remain until graduation in May 2019.

Takahashi would go on to participate in 16 A-side and 30 B-side songs, as well as a variety of television dramas, movies, variety shows and stage plays in her 7-year tenure.[6]

In the group's General Elections in 2014, Takahashi ranked for the first time at 28th.[7] In 2015, she ranked at 25th.[8] In 2016, she ranked at 15th, making it the first time she entered the Senbatsu.[9][better source needed] In 2017, she ranked at 11th place, the highest rank she will achieve in a general election.[10][better source needed] In 2018, she ranked at 12th place.[11] In 2018, Takahashi participated in Produce 48 and was ranked #16.[12]

2019–present: Rocket Punch and Queendom Puzzle

On 4 March 2019, Takahashi announced she was graduating from AKB48 in May 2019. In the same report, she revealed she had signed an exclusive contract with the South Korean label Woollim Entertainment,[13][12] after they e-mailed her.[14]

On 23 July 2019, Takahashi was announced as a member of Rocket Punch, a new six-member girl group from Woollim.[15][16] The group debuted on 7 August 2019, with their first extended play (EP) Pink Punch.[17] In 2020, Takahashi ran a series of vlogs on Rocket Punch's YouTube channel titled Juriful Days.[18]

Takahashi recorded with her label mate Eunbi the song 'I'll Be Your Energy' (에픽세븐 OST 'Energetic'), released on January 18, 2022.[19] In May of 2023, Takahashi together with Rocket Punch members Yeonhee and Suyun were revealed as contestants of Mnet's new survival show Queendom Puzzle.[20] Takahashi was eventually eliminated in the final episode, finishing 12th overall.[21]

Discography

See also: AKB48 discography and Rocket Punch § Discography
List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
KOR
DL
[22]
"I'll Be Your Energy"
(with Kwon Eun-bi) 		2022 147 Epic Seven OST

Appearances

Stage units

AKB48 Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou" (僕の太陽)
  1. "Idol Nante Yobanaide" (アイドルなんて呼ばないで)
Team A Waiting Stage
  1. "Skirt, Hirari" (スカート、ひらり)
  2. "Tenshi no Shippo" (天使のしっぽ)
  3. "Zannen Shojo" (残念少女)
AKB48 Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ) (Revival)
  1. "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)

TV variety

Web shows

TV dramas

Movies

References

  1. ^ 高橋朱里のプロフィール [Juri Takahashi's Profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ 高橋朱里インタビュー [Juri Takahashi Interview] (in Japanese). Presentcast Inc. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle - Wiki48". stage48.net. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri - Wiki48". stage48.net. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "（ＡＫＢ４８ 夢のエントリーシート）高橋朱里 「思いきって」と伝えたい". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Takahashi Juri - Wiki48". stage48.net. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. ^ "AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu General Election Results!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  8. ^ "AKB48 41st single Senbatsu General Election Results!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii?〜 – Wiki48". stage48.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. ^ "AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Mazu wa Tatakaou! Hanashi wa Sorekara da〜 – Wiki48". stage48.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Jurina Matsui Crowned the Center of the World! SKE48 Claims Top Two Spots at AKB48 World Senbatsu Sousenkyo in Hometown Nagoya!". Tokyo Girls Update. n.d. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. ^ a b "AKB48高橋朱里、卒業&韓国デビュー電撃発表「挑戦し続けられる環境に行きたい」". Oricon (in Japanese). 4 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  13. ^ "[단독] '프로듀스48' 타카하시 쥬리, 韓 걸그룹 데뷔…울림과 전속계약". Osen. Naver. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  14. ^ "타카하시 쥬리 "가장 좋아하는 한국어는 고구마" 왜?". Naver (in Korean). 7 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Update: Woollim Entertainment Introduces New Girl Group Rocket Punch In Concept Film". Soompi. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  16. ^ "『GirlsAward』ライブに新体制アンジュルム 元AKB48高橋朱里らRocket Punch初来日も". Oricon (in Japanese). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  17. ^ (in Korean) 이정범 기자 - [단독] '쥬리부터 소희까지'…로켓펀치, 8월 7일 전격 데뷔
  18. ^ "[V Report] GFriend's Umji enjoys casual broadcast with bandmates". The Korea Herald. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  19. ^ Seo, Dong-min (28 December 2021). "권은비-로켓펀치 쥬리, '에픽세븐' OST 불렀다" [Kwon Eunbi-Rocket Punch Juri sang 'Epic Seven' OST]. Game Toc (in Korean). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  20. ^ Yeo, Gladys (7 June 2023). "Here's everything we know about 'Queendom Puzzle'". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  21. ^ Cho, Yong-jun (16 August 2023). "'Queendom Puzzle' reveals lineup for project girl group EL7Z UP". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  22. ^ Circle Download Chart:
    • "I'll Be Your Energy": 2022년 04주차 Download Chart [Download Chart - Week 04 of 2022]. Circle Chart (in Korean). 16–22 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  23. ^ Ji Min-kyung (23 August 2020). "'복면가왕' 금잔디X진화X김송X쥬리, '대반전' 정체 공개.."반가운 얼굴들" [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  24. ^ Lee Seung-rok (16 April 2022). "로켓펀치 쥬리, 데뷔 후 첫 단독 MC 발탁" [Rocket Punch Juri, first solo MC after debut] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved 16 April 2022 – via Naver.
  25. ^ AKB川栄、こじはるの"ゾンビ顔"熱望「見たい」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

External links

AKB48
Produce 101
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