Manami Oku

Manami Oku
奥真奈美
Manami Oku 奥真奈美
Born	22 November 1995 (age 29)
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2006–2011, 2018–present
Labels	King Records, Flave Entertainment

Manami Oku (奥真奈美, Oku Manami, born November 22, 1995 in Tokyo) is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of the Japanese girl band AKB48. She debuted in AKB48 in February 2006 as a member of the "Team K". Oku's mother is Japanese and her father is Italian.

She graduated from AKB48 in April, 2011 when she was 15 years old, and left the entertainment industry to focus on her studies.^{[citation needed]} On March 5, 2018, it was announced Oku's belonging to the talent company Flave Entertainment.^[1]

As of January 31, 2020, she no longer belongs to Flave Entertainment as the announcement has been exclusive on her social network.^[2]

Career

Oku was born on November 22, 1995, in Tokyo, Japan. In 2006, she auditioned for AKB48 and was cast to Team K. She was also a member of AKB48's subgroup Honegumi (the group was formed for a kids' TV show in 2007). She was transferred to Team B on August 23, 2009. Oku released a solo single named "Katatsumuri" in 2011. The song was used as the end theme to a NHK Educational TV's anime called Ojarumaru.^[3]

She played minor roles in the AKB48 dramas Majisuka Gakuen (2010) and Sakura Kara no Tegami (2011).^{[citation needed]} Oku graduated from AKB48 in April 2011.

Discography

Solo singles

Title	Release date	Chart positions			Sales (Oricon)
Title	Release date	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	Billboard Japan Hot 100	RIAJ Digital Track Chart ^*	First week	Total
"Katatsumuri"	January 26, 2011	2	4	2	145,871	188,781

References

[1] 元AKB48・奥真奈美が7年ぶり芸能界復帰『関コレ』皮切りに活動再開へ. Former AKB48 · Oku Manami returns to the entertainment world for the first time in 7 years (in Japanese).

[2] Manami Oku's report of leaving Flave Entertainment on her official Instagram.

[3] "おぐまなみデビュー!!. Manami Oku debut!! (in Japanese)". Archived from the original on 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

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