Yui Yokoyama Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Boyfriend, Family, Images, And More
Yui Yokoyama (born December 8, 1992) is a Japanese singer, actor, YouTuber, and former idol. She was a member of the idol group AKB48 in the past. She was the AKB48 Group's second General Manager. She was a previous member of AKB48 sister group NMB48 and served as captain of AKB48 Team A. From 2011 to 2015, Yokoyama was a member of the group Not Yet.
Biography
Yokoyama's initial audition for AKB48 or a sister group was for SKE48's second generation, however she was turned down. On September 20, 2009, she passed the tryouts for AKB48 and became a ninth-generation kenkyusei (trainee) member. She was the first of her generation to be promoted, which happened on October 10, 2010, during the AKB48 Tokyo Matsuri, and she became a member of Team K.
By finishing 19th in the AKB48 general elections in 2011, she won her first appearance on an AKB48 single title track. "Everyday, Katyusha" was her debut A-side single.
She finished 15th in the AKB48 general elections in 2012.
It was announced at the AKB48 Tokyo Dome Concert in 2012 that Yokoyama would join NMB48 and so maintain a concurrent role between AKB48's Team A and NMB48. She sang on the A-side of NMB48's sixth single "Kitagawa Kenji" in November of the same year.
She finished 13th in the AKB48 general election and third in the rock-paper-scissors competition in 2013. NMB48 cancelled her concurrent on April 28, 2013, and she stayed in AKB48.
On December 8, 2014, it was confirmed that Yokoyama would take over as General Director of AKB48 after Minami Takahashi left. Minami Takahashi graduated on April 8, 2016, and she earned the second "Soukantoku" on December 8, 2015, during AKB48 Theater's 10th anniversary stage.
On March 31, 2019, Yokoyama resigned as General Manager and was elected as a regular member. The following day, Mion Mukaichi formally took up the title. Yokoyama appeared 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, in November 2019. She played Shozo Hirono, based on the original portrayal by Bunta Sugawara.
Yokoyama's official website, "YuiFan's," was created on December 16, 2020.
Yokoyama confirmed her departure from AKB48 on September 12, 2021. Her graduation concert was performed at Pacifico Yokohama on November 27, 2021, and her final performance at the AKB48 Theater was held on December 9, 2021.
Discography
Singles with AKB48
| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | 16 | "Ponytail to Shushu" | Theatre Girls | Sang "Boku no Yell" |
| 19 | "Chance no Junban" | Team K | Sang "Alive" |
| 2011 | 20 | "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" | Under Girls | Sang "Gūzen no Jūjiro" |
| -- | "Dareka no Tame ni - What can I do for someone?" | -- | charity single |
| 21 | "Everyday, Katyusha" | A-side | Sang "Korekara Wonderland" & "Yankee Soul" |
| 22 | "Flying Get" | A-side | Also Sang "Yasai Uranai" & "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama" |
| 23 | "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" | A-side |
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| 24 | "Ue kara Mariko" | Team K | Sang "Noël no Yoru" & "Zero-sum Taiyō" |
| 2012 | 25 | "Give Me Five!" | A-side | Also sang "Hitsujikai no Tabi" as Special Girls B. |
| 26 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | A-side | Also sang on "Gugutasu no Sora" & "Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..." |
| 27 | "Gingham Check" | A-side |
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| 28 | "Uza" | A-side | Also sang "Kodoku na Hoshizora" |
| 29 | "Eien Pressure" | A-side | Also sang "Totteoki Christmas" , " HA!" as NMB 48. |
| 2013 | 30 | "So Long!" | A-side | Also sang on "Ruby" as Team A . |
| 31 | "Sayonara Crawl" | A-side | Also sang on "Ikiru Koto" as Team A . |
| 32 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | A-side | Ranked 12th in 2013 General Election. Also sang on "Namida no Sei Janai" and "Saigo no Door". |
| 33 | "Heart Electric" | A-side | Also sang on "Kisu made Countdown" as Team A. |
| 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 | Sang on "Mosh & Dive" and "Party is over". |
| 2014 |
| 35 | "Mae shika Mukanee" | A-side |
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| 36 | "Labrador Retriever" | A-side | Also sang "Itoshiki Rival" as Team K. |
| 37 | "Kokoro no Placard" | A-side | Ranked 13th in 2014 General Election. Also sang "Sailor Zombie" . |
| 38 | "Kibōteki Refrain" | A-side | Also sang "Hajimete no Drive" as Team K. |
| 2015 |
| 39 | "Green Flash" | A-side | Also sang "Majisuka Fight", "Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu", Hakimono to Kasa no Monogatari. |
| 40 | "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" | A-side | Also sang "Barebare Bushi" as Wonda Senbatsu & "Kimi no Dai Ni Shō" & "Deai no Hi, Wakare no Hi". |
| 41 | Halloween Night | A-side | Ranked 10th in 2015 General Election. Also sang "Ippome Ondo", "Yankee Machine Gun", and "Gunzou". |
| 42 | Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby | A-side | Also sang "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki", Senaka Kotoba", and "Yasashii place". |
| 2016 | 43 | "Kimi wa Melody" | A-side | Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Also sang "Mazariau Mono" as NogizakaAKB and "M.T ni Sasagu" as Team A. |
| 44 | "Tsubasa wa Iranai" | A-side | Also sang "Set me free" as Team A. |
| 45 | "LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" | A-side | Also sang on "Hikari to Kage no Hibi" which she is Double Center with Sayaka Yamamoto and "Black Flower". |
| 46 | "High Tension" | A-side | Also sang on "Better" as 9th Generation. |
| 2017 | 47 | "Shoot Sign" | A-side |
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| 48 | "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" | A-side | Also sang on "Anogoro no Gohyaku Yen Dama". |
| 49 | "#Sukinanda" | A-side | Ranked 7th in 2017 General Election. Also sang on "Give Up wa Shinai" as Tofu Pro-Wrestling. |
| 50 | "11gatsu no Anklet" | A-side | Also sang on "Yosōgai no Story". |
| 2018 | 51 | "Jabaja" | A-side |
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| 52 | "Teacher Teacher" | A-side | Also sang on "Kimi wa Boku no Kaze" and "Romantic Junbichuu". |
| 53 | "Sentimental Train" | A-side | Ranked 6th on the 2018 AKB48 Senbatsu Sousenkyo. Also sang on "Yuri wo Sakaseru ka?". |
| 54 | "No Way Man" | A-side |
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| 2019 | 55 | "Jiwaru Days" | A-side | Also sang on "Hitsuzensei". |
| 56 | "Sustainable" | A-side |
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| 2020 | 57 | "Shitsuren, Arigatō" | A-side | Also sang on "Aisuru Hito" |
| 2021 | 58 | "Nemohamo Rumor" | A-side | Also sang on "Hanareteitemo" and "Kimi ga Inaku Naru 12gatsu". |
Singles with NMB48
| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | 6 | "Kitagawa Kenji" | A-side | Also sang "Hoshizora no Caravan" with Shirogumi. |
| 2013 | 7 | "Bokura no Eureka" | B-side | Sang on "Todokekana Soude Todoku Mono" although concurrency as NMB member is removed. |
Not Yet singles
- "Shūmatsu Not Yet"
- "Naminori Kakigōri"
- "Perapera Perao"
- "Suika Baby"
- "Hirihiri no Hana"
Appearances
Variety shows
- AKBingo!
- Naruhodo High School
- NMB Genin!!
TV dramas
- Majisuka Gakuen 2 (マジすか学園2) (NTV, 2011), Otabe
- Sailor Zombie (セーラーゾンビ) (TV Tokyo, 2014), Member of idol group, Milk Planet; Yui
- Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジすか学園4) (NTV, 2015), Otabe
- Majisuka Gakuen 5 (マジすか学園5) (NTV, 2015), Otabe
- AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline Night (AKBホラーナイト アドレナリンの夜) Ep.41 - Remake, and Ep.42 - Remake ~Another~ (TV Asahi, 2016), Noriko
- AKB Love Night: Love Factory (AKBラブナイト 恋工場) Ep.21 - A Farewell Time (TV Asahi, 2016), Miyu
- Crow's Blood (クロウズブラッド) (Hulu, 2016), Chisa Furugōri
- Cabasuka Gakuen (キャバすか学園) (NTV, 2016), Otabe (Maguro)
- Tofu Pro-Wrestling (豆腐プロレス) (TV Asahi, 2017), Yui Yokoyama/Long-Speech Yokoyama
Films
- NMB48 Geinin! The Movie Owarai Seishun Girls! (2013), herself
- Yume wa Ushi no Oishasan (2014), narration
- NMB48 Geinin! The Movie Returns Sotsugyō! Owarai Seishun Girls!! Aratanaru Tabidachi (2014), cameo
Stage plays
- Utsukushiku Aoku (美しく青く) (2019)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: On'na-tachi no Shitō-hen (2019) - Shozo Hirono
- Catch Me If You Can (2022) - Brenda Strong
Bibliography
Photobooks
- Yuihan (February 5, 2015, Gakken Publishing) ISBN 9784054061583
- AKB48 Yokoyama Yui - Graduation Memorial Book (Riding on Midnight Bus), (November 27, 2021, KOBUNSHA)
Yui Yokoyama Biography
| Name | Yui Yokoyama |
| Nickname | None |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 8-Dec-1992 |
| Age in 2023 | 31 |
| Birth Place | Kyoto |
| Country | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | None (m) |
| Weight | Unknown (KGs) |
| Profession | Singer |
| Height | In Centimeters: Not known
In Meters: Not known
In Feet Inches: Not known |
| Weight | In KG: Not known
In Pound: Not known |
| Eye Color | - |
| Hair Color | - |
| Marital Status | Yet to update |
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The birthplace of Yui Yokoyama is Kyoto
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The birthday of Yui Yokoyama is on 8-Dec-1992.
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