Manami Oku

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 on February 2006 as a member of the "Team B". Oku's mother is Japanese and her father is Italian.

Manami Oku
奥真 奈美
Born (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995
OriginTokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2006–2011, 2018–present
LabelsKing Records, Flave Entertaiment
Associated actsAKB48

She graduated from AKB48 in April, 2011 when she was 15 years old, and left the entertainment industry to focus on her studies. 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). Oku graduated from AKB48 on April, 2011.

Discography

Solo singles
Title Release date Chart positions Sales
(Oricon)
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
gollark: At the lowish end you can get much more performance for more money. At the high end it's hundreds of $ for a few % more.
gollark: There are significant diminishing returns.
gollark: Most people have what's called a "budget".
gollark: That's a tiny bit of the market.
gollark: What practically matters though is perf/$.

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. [http://www.crownrecord.co.jp/artist/ogu/whats.html/ おぐまなみ デビュー!!. Manami Oku debut!! (in Japanese).
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