Natsuki Uchiyama

Natsuki Uchiyama (内山 奈月, Uchiyama Natsuki, born 25 September 1995 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese copywriter and former idol. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, where she was part of Team B.

Natsuki Uchiyama
内山 奈月
Born (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Alma materKeio University
Occupation
EmployerHakuhodo
Agent
  • AKS (2012–2016)
  • Horipro (2017–2018)
Musical career
Also known asNakkii, Nakky
GenresJ-pop
Years active2012 (2012)–2016 (2016)
Associated actsAKB48

Biography

Uchiyama passed AKB48's 14th generation auditions on 13 May 2012. She debuted on 9 July 2012. In August 2013, she was promoted to the newly formed Team 4. In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced that Uchiyama would be transferred to Team B. In April 2014, Uchiyama entered Keio University.[1]

In the 2014 general elections, Uchiyama ranked for the first time at 63rd place.[2]

Uchiyama knows the whole Japanese Constitution by heart. In July 2014, she collaborated with Shigeru Minamino (南野森 (しげる)), then an associate professor at Kyushu University School of Law, publishing a book titled "Constitutionalism: The Essence Unwritten in the Text" (憲法主義: 条文には書かれていない本質, Kenpō shugi: jōbun ni wa kaka rete inai honshitsu) regarding the Japanese Constitution.[3] They co-wrote the book with the hope that Japanese teenagers would get a basic grounding and become interested in constitutional discourse, since despite the voting age in Japan has been lowered to 18 years old, education on the matter is considered lacking.[4]

On November 1, 2015, she announced her graduation from the group.[5] On February 21, 2016, she finished the activity as the member of AKB48.

As of October 16, 2017, she is signed to Horipro and is billed as a "Constitutional Idol" (憲法アイドル, Kenpō aidoru).[6]

From January to March 2018, she was a participant in Parliament Member GO (議員ＧＯ, Giin Go), a political variety show inspired by Pokémon Go, which was broadcast on the Internet television channel AbemaNews.[7]

In March 2018, she graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Keio University and left Horipro. She joined the Hakuhodo advertising agency the same year.[8] In 2020, her team won the Grand Prix in the Brain Online Video Award competition.[9]

Discography

AKB48 singles
Year No. Title Role Notes
2012 28 "Uza" B-side Sang on "Otona e no Michi"
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side Sang on "Watashitachi no Reason"
2013 30 "So Long!" B-side Sang on "Tsuyoi Hana"
31 "Sayonara Crawl" B-side Sang on "Love Shugyou"
33 "Heart Electric" B-side Sang on "Seijun Philosophy" as Team 4
2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" B-side Sang on "Koi to Ka..."
36 "Labrador Retriever" B-side Sang on "B Garden"
37 "Kokoro no Placard" B-side Ranked 63rd in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko"
38 "Kibouteki Refrain" B-side Sang on "Ambulance" and "Loneliness Club"
2015 39 "Green Flash" B-side Sang on "Yankee Rock" and "Hatsukoi no Oshibe"

Appearances

Stage units
AKB48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Boku no Taiyou" (僕の太陽)
  1. "Higurashi no Koi" (ヒグラシノコイ)
Team 4 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (手をつなぎながら)
  1. "Choco no Yukue" (チョコの行方)
AKB48 Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ) (Revival)
  1. "Tenshi no Shippo" (天使のしっぽ)

TV variety

TV dramas
  • Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジすか学園4) (2015), Kenpou (Team Hinabe)
  • Majisuka Gakuen 5 (マジすか学園5) (2015), Kenpou (Team Hinabe)

Bibliography
  • "Constitutionalism: The Essence Unwritten in the Text" (憲法主義: 条文には書かれていない本質, Kenpō shugi: jōbun ni wa kaka rete inai honshitsu) (2014), ISBN 9784569764801, co-authored with Shigeru Minamino

References
  1. "憲法暗唱が特技のAKB48・内山奈月が『憲法主義』を発売！ PHP研究所に出版のきっかけを聞いてみた". OKMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. "Uchiyama Natsuki's G+". Google+ (in Japanese). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. "ネトウヨに負けるな！ AKB、中居くん、ももクロが政治的発言！". Litera. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  4. "AKB48 singer co-writes book on Constitution". The Japan Times Online. 2014-07-24. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  5. "Natsuki Uchiyama Announces Graduation from AKB48". Japanese kawaii idol music culture news | Tokyo Girls Update. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. Daily, AKB48 (2017-10-16). "Uchiyama Natsuki signs NEW Agency - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News". jshowbiz.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  7. "国会議員をゲットだぜ！「議員ＧＯ」 | 無料のインターネットテレビはAbemaTV(アベマTV)". AbemaTV. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  8. マスメディアン, 株式会社. "【金沢】電・博・ADK・Jeki・朝広の若手が登場！「ぶっちゃけ」トークセッション－INFORMATION｜未来をもっと面白く『マスナビ』". www.massnavi.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. "宣伝会議｜ブレーン オンライン動画コンテスト「BOVA」". ブレーン オンライン動画コンテスト「BOVA」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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