Kawakami Chihiro

Kawakami Chihiro is a member of NMB48. She announced her graduation on June 12, 2025. Her graduation concert will be held on December 23, 2025, and her final theater performance will be held on December 26, 2025.

Team History[]

2012.12.23 - Joined NMB48 as a Kenkyuusei
2014.02.24 - Promoted to Team BII (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)
2017.01.01 - Transferred to Team M (NMB48 Team Shuffle)
2019.03.01 - Transferred to Team N (NMB48 Team Shuffle 2019)
2021.01.20 - Transferred to Promoted Members
2022.02.11 - Transferred to Team M (NMB48 Team Shuffle 2022)
2023.11.06 - Transferred to Team N (NMB48 Team Shuffle 2023)
2025.10.04 - Transferred to Promoted Members

Leadership History[]

2019.03.01 - Appointed Captain of Team N (NMB48 Team Shuffle 2019) (Predecessor: Yamamoto Sayaka)
2021.01.20 - Relinquished role as Captain of Team N (Position abolished | Successor (2nd Phase): Sadano Haruka)

NMB48 Senbatsu Elections[]

1st Senbatsu Election - #1 (Center) (Kami 7)

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections[]

Singles Participation[]

NMB48 A-Sides[]

NMB48 B-Sides[]

Albums Participation[]

NMB48 Albums[]

Teppen Tottande! (Teppen Tottande!)
Kimi ni Yarareta (Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Namba Jichiku~)
Masaka Singapore (Namba Ai ～Ima, Omou Koto～)
Namba Ai (Namba Ai ～Ima, Omou Koto～)
Done (NMB13)
Imasara Dotonbori (NMB13)
Souzou no Pistol (NMB13)
Seishun no Lap Time 2023 (NMB13)

Units[]

Stage Units[]

NMB KKS4 (Seishun Girls): Ame no Doubutsuen; Fushidara na Natsu (After Koga Narumi and Nishimura Aika's promotion)

BII3 (Saka Agari): Ai no Iro

M1 Revival (Idol no Yoake): Tengoku Yarou (Center)

N5 (N Pride): Suika BABY (Center); Shower no Ato Dakara (Center); Glory Days (Center)

M4 (Koi wa Totsuzen Yattekuru): She's gone

N7 (N ship): Ayamachi (Duet)

NMB3 (Tenshi no Utopia): SPARK (Center)

NMB6 (Seishun! Koi no Destination): Yokosuka Curve; Takeuchi Senpai; Sayonara, Kakato wo Fumu Hito; Nietzsche Senpai

Concert Units[]

AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Concert ~Oshimen Hayai Mono Gachi~[]

Pajama Drive

NMB48 National Tour[]

HGB Hall (Hiroshima)

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018[]

NMB48 12th Anniversary LIVE[]

HOP Mushi

Sunglasses to Uchiakebanashi (Duet with Shibuya Nagisa)

Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru

Kono Sekai ga Yuki no Naka ni Umoreru Mae ni

STEP Mushi

Hatsukoi no Yukue to Play Ball

JUMP Mushi

Hoshizora no Caravan

This is NMB48

Zipper

NMB48 Kato Yuuka Graduation Concert ~Uuka ni Ukareppashi♡[]

Media Appearances[]

Stage Plays[]

Destiny -The Mirror of Adramelech- (デスティニー -アドラメレクの鏡-) (2025)^[1]

Trivia[]

Hobbies: Window shopping, reading fashion magazines, watching dramas, watching baseball games, listening to music
Special Skill: Figure skating
Favorite foods: Her mom's hamburger-and-vegetable meat rolls, fruit
Favorite animals: Turtles, baby chickens, tigers
Favorite colors: White, light blue, pink
Ambition: Actress
One of the 50 winners of the Young Jump Gravure Competition
Has been practicing figure skating for over 8 years. She has participated in regional competitions and placed.
Last active member of NMB48's 4th Generation
Fan of the Hanshin Tigers baseball team
Shares the same name as seiyuu/illustrator Kawakami Chihiro (川上千尋 Kawakami Chihiro^?).
Tested positive for COVID-19 on February 13, 2022
- Abe Wakana, Izumi Ayano, Umeyama Cocona, Shinzawa Nao, Minami Haasa, and Hongo Yuzuha also tested positive that day.
She performed the ceremonial first pitch for the 2023 NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) league on July 27th, 2023. On that day, Tokyo Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants competed.

Gallery[]

Former Members
Promoted Members	Azuma Yuki \| Sakamoto Nami \| Yamamoto Ayaka \| Yokono Sumire \| Ogawa Yuuka \| Kitamura Mana \| Shimizu Rika \| Miyake Yuria \| Shiroma Miru \| Ishizuka Akari \| Namba Hinata \| Kawano Nanaho \| Shobu Marin \| Yasuda Momone \| Sugiura Kotone \| Shibutani Sayuki \| Kojima Karin \| Wada Miyu
Team N	Mori Ayaka \| Matsuda Shiori \| Shinohara Kanna \| Fukumoto Aina \| Yogi Keira \| Yamauchi Tsubasa \| Yamagishi Natsumi \| Kono Saki \| Muro Kanako \| Kotani Riho \| Nishimura Aika \| Kishino Rika \| Jonishi Kei \| Yabushita Shu \| Sutou Ririka \| Matsumura Megumi \| Mizokawa Mirai \| Ichikawa Miori \| Yamamoto Sayaka \| Kusaka Konomi \| Mita Mao \| Hayashi Momoka \| Iso Kanae \| Odan Mai \| Takei Sara \| Ota Yuuri \| Tanigawa Airi \| Ota Riona \| Kobayashi Rina \| Morita Ayaka \| Nishizawa Rurina \| Yoshida Akari \| Murase Sae \| Nakagawa Mion \| Minami Haasa \| Okamoto Rena \| Kato Yuuka \| Kuroda Fuuwa \| Shibuya Nagisa \| Nihei Manami \| Satsuki Aika \| Ishida Yuumi \| Kameno Zion
Team M	Kodakari Yuka \| Jo Eriko \| Fujita Runa \| Ota Riona \| Hikawa Ayame \| Yamamoto Hitomi \| Koyanagi Arisa \| Shimada Rena \| Murakami Ayaka \| Miura Arisa \| Yamada Nana \| Takano Yui \| Kondo Rina \| Kamieda Emika \| Kinoshita Momoka \| Nakano Reina \| Ando Erina \| Iwata Momoka \| Kawakami Rena \| Kushiro Rina \| Koga Narumi \| Yamao Rina \| Sato Ami \| Akashi Natsuko \| Horinouchi Momoka \| Mizobuchi Maria \| Ijiri Anna \| Umeyama Cocona \| Yamasaki Amiru \| Hongo Yuzuha \| Nakano Mirai \| Lee Siyeon \| Hori Shion \| Sadano Haruka \| Maeda Reiko \| Hayakawa Yuna \| Uno Mizuki \| Hara Karen \| Matsuno Mio \| Jonishi Rei \| Sumino Wakana \| Manabe Anju \| Yamamoto Mikana
Team BII	Umehara Mako \| Kobayashi Rikako \| Akazawa Hono \| Terui Honoka \| Kadowaki Kanako \| Umeda Ayaka \| Watanabe Miyuki \| Ueda Mirei \| Matsuoka Chiho \| Kinoshita Haruna \| Yamaguchi Yuki \| Fujie Reina \| Muranaka Yuki \| Yagura Fuuko \| Okita Ayaka \| Uemura Azusa \| Jo Eriko \| Naiki Kokoro \| Yamada Suzu \| Takahashi Sae (Kenkyuusei) \| Asao Momoka \| Yamamoto Hikaru \| Deguchi Yuina \| Yoshino Misaki
Kenkyuusei	Yamauchi Ayaka \| Takiyama Akane \| Otani Riko \| Okada Risako \| Ishikawa Kokoro \| Hara Mizuki \| Sasaki Nanami \| Togo Sora \| Sugimoto Kano \| Sato Sorai \| Hisada Riko \| Sugino Risa \| Hirose Sena \| Ishihara Masako \| Ogawa Noa \| Nakagawa Hiromi \| Shimazaki Momoka \| Takayama Riko \| Shibata Yui \| Nishinaka Nanami \| Osawa Ai \| Odan Yui \| Orisaka Koharu \| Sakamoto Reio \| Furukawa Yukino \| Iwanami Yuka \| Nagata Fuuka

Discography
Singles	1. Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo \| 2. Oh My God! \| 3. Junjou U-19 \| 4. Nagiichi \| 5. Virginity \| 6. Kitagawa Kenji \| 7. Bokura no Eureka \| 8. Kamonegix \| 9. Takane no Ringo \| 10. Rashikunai \| 11. Don't look back! \| 12. Durian Shounen \| 13. Must be now \| 14. Amagami Hime \| 15. Boku wa Inai \| 16. Boku Igai no Dareka \| 17. Warota People \| 18. Yokubomono \| 19. Boku Datte naichau yo \| 20. Tokonoma Seiza Musume \| 21. Bokou e Kaere! \| 22. Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi \| 23. Datte Datte Datte \| 24. Koi Nanka No thank you! \| 25. Shidare Yanagi \| 26. Koi to Ai no Sono Aida ni wa \| 27. Sukida Mushi \| 28. Nagisa Saikou! \| 29. Kore ga Ai na no ka? \| 30. Ganbaranuwai \| 31. Chu Strike \| 32. Seishun no Deadline
Album	1. Teppen Tottande! \| 2. Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Namba Jichiku~ \| 3. Namba Ai ～Ima, Omou Koto～ \| 4. NMB13
Other Songs	HA! \| Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta \| Punkish \| Shigamitsuita Seishun \| Mayonaka no Tsuyogari \| Hetawoutsu
Stages
NMB48	Osaka Tamashi Sutetara Akan \| Nambaraetii \| Tenshi no Utopia \| Saraba Junjou \| Jonetsu! Meccha Rakutomo \| Seishun! Koi no Destination
Team N	Dareka no Tame ni \| Seishun Girls \| Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru \| Mokugekisha \| N Pride \| Muchuu Raibu \| N ship
Team M	Idol no Yoake \| RESET \| Dareka no Tame ni \| Koi wa Totsuzen Yattekuru \| M no Sign
Team BII	Aitakatta \| Tadaima Renaichuu \| Saka Agari \| Renai Kinshi Jourei \| 2 ban-me no Door \| Namba Egao Kaika Sengen \| Boku no Aoharu
Kenkyuusei	Dareka no Tame ni \| PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Aitakatta \| Seishun Girls \| Souzou no Shijin \| Todokanasou de Todoku Mono \| Yume wa Nigenai \| Will be Idol \| Sedai Koutai Zenya

Sister Groups
AKB48 Group inside Japan	AKB48 \| SKE48 \| NMB48 \| HKT48 \| NGT48 \| STU48
AKB48 Group outside Japan	JKT48 \| BNK48 \| MNL48 \| AKB48 Team SH \| AKB48 Team TP \| CGM48 \| KLP48
Former Groups	OJS48 \| SDN48 \| TPE48 \| MUM48 \| SGO48 \| DEL48 \| MUB48

Events
Sousenkyo	3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 22nd Single "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu" 4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki" 5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai" 6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~" 7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single "Juni Yoso Fukano, Oare no Ichiya" 8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single "Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii" 9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single "Mazu wa Tatakaou! Hanashi wa Sorekara da" 10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single "Sekai no Center wa Dare da?"
Janken Taikai	2nd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 24th Single 3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single 4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single 5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut 8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut 9th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
Group Draft Meeting	AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013 AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015

↑ Destiny -The Mirror of Adramelech- Stage Play Official Site

[1] Destiny -The Mirror of Adramelech- Stage Play Official Site

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