Background
Kitahara was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi.
北原 里英
Actor singer voice actor seiyū
Kitahara was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi.
She debuted in 2008 in Team A and was co-captain of Team K. In March 2015, it was announced Kitahara would be transferred to NGT48 as captain of the group. She has sung on many of the groups" main singles, having been voted number 13, 16, 13 and 13 in the AKB48 general elections. In 2009, she was placed 13th overall in AKB48"s general election to determine the participants in its next single.
On August 13, 2010, Kitahara debuted as a voice actress in the anime series In AKB48"s 2012 general election, Kitahara placed 13th with 26,531 votes.
Kitahara made her acting debut in the movie, Graffreeter Toki, which was released on July 14, 2012 in Japan. She debuted with Team South on February 13, 2013.
She was transferred from Team South to Team KII, but did not debut with the new team In April, SKE48 announced it was ending Kitahara"s concurrency with the group, which leaves her only with AKB48"s Team K. Kitahara starred in the Japanese horror movie Joker Game, released on December 22, 2012.
She also appeared in the drama remake, Kazoku Game, which aired on Fuji television starting April 2013, as a girlfriend of a son of a prominent family member.
AKB48; SKE48; Not Yet]
Since 2011, Kitahara is also a member of the AKB48 subgroup Not Yet. On August 24, 2012, the first day of AKB48"s 3-Tokyo-Dome-concert series, the group announced a reorganization, which placed Kitahara from Team B to Team K, and also made her a concurrent member of AKB48 and SKE48.