Person · Female
北原里英
former idol
- From
- Ichinomiya, Japan
- Since
- 1991–present
- Releases
- 0
About
Rie Kitahara (北原 里英, Kitahara Rie; born June 24, 1991) is a Japanese singer and actress formerly associated with the Japanese idol girl group NGT48 and former member of AKB48 and SKE48. She debuted in 2008 in Team A and was later co-captain of Team K (2014). 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, 13, 21, 19, 11 and 12 in AKB48's General Elections. In 2017, for her final participation, she was voted number 10 which is her best rank ever. Kitahara was also a member of the AKB48 subgroup Not Yet, active from 2011 to 2015.
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She is currently represented by Ohta Production.
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- related-akb48
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- bacd5631-8e92-428b-bcf0-2b5ce5ead9f2
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.