Miyu

MYSTIC Rookies Profile Picture (May 2020)

**Takeuchi Miyu** (Korean: 타케우치 미유; Japanese: 竹内美宥/たけうち みゆ; or just MIYU) is a Japanese singer. She is a former pre-debut member of MYSTIC Rookies (now known as Billlie) and a former member of Fruit and AKB48.

## Career

### 2008–2019: Fruit, AKB48 and *Produce 48*

On July 16, 2008, Miyu debuted in the Japanese girl group Fruit, but the group disbanded in July 2009.

In 2009, she joined AKB48 after passing their 9th Generation auditions. She made her theatre debut with the group on November 15, 2009.

In 2018, she became a contestant on the survival show *Produce 48*. She ranked 17th place in the finale, being unable to debut with IZ\*ONE.

On September 5, 2018, Miyu announced her graduation from AKB48 after nearly ten years. Her final handshake event took place on December 23, 2018.

### 2019–present: "My Type" and MYSTIC Rookies

On March 7, 2019, it was announced that Miyu had signed an exclusive contract as a soloist with MYSTIC Entertainment.

In October 23, 2019, she participated in Yoon Jong Shin’s monthly singles and released the collaboration "My Type". A Japanese version of the single was released on October 31.

She was revealed as part of the trainee group MYSTIC Rookies on February 19, 2020.

### Departure from MYSTIC Story

On May 3, 2021, she announced via her social media that she had terminated her exclusive contract with MYSTIC Story.

On May 5, she released a video titled "I left my entertainment agency in Korea. Why and about the future." She explained that she been in talks to terminate her contract for half a year, and she would instead be focusing on her "MiyuTube" YouTube channel to post covers, as well as a second variety channel titled "MiyuTube Trip". She also stated that in working with Yoon Jong Shin, she had learned much about music production and hoped to pursue music in the future.

### Post-industry activities

On November 1, 2021, Miyu posted a video announcing a break from YouTube, and instead pivoted to making songs to sell as NFTs for OpenSea. She returned to MiyuTube on March 20 of 2022.

After returning to Korea, she held a small solo live show on May 6, 2022, and a larger more official solo show on August 27, which sold out.

### 2023: Original music

On September 16 of 2023, she participated in "Mahoroza Live", where she debuted a self-written song titled NEW SONG, a full version of a short song she wrote and sang for PRODUCE 48.

In October of 2023, she changed the layout to her Instagram, teasing the phrase "produced and performed by MIYU TAKEUCHI".

## Discography

### Korean

#### Collaborations

* "Monthly Project 2019 October Yoon Jong Shin" (2019)
* "Monthly Project 2021 February Yoon Jong Shin Special" (2021)

### Japanese

#### Collaborations

* "Monthly Project 2019 October Yoon Jong Shin (Japanese Ver.)" (2019)

### Features

* Kobasolo - "Kimi ni Todoke" (2017)
* Kobasolo - "Sangatsu Kokonoka" (2017)
* Kobasolo - "Baby I Love U" (2019)
* Night Tempo - "Sentimental (Neon Mix)" (2022)

## SNS

* Twitter
* Youtube - MiyuTube (Inactive)
* YouTube - MiyuTube Trip (Inactive)
* Instagram

1. ↑ @take\_miyu112 Twitter Update
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDuzlZw8bQE
3. ↑ https://x.com/take\_miyu112/status/1560606020103471104?s=20