Ando Chiharu

## Ando Chiharu安藤(あんどう) 千陽(ちはる)

Ando Chiharu promoting PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS

**Ando Chiharu** (安藤千陽) was a Japanese trainee who participated in PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS. She was eliminated in the second ranking announcement, placing 44th.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ando Chiharu was born on May 20, 2004 in Fukuoka, Japan.

### 2020

On August 18, she was announced as one out of 35 finalists for 2020 Miss World Japan.

### 2023

On September 3, Ando was revealed to be a contestant of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

On November 23, Ando was eliminated from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

## PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Participation

### Teams

* **Audition Team:** MISS JAPAN Daihyou
* **Group Battle Team:** SHOW UP (sub vocalist 1)
* **Position Battle Team:** Shines (sub vocalist)

### Rankings

Online votes
* **Week 2:** 43rd place
* **Week 3:** 43rd place (=)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** 38th place (+5)
* **Week 6:** 39th place (-1)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** 44th place (-5)

On-site votes
* **Group Battle:** 1st place in team, 51st place overall
* **Position Battle:** 5th place in team, 43rd place overall

### First Voting Period

In episode 1, Ando is introduced in MISS JAPAN Daihyou, the other trainees amazed with her beauty. She is ranked by the other trainees as 62nd place and evaluated by the trainers at **D** class. She maintains that level after the level reevaluations.

In episode 3, Ando is picked to be in team 2 for "How You Like That", being sub vocalist 1. She ranks 51st place overall in the group battle in episode 4.

She is revealed to have received 236,395 votes, making her 38th place.

* **First Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "福岡県出身の練習生です。" (This trainee is from Fukuoka.)
* **First Ranking Announcement:**"グループバトルではチーム内1位を獲得。異次元のスタイルと手先まで美しいダンス、セクシーな眼差しで観客を惹き付けます。" (She attracts the audience with her unique style, beautiful dance, and sexy gaze at the audience.)

### Second Voting Period

In episode 6, Ando picks "Shine A Light" to perform in the concept battle. While originally the leader, she struggled to lead the team effectively, so she stepped down. She then places 17th place in the vocal position in episode 7.

In episode 8, the national producers vote Ando in "Koakuma (Baddie)", her audition teammate Koyama Mana being there as well. In the Renshuusei Radio segment, Koyama jokingly complains about how Ando does not wake to her alarm but wakes to someone talking to her. Finally, Ando is revealed to get 44th place in the second ranking evaluation, so she is eliminated from the show.

## Personal Life

* Friendships
* Name Meaning

Ando Chiharu is shown to be close Koyama Mana on the show. They trained together at the beginning of the show, and they grew affectionate as a result.

The two kanji in her name mean "thousand" and "sun". Her name means "to be bright and energetic like the sun for thousands of years".

## Trivia

* Her hobby is to watch movies.
* Her special skill is making origami.
* She is often told that she looks like a lazy person.

## References

1. ↑ "安藤 千陽 - Chiharu ANDO" Miss World Japan. 2020-08-18.
2. ↑ "1分PR┊✧ 安藤千陽（ANDO CHIHARU）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" YouTube. 2023-09-04.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS Profile" PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. 2023-09-04.
4. ↑ "LEAP HIGHアイコンタクト┊✧ 安藤千陽（ANDO CHIHARU）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" YouTube. 2023-09-28.

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