Full name: “Ohayo, min'na! I'm Takahashi Miyuki, but you can also call me Takamiyu or Miyukin!”

Home planet: “I was born and raised on Akibastar, and haven’t ever left it, so these auditions are kind of scary for me because I know that 0048 travel the entire universe.”

Favourite ***48 song: “I love Heavy Rotation! And Uza! Ah! River! Beginner! It’s unfair for you to tell me to choose a favourite, y'know? All the songs are so great!”

Audition song: “I auditioned with Heavy Rotation. I’m really hoping I get through.”

Who do you want to succeed: “I admire and love the original Matsui Jurina, to the point that I stole her catchphrase, tehee~ Although succeeding Yuko or Sae would be a great honour too!”

AKB0048 is unique - what can you bring to the group that we don’t already have: “What can I bring? Lots and lots of love! I love my fans, I love the members, I love music, and I love cooking! But that’s probably already present in 0048, isn’t it? I can feel the love that everyone has. I’m energetic and bubbly, and I can juggle! Noone can juggle in the group, right? Wait, someone can? Uhh…I can make great lemonade! What I bring is really up to you to see. I think that what an idol brings to the stage is for her fans to decide, since it has to be something that she doesn’t have to force herself to do, something that is part of her. And sometimes, you can’t see that yourself. Sometimes, it’s your fans who see the best of you, see the part of you that is the entire you.”

What do you hope to achieve in AKB0048: “I want to become a successor first and foremost, obviously! But what I really want to do is go around and spread the love that 0048 brings people. That miraculous moment when everyone in the concert is on the same wavelength, that is magical. That’s something I want to achieve on a nightly basis, concert to concert. I really want to connect to the fans, and I want to do it in a way that transcends even the original members!”