Kaoru Mitsumune

Kaoru Mitsumune (光宗 薫, Mitsumune Kaoru, born April 26, 1993) is a Japanese actress, model and a former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48.

In March 2011, Mitsumune won the Grand Prix at the Kobe Collection Model Audition 2011. In December of the same year, she joined AKB48 as part of the 13th generation trainee members. She made her television drama debut in Ataru aired on TBS in April 2012. On October 24, 2012, she announced that she would leave the group due to her poor physical condition. She played the lead role for the first time in the film Joshi Camera, and it was released on November 24, 2012.

Mitsumune made a comeback to the entertainment industry appearing in the film Gekijōban Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill released on September 14, 2013. On April, 2014, it was announced that she belonged to the agency Flave Entertainment, and she resumed her activity in full swing.

Singles with AKB48

Albums with AKB48

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• "Sakuranbo to Kodoku" (Kenkyūsei)
• "Aozora yo Sabishikunai Ka?" (AKB48 + SKE48 + NMB48 + HKT48)

Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"

Team K 6th Stage "Reset"

• "Kiseki wa Maniawanai"

Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"

• "Romance Kakurenbo"

AKB48 Kenkyūsei Stage "Reset"

• "Kiseki wa Maniawanai"
• "Ashita no Tame ni Kiss o"

AKB48 Kenkyūsei Stage "Boku no Taiyō"

• "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster"

Movies

• Gekijōban Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (2012), Sayuri Tokimune
• Joshi Camera (2012), Miki Yoshizawa
• Gekijōban Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill (2013), Yui Ishikawa
• Piece of Cake (2015), Akari Narita(Naomi Shibuya)

Television

• Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (NTV, 2012), Sayuri Tokimune
• Ataru (TBS, 2012), Yui Ishikawa
• Mare (NHK, 2015), Yukari Adachi
• Ushijima the Loan Shark (MBS, 2016), Mayumi Uehara

Dubbing

• The Blacklist Season 2 Episode 1 (Super! Drama TV, 2015), Rowan Mills

Commercials

• Asahi Soft Drinks - Wanda Morning Shot (2012)
• Hewlett-Packard Japan (2012)
• Sunstar Group - Sunstar Tonic (2014)

Music videos

• Shinsei Kamattechan - Jibun Rashiku (2015)

Events

• Girls Award 2014 S/S, 2014 A/W
• Tokyo Runway 2014 S/S, 2014 A/W, 2015 S/S
• Kobe Collection 2011 Shanghai, 2014 S/S, 2014 A/W, 2016 S/S
• Kansai Collection 2014 S/S, 2016 S/S

• "'Shiritsu Bakaleya Koko' to be adapted into a movie". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 劇場版私立バカレア高校 DVD豪華版 (バップ): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• "AKB48 research student Mitsumune Kaoru to play lead role in new movie". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 映画 女子カメラ. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• "Former AKB48 member Mitsumune Kaoru to make a comeback with 'ATARU' movie". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 劇場版Ataru the first love & the last kill 劇場版 (TBS): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 映画 ピース オブ ケイク. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• "Opening and ending song of 'Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou' to be provided by Kis-My-Ft2 and Maeda Atsuko". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 私立バカレア高校 (バップ): 2012 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 元AKB光宗薫、「ATARU」以来約3年ぶりにドラマ復帰！NHK朝ドラで (in Japanese). Cinematoday Inc. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 山田孝之『闇金ウシジマくん』ドラマ＆映画2作連続公開で完結へ (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-30. 
• 『ブラックリスト』シーズン2、光宗薫吹替挑戦レポート！ (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 神崩し、13期研究生・光宗薫がCMに登場！. LINE Corporation. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• "AKB48 Research Student Mitsumune Kaoru to make CM debut with 'Hewlett Packard'". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 光宗薫がシャンプーしながら応援してくれる動画……意外におちゃめな一面も. RBB Today. IID, Inc. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 神聖かまってちゃんMVで光宗薫が主演 どしゃぶりの公園で華麗に舞う (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 光宗薫、セクシー太ももに会場釘付け ファン熱狂で歓声の嵐 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 佐々木希、藤井リナ、菜々緒ら豪華競演 歴代テラハも涙で集結「Girls Award 2014 A/W」＜写真特集＞ (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• ^ 【写真特集85枚】元AKB48･光宗薫、東京ランウェイの4ステージで存在感 (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• miwa、<東京ランウェイ2014 A/W>への出演が決定 (in Japanese). Japan Music Network, Inc. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 光宗薫「すべてが変わった」原点を明かす 筧美和子とも共演 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• AKB48期待の新人・モデル出身美女がバラエティ初出演 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 「神戸コレクション2014AW」に人気モデルら90人が大集結 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 杉枝真結・光宗薫ら新たな出演モデル発表「神戸コレクション2016 S/S」 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• 光宗薫、セクシーなスリットスカートでモデル活動を満喫 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 
• NMB48渡辺美優紀・吉田朱里・太田夢莉がランウェイ登場「関西コレクション2016S/S」 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-03-12. 

• Kobe Collection Model Audition (2011): Grand Prix