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Voice Actress Mikako Takahashi Makes It to AKB48 Over-30 Finals

posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Temporary member needed for its Papico 2014 spring campaign

33-year-old voice actress Mikako Takahashi is a finalist in popular AKB48 idol group's adult AKB48 audition. The idol group is looking for a temporary member for its Papico 2014 spring campaign — and she has to be at least 30.

Takahashi announced on Twitter that she is a finalist and would appear on the "Takahashi Mako no no Plan de Ikou ♪" live streaming broadcast program on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting on Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. JST (9:00 a.m. ET).

Takahashi is no amateur singer. She's contributed theme songs for Excel Saga, Onegai My Melody, Rental Magica, Our Home's Fox Deity, and Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties. She recently starred in D-Fragments as Sakura Mizukami and Magical Warfare as Momoka Shijō.

The final selection will take place on April 12. Morning Musume member Sayaka Ichii and AKB48 impersonator (specifically, Atsuko Maeda) and stand-up comedian Kintalo. also applied for the position.

Source: Oricon


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