Anu Aalto is a Finnish singer. Anu is a current member of the Japanese idol group AKB48's Team A, and holds a concurrent position in HKT48's Team H. She joined in April 2013, a few months after departing from the Hello! Project's Special Hello! Pro Kenshuusei program.
Profile[]
- Name: Anu Aalto
- Nicknames: Anuchan (アヌ-ちゃん), Tocchan (とっちゃん), Tocchin (とっちん)
- Nationality: Finnish
- Birthplace: Inari, Finland
- Birthdate: June 14, 1997 (age 17)
- Catchphrase: Hei, Konnichiwa, Olen Anu (Hello (Finnish),Hello (Japanese),I am Anu (Finnish))
- Hobbies: Judo, Watching Dramas
- Height: 156 cm
- Groups/Teams/Units Featured in:
- AKB48: Team A (2013-), Sugar Hop! (2013-)
- HKT48: Team H (2014-)
Senbatsu Rankings[]
- 5th Senbatsu Selection: #10
- 6th Senbatsu Selection: #9
Singles Participated In[]
AKB48 A-Sides[]
- Sayonara Crawl
- Koi Suru Fortune Cookie
- Heart Ereki
- Mae Shika Mukanee
- Labrador Retriever
- Kokoro no Placard
- Kibouteki Refrain
- Green Flash
AKB48 B-Sides[]
- Ikiru koto (Sayonara Crawl)
- Saigo no Door (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie)
- Kiss made Countdown (Heart Ereki)
- Mosh & Dive (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru)
- KONJO (Mae Shika Mukanee)
- Kimi wa Kimagure (Labrador Retriever)
- Oshiete Mommy (Kokoro no Placard)
- Juujun na Slave (Kibouteki Refrain)
- Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu (Green Flash)
- Majisuka Fight (Green Flash)
Works[]
Movies[]
- [2011] Sayonara,Watashi no Unmei (as Rina)
- [2013] Hanabira. (as Ririan)
- [2014] Hanabira. II (as Ririan)
TV Shows[]
- [2013.04.16-present] AKBINGO!
- [2013-present] ShuukanAKB
- [2013-present] AKB1/48
Radio Shows[]
- [2013.06.18-2014.03.21] Anu48
Trivia[]
- Anu is close friends with Okada Kanna and Iwata Karen. She is also close with Juice=Juice member Takagi Sayuki, Kobushi Factory member Taguchi Natsumi, and Shiko Jikan member Zoeng Biyu.
- Her three favorite groups in Japan are AKB48, C-ute and Perfume.
- Anu currently lives with Iwata Karen, due to the fact that her parents returned in Finland in February 2014. Anu also stayed with Oshima Ryoka for a short period of time.
- She is fluent in three languages: Finnish, Japanese, and English.
- Anu likes discovering new idols around Japan, and often requests for fans to send her the names of idol groups who she is not familiar with.