Artist Profile
- Full Name: Takami Ayane
- Native Name: 高見文寧
- Nicknames: AYANE, Ayaneru, Ayane-chan, Takamin, Munnyeong
- Birthday: May 15, 2005 (21 years old)
- Blood type: O
- Height/Weight: 158 cm (5'2") / N/A
- Gender: Female
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus ♉
- MBTI: INTP
- Birthplace: Iwate, Japan
- Nationality: Japanese
- Profession: Singer, Idol, Main Vocalist
- Language Skills: Japanese
- Current Agency: LAPONE GIRLS, LAPONE Entertainment
- Debut: April 17, 2024
- Fandom: YOU:ME
- Years Active: 2023–present (3 years)
- Group: ME:I
Ayane (born Takami Ayane, 高見 文寧) is a Japanese singer and member of ME:I under LAPONE Girls, where she is a vocalist.
Early life
Takami Ayane was born on May 15, 2005, in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Her parents often took her to concerts and musicals when she was young. She became interested in idol music after listening to Girls’ Generation as a child, and later developed an interest in singing through her older sister. She learned ballet in kindergarten and spent ten years studying jazz dance.
Takami attended Otani Junior and Senior High School in Kyoto. There, she joined the light music club and was the main vocalist in two school bands, Vintage and Ichi Ni Sun. She had originally planned to study songwriting and composition at university, but after a friend told her about an upcoming audition program, she decided to audition.
Career
2023
On March 30, 2023, Takami competed in a high school music contest representing Ichi Ni Sun, winning the Grand Prix.
On July 30, 2023, she competed in another high school music contest with Vintage, winning the Maizuru City Mayor Award.
On September 3, 2023, Takami was announced as a contestant on Produce 101 Japan The Girls. The show premiered on Lemino on October 5. In episode 1, she performed IZ*ONE’s Suki to Iwasetai with the Cool Girls team, received an A rank from the trainers, and was ranked 2nd by her fellow trainees. In the group battle round, she was the main vocalist for team WAKEY with Nogizaka46’s Seifuku no Mannequin. The team won with 151 audience votes. On December 16, 2023, Takami finished in 3rd place with 686,868 votes and debuted as a member of ME:I.
2024
On April 17, 2024, Takami debuted with ME:I through their first single MIRAI. In May 2024, she performed with the group at KCON JAPAN 2024.
During Tsuzumi’s hiatus in 2024, Takami performed the song’s fourth high note in ‘Click’ at Laposta 2024.
In July 2024, ME:I performed at KCON LA 2024.
2025
In May 2025, Takami turned 20 and placed 1st in a monthly popularity poll conducted by a Japanese fan site, with 641 out of 987 votes.
Awards
- On March 30, 2023, Takami received the Grand Prix at the 5th Kinki-Hokuriku High School Light Music Contest, representing school band Ichi Ni Sun of Otani High School.
- On July 30, 2023, she received the Maizuru City Mayor Award at a high school music contest, representing school band Vintage of Otani High School.
- In 2024, Takami received the J-Music Rookie Idol Award in the group category at Billboard Japan as a member of ME:I.
Fun facts
- She loved yellow so much as a child that her neighbors nicknamed her “the yellow one.”
- Her official member color in ME:I is yellow.
- She enjoys songwriting, and had originally planned to study composition at university before auditioning for an idol show instead.
- She has training in the Japanese tea ceremony and demonstrated this in her one-minute introduction video during the competition.
- She eats ramen almost every day, sometimes for all three meals.
- Her role model is Karina of aespa.
- She kept a letter from her older sister with her throughout the competition, which she still treasures.
- She describes herself as introverted and more of a pessimist than an optimist, according to her profile for the show.
- She likes both cats and dogs.