{{short description|Japanese singer}} {{Infobox person | name = Manaka Taguchi | image = | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = 田口 愛佳 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|12|12}} | birth_place = Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = 2016–present | agent = | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | genre = J-pop | instrument = Vocals | associated_acts = *AKB48 }} }} {{Nihongo|'''Manaka Taguchi'''|田口 愛佳|Taguchi Manaka|extra=born December 12, 2003 in Kanagawa Prefecture}} is a Japanese singer. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.
== Career == Taguchi joined the Japanese idol group AKB48 as a 16th generation trainee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2082710/full/|title=AKB48、16期生19人をお披露目 武藤十夢の妹加入「温かく見守って」|date=2016-12-08|newspaper=ORICON NEWS|publisher=oricon ME|accessdate=2025-07-25|archive-date=2023-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404201023/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2082710/full/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2017, she became a regular member.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/260302|title=13年目の試練なのかチャンスなのか、AKB48組閣で兼任解除や新キャプテン|date=2017-12-09|newspaper=natalie.mu|accessdate=2025-07-25|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140808/https://natalie.mu/music/news/260302|url-status=live}}</ref>
Her first selection for AKB48's main performance group came in May, 2022, when she was selected for AKB48's 59th single "Motokare Desu".<ref name="entamenext17774">{{Cite web|url=https://entamenext.com/articles/detail/17774/1/1/1|title=AKB48『元カレです』で初選抜、18歳・田口愛佳の野望「少しでも選抜にいる証を残したい」|date=2022-05-17|website=ENTAME next|accessdate=2025-07-25}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2024 |''Stardust Telepath'' | | ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2326191/full/|title=AKB48佐藤綺星、ドラマ初挑戦で初主演 テレ東『星屑テレパス』出演メンバー16人が一挙解禁|website=ORICON NEWS|publisher=oricon ME|date=2024-05-09|accessdate=2025-07-25}}</ref> |}
===Stage play=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2023 |''Odd Taxi: Diamond wa Kizutsukanai'' | Ichimura Shiho | ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/542040|title=舞台「オッドタクシー」ミステリーキッスのキャスト4名を一新して再演|newspaper=natalie.mu|date=2023-09-22|accessdate=2025-07-25|archive-date=2024-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224143128/https://natalie.mu/stage/news/542040|url-status=live}}</ref> |}
===Web drama=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2023 |''Sentika F8ABA6 Jisariz'' |Ayuka | ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2276360/full/|title=田口愛佳、長期間の撮影で顔が成長?「どこかで大人びているかも」 特撮作品参加に喜び|date=2023-04-21|newspaper=ORICON NEWS|publisher=oricon ME|accessdate=2025-07-25}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
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