Yumiko Takino

What got me about Yumiko Takino is that she's an idol who actually went to music school — Elisabeth University of Music, which is the real deal — and came out the other side genuinely able to play saxophone. That's not a gimmick or a photoshoot prop; that's years of breath control and fingering drills and probably a lot of late nights in a practice room. That dual presence is quietly rare. Most pop acts fake the instrument thing; she earned it. Born by the Seto Inland Sea and forged at a conservatory, she's got this calm exterior that I suspect hides a pretty serious competitive streak. Performers who build a real skill alongside the idol hustle tend to have longer shelf lives — they have somewhere to go when trends shift. I'm rooting for her.

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Yumiko Takino is a Japanese idol and saxophonist born on September 24, 1997, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. She is a member of STU48 and is noted for her saxophone skills, having studied music at Elisabeth University of Music. She stands out among idol group members for her formal musical training and instrumental ability.

Name (English)

Yumiko Takino

Name (Japanese)

瀧野由美子

Reading

たきの ゆみこ

Born

September 24, 1997 (age 28)

Origin

Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Height

164 cm

Occupation

Idol / Saxophonist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

Blood type

O

Active years

2017 -

University

Elisabeth University of Music

Works summary

Appearances

66 (2017–2024)

By year

2017: 2, 2018: 7, 2019: 5, 2020: 6, 2021: 4, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 4

Debut work

今村猛 その胸に秘めたチーム愛

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.stu48.com/feature/takino_yumiko
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yumiko_anko/
• Xhttps://x.com/stu48_yumianko
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%80%A7%E9%87%8E%E7%94%B1%E7%BE%8E%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30110045

Tags

• From Yamaguchi Prefecture
• Saxophonist
• Idol

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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