Kaoru Mitsumune (光宗 薫 Mitsumune Kaoru, born April 26, 1993 in Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese actress, model and a former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48. As her parents moved around for work, she spent time in Chiba, Hiroshima and Kanagawa Prefectures before settling in Osaka for high school.In March 2011, Mitsumune won the Grand Prix at the Kobe Collection Model Audition 2011. In December of the same year, she joined AKB48 as part of the 13th generation trainee members. She made her television drama debut in Ataru aired on TBS in April 2012. On October 24, 2012, she announced that she would leave the group due to her poor physical condition. She played the lead role for the first time in the film Joshi Camera, and it was released on November 24, 2012. Mitsumune made a comeback to the entertainment industry appearing in the film Gekijōban Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill released on September 14, 2013.On April, 2014, it was announced that she belonged to the agency Flave Entertainment, and she resumed her activity in full swing.
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