Miyawaki Sakura

Name

Miyawaki Sakura

Miyawaki Sakura (2019) (Buenos Aires)


Kanji	宮脇咲良
Kana	みやわきさくら
Romaji	Miyawaki Sakura
Nickname	Sakura (さくら), Sakuchan (さくちゃん)

Birth Info

Birthdate	March 19, 1998
Birthplace	Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	26 Years Old

Sizes

Height	163cm

Professional Info

Agency	Source Music (S. Korea), A.M. Entertainment (Japan)
Social Networks	17LIVE / 7gogo / Instagram / TikTok / Twitter / YouTube / YouTube

Idol Career Info

Former Group	HKT48
Former Team	Team KIV
Debuted	July 2011 / 1st Generation
Graduated	June 2021

Miyawaki Sakura was a member of HKT48's Team KIV and IZ*ONE. She is now a member of LE SSERAFIM, signed to Source Music (South Korea) and A.M. Entertainment (Japan).

1 Catchphrase
2 Trivia
3 History
- 3.1 2011
- 3.2 2012
- 3.3 2013
- 3.4 2014
- 3.5 2015
- 3.6 2016
- 3.7 2017
- 3.8 2018
- 3.9 2019
- 3.10 2020
- 3.11 2021
- 3.12 2022
- 3.13 2023
- 3.14 2024
4 AKB48 Senbatsu Elections
5 AKB48 Janken Tournaments
6 Team History
7 LE SSERAFIM Discography
8 LE SSERAFIM Concerts
9 Singles Participation
10 Albums Participation
11 Units
12 Solo Songs
13 Photobooks
14 Media Appearances
15 Gallery

Catchphrase

あなたも、あなたも、みんなの心に（さくら咲けー！）　鹿児島県出身、宮脇咲良26歳です。

Anata mo, anata mo, minna no kokoro ni (Sakura Sake!) Kagoshima-ken shusshin, Miyawaki Sakura 26-sai desu.

(You too, you too, in everyone's heart (Sakura bloom!) I'm Miyawaki Sakura, I'm 26 years old, from Kagoshima prefecture.)

Trivia

Charm point: Big ears
Hobbies: Movies, listening to musicals, reading
Favorite food: Pickled plums (umeboshi). She always eats the plum put on top of the rice in bentos.
Favorite drink: Green tea latte
Special skills: Drawing, being able to sleep anywhere
Good friends with: Murashige Anna (SakurAnna), Lee Chaeyeon (KuChae), Sashihara Rino, Anai Chihiro, Kodama Haruka
Admired members: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Rena
Future ambition: Actress
Name in Hangul : 미야와키 사쿠라
She is a former Member of Drama Club and the Melonpan Alliance.
She has a half-brother who is several years younger than her.
Her parents divorced when she was only one year old. She was raised by her mother and step-father. Her step-father works in the medical field, and Sakura shared that he would stay up late with her to help her with math.
- She has never met her biological father nor seen pictures of him. However, during her very first handshake event, a man came to tell her he supported her and Sakura is convinced that man was her father. She has not seen him since then.
She was a child actress under Nuts Production.
- When she was in the first grade of elementary school, she saw the musical "Mamma Mia" by the Shiki Theater Company and became captivated. Her mother enrolled her in a musical class. When she was in the upper grades of elementary school, she passed the audition for Shiki Theater Company's "Lion King".
- She appeared as an actress in a Kobayashi Sachiko play at Hakataza Theater.
- In September 2010, she briefly traveled to New York City, USA to participate in a Broadway Experience training program.
She was not in any clubs in middle school or high school.
Her HKT48 audition song was "LOVE LOVE LOVE" by DREAMS COME TRUE.
She was the only member of the HKT48 1st Generation to be from Kagoshima Prefecture.
It was exposed by members that she has a weird way of running. It was shown on variety shows, and also shown in the music videos of Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby and Otona Ressha.
She is a talented writer and is known for communicating her ideas well. On Google+ she said that she enjoys telling stories, and it would sometimes take 1 hour for her to write a post.
- On March 28th, 2013 she visited Natori City in Miyagi Prefecture along with five AKB48 members as part of the Dareka no Tame ni charity project in response to the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. They performed songs for the disaster-stricken community. Sakura wrote a long post on Google+ describing the day, including details about a woman whose son had died. The woman's son had been the same age as Sakura and was an AKB48 fan. The members signed a message for him and talked with his mother. Reflecting on the conversation, Sakura wrote "As for the lady, she was smiling the whole time she was talking. She encouraged us while we were crying. We were there to deliver energy, but instead, were the ones who got to smile. After that, we went to a place that had been damaged by the tsunami. There was really nothing there. The place, which used to be a residential area, looked like nothing more than a shadowless field. There was a small hill in the center of the field, and there was a place to pray for the earliest possible recovery from the disaster. Looking around from that hill, there was nothing, to the extent you'd think there had been an air raid. Nothing. There are too many things I learned from my visit to the disaster area to write about. And there is one thing I realized. I am sure it was just scattered glass, but the soil was sparkling. The tsunami took many lives and saddened many people, but the sea was sparkling. I think there must be a deep scar somewhere in their hearts, but everyone's smiles and eyes were sparkling. The disaster area was sparkling. The affected areas are now moving slowly but surely, step by step, toward recovery. I will cherish each and every day from tomorrow onward and try my best to live without regrets. I pray for the earliest possible recovery of the affected areas." The following day AKB48 producer Akimoto Yasushi commented on it, saying "I want the generation of Miyawaki Sakura to be the ones to sing Dareka no Tame ni ～What can I do for someone?～, generating buzz online.
She likes mystery novels.
She loves gaming and has a gaming channel on YouTube. IZONE fans gifted her a PlayStation 4 and a Nintendo Switch as gifts during fansigns.
She loves teddy bears. She introduced nine of her bears on Google+: Brownie, Rabbie, Chocolate Chip, Cherry, Mont Blanc, Baby, White Brownie, Cocoa, and Tiramisu.
She is afraid of ghosts and haunted places.
Her Hogwarts house (Harry Potter) is Slytherin.
Her Myers-Briggs personality is INTP.
She was one of the 50 winners of the Young Jump Gravure Competition.
She was the first HKT48 member chosen by management to become Center for an AKB48 A-side. Ironically, she was selected to center an A-side in AKB48 before centering one in HKT48.
She and Kodama Haruka often called themselves Sakuruppi or HaruSaku.
She was friends with AKB48's Kojima Natsuki and SKE48's Kimoto Kanon.
She was the only member of HKT48 to have ranked in the 4th Senbatsu Selection.
- She also never ranked down in all the Senbatsu Elections she has participated in.
She finished in 2nd place on Produce 48 and made it into the final group, IZONE.
In her radio show, she said that she wrote three songs for IZ*ONE that were not released.
News of her graduation from HKT48 was leaked by ViVi magazine a few days before Sakura's official announcement. The magazine issued a formal apology to her for leaking the information.
She officially graduated on June 19th, 2021 but had a final talk event at the HKT48 theater with other remaining members of HKT48's 1st Generation.
She opened her own cosmetics brand, CRAN BY MOLAK in winter 2021. It was created in collaboration with the Japanese color contact lens brand Molak, and sold lipstick and lip tint. CRAN BY MOLAK closed on November 30th, 2022.

History

2011

On July 10, passed the auditions for HKT48's 1st Generation.

2012

On March 4, was promoted to Team H (Team H formation).
On June 6, during the 4th Senbatsu Election, placed 47th place. She was the only HKT48 member to rank, and the youngest overall member voted into the Top 64.
On October 31, was chosen as a Senbatsu member for AKB48's 28th single UZA.

2013

On March 20, was selected as senbatsu for HKT48's 1st single Suki! Suki! Skip!.

2014

On January 11, during the HKT48 concert "Kawaii Ko ni wa Motto Tabi wa Saseyo, it was announced that Sakura would move to Team KIV.
On February 24, during the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri, her Kennin position with AKB48 Team A was announced.
On June 7, during the 6th Senbatsu Election, was voted #11 and joined Senbatsu, being the first HKT48 member to join the AKB48 with the exception of Sashihara Rino.
On September 7, her participation in the sub-unit "NyanyaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda" was announced.
On November 26, became the center for AKB48's 38th single Kibouteki Refrain with Watanabe Mayu. This was the first time, management chose an HKT48 member as center for an AKB48 single.

2015

Starting January 20, Sakura was co-star on Majisuka Gakuen 4 alongside Shimazaki Haruka, marking her first appearance in a drama.
On April 8, the ending theme "Idol wa Unyanya no Ken" for the video game Yokai Watch was released by NyanyaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda.
On April 22, was the center for HKT48's 5th single 12byou together with Kodama Haruka. This was the first time she centered an HKT48 single.
On November 14, was appointed the ambassador for the promotion of Cultural Property of the Kagoshima prefecture.

2016

On March 9, was the solo center for AKB48's 43rd single Kimi wa Melody. This was her first solo center position.
On August 25th, had her first appearance on AKB48 no All Night Nippon.
On September 1, started a twitter and instagram account.
Starting October, she was chosen as a model to represent Saibu Gas Co. Ltd.
Starting October 30, was part of the cast for Cabasuka Gakuen.

2017

Starting January 22, appeared in the drama Tofu Pro Wrestling as the lead alongside Matsui Jurina.
On April 6th, the first episode of her own radio show Konya, Sakura no Ki no Shita de aired.
On December 8, during the AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle, her kennin with Team A was removed.

2018

On March 19, started a gaming channel on YouTube.
On April 1, had her last activity as a member of Team A during the AKB48 Tandoku Concert ~Jabajatte Nani?~ concert.
On May 10, her appearance in the Korean idol survival show "Produce 48" was announced.
- Received Rank A during the initial evaluation.
- Was chosen as the center for the first original song, Nekkoya (Pick Me).
- Performed I.O.I's "Very Very Very" for the first group battle performance. Was originally chosen as the center, but it was changed to Kim Cho-yeon last minute.
- During the Position evaluation, chose Vocal and Rap and performed BLACKPINK's Ddu-du Ddu-Du.
- During the Concept evaluation, chose Pop Dance and performed the original song "See You Again" (다시 만나).
- During the Debut evaluation, chose the Japanese song "Suki ni Nacchau Darou?" (好きになっちゃうだろう?).
- Was voted 2nd place in the final ranking and was chosen as one of the members to debut in Korea.
On August 31, was announced as a member for the Korean and Japanese girl group IZ*ONE.
- Her official color in IZONE is Pastel Pink.
On September 6th, had her final appearance on AKB48 no All Night Nippon.
On October 29th, had her official debut with IZONE and the mini album COLOR*IZ.
On December 29th, appeared on the pilot episode for Everyone's Kitchen.

2019

On February 6th, had her Japanese debut as a member of IZONE with Suki to Iwasetai.
On February 24th, Everyone's Kitchen became a regular TV show with Sakura as a recurring cast member.
On September 25th, had her first A-side center position for an IZONE single with Vampire.
Also released on September 25th, co-wrote the song Love Bubble from Vampire with Kim Minju.

2020

On October 21st, the Japanese version of FIESTA (lyrics written by Sakura) was released.

2021

In January and February, was one of the 5 IZONE members chosen for an endorsement between Pepsi and STARSHIP Entertainment.
Released on February 22nd, was featured in the Harper BAZAAR magazine's March issue as a birthday present from her fans.
Released on February 25th, was featured in the VOGUE Korea magazine's March issue as a birthday present from her fans.
On April 29th, IZONE officially disbanded, and Sakura, Yabuki Nako and Honda Hitomi returned to Japan.
On April 30th, was listed as an official member of HKT48 again, sans any mention of IZONE.
On May 15th, had her first appearance at the HKT48 theatre.
On May 15th, announced her graduation from HKT48.
On June 19th, held her graduation concert, HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~.
On July 2nd, announced she had signed with Vernalossom.
On July 15th, starred in the CM for Flower Knows and featured in visual ads.
On September 1st, had her last broadcast of Konya, Sakura no Ki no Shita de with Yabuki Nako as her guest.
On November 1st, her contract with Vernalossom ended.
In winter 2021, released her first self-produced cosmetics line CRAN BY MOLAK, in collaboration with the color contact lens brand MOLAK.

2022

On March 15th, it was confirmed that Sakura and Kim Chaewon had signed an exclusive contract with HYBE and Source Music to become members of a new girl group.
On April 3rd, was officially revealed as member of the upcoming girl group LE SSERAFIM.
On May 2nd, officially debuted with the group LE SSERAFIM and their first mini album FEARLESS.
On May 21st, appeared on "Zero Ichi" (ゼロイチ) alongside LE SSERAFIM member Kazuha.
On June 16th, appeared on All Night Nippon alongside Kazuha.
On October 17th, was a part of LE SSERAFIM's second mini album, ANTIFRAGILE.
On November 29th, appeared in the 2022 MAMA Awards ceremony with LE SSERAFIM.
On November 30th, CRAN BY MOLAK closed.

2023

On January 25th, re-debuted in Japan with LE SSERAFIM's first Japanese single, FEARLESS -Japanese ver.-.
On April 1st, appeared at Yabuki Nako's graduation concert via VTR.
On May 1st, was part of LE SSERAFIM's first full album, UNFORGIVEN.
- Was credited as one of the co-producers for the coupling song "FEARNOT (Between you, me and the lamppost)."
On August 21st, was part of LE SSERAFIM's second Japanese single, UNFORGIVEN (feat. Nile Rodgers, Ado) -Japanese ver.-.
On September 1st, became the global ambassador for the skincare brand Primera Korea.
On August 12th, kicked off LE SSERAFIM's 1st tour, LE SSERAFIM Tour 'Flame Rises'.
On October 27th, was part of LE SSERAFIM's digital single Perfect Night in collaboration with Overwatch 2.
On November 20th, was part of LE SSERAFIM's digital single Dresscode (Prod. imase).
On December 14th, received the "Best Performance Award," "Asia Celebrity Award" and "Best Artist Award" as a member of LE SSERAFIM at the Asia Artist Awards 2023.

2024

Released on January 17th, appeared in a CM for Goobne Chicken alongside the other members of LE SSERAFIM.
Released on January 24th, appeared on the front cover of the magazine Numéro TOKYO.
Released on February 1st, appeared in a CM for Priméra Korea.
On February 13th, appeared in Vogue's YouTube series for skincare routine.
Released on February 19th, was part of LE SSERAFIM's 3rd mini album "EASY."
On February 27th, was revealed as the new global ambassador for a makeup brand called LUNA.
On April 13th, appeared at Coachella 2024 as a member of LE SSERAFIM.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

4th Senbatsu Election - #47 (Next Girls)
5th Senbatsu Election - #26 (Undergirls)
6th Senbatsu Election - #11 (Senbatsu)
7th Senbatsu Election - #7 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
8th Senbatsu Election - #6 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
9th Senbatsu Election - #4 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
10th Senbatsu Election - #3 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

4th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kikuchi Ayaka)
5th Janken Taikai - Round 3 (Lost to Iwatate Saho)
6th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Ichikawa Manami)
7th Janken Taikai - Round 3 (Lost to Takeuchi Saki)

Team History

HKT48 Kenkyuusei → Team H → Team KIV → Team KIV and Team A → Team KIV → IZONE → Team KIV → Graduation

Joined HKT48 as a Kenkyuusei on July, 2011

Promoted to Team H on March 4, 2012

Transferred to Team KIV on January 11, 2014 (HKT48 Team Shuffle)

Had a Concurrent Position in AKB48's Team A from February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri) to December 8, 2017 (AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle)

On hiatus from Team KIV on October 29, 2018 for 2 years and 6 months due to participation as IZONE member

Returned to HKT48's Team KIV on April 29, 2021

Graduated from HKT48's Team KIV on June 19, 2021 (Announcement: May 15, 2021 | Final activity: June 27, 2021)

LE SSERAFIM Discography

Mini Album

#	Title	Release date
Korea
01	FEARLESS	2022.05.02
02	ANTIFRAGILE	2022.10.17
03	EASY	2024.02.19
04	CRAZY	2024.08.30

Single

#	Title	Release date
Korea
01	Perfect Night (Digital Single)	2023.10.27
Japan
01	FEARLESS - Japanese ver.	2023.01.25
02	UNFORGIVEN - Japanese ver.	2023.08.23
03	Dresscode (Prod. imase) (ドレスコード (Prod. imase)) (Digital Single)	2023.10.20