Yamamoto Sayaka

Yamamoto Sayaka (山本彩)
Sayaka (さやか), Sayanee (さや姉)
Yamamoto Sayaka (2015)
Birth Info
Birthdate	July 14th, 1993
Birthplace	'Osaka, Japan'
Blood Type	B
Current Age	31 Years Old
Sizes
Height	155cm
Professional Info
Agency	Yoshimoto Kyoraku
Social Networks	7gogo / Blog / Google+ / Instagram / Twitter / Vine
Idol Career Info
Group	NMB48
Team	Team N
Debuted	October, 2010 / 1st Generation

Yamamoto Sayaka is the captain of NMB48's Team N.

Catchphrase

さやか ささやか さわやか さやか ささっと やさしさ あざやか さやか！

Sayaka sasayaka sawayaka Sayaka sasatto yasashisa azayaka Sayaka!

(Sayaka, modest, refreshing Sayaka quick, kind, brilliant Sayaka!)

Trivia

• Hobbies: Learning, studying history, listening to music, watching movies, bowling, practicing guitar
• Special Skills: Being enthusiastic
• Favorite Food: Vegetables, Chinese Food, Japanese Confectionery
• Favorite Subject: History
• Favorite Sport: Basketball
• Favorite Color: Black, Navy Blue
• Future Ambition: Singer/songwriter or something that will allow her to continue singing
• Member of Light Music Club
• Has two older brothers and a older sister
• Began singing and dance lessons in second grade. She also practiced piano and went to a cram school.
• From fifth grade to her freshman year of high school, she was on her class president. She became school council president in her sophomore year.
• Was a member of the band MAD CATZ before joining NMB48 and was their lead guitar player
• Her childhood dream was to be a nursery school teacher or a dancer
• Has a bad sense of direction and gets lost when she walks around outdoors
• Has seven ear piercings, four on the left and three on the right.
• Likes reading yaoi (boys-love) manga ever since her older sister introduced her to it
• Wears 0.75 prescription contact lenses to correct her vision
• Likes bowling, and her high score is 191
• Her favorite Japanese artists are YUI and BoA. Her favorite international artist is Avril Lavigne, and says that she was her inspiration to learn guitar. She is also fond of K-Pop.
• She and Watanabe Miyuki are the Centers of NMB48 and are often called SayaMilky
• Cut her hair to show her determination after not making Senbatsu at the 4th Senbatsu Election. After ranking on 14th place at the 5th Senbatsu Election, she decided to let her hair grow again.
• Other members often joke about the size of her chin

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 3rd Senbatsu Election - #28 (Undergirls)
• 4th Senbatsu Election - #18 (Undergirls)
• 5th Senbatsu Election - #14 (Senbatsu)
• 6th Senbatsu Election - #6 (Senbatsu)
• 7th Senbatsu Election - #6 (Senbatsu)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 5th Janken Taikai - Round 3 (Lost to Kashiwagi Yuki)
• 6th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Sato Kiara)

Team History

NMB48 Kenkyuusei → Team N → Team N and Team K → Team N

Joined NMB48 as a Kenkyuusei on October, 2010

Promoted to Team N on March 10, 2011

Had a Concurrent Position in AKB48's Team K from February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri) to April 13, 2016

Singles Participation

NMB48 A-Sides

Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo (WCenter with Watanabe Miyuki) Oh My God! (WCenter with Yamada Nana) Junjou U-19 (Center) Nagiichi (WCenter with Watanabe Miyuki) Virginity (Center) Kitagawa Kenji (WCenter with Watanabe Miyuki) Bokura no Eureka (Center) Kamonegikkusu (WCenter with Watanabe Miyuki) Takane no Ringo (Center) Rashikunai

Don't look back! Durian Shounen Must be now (Center) Amagami Hime (Center)

NMB48 B-Sides

Seishun no Lap Time (Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo) (Center) Boku ga Maketa Natsu (Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo) (Center) Mikazuki no Senaka (Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo) Boku wa Matteru (Oh My God!) (WCenter with Jo Eriko) Kesshou (Oh My God!) (Center) Uso no Tenbin (Oh My God!) (WCenter with Yamada Nana) Doryoku no Shizuku (Junjou U-19) (Center) Renai no Speed (Junjou U-19) (Center) Jungle Gym (Junjou U-19) (Solo) Hatsukoi no Yukue to Play Ball (Nagiichi) (Center) Saigo no Catharsis (Nagiichi) (Center) Mousou Girlfriend (Virginity) Bokura no Regatta (Virginity) (Center) Hoshizora no Caravan (Kitagawa Kenji) (Center) In-Goal (Kitagawa Kenji) (Center)

Okuba (Bokura no Eureka) (Center) Todokanasoude Todokumono (Bokura no Eureka) (WCenter with Watanabe Miyuki) Doshaburi no Seishun no Naka de (Kamonegikkusu) (Center) Prom no Koibito (Takane no Ringo) (Center) Tomodachi (Rashikunai) (Duet with Yamada Nana) Kyusen Kyotei (Rashikunai) (WCenter with Kashiwagi Yuki) Sotsugyou Ryokou (Don't look back!) Renai Petenshi (Don't look back!) (Center) Inochi no Heso (Durian Shounen) (Center) Yume ni Iro ga Nai Riyuu (Must be now) (Center) Orera to wa (Must be now) (Center) 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (Amagami Hime) (Solo) Hakanai Monogatari (Amagami Hime) Dotonbori yo, Naka Sete Kure! (Amagami Hime) (Center)

AKB48 A-Sides

Everyday, Katyusha Kaze wa Fuiteiru GIVE ME FIVE! Manatsu no Sounds Good! UZA So long! Sayonara Crawl Koi Suru Fortune Cookie Heart Ereki Mae Shika Mukanee Labrador Retriever Kokoro no Placard

Kibouteki Refrain Green Flash Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai Halloween Night Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby Kimi wa Melody Tsubasa wa Iranai

AKB48 B-Sides

• Dakishimechaikenai (Flying Get)
• Yasai Uranai (Flying Get)
• Noel no Yoru (Ue Kara Mariko)
• Gugutasu no Sora (Manatsu no Sounds Good!)
• Nante Bohemian (Gingham Check)
• HA! (Eien Pressure)
• Mosh & Dive (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru)
• Itoshiki Rival (Labrador Retriever)
• Hajimete no Drive (Kibouteki Refrain)
• Majisuka Fight (Green Flash)
• Punkish (Green Flash)
• Kimi no Dai-ni shou (Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai)
• Ippome Ondo (Halloween Night)
• Yankee Machine Gun (Halloween Night)
• Gunzou (Halloween Night)
• 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby) (Center)
• Madonna no Sentaku (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby)
• Senaka Kotoba (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby)
• Oneesan no Hitorigoto (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby)
• Shigamitsuita Seishun (Kimi wa Melody)

Other Singles

• Tenohira ga Kataru Koto (Tenohira ga Kataru Koto)

Albums Participation

NMB48 Albums

• Teppen Tottande! (Teppen Tottande!)
• Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka? (Teppen Tottande!)
• Lily (Teppen Tottande!)
• 12/31 (Teppen Tottande!)
• Ibiza Girl (Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya 〜 Namba Jichiku 〜)
• Densha wo Oriru (Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya 〜 Namba Jichiku 〜)
• Dakishimetai Kedo (Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya 〜 Namba Jichiku 〜)

AKB48 Albums

• Koko ni Ita koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• 10 Krone to Pan (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Ai no Sonzai (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Ai to Kanashimi no Jisa (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Conveyor (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Ai no Shisha (0 to 1 no Aida)
• LOVE ASH (0 to 1 no Aida)

Units

Stage Units

RS1 (Dareka no Tame ni)

Bird

Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru

N1 (Dareka no Tame ni)

Bird

Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru

N2 (Seishun Girls)

Blue rose

Fushidara na Natsu

N3 (Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru)

Yume no dead body

Hajimete no Hoshi

100nen Saki Demo

N3 (Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru) (Revival)

Yume no dead body

Hajimete no Hoshi

100nen Saki Demo

K6 (RESET)

Seifuku Resistance (Revival)

K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru) (Revival)

Return Match

Team Surprise 2nd Stage (Bara no Gishiki)

Hell or Heaven

Dare ga Futari wo Deawaseta no ka?

Concert Units

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011

• Dakishimeraretara

Unit Matsuri 2012

• Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate

Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena

• Bird

AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~

• Dakishimeraretara

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

• First Rabbit
• Anata to Christmas Eve

Unit Matsuri 2013

• Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc

NMB48 Western Japan Tour 2013 12/31

• Suika BABY

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"

AKB48 Group

• Cross

AKB48 Super Festival at Nissan Stadium

• Junai no Crescendo

AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~

Fukuoka Dome

• Blue rose

Sapporo Dome

• Higurashi no Koi

Osaka Dome

• Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka?

Nagoya Dome

• Omoide Ijou

Tokyo Dome

• MARIA
• Jungle Gym
• Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

• 12/31 (Solo)

Unit Matsuri 2014

• 10 Krone to Pan

AKB48 Sister Groups in Saitama Super Arena

NMB48

• Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka?
• Hatsukoi no Yukue to Play Ball (Guitar)

AKB48 Group at Ajinomoto Stadium

• End Roll

NMB48 National Tour

NHK Hall (Tokyo)

• Mushi no Ballad (Guitar)
• Hajimete no Hoshi

NTK Hall (Nagoya)

• Mushi no Ballad (Guitar)
• Zipper

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

• Seventh Chord

AKB48 Manatsu no Tandoku Concert in SSA 〜Kawaei-san no Koto ga Suki Deshita〜

• Kioku no Dilemma

Solo Songs

• Jungle Gym (Junjou U-19)
• Yume no dead body (Team N 3rd Stage)
• Dakishimetai Kedo (Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya 〜 Namba Jichiku 〜)
• Ai to Kanashimi no Jisa (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (Amagami Hime)

Photobooks

• [2012.21.11] Sayashin (さや神)
• [2015.02.10] SY
• [2016.01.08] Minna no Yamamoto Sayaka (みんなの山本彩)

Media Appearances

Dramas

• Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジスカ学園4) (2015)

Movies

• NMB48 Geinin! THE MOVIE Owarai Seishun Girls! (NMB48 げいにん！THE MOVIE お笑い青春ガールズ！) (2013)

Gallery

Yamamoto Sayaka (2015) (AKB48)

Yamamoto Sayaka (2014)

Yamamoto Sayaka (2013)

Yamamoto Sayaka (2013)

Yamamoto Sayaka (Late 2012)

Yamamoto Sayaka (Mid 2012)

Yamamoto Sayaka (Early 2012)

Yamamoto Sayaka (Late 2011)

Yamamoto Sayaka (Early 2011)

Yamamoto Sayaka (2010)