Akimoto Sayaka

Akimoto Sayaka (秋元才加)
Sayaka (さやか), Saaya (さぁや)
Akimoto Sayaka (2013)
Birth Info
Birthdate	July 26, 1988
Birthplace	Chiba, Japan
Blood type	B
Current Age	36 Years Old
Sizes
Height	166cm
B	86cm
W	61cm
H	85cm
Professional Info
Agency	Flave Entertainment
Social Networks	Ameblo / Facebook / Instagram / Official Site / Twitter
Idol Career Info
Former Group	AKB48
Former Team	Team K
Debuted	February, 2006 / 2nd Generation
Graduated	August, 2013

Akimoto Sayaka was a member of AKB48's Team K. She is now affiliated with Flave Entertainment.

Catchphrase

強く気高く美しく20歳のさやかこと、秋元才加です

Tsuyoku okitakaku utsukushiku 20-sai no Sayaka koto, Akimoto Sayaka desu

(Strong, big, beautiful 20 year old Sayaka, Akimoto Sayaka)

Trivia

• Favorite drink: Milo (she drinks it every morning)
• Favorite member: Fukuoka Seina
• Likes: Health spas, massages
• Good friends with: Miyazawa Sae (SaeYaka/Twin Tower), Oshima Yuko
• Former member of DiVA
• Former member of Driving Club
• "I think when I pass, I will pass no matter what clothes I wear" - thus she wore a jersey suit on her audition
• After the audition, Aki-P named her and Miyazawa Sae as representatives of 2nd gen members
• She was officially announced as the captain of Team K at their AKB48 Bunshin no Jutsu Tour / AKB104 Senbatsu Members Sokaku Matsuri concert during the 2009 Team Shuffle
  • On October 16, 2010, she resigned as Team K's captain due to a scandal. On February 27, 2011, she was reappointed
• Her mother is Filipino
• Treasures her fan letters and gifts
• Has been practicing Aikido since 5th grade and has a 2nd Dan Black belt
• Japanese wotas sometimes called her Okaro. Legend said it was because Oshima Mai read the kanji of her name as katakana
• TGSK described her: "She loves AKB more than anyone else. She can cry for other people"
• She has her belly button pierced

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 1st Senbatsu Election - #12 (Media Senbatsu)
• 2nd Senbatsu Election - #17 (Senbatsu)
• 3rd Senbatsu Election - #17 (Senbatsu)
• 4th Senbatsu Election - #20 (Undergirls)
• 5th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 1st Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kuramochi Asuka)
• 2nd Janken Taikai - #5 (Lost to Kobayashi Marina)
• 3rd Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Ueno Kasumi)

Team History

Team K → Graduation

Joined AKB48 as a Team K member on February, 2006

Graduated from AKB48 Team K on August 28, 2013 (Tokyo Dome Concert) (Announcement: April 7, 2013 | Graduation Ceremony: August 22, 2013 at Tokyo Dome)

Singles Participation

AKB48 A-Sides

Aitakatta Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou BINGO! Boku no Taiyou Romance, Irane Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008

Baby! Baby! Baby! Oogoe Diamond Iiwake Maybe (Media Senbatsu) RIVER Heavy Rotation Flying Get Ue Kara Mariko

AKB48 B-Sides

Dakedo... (Aitakatta) Virgin love (Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru) Namida Uri no Shoujo (Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou) Only Today (BINGO!) Mirai no Kajitsu (Boku no Taiyou) Ai no Moufu (Romance, Irane) Saigo no Seifuku (Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008) Yume wo shinaseru wake ni ikanai (Baby! Baby! Baby!) 109 (Marukyuu) (Oogoe Diamond) Majisuka Rock'n'Roll (Sakura no Shiori) Nusumareta Kuchibiru (Ponytail to Shushu) Majijo Teppen Blues (Ponytail to Shushu) Yasai Sisters (Heavy Rotation) Nakeru Basho (Beginner) ALIVE (Chance no Junban)

Area K (Sakura no Ki ni Narou) Yankee Soul (Everyday, Katyusha) Seishun to Kizukanai Mama (Flying Get) Yasai Uranai (Flying Get) Gondola Lift (Kaze wa Fuiteiru) Zero-Sum Taiyou (Ue Kara Mariko) Hitsujikai no Tabi (GIVE ME FIVE!) Mitsu no Namida (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) Nante Bohemian (Gingham Check) Scrap & Build (UZA) Watashitachi no Reason (Eien Pressure) Yuuhi Marie (So long!) How come? (Sayonara Crawl) Kyou Made no Melody (Labrador Retriever)

SKE48 B-Sides

• Tabi no Tochuu (Chicken LINE)

Other Singles

• Enjoy your life! (Mine)

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

• Baby! Baby! Baby! 2010 (Kamikyokutachi)
• Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to (Kamikyokutachi)
• Iikagen no Susume (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Koko ni Ita koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Iede no Yoru (1830m)
• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de (Tsugi no Ashiato) (Center)

Units

Chocolove from AKB48

• Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru
• Mail no Namida

Albums

• Dessert

DiVA

• Tsuki no Uragawa
• Cry
• Lost the way
• DISCOVERY

Albums

• DIVA

Team Z

• Koi no Owara / 恋のお縄

Stage Units

K1 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)

Skirt, Hirari

Hoshi no Ondo

K2 (Seishun Girls)

Blue rose

Fushidara na Natsu

Cinderella wa Damasarenai

K3 (Nounai Paradise)

Kimi wa Pegasus

Himawarigumi 1 (Boku no Taiyou)

Himawari

Himawarigumi 2 (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai)

Confession (1st Unit + Revival)

K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)

Return Match

K5 (Saka Agari)

Mushi no Ballad

K6 (RESET)

Ashita no Tame ni Kiss wo

Team K Waiting Stage

Anata to Christmas Eve

Yuuwaku no Garter (New Units)

Concert Units

AKB48 First Concert "Aitakatta ~Hashira wa Naize!~"

• Kiss wa Dame yo
• Koike

AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsushinai yo ne?

• Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc

"Kami Kouen Yotei" AKB48 NHK Hall Concert 2009

• Kimi wa Pegasus
• Blue rose

AKB104 Senbatsu Members Sokaku Matsuri

• Nagisa no CHERRY
• Itoshiki Natasha
• Gomen ne Jewel

Yokohama Arena 2010 'AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron'

• Heart Gata Virus

Surprise wa Arimasen

• End Roll

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011

• Flower

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

• Kuroi Tenshi

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"

AKB48 Group

• Namida no Shounan

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

Fukuoka Dome

• Korogaru Ishi ni Nare

Sapporo Dome

• Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa

Osaka Dome

• Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
• 1994-nen no Raimei

Nagoya Dome

• Glory Days

Tokyo Dome

• Skirt, Hirari
• Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
• Blue rose

Team K 2nd Generation 10th Anniversary Celebration Special Performance

• Skirt, Hirari
• Return Match
• Blue rose
• Mushi no Ballad

Kojimatsuri ～Kojima Haruna Kanshasai～

• Mushi no Ballad

Solo Songs

• Mushi no Ballad (Team K 5th Stage)
• Chocolate (Sayaka solo) (Dessert)
• Kare no Kitchen (Sayaka solo) (Dessert)
• Waves (Sayaka solo) (Dessert)

Photobooks

• [2013.10.22] Arinomama (ありのまま)

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

• AKB48 Kagekidan 「∞・Infinity」 (2009)
• "L'OPERA ROCK MOZART (2013)

Movies

• Densen Uta (伝染歌) (2007)
• SUPER GORE GIRL (聖白百合騎士団) (2009)
• Ultraman Saga (2012)

Dramas

• Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata (正しい王子のつくり方) (2008)
• Majisuka Gakuen (マジスカ学園) (2010)
• Meitantei Conan (2011)
• Sakura Kara no Tegami (桜からの手紙) (2011)
• Majisuka Gakuen 2 (マジスカ学園2) (2011)

Variety Shows

• AKB 0ji 59fun
• AKB 1ji 59fun
• AKBINGO!
• Shukan AKB
• AKB MOTOR CLUB
• HaKaTa Hyakkaten
• AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (Season 3/4/5/6)

Gallery

Akimoto Sayaka Flave Entertainment profile

Akimoto Sayaka's graduation in Tokyo Dome (2013)

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Akimoto Sayaka (2012)

Akimoto Sayaka (2011)

Akimoto Sayaka (Late 2010)

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Akimoto Sayaka (Early 2010)

Akimoto Sayaka (2009)

Akimoto Sayaka (Late 2008)

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Akimoto Sayaka (Early 2008)

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Akimoto Sayaka (Late 2007)

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Akimoto Sayaka (Early 2007)

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Akimoto Sayaka (Late 2006)

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Akimoto Sayaka (Early 2006)