Sasaki Yukari

Name

Sasaki Yukari

Sasaki Yukari (2019)


Kanji	佐々木優佳里
Kana	ささき　ゆかり
Romaji	Sasaki Yukari
Nickname	Yukarun (ゆかるん)

Birth Info

Birthdate	August 28, 1995
Birthplace	Saitama, Japan
Blood type	B
Current Age	29 Years Old

Sizes

Height	158cm

Professional Info

Agency	De-PRO
Social Networks	7gogo / Instagram / SHOWROOM / Twitter / Weibo

Idol Career Info

Group	AKB48
Team	Team 4
Debuted	April 2011 / 12th Generation

Lightstick Colors

Blue	Green

Sasaki Yukari is a member of AKB48's Team 4.

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 2021
- 3.9 2022
4 AKB48 Senbatsu Elections
5 AKB48 Janken Tournaments
6 Team History
7 Singles Participation
8 Albums Participation
- 8.1 AKB48 Albums
9 Units
- 9.1 Stage Units
- 9.2 Concert Units
10 Media Appearances
- 10.1 Variety Shows
11 Gallery

Catchphrase

ゆかるんのピュアな心で、あなたのハートをキャッチしちゃうぞ。

Yukarun no PYUA na kokoro de, anata no HAATO wo KYACCHI shichauzo.

(In Yukarun's pure heart, I'll catch your heart.)

Trivia

Admired members: Kasai Tomomi, Yokoyama Yui, Kashiwagi Yuki
Favorite AKB48 stage song: She's gone
Hobbies: Playing with her dog, listening to music, going shopping, sleeping
Favorite character: Minnie Mouse
Favorite colors: Pink, light blue, yellow, white, black
Favorite drinks: Tea, juice, energy drinks, yogurt drinks
Disliked drinks: Black coffee
Favorite foods: Crepes, chocolate chip cookies, popcorn, ramen, tsukemen
Favorite number: 8
Favorite animal: Dogs, wild boars (because she was born in the year of the boar)
Favorite sport: Softball, tennis
Favorite subjects: Physical education, art, music
Likes: Disney, horror movies
Special skill: Calligraphy
Future ambition: Actress, singer
Good friends with: Okawa Rio, Ma Chia-Ling
- She and Okawa are known as the "lonely duo", since both of them are known for their lonely personalities.
- She and Ma are known as "Chocho", calling each other as "Macha" (for Ma) and "Chocho" (for Yukari).
She has two brothers and a sister.
Due to her brothers' influence, she loves video games and often talks about them in SHOWROOM streams.
- Her favorite video game is MOTHER2. She plays it with her brother.
- She was also known for playing the AKB48 Official Music Game while the game was still available on the app store, and posting videos on Google+ of herself playing it.
In middle school she was in her school's tennis club.
She has a miniature Dachshund dog named Mocha.
She did not have any dance experience prior to joining AKB48.
She submitted her AKB48 application just five minutes before the application period ended. Her audition song was "Come Over" by Koda Kumi.
She made her AKB48 theater debut on May 15th, 2011, in a Zenza Girls performance of Romance Kakurenbo.
She was a member of the now-inactive Drama Club.
She wants to visit Italy and France.
Her catchphrase since debut has been "Happiness!" (in English). In 2015 she often created photo album videos and uploaded them on Google+, calling them "Happiness Videos".
- She often uses the four-leaf clover emoji alongside "Happiness!". However, she has never found a four-leaf clover in the wild.
She is known for her "happiness character" personality. Costume designer Kayano Shinobu commented that she appears calm, but has a passionate fighting spirit and is quite positive.
She is also known to have a good memory. She scored 119 points on the AKB48 Group Center Test in March 2018.
She has a unique way of sneezing, so much so that "Sasaki Yukari Sneezing" appears as a Google search suggestion in Japanese when typing her name.
She claims to still believe in Santa Claus, even as an adult.
She is known to be bad at reading kanji words when browsing the comments of her SHOWROOM live streams.
She played Eguchi Aimi's voice and body double at the AKB48 First Dome Concert "Yossha~Ikuzo~! in Seibu Dome".
In 2013 she appeared in an anti-bullying TV campaign on NHK, and revealed that she had been bullied in primary school. Her classmates had written "DIE" on her desk.
Despite debuting in May 2011, she did not make her first appearance on AKBINGO! until February 2015.
She did daily SHOWROOM streams from January 7th, 2018 to July 29th, 2019. She livestreamed 560 days in a row.
She uses a Sony Xperia XZ1 Android smartphone.
In May 2020 she was in charge of an AKB48 official channel YouTube video that taught the viewers the choreography of Labrador Retriever, as part of the OUC48 campaign.
On July 28th, 2021 she was diagnosed with coronavirus. She resumed activities on August 3, 2021.

History

2011

On February 20th, passed the auditions for AKB48's 12th Generation.
In April, revealed as an official member.
On May 15th, had her theater debut for the AKB48 Kenkyuusei Theater no Megami stage, singing Romance Kakurenbo.

2012

On May 6th, passed the 6th Kenkyuusei Selection.

2013

On April 28th, the last day of the AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai concert tour, promoted to Shinoda Team A.
On September 18th, at the 34th Single Janken Senbatsu Tournament, placed 14th and secured her first senbatsu position.
Released on December 11th, part of her first senbatsu for AKB48's 34th single Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru.

2014

On February 24th, at the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri, moved to Minegishi Team 4.
On April 24th, was a shonichi member for Team 4's Idol no Yoake stage.
On June 7th, at the 6th Senbatsu Election, placed for the first time at 47 (Next Girls).

2015

On March 26th, during the AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015, moved to Yokoyama Team A.
On August 24th, was a senshuuraku member for Team 4's Idol no Yoake stage.
On September 18th, was a shonichi member for AKB48's Seishun wa mada owaranai stage.

2016

On February 10th, was a shonichi member for Team A's M.T ni Sasagu stage.
On November 16th, performed in the revival of the Himawaragumi stage Boku no Taiyou stage.

2017

On December 8th, during the AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle, moved to Takahashi Team B.

2021

On March 30, appeared in the special AKBINGO NEO episode 1 for ranking 9th in the AKB48 no Dobboun! Hitori Jime app event.
On December 8th, at the AKB48 16th Anniversary Team Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred to Kuranoo Team 4.

2022

On March 19th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team B's Theater no Megami stage.
On April 19th, officially joined Kuranoo Team 4.
On May 11th, had her first and only appearance on AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (AKB48、最近聞いた？～一緒になんかやってみませんか？～).