Yamamoto Sayaka

Name

Yamamoto Sayaka

Yamamoto Sayaka (2019)


Kanji	山本彩
Kana	やまもと　さやか
Romaji	Yamamoto Sayaka
Nickname	Sayaka (さやか), Sayanee (さや姉)

Birth Info

Birthdate	July 14, 1993
Birthplace	Ibaraki City, Osaka, Japan
Blood type	B
Current Age	31 Years Old

Sizes

Height	155.5cm

Professional Info

Agency	Showtitle
Social Networks	Official Website / 7gogo / Instagram / TikTok / Twitter / Weibo / YouTube

Idol Career Info

Former Group	NMB48
Former Team	Team N
Debuted	October 2010 / 1st Generation
Graduated	November 2018

Yamamoto Sayaka was the captain of NMB48's Team N. She is currently pursuing a career as a singer-songwriter.

1 Catchphrase
2 Trivia
3 AKB48 Senbatsu Elections
4 AKB48 Janken Tournaments
5 Solo Singles
6 Solo Albums
- 6.1 Features and Collaborations
7 Solo Concerts
8 Team History
9 Singles Participation
10 Albums Participation
11 Units
- 11.1 Stage Units
- 11.2 Concert Units
12 Solo Songs
13 Photobooks
14 Media Appearances
- 14.1 Dramas
- 14.2 Movies
15 Gallery

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

Audition Song: fairyland by Ayumi Hamasaki
Hobbies: Learning, studying history, listening to music, watching movies, bowling, practicing guitar
Special Skills: Being enthusiastic
Charm Points: Moles around her moth, collarbones, eyes
Favorite Food: Vegetables, Chinese Food, Japanese Confectionery
Favorite Subject: History
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Favorite Color: Black, Navy Blue
Favorite Japanese artists: YUI, BoA
Favorite international artists: Avril Lavigne, Taylor Swift, Janet Jackson
Future Ambition: Singer-songwriter, or something that will allow her to continue singing
She was a member of Light Music Club.
When she was growing up her name was often misread as "Aya", which is a more common reading of the kanji used in her name as "Sayaka" (彩).
- Her parents chose the name because they wanted her to be someone who "colors the hearts of many people".
Her official nickname was Sayaka, but she was often called Sayanee (from onee-san, meaning older sister).
She has two older brothers (5 and 2 years older) and one older sister (4 years older).
She has a pet toy poodle named Neon. Neon's name appears in Sayaka's twitter handle, "SayakaNeon".
- The name was chosen after a character of in manga "Flame of Recca".
Her childhood dream was to be a nursery school teacher or a dancer.
She began singing and dance lessons in second grade after she and her sister signed with the agency Little Cat. She also practiced piano, guitar, and went to a cram school.
She was voted class president all the way from fifth grade to first year of high school. Then she became student council president in her second year of high school.
She attended an all-girls high school in Kyoto Prefecture.
She was in the light music club in high school. She was not in any clubs in middle school.
She has loved Japanese castles ever since visiting Kakegawa Castle in Shizuoka Prefecture in the second year of junior high school. She says she likes to experience the different smells of the castle with the wind. Her favorite castle is Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture because of its beauty and the way it captures the feelings of the people of that time.
She was a member of the girls band MAD CATZ before joining NMB48. She played lead guitar.
- The group debuted under on March 19th, 2008 and disbanded at the end of 2009.
- Their debut single "Girls be Ambitious!" was used as the opening theme for BS Fuji's anime "Moegaku★5".
- Their coupling song "Sweet day's Light" became the CM image song for Quole Cosmetics k-palette series 1DAY TATOO, and the members served as image girls.
- She wrote the lyrics for their coupling song "Monochrome Map".
- She was also a member of a band called "Smile2Girls" when she was in elementary school.
Her favorite guitar is the Ovation celebrity Model No.CP257, which she has been using since 6th grade.
Her favorite international artist is Avril Lavigne. She says Avril was her inspiration to learn guitar. She has met Avril in person before.
Her favorite Japanese artists are YUI and BoA. She is also fond of K-Pop.
Her mother encouraged her to audition for NMB48 knowing that it could be an opportunity to become a singer in the future. Sayaka herself did not think she could be an idol, but took the audition anyway.
She and Watanabe Miyuki were the original Centers of NMB48 and were often called SayaMilky.
She was the oldest member of NMB48 from April 2nd, 2016 until her graduation on November 4th, 2018.
She was the only member from NMB48 to rank in the 3rd Senbatsu Selection.
She cut her hair short 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 long again.
Other members often joked about the size of her chin.
She has very fair skin and uses a lot of sunscreen products.
She has a bad sense of direction and gets lost when she walks around outdoors.
She prefers sleeping on futons rather than western-style beds.
She has seven ear piercings, four on the left and three on the right.
She wears 0.75 prescription contact lenses to correct her vision.
She likes reading yaoi (boys-love) manga, ever since her older sister introduced her to it.
She likes bowling. Her high score is 191.
She is bad at whistling.
She made a guest appearance at NMB48's 10 Year Anniversary Live Event on October 23, 2020.
She is a Hanshin Tigers baseball team TORACO Support Captain since 2016.
She is a membership ambassador for Sharp Corporation since 2017.
From October 2020 to December 2021 she was a regular Monday navigator for the radio show SPARK.
In December 2021, she was voted 3rd best singer and 5th best dancer out of all members of all 48 groups (voted by members).
On November 19th, 2021 she went on hiatus due to poor physical condition. Then on March 25th, 2022 she informed fans that her hiatus was being caused by an imbalance in her thyroid gland. On July 14th, 2022, she announced that her thyroid disease had gone into remission and she resumed activities.
On February 13th, 2023, announced her own company called SYCompany.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

3rd Senbatsu Election - #28 (Undergirls)
4th Senbatsu Election - #18 (Undergirls)
5th Senbatsu Election - #14 (Senbatsu)
6th Senbatsu Election - #6 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
7th Senbatsu Election - #6 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
8th Senbatsu Election - #4 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
9th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
10th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

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

Solo Singles

#	Title	Release date
01	Ichirinsou (イチリンソウ)	2019.04.17
02	Toge (棘)	2019.09.04
03	Tsuioku no Hikari (追憶の光)	2019.11.20
04	Zero Universe (ゼロユニバース)	2020.10.28
05	Dramatic ni Kanpai (ドラマチックに乾杯)	2021.02.24
Digital Single
01	yonder	2021.07.14
02	Don't hold me back	2021.08.25
03	Aimatte. (あいまって。)	2021.10.27
04	Lament (ラメント)	2022.04.18
05	Nocturnal	2024.02.28
06	Tweedia (ブルースター)	2024.03.27

Solo Albums

#	Title	Release date
01	Rainbow	2016.10.26
02	identity	2017.10.04
03	α (アルファ)	2019.12.25
04	& (アンド)	2023.05.17

Features and Collaborations

“Ladies in the City” - “I Don’t Wanna” with (Night Tempo)

Solo Concerts

#	Title	Date
1	Yamamoto Sayaka LIVE TOUR 2016 ～Rainbow～ (山本彩 LIVE TOUR 2016 ～Rainbow～)	2016.11.02 - 2016.11.22
2	forTUNE music presents Yamamoto Sayaka mini LIVE 〜after the "Rainbow"〜 (forTUNE music presents 山本彩 mini LIVE 〜after the "Rainbow"〜)	2017.01.31 - 2017.02.02
3	AbemaTV 1st ANNIVERSARY LIVE	2017.04.14
4	Sayaka Yamamoto LIVE TOUR 2017 ～Identity～	2017.10.20 - 2017.11.22
5	Yamamoto Sayaka LIVE TOUR 2019 ～I'm ready～ (山本彩 LIVE TOUR 2019 ～I'm ready～)	2019.02.23 - 2019.06.02
6	Sayaka Yamamoto Celebration 2019	2019.07.14
7	MTV LIVE PREMIUM: SAYAKA YAMAMOTO	2019.09.05
8	Yamamoto Sayaka LIVE TOUR 2020 ～ α ～ (山本彩 LIVE TOUR 2020 ～ α ～)	2020.02.22–2020.08.28
9	Yamamoto Sayaka Birthday Event "Sayaka Yamamoto Celebration 2020" (山本彩バースデーイベント「Sayaka Yamamoto Celebration 2020」)	2020.07.14
10	SYC/SYC MOBILE Member Only Tour "SAYAKA YAMAMOTO CUE 2021" (SYC/SYC MOBILE会員限定ツアー「SAYAKA YAMAMOTO CUE 2021」)	2021.05.27 - 2021.06.08
11	Yamamoto Sayaka Birthday Event "Sayaka Yamamoto Celebration 2021" (山本彩バースデーイベント「Sayaka Yamamoto Celebration 2021」)	2021.07.14 - 2021.07.16
12	SAYAKA YAMAMOTO TOUR 2021 ~re~	2021.09.29 - 2021.12.16
13	SAYAKA YAMAMOTO LIVE 2022 "now"	2022.12.27 - 2022.12.29
14	Sayaka Yamamoto Cure 2023 -Billboard Live Tour-	2023.02.07 - 2023.02.21
15	SAYAKA YAMAMOTO LIVE TOUR 2023 -&-	2023.06.13 - 2023.08.03
16	Yamamoto Sayaka 30-sai no Otanjoubi-kai ~Fanmi-teki na~ (山本彩 30歳のお誕生日会～ファンミ的な～)	2023.07.14
17	Sayaka Yamamoto Asia Tour 2024 -Sayaka- (Sayaka Yamamoto Asia Tour 2024 - 彩 -)	2024.05.24 - 2024.06.02
18	~Sayaka Yamamoto Acoustic Tour 2024~	2024.09.24 - 2024.10.04