Sakura Miyawaki

Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇 咲良, Miyawaki Sakura, born March 19, 1998) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups HKT48 and AKB48, and the Japanese-South Korean girl group Iz*One.[2] She is a member of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Miyawaki.

Sakura Miyawaki
Miyawaki in December 2020
Born (1998-03-19) March 19, 1998
Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Other namesSakura
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • radio host
Years active2008[1]–present
Agent
  • A.M. Entertainment
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Associated acts
Japanese name
Kanji宮脇 咲良
Hiraganaみやわき さくら
Katakanaミヤワキ サクラ
RomanizationMiyawaki Sakura
Korean name
Hangul미야와키 사쿠라
Revised RomanizationMiyawaki Sakura
McCune–ReischauerMiyawak'i Sak'ura
Signature

As one of the group's leading members, Miyawaki became the center (lead singer and dancer) for AKB48's 43rd single "Kimi wa Melody" (Your Melody), released in January 2016 as the group's 10th Anniversary Memorial single.[3] In 2017, she was chosen, along with Jurina Matsui of SKE48, to be the WCenter (double centers) for AKB48's 48th commemorative single "Negaigoto no Mochigusare".[4]

Career

2011–2017: Career beginnings

Miyawaki joined HKT48 as a first generation trainee in July 2011. She made her first official appearance as an HKT48 member on October 23 at a national handshake event for the song "Flying Get". She made her theater debut on November 26 with a revival of SKE48 Team S stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara".[5][6][7]

Miyawaki was officially promoted to full member status of HKT48 Team H on March 4, 2012, along with 15 other trainees.[8][9]

In 2012, Miyawaki became the first HKT48 member to have ranked in the AKB48 general election. She received 6,635 votes, placing her at the 47th position.[10] Later that year, she landed her first A-side participation on AKB48's 28th single "Uza". Although she did not make the A-side for the 29th and 30th singles, she appeared on the A-side for the 31st single, "Sayonara Crawl", released on May 22, 2013, and placed 26th overall in AKB48's 2013 general election with 25,760 votes.[11]

Miyawaki's first A-side participation with HKT48 was on its first single "Suki! Suki! Skip!"[12] (Like! Like! Skip!) and Melon Juice.[13]

On January 11, 2014, it was announced during the first day of HKT48's Kyushu 7 Prefecture Tour at Oita, that Miyawaki would be transferred to the newly formed Team KIV.[14] Later, at AKB48's Group Grand Reformation Festival, she was promoted to vice captain of Team KIV and given a concurrent position in AKB48 Team A.[15]

Miyawaki participated in the 2014 AKB48 general election and placed 11th overall with 45,538 votes, landing her a position on the A-side for "Kokoro no Placard".[16] In that year's rock-paper-scissors tournament, Miyawaki lost in the 3rd round of the preliminary competition. However, management decided she would share the center position with winner Mayu Watanabe for AKB48's 38th single, "Kiboteki Refrain", and became the first local HKT48 member to center on an A-side single.[17][18][19]

In 2015, Miyawaki was given a lead role in AKB48's drama Majisuka Gakuen 4 along with Haruka Shimazaki. The season premiered on January 19.[20] She placed 7th overall in the general election the same year with 81,422 votes.[21]

In July 2015, she released her first photobook, titled Sakura which reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon photobook chart and number 3 on the general book chart.[22]

She got her first solo center on AKB's 43rd single with "Kimi wa Melody", released on March 9, 2016.

2018–2021: Produce 48, Iz*One, graduation from HKT48
Main articles: Produce 48 and Iz*One
Sakura in 2018, as a contestant on Mnet's reality-survival program, Produce 48.

In 2018, Miyawaki participated and placed second in reality girl group survival show Produce 48 and became a member of Korean-Japanese idol group Iz*One that debuted in October of the same year. She and the other two Japanese members of the group took a hiatus from their respective Japanese groups until their contracts with Iz*One expired in April 2021.[23] She also launched her own video gaming channel on YouTube.[24] As of August 6, 2021, Miyawaki has over 692,000 subscribers and garnering 22 million video views.[25]

After Iz*One's disbandment in April 2021, a preview of her interview with the July issue of Vivi leaked that she was leaving HKT48. On May 15, 2021, Miyawaki confirmed her departure, with a graduation concert scheduled to be held on June 19.[26] A short version for the music video of her graduation song, "Omoide ni Suru ni wa Mada Hayasugiru" (思い出にするにはまだ早すぎる, lit. "It's Too Early to Remember"), was uploaded to YouTube on June 14, while the official audio was released on June 20.[27] Her final performance with HKT48 was on June 27.[28] In May 2021, Miyawaki became the face of the hair care brand Kerastase and the Chinese cosmetics brand Flower Knows.[29][30] On November 1, 2021, Vernalossom announced that Miyawaki's contract with them has concluded.[31]

2022–present: Debut with Le Sserafim

On March 14, 2022, Miyawaki, alongside former Iz*One member Kim Chae-won, signed exclusive contracts with Source Music, and will be debuting as members of Le Sserafim in May.[32][33] On March 21, 2022, Japanese talent agency A.M. Entertainment confirmed through their official website that she had joined the agency for her individual activities in Japan.[34][35] On May 2, 2022, Le Sserafim will debut with the debut extended play, Fearless.[36]

AKB48 General Election placements

Miyawaki's placements in AKB48's annual general elections:

EditionYearFinal rankNumber of votesPosition on singleSingleRef
42012476,635Next GirlsDoremifa Onchi[37]
520132625,760UndergirlsAi no Imi o Kangaete Mita[38]
620141145,538SenbatsuKokoro no Placard[39]
72015781,422SenbatsuHalloween Night[40]
82016678,279SenbatsuLove Trip / Shiawase o Wakenasai[41]
92017482,803Senbatsu#Sukinanda[42]
1020183141,106SenbatsuSentimental Train[43]

Discography
See also: AKB48 discography, HKT48 discography, and Iz*One discography

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[44]

Title Year Artist Album Notes Ref.
"Love Bubble" 2019 Iz*One Vampire As lyricist N/A
"With*One" 2020 Oneiric Diary
"Secret Story of the Swan" (Japanese version)
"Yummy Summer" Twelve As lyricist and composer
"Fiesta" (Japanese version) As lyricist [45]
"Zuttomo Project" 2021 =Love Weekend Citron [46]

Stage units
Team H 1st Stage "Te wo Tsunaginara" (Hand in Hand)
  • "Wimbledon e Tsureteitte" (Take Me to Wimbledon)
Team H Waiting Stage "Hakata Legend"
  • "Glass no I Love You" (Glass-like I Love You)
  • "Seifuku no Bambi" (Bambi in a School Uniform)
HKT48's Himawarigumi 1st Stage "Pajama Drive"
  • "Pajama Drive"
Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jōrei" (Revival) (Rules Against Love)
  • "Heart Gata Virus" (Heart-shaped Virus)
Team KIV 1st Stage "Theater no Megami" (Goddess of the Theater)
  • "Candy"
HKT48's Himawarigumi 2nd Stage "Tadaima Renaichū" (I'm in Love Right Now)
  • "Junai no Crescendo" (Pure Love's Crescendo)
Team A 7th Stage "M.T. ni Sasagu" (Dedicated to M.T.)
  • "Yume de Kiss Me!" (Kiss Me in My Dream!)
Team KIV 2nd Stage "Saishū Bell ga Naru" (The Last Bell Rings)
  • "Gomen ne Jewel" (I'm Sorry, My Jewel)
HKT48's Himawarigumi 3rd Stage "Yūwaku no Garter" (My Seducing Garter)
  • "Saturday Night Party"
  • "Never!"
  • "I'm sure."
Team KIV 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me" (Sprout of School Uniform)
  • "Kareha no Station" (Station of Dry Leaves)

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Documentary of HKT48: The Night Theatre Manager Ozaki Cried Herself Documentary film [47]
Raison D'etre: Documentary of AKB48 [48]
2019 Diner Waitress Cameo [49]
2020 Eyes On Me: The Movie Herself Concert film [50]

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Ano Hito no Ano Hi Nazuna Imagawa Television film [51]
2013 Himitsu Mari [52]
2015 Majisuka Gakuen 4 Sakura Miyawaki Lead role
Majisuka Gakuen 5
AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night Juri Episode 5: "Doppelgänger"
Majisuka Gakuen 0 Sakura Miyawaki Television film; lead role
2016 Crow's Blood Maki Togawa Lead role [53]
AKB Love Night: Love Factory Nao Episode 29: "Guruguru Curtain"
The Hero Yoshihiko and the Seven Chosen Ones School idol group member Cameo (Episode 9) [54]
2016–2017 Cabasuka Gakuen Sakura Miyawaki Lead role
2017 Tofu Pro-Wrestling Sakura Miyawaki/Cherry Miyawaki

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 AKB48 General Elections Special: The Akiba Papers Herself [55]
Doctor-Y: Surgeon Hideki Kaji Haruka Mifune [56]
2018 Shanghai Love Map Herself Cameo [57][58]

Television show
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Contestant Finished 2nd [2]
Everyone's Kitchen Cast member Pilot broadcast [59]

Radio show
Year Title Network Role Ref.
2017–2021 Tonight Under the Sakura Tree Bay FM Host

Bibliography

Solo photobooks
Title Release date Charts Publisher
JP
Oricon
PB
[60]		 Oricon
Books
[61]
Sakura
(宮脇咲良ファースト写真集「さくら」)		 July 2015 1 3 Shueisha
Sakura Miyawaki Graduation Visual Booklet
(宮脇咲良 卒業ビジュアルブックレット)		 May 2021 N/A Mercury
Media Pal

Notes
  1. As a member of Iz*One only.

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