Asuka Saitō

Asuka Saitō[lower-alpha 1] (齋藤 飛鳥, Saitō Asuka, born August 10, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese idol singer, actress and fashion model of partial Burmese descent,. She is a first generation member of the Japanese girl group Nogizaka46 and a regular model for the fashion magazine sweet.

Asuka Saitō
齋藤 飛鳥
Saitō at Taipei Arena in Jan, 2019
Born (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • fashion model
Years active2007-present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Drums
Labels
Associated acts

Early life

Saito was born on August 10, 1998 in Tokyo.[1] Her mother is from Myanmar and her father is from Japan.[2] Saitō debuted as an actress in 2007 in the film Sakuran, playing the protagonist as a child.[3]

Career

In 2011, encouraged by her mother,[4] she successfully passed the audition for the first generation of idol group Nogizaka46, debuting as an idol on the group's first single "Guruguru Curtain" in February 2012.[5] Saitō became the center member on the 15th Nogizaka46 single, "Hadashi de Summer", in 2016.[6]

Saitō is active as an actress and model outside of Nogizaka46.[7][8] She has played lead roles in the Japanese remake of the Taiwanese film You Are the Apple of My Eye and the NTV horror drama Zambi.[9][10] In 2015, Saitō became the exclusive model for the fashion magazine CUTiE published by Takarajimasha, which stopped publication in the same year.[11][12][13] Saitō then became a regular model for another fashion magazine from the same publisher, sweet, as the magazine's youngest model since its publication.[14]

In 2017, Gentosha published Saitō's first photobook.[15] Titled Shiosai, the photobook sold 58,215 copies in the first week.[16] As of December 2018, the photobook has sold over 200 thousand copies.[17]

Discography

Singles with Nogizaka46
Year No. Title Role Notes
2012 1 "Guruguru Curtain" A-side Debuted as a 1st Generation member; Also sang on "Nogizaka no Uta", "Aitakatta Kamoshirenai", "Ushinaitakunai kara" and "Shiroi Kumo ni Notte"
2 "Oide Shampoo" B-side Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Ōkami ni Kuchibue o" as Under Member
3 "Hashire! Bicycle" B-side Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Kairyū no Shima yo" as Under Member
4 "Seifuku no Mannequin" A-side Also sang on "Yubi Bōenkyō" and "Yasashisa Nara Ma ni Atteru"
2013 5 "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" B-side Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Shakiism" and "13nichi no Kinyobi" as Under Member
6 "Girl's Rule" B-side Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Senpūki" as Under Member and "Ningen to Iu Gakki"
7 "Barrette" A-side Also sang on "Tsuki no Ōkisa" and "Sonna Baka na…"
2014 8 "Kizuitara Kataomoi" B-side Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Toiki no Method" and "Umareta Mama de" as Under Member
9 "Natsu no Free & Easy" B-side Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Koko ni Iru Riyū" as Under Member
10 "Nandome no Aozora ka?" B-side Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Watashi, Okiru" and "Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita" as Under Member
2015 11 "Inochi wa Utsukushii" A-side Also sang on "Arakajime Katarareru Romance"
12 "Taiyō Nokku" A-side Also sang on "Hane no Kioku" and "Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o…"
13 "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" A-side Also sang on "Popipappapā" and "Kanashimi no Wasurekata"
2016 14 "Harujion ga Sakukoro" A-side Also sang on "Harukanaru Bhutan"
15 "Hadashi de Summer" A-side, center Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari"
16 "Sayonara no Imi" A-side Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora" and "Ano Kyōshitsu"
2017 17 "Influencer" A-side Also sang on "Another Ghost"
18 "Nigemizu" A-side Also sang on "Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai", "Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori…" and "Naitatte Iijanaika?"
19 "Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru" A-side, center Shared center position with Nanase Nishino; Also sang on "Fuminshō"
2018 20 "Synchronicity" A-side Also sang on "Against" as 1st Generation member
21 "Jikochū de Ikō!" A-side, center Also sang on "Chikyū ga Maruinara " and "Anna ni Sukidatta no ni…"
22 "Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru" A-side Also sang on "Caravan wa Nemuranai" and "Shiritai Koto "
2019 23 "Sing Out!" A-side, center Also sang on "No Yō na Sonzai"
24 "Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" A-side Also sang on "Boku no Koto, Shitteru?", "Romendensha no Machi" and "Boku no Omoikomi"
2020 25 "Shiawase no Hogoshoku" A-side Also sang on "Sayonara Stay With Me", "Romendensha no Machi" and "Fantastic Sanshoku Pan"
— "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo" — Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic
— "Route 246" Center
2021 26 "Boku wa Boku o Suki ni Naru" A-side Also sang on "Ashita ga Aru Riyū" and "Wilderness World"

Albums with Nogizaka46
Year No. Title Praticipated song
2015 1 Tōmei na Iro
  • "Nazo no Rakugaki"
  • "Jiyū no Kanata "
2016 2 Sorezore no Isu
  • "Kikkake"
  • "Taiyō ni Kudokarete"
  • "Threefold Choice"
2017 3 Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume
  • "Skydiving"
  • "Settei Ondo"
  • "Katai Kara no Yō ni Dakishimetai" (Solo)
2019 4 Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made
  • "Arigachi na Ren'ai"
  • "Mosugu ~Zambi Densetsu~"
Year Artist Title Albums / Singles
2017 AKB48 "Dare no Koto o Ichiban Aishiteru" "Shoot Sign"
Mondo Grosso "Wakusei Tantra" Nando Demo Atarashiku Umareru
2018 AKB48 "Kokkyo no Nai Jidai" "Jabaja"
2019 "Hitsuzensei" "Jiwaru Days"

Bibliography

Photobooks
  • Kikan Nogizaka vol.3 Ryōshū (4 September 2014, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863364264[18]
  • Shiosai (25 January 2017, Gentosha) ISBN 9784344030534[19]

Notes
  1. Burmese: ဆအိတို အဆုခ

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