Sakura Miyawaki

Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇 咲良, 미야와키 사쿠라, Miyawaki Sakura) born March 19, 1998 is a Japanese singer, actress, and model. She is a first generation member of the Japanese idol girl group HKT48 and became a member of Japanese-South Korean girl group Iz*One after finishing second in survival reality television show Produce 48 in 2018.

Sakura Miyawaki
Miyawaki at Incheon Airport in October 2019
Born (1998-03-19) March 19, 1998
Kagoshima, Japan
Other namesSakura
OccupationSinger, actress, youtuber, radio host, model
Years active2008[1]–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
  • AKS
  • Off The Record
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018—present
GenreGaming
Subscribers530,000+
(November 24, 2020)
Total views16,000,000+
(November 24, 2020)
100,000 subscribers 2018
Japanese name
Kanji宮脇 咲良
Hiraganaみやわき さくら
Katakanaミヤワキ サクラ
Korean name
Hangul
미야와키 사쿠라

As one of the group's leading members, Miyawaki became the center (leading singer and dancer) of AKB48's 43rd single "Kimi wa Melody" (Your Melody) which is also AKB48's 10th Anniversary Memorial single in January 2016.[2] In 2017, together with Jurina Matsui from SKE48, the two next generation aces that are also known as "JuriSaku" were chosen to be the WCenter (double centers) for AKB48 group commemorative 48th single "Negaigoto no Mochigusare".[3]

In 2018, Miyawaki joined the show Produce 48 and was selected as the center of the show's theme song, "Nekkoya". She placed 2nd and debuted on October 29, 2018 as a member of Iz*One.[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]

On AKB's 43rd single, "Kimi wa Melody", released March 9, 2016, she got her first solo center on an AKB48 single.

2018–present: Produce 48, Iz*One and solo activities
Main articles: Produce 48 and Iz*One

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 that same year. She and the other two Japanese members of the group will take a hiatus from their respective Japanese groups until their contracts with Iz*One expire in April 2021.[23] She has also started her own video gaming channel on YouTube.[24]

AKB48 General Election placements

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

EditionYearFinal rankNumber of votesPosition on singleSingleRef
42012476,635Next GirlsDoremifa Onchi[25]
520132625,760UndergirlsAi no Imi o Kangaete Mita[26]
620141145,538SenbatsuKokoro no Placard[27]
72015781,422SenbatsuHalloween Night[28]
82016678,279SenbatsuLove Trip / Shiawase o Wakenasai[29]
92017482,803Senbatsu#Sukinanda[30]
1020183141,106SenbatsuSentimental Train[31]

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

Production credits
Year Song Album Artist Lyrics Music With Ref.
2019 "Love Bubble" Vampire Iz*One YesNo Cho Yoon-kyung, Kim Min-ju [32][33]
2020 "With*One" Oneiric Diary Iz*One
"Secret Story of the Swan (Japanese Ver.)" MosPick, Nako Yabuki [34]
"Yummy Summer" Twelve YesYes 4713, Coll!n, J6, Detune3, ZaddY, WebbY (music) [35]
"Fiesta (Japanese Ver.)" YesNo Seo Ji-eum, Go Hyun-jung (Jam Factory), Choi Hyun-joon, Kim Seung-soo [35]

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 Director Notes Ref.
2016 Documentary of HKT48: The Night Theatre Manager Ozaki Cried Herself Rino Sashihara Documentary film [36]
Raison D'etre: Documentary of AKB48 Herself Shin Ishihara [37]
2019 Diner Waitress Mika Ninagawa Cameo [38]
2020 Eyes On Me: The Movie Herself N/A Concert film [39]

TV dramas
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2012 Ano Hito no Ano Hi Nazuna Imagawa NHK General TV Television film [40]
2013 Himitsu Mari FBS [41]
2015 Majisuka Gakuen 4 Sakura Miyawaki NTV Lead role
Majisuka Gakuen 5 NTV, Hulu
AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night Juri TV Asahi Episode 5: "Doppelgänger"
Majisuka Gakuen 0 Sakura Miyawaki NTV, Hulu Television film; lead role
2016 AKB48 General Elections Special: The Akiba Papers Herself Amazon Prime Web drama [42]
Crow's Blood Maki Togawa Hulu Lead role [43]
AKB Love Night: Love Factory Nao TV Asahi Episode 29: "Guruguru Curtain"
Doctor-Y: Surgeon Hideki Kaji Haruka Mifune au VideoPass, TV Asahi douga Web drama [44]
The Hero Yoshihiko and the Seven Chosen Ones School idol group member TV Tokyo Episode 9; cameo [45]
2016–2017 Cabasuka Gakuen Sakura Miyawaki NTV Lead role
2017 Tofu Pro-Wrestling Sakura Miyawaki/Cherry Miyawaki TV Asahi
2018 Shanghai Love Map Herself iQiyi Web drama; cameo [46][47]

Variety show
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Contestant Mnet [4]
Everyone's Kitchen Cast O'live Pilot, Trial broadcast [48]
2019 Regular show

Bibliography

Solo photobooks
# Title Release date Charts Publisher
JP
Oricon
PB
[49]		 JP
Oricon
Books
[50]
1 Sakura
  (宮脇咲良ファースト写真集「さくら」)		 July 2015 1 3 Shueisha

Radio Hosting

Tonight Under the Sakura Tree, Bay FM (Japan) (2017–present)

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