Sakura Miyawaki

Sakura Miyawaki
Background information
Native name 宮脇 咲良
Born (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Origin Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) Japanese idol, singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011 (2011) – present
Labels AKS
Associated acts HKT48, AKB48

Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇 咲良 Miyawaki Sakura, born 19 March 1998 in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and a member of the Japanese idol girl groups HKT48 and AKB48. She is vice captain of HKT48's Team KIV and concurrent member of AKB48's Team A.

In the General Elections of AKB48, she was elected as No.47 (2012), No.26 (2013), No.11 (2014) and No.7 (2015) among over 450 members.[1] As one of the group's future super star, she became the center (leading singer & dancer) of AKB48 43rd single "Kimi wa Melody" (You're melody) which is AKB48's Tenth Anniversary Memorial single in January, 2016.[2]

Career

Miyawaki joined HKT48 as their first generation Kenkyūsei (Trainee) in July 2011. She made her first official appearance as an HKT48 member along with the other first generation trainees on October 23 at a "Flying Get" national handshake event. Her theater debut was on November 26 with a revival of Team S stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara".

Miyawaki was officially promoted from a Kenkyūsei (Trainee) to a member of Team H on March 4, 2012 along with 15 other girls.

In 2012, Miyawaki became the first HKT48 member that originated from HKT48 to have ranked in an AKB48 general election. She received 6,635 votes, placing her at the 47th position.[3] 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 May 22, 2013, and placed 26th overall in AKB48's 2013 general election with 25,760 votes.[4]

Miyawaki's first A-side participation with HKT48 was on their first single "Suki! Suki! Skip!"[5] (Like! Like! Skip!) and Melon Juice.[6]

On 11 January 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.[7] Later, at AKB48's Group Grand Reformation Festival, she was promoted to vice captain of Team KIV and given a concurrent position in AKB48's Team A.[8]

For AKB48's 36th single, "Labrador Retriever", Miyawaki appeared on the A-side. In the 2014 AKB48 general election, she placed eleventh overall with 45,538 votes and sang on the A-side for "Kokoro no Placard".[9] For 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.[10][11][12]

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.[13] She placed seventh overall in the general election with 81,422 votes.[14]

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

Discography

Singles with AKB48

Year No. Title Role Notes
2012 27 "Gingham Check" B-side Ranked 47th in 2012 general election. Sang 'Do Re Mi Fa Onchi' with Next Girls.
28 "Uza" A-side
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side Sang HKT48's first original song, 'Hatsukoi Butterfly'.
2013 30 "So Long!" B-side Sang 'Waiting Room' with Undergirls.
31 "Sayonara Crawl" A-side
32 "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" B-side Ranked 26th in 2013 General Election. Sang Ai no Imi o Kangaete Mita with Undergirls.
33 "Heart Electric" B-side Sang 'Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku' with Undergirls.
34 "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de..." B-side Sang 'Wink wa Sankai' with HKT48.
2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" B-side Sang 'Kinou Yori Motto Suki' as part of the unit Smiling Lions.
36 "Labrador Retriever" A-side Also sang 'Kimi wa Kimagure' as part of Team A.
37 "Kokoro no Placard" A-side Ranked 11th in 2014 General Election.
38 "Kibōteki Refrain" A-side, Center Center along with Mayu Watanabe. Also sang 'Juujun na Slave' as part of Team A.
2015 39 "Green Flash" A-side Also sang on "Majisuka Fight" and "Otona Ressha"
40 "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" A-side
41 "Halloween Night" A-side Ranked 7th in 2015 general election. Also sang "Ippome Ondo" "Yankee Machine Gun" & "Gunzou"
42 "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" A-side Also sang "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki", "Yasashii Place" and "Senaka Kotoba".
2016 43 "Kimi wa Melody" A-side, Center First solo center. Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Also sang "Make noise" with HKT48, "Mazariau Mono" as NogizakaAKB and "M.T ni Sasagu" as part of Team A.
44 "Tsubasa wa Iranai" A-side Also sang "Set me free" as Team A.

Singles with HKT48

Year No. Title Role Notes
2013 1 "Suki! Suki! Skip!" A-side Also sang on "Onegai Valentine", "Seifuku no Bambi" and centered "Kataomoi no Karage "
2 "Melon Juice" A-side Also sang on "Soko de Nani o Kangaeru ka?", "Namioto no Orugoru " and centered "Kibou no Kairyuu "
2014 3 "Sakura, Minnade Tabeta" A-side Also sang on "Kimi wa Doushite?" and "Mukashi no Kareshi no Oniichan to Tsukiau to Iu Koto"
4 "Hikaeme I Love You!" A-side Also sang on "Natsu no Mae" with Team KIV
2015 5 "12 Byō" A-side
6 "Shekarashika!" A-side
2016 7 "74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e" A-side

Stage units

Team H 1st Stage "Te o Tsunaginara" (Hand in hand)
Team H Waiting Stage "Hakata Legend"
HKT48's Himawarigumi 1st Stage "Pajama Drive"
Team KIV 1st Stage "Theater no Megami" (The Goddess of Theater)
Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei" (Revival) (Regulations of Forbbiding Love)

Filmography

TV Dramas

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Miyawaki Sakura - Wiki48". stage48.net. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  2. ↑ "AKB48’s 43rd Single “Kimi wa Melody” Revealed on Final Day of Request Hour 2016!". Japanese kawaii idol music culture news | Tokyo Girls Update. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. ↑ "【エンタがビタミン♪】「頭が真っ白になった」。AKB選抜総選挙47位。HKT48宮脇咲良が生放送で心境語る。".
  4. ↑ "AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2013-06-08.
  5. ↑ "ディスコグラフィー - スキ！スキ！スキップ！".
  6. ↑ "ディスコグラフィー - メロンジュース".
  7. ↑ "HKT48、新チーム「KIV」発足＆初再編　指原劇場支配人が"クラス替え"発表".
  8. ↑ "AKB48グループ「大組閣祭り」速報　乃木坂46生駒、SKE48木崎などの仰天人事も続々".
  9. ↑ "AKB48 37thシングル 選抜総選挙" [37th single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese).
  10. ↑ AKB48 (October 29, 2014). 【MV】希望的リフレイン Short ver. / AKB48[公式].
  11. ↑ "AKB48、新曲選抜メンバー32人発表　Wセンターは？". Modelpress (in Japanese). September 17, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ http://akbzine.com/2015/07/17/sakuras-touching-response-fan-discussion/
  13. ↑ "Details on AKB48 Groups' Drama Series "Majisuka Gakuen 4" Revealed!".
  14. ↑ "Results of the AKB48 41st single elections are out!". aramajapan.com. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ "宮脇咲良". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved June 6, 2015.


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