Sawako Hata

Sawako Hata
Native name	秦 佐和子
Also known as	Shawako (しゃわこ)
Born	September 14, 1988
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, idol, voice actress
Years active	2010 – present
Labels	Nippon Crown Defstar Records
Associated acts	SKE48, AKB48, No Name

Sawako Hata (秦 佐和子 Hata Sawako, born September 14, 1988 in Osaka) was a member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48. Hata joined SKE48 as a third-generation trainee in November 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She graduated from the group on March 29, 2013.^[1]

Career

In 2012, Hata along with six other AKB48 group members, one fellow SKE48 group member, and one NMB48 group member joined the unit No Name. No Name released their debut single, "Kibō ni Tsuite", as the title song for the anime AKB0048. The selected members became the starring voice actresses for the anime, in which Hata voiced Suzuko Kanzaki.^[2]

At the AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election in 2012, Hata placed 25.^[3][4] From April 2013, following her graduation from SKE48, she will be attending a voice acting school.^[5]

Appearances

Singles

SKE48

• "Pareo wa Emerald" (July 27, 2011)
• "Okey Dokey" (November 11, 2011)
• "Kataomoi Finally" (January 25, 2012)
• "Aishite-love-ru!" (May 16, 2012)
• "Kiss datte Hidarikiki" (September 19, 2012)

AKB48

B-side(s)

• "Flying Get" (December 7, 2011)

"Dakishimecha ikenai" (抱きしめちゃいけない)

• "Gingham Check"

"Nante Bohemian" (なんてボヘミアン)

• "Eien Pressure" (December 5, 2012)

"Tsuyogari Dokei" (強がり時計)

References

1. ＳＫＥ48秦佐和子ラストステージ [Final stage appearance of SKE48's Sawako Hata]. Nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkan Sports News. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
2. "tokyohive、New unit from AKB48 'NO NAME' to make their debut" (in Japanese). Tokyohive. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
3. "AKB48第4回総選挙、大島優子が2年ぶり2回目のトップに" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
4. "AKB48第4回総選挙、トップ16メンバーのコメント全紹介" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
5. ＳＫＥ４８秦佐和子、３月いっぱいで卒業　４月から声優学校へ [SKE48's Sawako Hata to graduate at end of March and start at voice acting school from April]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Nippon Newspapers. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-05-09.

External links

• Official blog (Japanese)