is a Japanese singer, model, actress, and reporter. She is a member of

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group

Hinatazaka46 is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was established as a subgroup of Keyakizaka46 named Hiragana Keyakizaka46 on November 30, 2015, and was renamed and spun off into its own group on February 11, 2019. The group's ...

, represented by

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, and also an exclusive model for the fashion magazine ''

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''. Sasaki has appeared in dramas such as ''Women's Gourmet Burger Club'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2021), and starred in ''

Koeharu! is a Japanese television series starring members of the idol group Hinatazaka46. The show follows the students daily lives as they attend a voice acting school. The show aired on Nippon TV at 1:00 AM to 1:30 AM on Thursdays, and was available o ...

'' (2021). She is also a lifestyle reporter for the Nippon TV morning show ''ZIP!''

Career

Music

In 2013, Sasaki became a founding member of the Osaka-based local idol group . She left the group on November 1, 2015. On 11 May 2016, Sasaki passed the auditions for new members of

Keyakizaka46 , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was created on August 21, 2015, becoming Nogizaka46's first sister group under the Sakamichi Series. Following the resignation of group's center Yurina Hirate and ...

's subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46, which was hosted on the streaming platform

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. Sasaki, along with ten other people that passed the audition, joined

Neru Nagahama is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and actress. She is a former member of the girl groups Keyakizaka46 and Hiragana Keyakizaka46 and current chairperson of the Tokyo Idol Festival. Nagahama joined Keyakizaka46 in 2015 ...

in Hiragana Keyakizaka46 and was known as the "first generation". Her first concert occurred on 28 October of the same year at Akasaka Blitz, where she performed Kanji Keyakizaka46's songs "

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" and "

Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai is the second single by the Japanese girl idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 10 August 2016 on the label Sony Records. The song was used as the theme song of their mystery and comedy drama that premiered on TV Tokyo on 16 J ...

", as well as Hiragana Keyakizaka46's own "Hiragana Keyaki". During her time at Hiragana Keyakizaka46, she has consistently appeared in every single between "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" and "

Kuroi Hitsuji is the 8th single from Japanese idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released on February 27, 2019, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The title track features Yurina Hirate as center. The single was announced on January 14, 2019. The song was ...

". She also appeared in every Hinatazaka46 single to date and a Sakamichi AKB song, "Hatsukoi Door", which included select members from the

Sakamichi Series refers to a Japanese idol group franchise that began with Nogizaka46, an "official" rival group of AKB48. It currently consists of four groups: Nogizaka46, Sakurazaka46, Hinatazaka46, and Yoshimotozaka46. Despite the name, the groups are not r ...

. Sasaki served as center (lead performer) for the main songs in both of Hinatazaka46's studio albums, namely in ''

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'' (2018) and in '' Hinatazaka'' (2020).

Other ventures

Sasaki portrayed the main character in the

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Aimer is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist signed to SACRA MUSIC and managed by agehasprings. Her name comes from the verb "Aimer" in French, which means "to love". Aimer uses the name aimerrhythm for lyrics credits. Debuted in 2011, she has releas ...

's 2019 song "Hanabiratachi no March". In February 2019, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine ''

''. On 18 September 2019, Sasaki hosted the

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along with fellow Hinatazaka46 members

Kumi Sasaki is a Japanese singer and model. She is the captain of Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46. She is represented by Sony Music Records, and is an exclusive model for the fashion magazine ''Ray''. Career Music Sasaki's musical career began on 11 ...

Nao Kosaka is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She is a member of the Japanese female idol group Hinatazaka46 and an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine ''Seventeen''. Career On August 13, 2017, Kosaka passed the auditions for new membe ...

, and

Miho Watanabe is a Japanese actress, presenter and former idol. She is a former second generation member of the idol group Hinatazaka46. Watanabe joined Hiragana Keyakizaka46, now Hinatazaka46, in August 2017 and made her acting debut a month later in the g ...

. As a bread lover, Sasaki hosted her first self-titled special program (2019) on

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CS 1. In April 2020, she became a regular lifestyle reporter for the segment of the long-running

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, '. She also appeared in the

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drama ' (2020) and as Mikura Sado in the live-action series adaptation of ''

'' (2021), and starred in the Hinatazaka46 drama ''

'' (2021).

Personal life

Sasaki was born in

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and raised in

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. She lived in

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for four years as a child and can speak

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Filmography

Theater

Television

Variety and talk shows

Dramas

Music video

Radio

Discography

Keyakizaka46 singles

Keyakizaka46 albums

The songs listed below are not included in any singles above.

Hinatazaka46 singles

Sakamichi AKB

Videography

Video albums

References

External links

* * (August 2, 2016 - ) * on

* (May 8, 2022 - ) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasaki, Mirei Japanese idols Hinatazaka46 members Japanese female models Musicians from Hyōgo Prefecture 1999 births Living people Japanese expatriates in Taiwan