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Career

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's "Feel My Soul". She was chosen as one of the members performing on their debut single "

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" and took the middle position for that song. The single was released on February 22, 2012. In April 2013, she regularly appeared on the television drama '' Bad Boys J'' with other Nogizaka46 members. On March 23, 2015, she was chosen as an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine ''

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'' along with former Nogizaka46 bandmate

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, who was also a first generation member. In January 2021, she and fellow Nogizaka46 member

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performed a cover of the song "1・2・3" by

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; the song was used as an opening theme to the anime series '' Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series''. On April 15, 2021 Matsumura announced her graduation on her Niconico program . Her graduation concert was held at the

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on June 22 and 23, 2021. She officially graduated from the group on July 13, with her posting on its official blog for the last time that day. Her blog posts were deleted on August 19. She also graduated from ''CanCam'' in that magazine's October issue, which was released on August 20. On September 30, 2021, it was announced that Matsumura will become a regular model for the fashion magazine ''Baila'' in that magazine's November issue, released on October 12.

Discography

Singles with Nogizaka46

Albums with Nogizaka46

Other featured songs

Filmography

Television

Films

Theater

Bibliography

Magazines

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1981-, as an exclusive model from the May 2015 issue to the October 2021 issue *''Baila'',

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2001-, as a regular model since November 2021 issue

Photobooks

* ''Kikan Nogizaka vol.4 Saitō'' (December 26, 2014, Tokyo News Service) * ''Igai tte iuka, Mae kara kawaii to omotteta'' (December 12, 2017, Shogakukan)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumura, Sayuri Nogizaka46 members 1992 births Living people Women bass guitarists Japanese idols Japanese voice actresses Japanese women pop singers Japanese guitarists Japanese bass guitarists Japanese female models People from Osaka Prefecture Musicians from Osaka Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers