TEAM SHACHI Member Profiles
TEAM SHACHI (チームシャチ), formerly Team Syachihoko (チームしゃちほこ), is a four-member Japanese girl group under Stardust Promotion that debuted in 2012. All members were born in the Aichi Prefecture and live in Nagoya. The group is centered around Nagoya and their slogan is “Super tough strong energy positive exciting soul from Nagoya.” They are a sister group of Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku and Momoiro Clover Z.
TEAM SHACHI Official Accounts:
Website: https://teamshachi.nagoya/
Twitter: @shachi_staff
Instagram: @teamshachi_official
TikTok: @kirakirakanpai4
YouTube: TEAM SHACHI
Ameba Blog: TEAM SHACHI
LINE: TEAM SHACHI
Spotify: TEAM SHACHI
Apple Music: TEAM SHACHI
Fandom Name: Tough People (タフ民, tafu-min)
Fandom Color: –
Members Profile:
Honoka Akimoto
Birth Name: Honoka Akimoto (秋本 帆華)
Position: Vocalist, Leader
Birthday: November 15, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 158 cm (5’2)
Weight: —
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Japanese
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding Member)
Member Color: Nagoya Red (名古屋レッド)
IMDb: Honoka Akimoto
Instagram: @honoka_akimoto_official
Honoka Akimoto Facts:
— Her hobbies are eating ice cream, reading manga, and scuba diving.
— Her special skill is swimming.
— Her nickname is “Ho-chan.”
— Her favorite phrase is “I have ice cream!”
— She has an older brother.
— She eats tomatoes with sugar.
— In 2020, she graduated from Meijin Gakuin University, Department of Sociology.
— She is an actress and a model, and has done movies, dramas, voice acting, and stage productions.
— She is a fan of Momoclo’s Shiori Tamai.
— She is part of Honosaki Chii, a trio consisting of herself, Saki Kiyoi (formerly of Takoyaki Rainbow), and Chiho Takai (formerly of B.O.L.T.)
— She wrote the lyrics for TEAM SHACHI’s “ROSE FIGHTERS” and Honosaki Chii’s “Tutorial Love.”
Nao Sakura
Birth Name: Nao Sakura (咲良 菜緒)
Position: Sub-Leader, Vocalist
Birthday: September 10, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 155 cm (5’1)
Weight: —
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Japanese
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding Member)
Member Color: Dragon’s Blue (ドラゴンズブルー)
IMDb: Nao Sakura
Instagram: @nao_sakura_official
Nao Sakura Facts:
— Her hobby is playing with her dog.
— Her special skill is communication.
— Her nicknames are “Napi” and “Nappii.”
— Her favorite phrase is “Tomorrow is off.”
— She was scouted by Stardust Promotion in 5th grade.
— Like her bandmates, she is a model and an actress; she has starred in dramas, movies, and stage productions, and a photobook of her named “Roman Saku” was released in 2021.
— Her favorite food is Japanese sweets, especially rakugan, daifuku, monaka, and mochi.
— She has a little sister.
— She’s friends with Hinata Kashiwagi (former Ebichu) and Akari Takeuchi (former ANGERME.)
—Her eyesight is very poor, and she needs to wear glasses with thick lens.
— Her charm point is the whites of her eyes.
— She is a terrible swimmer, and had to take supplementary classes.
— She loves dogs and has three; Rum, a toy poodle; Kinako, a teacup poodle, and Pole, a standard poodle.
— She likes staying up late, but still insists that 10 hours of sleep are vital.
— She has an excellent memory for her fans’ faces.
— Although she hates touching insects, she likes watching YouTube videos of them.
— She is a huge fan of rock and heavy metal, and her favorite artists include Southern All Stars, Tokyo Jihen, THE ORAL CIGARETTES, Guns N’ Roses, Slipknot, KORN, Rob Zombie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and BABYMETAL.
— In 2015, she appeared on MTV Japan’s hard rock/heavy metal program “Headbangers Ball,” the first idol to do so.
Yuzuki Oguro
Birth Name: Yuzuki Oguro (大黒 柚姫)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: July 18, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 163 cm (5’4)
Weight: —
Blood Type: B
Nationality: Japanese
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding Member)
Member Color: Murasaki Purple (むらさきパープル)
IMDb: Yuzuki Ohguro
Instagram: @yuzuki_oguro_official
Yuzuki Oguro Facts:
— Her hobby is taking drum lessons.
— Her special skill is converting criticism into postivity in her mind.
— Her favorite word is “Shiny!” (Mari Ohara/Love Live.)
— She likes reading mystery novels; one of her favorite authors is Yusuke Yamada.
— Her favorite movie genre is psychological horror.
— Like her bandmates, she is a model and an actress; she has starred in dramas, movies, and stage productions.
— She respects Reni Takagi (Momoiro Clover Z) and is a fan of Sato Masaki (Morning Musume)
— She has a solo song, “La La La Idol,” in TEAM SHACHI’s single “Tokeijikake no Unit-tachi vol.2.”
— Every Monday, she streams a YouTube program called “Yuzuki’s Room” alongside actor/comedian Shunsuke Setoguchi.
Haruna Sakamoto
Birth Name: Haruna Sakamoto (坂本 遥奈)
Position: Dance Leader, Vocalist
Birthday: Febuary 2, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 154 cm (5”)
Weight: —
Blood Type: O
Nationality: Japanese
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding Member)
Member Color: Chicken Wing Yellow-Green (手羽先キミドリ)
IMDb: Haruna Sakamoto
Instagram: @haruna_sakamoto_official
TikTok: @haruhello22
Haruna Sakamoto Facts:
— Her hobbies are making sweets, fishing, trumpet, jazz dance, and hip-hop dance.
— Her special skill is using the orbicularis oculi muscle, frontalis muscle, and corrugator muscle to alternately move her eyebrows.
— Her nickname is “Haru.”
— Her favorite phrase is “There’s Wi-Fi.”
— She is the youngest member.
— In 2021, she graduated from Aichi Gakuin University.
— She has an older sister and a nephew she handmakes toys for.
— Her favorite foods are salmon and bonjiri; her favorite Nagoya dish is misokatsu; her favorite sweets are warabi mochi and chocolate cake; and her favorite drink is beauty vinegar.
— Her favorite colors are purple, pink, and emerald green.
— She likes visiting shrines to collect goshuin (seals from shrines) and released a limited “Supervised by Haruna Sakamoto” goshuinchō for her 23rd birthday.
— Her favorite animals are dogs, especially Shiba Inus and mini Shibas
— Her favorite mangas are Demon Slayer and SLAM DUNK, and her favorite movies are Marvel and Ghibli movies.
— Her “type” is someone full of vitality.
— One of her skills is walking with her toes bent.
Former Members:
Yuzu Ando
Birth Name: Yuzu Ando (安藤 ゆず)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: September 26, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 153 cm (5”)
Weight: —
Blood Type: O
Nationality: Japanese
Years Active: 2012-2016 (Founding Member)
Member Color: Pony Pink (ポニーピンク)
IMDb: Yuzu Andô
Twitter: @hiyori_yuzu
Instagram: @hiyori_yuzu.official
Yuzu Ando Facts:
— Her hobby is watching anime.
— Her special skills are inline skating and bridges.
— Her nicknames are “Yuzupon,” “Pon-san,” “Andii,” and “Pon-sama.”
— Her favorite phrase is “Activity limit!”
— She was scouted by Stardust Promotion when she was 10.
— She likes drawing, bowling, playing catchball, and playing games.
— She can impersonate Mana Ashida, Aika Hirota (ex-Ebichu), and Serina (ex-SND48).
— She has two sisters, one a year older than her, and one ten years younger.
— In 2015, she was diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and went on hiatus. After a year passed with no signs of improvement, she graduated from TEAM SHACHI and ended her contract with Stardust Promotion.
— In 2019, she returned to the entertainment industry as a singer and voice actress under luxis entertainment, with the new stage name “Yuzu Hiyori.”
— In 2023, she formed the idol duo YuzuSao alongside actress Saori Otaki.
Chiyuri Ito
Birth Name: Chiyuri Ito (伊藤 千由李)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 24, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 155 cm (5’1)
Weight: —
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Japanese
Years Active: 2012-2018 (Founding Member)
Member Color: Uiro Yellow (ういろうイエロー)
IMDb: Chiyuri Ito
Twitter: @Chiyuri_ito
Instagram: @chiyuri_ito_official
TikTok: @ito__chiyuri
YouTube: 伊藤千由李 CHIYURI
Website: https://chiyuri-ito.com/
Chiyuri Ito Facts:
— Her hobby is visiting cafés.
— Her special skills are moving her facial muscles, golf, and guitar.
— Her nicknames are “Chiyu” and “Kapi.”
— Her favorite phrases are “Thank you!” and “Dreams come true if you work hard.”
— She is the younger sister of idol Chisami Ito, a former member of GEM, BlooDye, and 7☆3; the two occasionally perform together at events.
— From 2006-2010, she worked as a child actress.
— She was a member of the limited idol group Tenkasu Trio alongside Momoclo’s Momoka Ariyasu and Ebichu’s Hinata Kashiwagi.
— She has a solo song called “I’m not crying!” (named after a famous quote from her first solo concert) in TEAM SHACHI’s single “Tokeijikake no Unit-tachi vol.3.”
— In 2018, she graduated from TEAM SHACHI and left Stardust Promotion the following year.
— Currently, she performs solo and is signed to A-Light. She released a solo album named “Magic World” in 2020.
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