Sakurazaka46: Sakurazaka46 Facts
Sakurazaka46 (櫻坂46), formerly referred to as Kanji Keyakizaka46 and Keyakizaka46 (欅坂46), is the sister group of Nogizaka46. The group currently consists of 25 members. They debuted as Keyakizaka46 on April 6, 2016, and re-debuted under their current name on December 9, 2020, under Sony Records.
Sakurazaka46 Official Accounts:
Website: sakurazaka46.com
Instagram: @sakurazaka46jp
Twitter (X): @sakurazaka46
Tiktok: @sakurazaka46.officialtk
Youtube: 櫻坂46 OFFICIAL YouTube CHANNEL (Official) / 櫻坂チャンネル (Vlogs & other contents)
Spotify: Sakurazaka46
Sakurazaka46 Members:
Matsuda Rina
Birth Name: Matsuda Rina (松田里奈)
Position: Captain, Vocalist
Birthday: October 13, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 158.5 cm (5’2″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Miyazaki, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2018)
Blog: Matsuda Rina
Matsuda Rina facts:
– She’s the best vocalist in the group.
– She can play the guitar.
– Her audition showroom number was #45.
– Favorite foods: gyuten, chicken, vegetables
– Favorite place: her futon
– Likes: singing and dancing
– Before joining Sakurazaka46, she worked in a bank.
– She performed with Sakurazaka46 on music shows in the first time on December 4th 2018, only a day after she was announced as a new member.
– Nicknames: Matsuri (まつり), Marina (まりな), Matsuda (まつだ)
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Tamura Hono
Birth Name: Tamura Hono (田村保乃)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: October 21, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 163.5 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2018)
Blog: Tamura Hono
Tamura Hono facts:
– Her nicknames are Tamuchan (たむちゃん), Hono (ほの), Honyo (ほにょ), Honosu.
– Favorite colors: light blue, chartreuse (yellow-green), purple, and pink
– Her favorite foods are cream puff, cheese.
– Favorite animals: bear, dog
– If she were to compare herself to something, it would be a curtain because she always relaxed, easy going and goes with the flow.
– Played volleyball from kindergarten through college, and was accepted to her university thanks to her volleyball skills.
– She was the center of Sakurazaka46’s 3rd single “Nagaredama”.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Koike Minami
Birth Name: Koike Minami (小池美波)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: November 14, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 159 cm (5’2″)
Blood Type: B
Birthplace: Hyogo, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Koike Minami
Instagram: @miichan_official
Koike Minami facts:
– Nickname: Miichan (みーちゃん), Miiko (みーこ).
– Audition song: Machibuse (Ishikawa Hitomi).
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Nishino Nanase.
– Favorite comedians: Bakarhythm, Jinnai Tomonori, Anjasshu.
– Special skills: knee attacks (push the back of someone’s knees with the front of your own), peeling potatoes, water painting.
– Koike, Habu, Saito, Suzumoto and Sato are considered the best dancers in the group
– She is a fan of comedy.
– She is the only remaining 1th Generation member in the group.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Endo Hikari
Birth Name: Endo Hikari (遠藤光莉)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: April 19, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 164 cm (5’5″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2020)
Blog: Endo Hikari
Endo Hikari Facts:
– Her nicknames are Hikarin (ひかりん), Roichan (ロイちゃん), Enpika.
– She is skilled at dance, especially hiphop and street dancing. she also makes choreographies.
– She participated in HKT48 audition.
– Her favorite song is Nogizaka46 – “Taiyou Knock”.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Onuma Akiho
Birth Name: Onuma Akiho (大沼晶保)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: October 12, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 162 cm (5’3″)
Blood Type: B
Birthplace: Shizuoka, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2020)
Blog: Onuma Akiho
Instagram: @akiho_onuma_official
Onuma Akiho Facts:
– She is shy and quiet.
– Her favorite song is Sakurazaka46 – “Kataru Nara Mirai Wo”.
– Her favorite Sakurazaka member is Sugai Yuuka.
– Her nicknames are Akipo (あきぽ), Poppo.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Moriya Rena
Birth Name: Moriya Rena (守屋麗奈)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 2, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 154 cm (5’0″)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2020)
Blog: Moriya Rena
Instagram: @rena_moriya_official
Moriya Rena Facts:
– Her nicknames are Renaa (れなぁ～), Moyashi-chan (もやしちゃん).
– She was in dance club in high school.
– She said that she very loves all the members but her favorite is Moriya Akane and Sugai Yuuka.
– She cries easily.
– Her favorite song is Sakurazaka46 – “Seifuku no Taiyou”.
– She was the center of Sakurazaka46’s 5th single “Sakurazuki”.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Ozono Rei
Birth Name: Ozono Rei (大園玲)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: April 18, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Kagoshima, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2020)
Blog: Ozono Rei
Ozono Rei Facts:
– Her nicknames are Reirei (れいれい), Zono.
– Her favorite song is Sakurazaka46 – “Eccentric”. she explained it helped her change her negative outlook on life.
– Firstly she wanted to be in Hinatazaka46 (their sister group) instead Sakurazaka.
– Her favorite Sakurazaka46 member is Sugai Yuuka.
– Her favorite Hinatazaka46 member: Kosaka Nao.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Inoue Rina
Birth Name: Inoue Rina (生年月日)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 29, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Hyogo, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2018)
Blog: Inoue Rina
Inoue Rina facts:
– Her nicknames are Inoue (いのうえ), Inorichan (いのりちゃん).
– Her audition showroom number was #76.
– Favorite foods: gyutan, ice cream, strawberry.
– Special skills: good at ball games such as soft tennis and dodgeball.
– If she were to compare herself to an animal, it would be squirrel.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Morita Hikaru
Birth Name: Morita Hikaru (森田ひかる)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: July 10, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 150.5 cm (4’9″)
Blood Type: B
Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2018)
Blog: Morita Hikaru
Morita Hikaru facts:
– She’s the shortest member.
– She is called “tiny sheep” by fans after her center performance with song “Kuroi Hitsuji” (Black Sheep).
– Her audition showroom number was #44.
– Favorite foods: oden, dried plums, sweets
– Favorite animals: birds, wooper loopers
– Favorite color: purple
– Her nicknames: Runrun (るんるん), Runchan (るんちゃん).
– She was the center of Sakurazaka46’s 1st, 2nd and 7th single, as well as one of the two centers of “Masatsukeisu”, the promoted song of their 1st album.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Fujiyoshi Karin
Birth Name: Fujiyoshi Karin (藤吉夏鈴)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: August 29, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2018)
Blog: Fujiyoshi Karin
Instagram: @fujiyoshi.karin
Fujiyoshi Karin facts:
– Her nicknames are Karin (かりん), Rorochan (ろろーちゃん).
– Her audition showroom number was #66.
– Favorite food: meat, tomato, and bubble tea
– Favorite colour: white
– Weaknesses: smiles, roasted eggplants.
– Her special ability is playing saxophone.
– When she was asked to describe herself with 1 word she said “the eater” and the thing to be grateful for in life: born as a human, so you can eat anything.
– Senpai who gave the best impression when meeting: Sugai Yuuka
– Likes: dance, eat.
– She is a very confident person.
– Describes herself as non-athletic.
– She wants to visit Disneyland.
– She was the center of Sakurazaka46’s 6th single “Start over!”.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Masumoto Kira
Birth Name: Masumoto Kira (増本綺良)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 12, 2002
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 157 cm (5’2″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Hyogo, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2020)
Blog: Masumoto Kira
Masumoto Kira Facts:
– Her nicknames are Masumo (ますも), Kirachan (きらちゃん), Kirako, Dorokatsu (どろかつ).
– Special skills: solving a Rubik’s Cube.
– Her favorite song is Sakurazaka46 – “Eccentric”.
– Her favorite Sakurazaka member is Sugai Yuuka.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Ishimori Rika
Birth Name: Ishimori Rika (石森璃花)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 13, 2002
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 159 cm (5’2″)
Blood Type: B
Birthplace: Gunma, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Ishimori Rika
Ishimori Rika facts:
– Her nicknames are Rikatan (りかたん), Ri-tan (りーたん).
– When she was in middle school, she was a star basketball player.
– Special skills: cooking (especially Italian dishes)
– Despite seeming timid at first, Rika is a determined person.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Takemoto Yui
Birth Name: Takemoto Yui (武元唯衣)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: March 23, 2002
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 157 cm (5’2″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Shiga, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2020)
Blog: Takemoto Yui
Instagram: @takemotoyui_official
Takemoto Yui facts:
– Favorite foods: meat, fruits, matcha, chocolate ice cream
– Favorite fruits: strawberry and watermelon
– Favorite sports: baseball
– Favorite animals: dogs, horses
– She is very good at dancing and tongue twisters.
– In junior high she was part of the badminton and broadcasting club.
– She has a habit of biting her lower lip.
– Before she became Sakurazaka46 member she went on their handshakes few times
– She has a brother.
– She performed with Sakurazaka46 on music shows in the first time on December 4th 2018, only a day after she was announced as a new member.
– Her nicknames are Yuichan (ゆいちゃん), Chukemon (ちゅけもん), Takeyui.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Kousaka Marino
Birth Name: Kousaka Marino (幸阪茉里乃)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: December 19, 2002
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 154 cm (5’0″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Mie, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2020)
Blog: Kousaka Marino
Kousaka Marino Facts:
– Her nicknames are Marino (まりの), Marinon, Sango-chan (さんごちゃん).
– During the audition she wrote “nothing, sorry” as her special talent.
– Her favorite food is hamburger, strawberry and shaved ice.
– Her favorite Nogizaka46 member is Saito Asuka.
– Her favorite Sakurazaka46 member was Hirate Yurina. Fans also often said that they’re very similar.
– Her favorite song is Sakurazaka46 – “Sekainiwa Aishikanai”.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Nakashima Yuzuki
Birth Name: Nakashima Yuzuki (中嶋優月)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: February 17, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 162 cm (5’3″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Nakashima Yuzuki
Nakashima Yuzuki facts:
– Her nicknames are Yuuzu ((ゆーづ), Yuttan (ゆったん).
– She is a morning person.
– Her favorite food is choco mint and red bean paste.
– Her parents named her after a supermoon.
– She has a surprising natural talent for variety, according to staff.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Odakura Reina
Birth Name: Odakura Reina (小田倉麗奈)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: July 25, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Odakura Reina
Odakura Reina facts:
– Her nickname is ODKR.
– Special skills: baking, playing the violin, speaking Chinese and English
– Favorite colors: Blue, Pink
– Favorite Sakurazaka46 songs: “Sakurazaka no Uta” and “Naze Koi wo Shite Konnakatan darou?”.
– She used to be a part of the orchestra club and the golf club in school.
– She is the academically smartest member of the group and is very knowledgeable in astronomy.
– Her favorite Sakurazaka46 member is Fujiyoshi Karin.
– She has no sense of direction.
– Status: on hiatus (10th single)
Murai Yu
Birth Name: Murai Yu (村井優)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: August 18, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 156 cm (5’1″)
Blood Type: B
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Murai Yu
Murai Yu facts:
– Her nickname is Yuchan (ゆうちゃん).
– Dancing experience: over 10 years
She’s very clumsy.
– She used to be a basketball player when she was in school.
– If she was an animal, she would be a rabbit.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Yamashita Shizuki
Birth Name: Yamashita Shizuki (山下瞳月)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 22, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 152 cm (4’11″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Yamashita Shizuki
Yamashita Shizuki facts:
– Her nicknames are Shizu (しづ), Shiichan (しーちゃん).
– Dancing experience: over 6 years
– Hobby: collecting photocards
– She is known for being cute and gentle.
– In middle school, Shizuki was a champion rope jumper.
– She was the center of Sakurazaka46’s 9th and 10th single, making her the only 3rd generation member to center a title song.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Murayama Miu
Birth Name: Murayama Miu (村山美羽)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: February 15, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 168 cm (5’6″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Murayama Miu
Murayama Miu facts:
– Favorite color: Black
– She’s currently the tallest Sakurazaka46 member.
In Sakurazaka46 Academic Ranking 2023, she got last place.
– Miu had been a fan of the group even before Keyakizaka46 rebranded to Sakurazaka46.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Taniguchi Airi
Birth Name: Taniguchi Airi (谷口愛季)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: April 12, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 151 cm (4’10″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Yamaguchi, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Taniguchi Airi
Taniguchi Airi facts:
– Favorite colors: Purple, Indigo
– Hobby: drinking tea sessions with the elderly
– She used to be a child actress.
– She started attending an entertainer school when she was a young child.
Favorite Sakurazaka46 songs: “Jouken Hansha de Nakete Kuru”, “Dead end”, “Cool”
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Kojima Nagisa
Birth Name: Kojima Nagisa (小島凪紗)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: July 7, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 165 cm (5’5″)
Blood Type: N/A
Birthplace: Nagano, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Kojima Nagisa
Kojima Nagisa facts:
– Her nickname is Nagi (なぎ).
– Special skills: playing the piano, tennis
– Despite being an introvert, she’s very talkative.
– She dislikes haunted houses, but loves rollercoasters.
– She declared herself to be Inoue Rina’s pupil.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Yamasaki Ten
Birth Name: Yamasaki Ten (山﨑天)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: September 28, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 164 cm (5’5″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2020)
Blog: Yamasaki Ten
Instagram: @yamasaki.ten
Yamasaki Ten facts:
– She’s the youngest member of the 2nd Generation.
– She is youngest not only in Sakurazaka46, but in all 46g (Sakamichi series) groups.
– Her audition showroom number was #71.
– Favorite food: dried plums
– She was the center of Sakurazaka46’s 4th and 8th single, as well as one of the two centers of “Masatsukeisu”, the promoted song of their 1st album.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Endo Riko
Birth Name: Endo Riko (遠藤理子)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 9, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 155 cm (5’1″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Endo Riko
Endo Riko facts:
– Her nickname is Enriko (えんりこ).
– Special skills: playing drums and the clarinet.
– Before joining the group she had no dancing experience.
– She hates losing and is a very competitive person.
– Status: BACKS (10th single)
Mukai Itoha
Birth Name: Mukai Itoha (向井純葉)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: May 9, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Hiroshima, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Mukai Itoha
Mukai Itoha facts:
– Her nicknames are Itochan (いとちゃん), Itopi (いとぴ).
– Hobby: papercutting
– Dislikes: haunted houses, rollercoasters
– She is said to be a bit of a crybaby and have a childish side.
– Before joining the group, she was already a fan of Sakurazaka46.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Matono Mio
Birth Name: Matono Mio (的野美青)
Position: Youngest, Vocalist
Birthday: November 8, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 166 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
Generation: 3rd generation (2023)
Blog: Matono Mio
Matono Mio facts:
– Her nickname is Miotan (みおたん).
– Special skills: drawing
– Favorite Sakurazaka46 member: Kobayashi Yui
– She was a Keyakizaka46 fan since elementary school, when she saw “Silent Majority” on a music show.
– Status: senbatsu (10th single)
Graduated Members:
Imaizumi Yui
Birth Name: Imaizumi Yui (今泉佑唯)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: September 30, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 153 cm (5’0″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
X: @yuuui_imaizumi
Imaizumi Yui facts:
– Nicknames: Zuumin (ずーみん), Zuumiko.
– She left the group on November 4, 2018, before its rebranding to Sakurazaka46.
– After graduation, she was an actress and model under Avex.
– She left the entertainment industry in 2022.
Shida Manaka
Birth Name: Shida Manaka (志田愛佳)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: November 23, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 167 cm (5’6″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Niigata, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Instagram: @manaka.shida.98
X: @_manaka_shida_
Youtube: @manakashida5494
Shida Manaka facts:
– Nickname: Mona (もな)
– She left the group on November 16, 2018, before its rebranding to Sakurazaka46.
– She has her own skincare brand called “pui”.
Yonetani Nanami
Birth Name: Yonetani Nanami (米谷奈々未)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: February 24, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 159 cm (5’2″)
Blood Type: B
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Yonetani Nanami facts:
– Nickname: Yonesan
– She left the group on December 22, 2018, before its rebranding to Sakurazaka46.
– After graduation, she retired from entertainment industry to focus on her studies.
Nagahama Neru
Birth Name: Nagahama Neru (長濱ねる)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: September 4, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 159 cm (5’2″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Nagasaki, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Instagram: @nerunagahama_
X: @neru_and_staff
Nagahama Neru facts:
– Nickname: Neru (ねる)
– She joined Keyakizaka46 as the first member of Hiragana Keyakizaka46, but later became a full Keyakizaka46 member.
– She left the group on July 31, 2019, before its rebranding to Sakurazaka46.
– After leaving the group, she was a regular cast of TV program “7 Rules”.
– She also wrote an essay series, did narration work and worked many other activities.
Oda Nana
Birth Name: Oda Nana (織田奈那)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: June 4, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 162 cm (5’3″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Shizuoka, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Instagram: @odanana924
Tiktok: @oda_nana
X: @oda_nana77
Youtube: @織田奈那
Oda Nana facts:
– Nickname: Dani
– She left the group on January 23, 2020, before its rebranding to Sakurazaka46.
– After graduation, she became a model and actress and has signed with Grove, an agency for influencers.
– She has also acted in many theatre projects.
Suzumoto Miyu
Birth Name: Suzumoto Miyu (鈴本美愉)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: December 5, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 156 cm (5’1″)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Aichi, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Instagram: @suzumotomiyu125
Suzumoto Miyu facts:
– Nickname: Mon
– She left the group on January 23, 2020, before its rebranding to Sakurazaka46.
– After graduation, she started a radio show called “monradio”.
– In 2021 she launched her own clothing brand, “Muléau”.
Hirate Yurina
Birth Name: Hirate Yurina (平手友梨奈)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: June 25, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Aichi, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Instagram: @im_yurinahirate
X: @Im_YurinaHirate
Youtube: @平手友梨奈
Hirate Yurina facts:
– Nickname: Techi (てち)
– She was the core member and the center of all Keyakizaka46 singles.
– She left the group on January 23, 2020, before its rebranding to Sakurazaka46.
– She is currently an actress, soloist and model.
– She won 3 awards for her leading role in the film, “Hibiki.”
– She debuted as a soloist in December 2020 with her first solo single, “Dance no Riyuu”.
See more facts about Hirate Yurina…
Nagasawa Nanako
Birth Name: Nagasawa Nanako (長沢菜々香)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: April 23, 1997
Zodiac Sign: x
Nationality: Japanese
Height: Taurus
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Yamagata, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Instagram: @nanako_nagasawa__
Tiktok: @nanakokannaryou
X: @nanako04230104
Youtube: @長沢菜々香なーこ
Nagasawa Nanako facts:
– Nickname: Naako (なあこ)
– She left the group on March 31, 2020, before its rebranding to Sakurazaka46.
– She is currently pursuing her degree.
Ishimori Nijika
Birth Name: Ishimori Nijika (石森虹花)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: May 7, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 158 cm (5’3″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Miyagi, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Ishimori Nijika
Instagram: @ishimori_nijika
X: @nijika19970507
Youtube: @nijika0507
Ishimori Nijika facts:
– Audition song: Hana wa Saku (Hana wa Saku Project)
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Shiraishi Mai
– She is former member of the Miyagi-based underground idol group Daisy Girls.
– She is an avid dog lover.
– She has a pet Chihuahua named Lady.
– Her favorite movie is Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
– She claims to be able to name every dog breed.
– She was in the Wind Instrument club in high school.
– She shares a number of similar qualities with Nogizaka46‘s Akimoto Manatsu.
– Her favorite class in school was home economics.
– She is bad at sports and exercise.
– Her most hated feature about herself is her “huge head”.
– Her three declared goals are (1) to meet every breed of dog, (2) to make Sakurazaka46 the best group in the world, (3) to support and cheer for the areas of Tohoku that were struck by disaster in 2011.
– She is a fan of Idol Street idol group GEM.
– Her nickname is Niji.
– She graduated on September 30, 2020.
Sato Shiori
Birth Name: Sato Shiori (佐藤詩織)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: November 16, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 161 cm (5’3″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Sato Shiori
Instagram: @shiori_sato_artwork
X: @ShioriSato1116
Youtube: @shiorismofficialyoutubech5442
Sato Shiori facts:
– Nicknames: Satoshi (さとし), Shiichan (しいちゃん)
– Audition song: Nandome no Aozora ka?
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Shiraishi Mai
– At Keyakizaka46’s debut in June 2015, she declared she wanted to aim for center position.
– She shares the same name as AKB48 Kenkyuusei Sato Shiori and Team 8 member Sato Shiori, but with different kanji from the latter.
– She attends an art university where she studies design, and she is quite skilled at drawing.
– Sato, Saito, Koike, Habu and Suzumoto are considered the best dancers in the group.
– She listed “Macbook Pro” as one of the things she is currently hooked on.
– She has met Wakatsuki Yumi in design-related events.
– She practiced calligraphy for 11 years and reached the 8th rank.
– She graduated on October 14, 2020
Matsudaira Riko
Birth Name: Matsudaira Riko (松平璃子)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: May 5, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 168.3 cm (5’6″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2018)
Blog: Matsudaira Riko
Instagram: @riko_matsudaira_official
X: @riko_matsudaira
Matsudaira Riko facts:
– Nicknames: Rikopi (りこぴ), Riko (りこ), Rikochan (りこちゃん)
– She’s the 2nd tallest member after Habu.
– Her favorite food is gyoza.
– Her favorite colors are pink, white and black.
– Her skills: basket and talking with stuffed toys
– She said that if she were to compare herself to an animal, it would be a rabbit because she cries quickly and easily tremble (with fear).
– She graduated on March 14, 2021.
Moriya Akane
Birth Name: Moriya Akane (守屋茜)
Position: Co-Captain, Vocalist
Birthday: November 12, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 164 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Miyagi, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Moriya Akane
Instagram: @akane.moriya_official
X: @moriya_staff
Youtube: @AkanensStyle
Moriya Akane facts:
– Nickname: Akanen (あかねん)
– Audition song: All For You by Amuro Namie.
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Saito Asuka.
– She is quite skilled at sports, particularly soft tennis. She practiced her swing while introducing herself at the group’s first event.
– She was a member of her school’s “Junior Red Cross Club”.
– Akane is said to look like Eto Misa and has shot a Gravure photoshoot with her.
– She loves beauty products and Ghibli movies.
– She hates losing and giving up. She also dislikes wasting time, money, and energy.
– She graduated on December 19, 2021.
Watanabe Rika
Birth Name: Watanabe Rika (渡辺梨加)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: May 16, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 166 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Ibaraki, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Watanabe Rika
Instagram: @watanabe.rika.official
X: @rika_and_staff
Watanabe Rika facts:
– Nicknames: Berika (べりか), Pe-chan (ペーちゃん)
– Audition song: Ito by Nakajima Miyuki
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Shiraishi Mai
– She shares many traits with the other Watanabe from Ibaraki in Sakurasaka46, Watanabe Risa
– Something they hate about themselves: Indecisiveness
– Favorite food: Yakiniku
– Least favorite animal: Insects
– What they feel they were in a previous life: Sloths
– Favorite four-character idiom: Ishin Denshin 以心伝心 (“telepathy” or “communicating from mind-to-mind”).
– She is shy and clumsy, on the day of the group’s orientation event, she realized after arriving she left her carry-on bag at the train station.
– She wanted to become an older sister to the other girls in the group, but she says they think of her as a younger sister.
– She can play the piano.
– She is a regular model for Larme.
– Her cherished item is a plush whale shark called Aoko. She often draws it and poses with the other members while doing the “Aoko pose”.
-She is the oldest daughter in her family.
– Rike likes Disney princesses, bread, and visiting foreign castles and museums.
– She has been practicing calligraphy since elementary school.
– She graduated on December 19, 2021.
Watanabe Risa
Birth Name: Watanabe Risa (渡邉理佐)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: July 27, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 166 cm (5’5″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Ibaraki, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Watanabe Risa
Instagram: @_risawatanabe_
X: @risa_and_staff
Watanabe Risa facts:
– Nickname: Berisa (べりさ)
– Audition song: Blue Sky Blue (Flower)
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Saito Asuka
– Special skills: Solo rock-paper-scissors where the right hand always wins
– She shares many traits with the other Watanabe from Ibaraki in Sakurazak46, Watanabe Rika:
(- Something they hate about themselves: Indecisiveness
– Favorite food: Yakiniku
– Least favorite animal: Insects
– What they feel they were in a previous life: Sloths
– Favorite four-character idiom: Ishin Denshin 以心伝心 (“telepathy” or “communicating from mind-to-mind”))
– At the first greeting event of Keyakizaka46, she suddenly claimed to like “the long escalator in the Nagatacho station on the Hanzoumon line of the Tokyo Metro”.
– She graduated on May 22, 2022.
Harada Aoi
Birth Name: Harada Aoi (原田葵)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: May 7, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 156 cm (5’1″)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Harada Aoi
Instagram: @harada_aoi_
Harada Aoi facts:
– Nicknames: Aachan (あーちゃん), Aoi (あおい), Aoitan
– Audition song: Kono Yoru wo Tomete yo (JUJU)
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Saito Asuka
– She enjoys ballet and cooking sweets, though her sweets have been ridiculed for looking strange.
– She earned the nickname henninjin, (literally “weird person person”) a play on the word hennin (“weird person”), from an incorrect guess as to how to write ninjin (“carrot”) in kanji, and her reportedly weird character.
– She is often picked on for looking younger than she is.
– She graduated on August 20, 2022.
Ozeki Rika
Birth Name: Ozeki Rika (尾関梨香)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: October 7, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 156 cm (5’1″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Ozeki Rika
Instagram: @ozekirika_1007_
Ozeki Rika facts:
– Nicknames: Ozechan, Ozeki, Riichan (りーちゃん)
– Audition song: Sakura no Hanabiratachi
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Ikuta Erika
– She is a skilled calligrapher and also trained in formal pen writing.
– She chose a notably difficult four-character-idiom as her favorite. 臥薪嘗胆 is gashinshoutan and means “enduring hardships to reach a goal”.
– She played piano from 7 to 13 years of age.
– She is afraid of birds.
– Ozeki has infamously a strange way of running, which was nicknamed the “Ozeki Style”.
– She graduated on September 11, 2022.
Sugai Yuuka
Birth Name: Sugai Yuuka (菅井友香)
Position: Captain, Vocalist
Birthday: November 29, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 166 cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Sugai Yuuka
Instagram: @yuuka_sugai_official
X: @sugaiyuuka1129
Sugai Yuuka facts:
– Nicknames: Yukka (ゆっか), Barinee
– Audition song: Friends by Otsuka Ai
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Shiraishi Mai
– Hobbies: Horse riding and ice skating.
-She trained in ice skating for a year but had to quit to focus on horseback riding.
– She is a member of the equestrian club at Gakushuin University.
– She has a cat named Tom.
– Yuuka is said to be born with a silver spoon. Her family owns a large European-style house and a villa in Karuizawa.
-Due to her family status, she was given the nickname Lady Sugai.
– She hates haunted houses and being tickled.
– She has trouble saying “ka” and “dyu”.
-Her favorite color is blue.
– She is said to look like NMB48‘s Yamamoto Sayaka.
– She likes traveling, eating, and talking about anime with Habu.
-Yuuka was the main personality for the radio show Rekomen for almost five years.
– She graduated on November 9, 2022.
Seki Yumiko
Birth Name: Seki Yumiko (関有美子)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: June 29, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 167 cm (5’6″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
Generation: 2nd generation (2018)
Blog: Seki Yumiko
Instagram: @seki_yumiko_official
Seki Yumiko facts:
– Her nicknames: Yumichan (ゆみちゃん), Yumine (ゆみねぇ), Yumiko Kaichou.
– Her audition showroom number was #40.
– Favorite things: take a train or bus while listening to music (especially like a band with a piano), sleeping a lot, seeing other idols.
– If she were to compare herself to something, it would be a cup.
– She graduated on April 30, 2023.
Habu Mizuho
Birth Name: Habu Mizuho (土生瑞穂)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: July 7, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 171 cm (5’7″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Habu Mizuho
Instagram: @habuchaan
X: @habuagoodtime
Habu Mizuho facts:
– Nickname: Mizu (みづ), Mizu-chan (みづちゃん), Habuchan
– Audition song: Hero (Supercell)
– Favorite colors: White, light blue, pink
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Shiraishi Mai
– Favorite Nogizaka46 songs: Romantic Ikayaki, Sekkachi na Katatsumuri
– She has a 13-year-old toy poodle called “Roku-kun”.
– She practiced modern ballet from age 4 until age 15, after which she switched to being a cheerleader in high school, using pom-poms and having the role of lifting people in the air.
– Habu, Koike, Saito, Suzumoto and Sato are considered the best dancers in the group.
– She is a big fan of Vocaloid, of which her favorite songs are: “Nisoku Hokou”, “Yumeyume” and “DECORATOR”.
– She is a big fan of anime. One of her nicknames is “Shingeki no Habu”, due to liking the anime “Shingeki no Kyojin” and being tall herself.
– She likes being neat, to the extent that she checks the sidewalk for litter and throws any she finds in the trash.
– She graduated on November 25, 2023.
Kobayashi Yui
Birth Name: Kobayashi Yui (小林由依)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: October 23, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 162 cm (5’3″)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Kobayashi Yui
Instagram: @_yui_kobayashi
Kobayashi Yui facts:
– Nickname: Yuipon (ゆいぽん), Ponpon
– Audition song: “Taiyou no Uta” (Sawajiri Erika)
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Saito Asuka
– She can play alto sax, piano and guitar.
– She hates roller coasters.
– She graduated on February 1, 2024.
Uemura Rina
Birth Name: Uemura Rina (上村莉菜)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 4, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 152 cm (4’11”)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Chiba, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Uemura Rina
Uemura Rina facts:
– Audition song: Hitori Yogari
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Saito Asuka
– She plays trumpet and piano. She can play the piano well but her trumpet skills appeared to have faded from a lack of practice.
– She claims to be bad at sports, is clumsy, and has a bad memory.
– Rina is afraid of animals.
– She has liked idols from a young age and professes to be a big Nogizaka46 fan.
– She has been skiing since a young age.
– Her nicknames are Muu, Uemu (うえむ), Rinachan.
– Her graduation ceremony was supposed to take place on December 4, 2024, but due to health issues, Rina was unable to participate.
Saito Fuyuka
Birth Name: Saito Fuyuka (齋藤冬優花)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: February 15, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 157 cm (5’1″)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Generation: 1st generation (2016)
Blog: Saito Fuyuka
Instagram: @fuustagram215
Saito Fuyuka facts:
– Nickname: Fuuchan (ふーちゃん)
– Audition song: Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki (Dreams Come True)
– Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Takayama Kazumi (also likes Hashimoto Nanami)
– She admires Galileo Galilei.
– Special skill: Awa-odori
– Saito, Koike, Habu, Suzumoto and Sato are considered the best dancers in the group.
– She graduated from the group on December 4, 2024.
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