Mirei Sasaki Explained

Mirei Sasaki
Native Name:佐々木 美玲
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:17 December 1999
Birth Place:Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Years Active:2013–present
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Genre:J-pop
Years Active:2013–present
Label:Sony Music
Origin:Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Height:164.9 cm

is a Japanese singer, model, actress, and reporter. She is a member of Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46 and an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Non-no.

Sasaki has appeared in dramas such as Women's Gourmet Burger Club (2020) and Kakegurui Twin (2021), and starred in Koeharu! (2021). She is also a lifestyle reporter for the Nippon TV morning show ZIP!

Early life

Sasaki was born in Kanagawa Prefecture and raised in Hyōgo Prefecture. She lived in Taiwan for four years as a child and can speak Mandarin.[1] [2]

Career

Music

In 2013, Sasaki became a founding member of the Osaka-based local idol group . She left the group on November 1, 2015.[3] [4]

On 11 May 2016, Sasaki passed the auditions for new members of Keyakizaka46's subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46, now known as Hinatazaka46, which was hosted on the streaming platform Showroom. Sasaki, along with ten other people that passed the audition, joined Neru Nagahama in Hiragana Keyakizaka46 and was known as the "first generation".[5] Her first concert occurred on 28 October of the same year at Akasaka Blitz, where she performed Kanji Keyakizaka46's songs "Silent Majority" and "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai", as well as Hiragana Keyakizaka46's own "Hiragana Keyaki".[6]

During her time at Hiragana Keyakizaka46, she has consistently appeared in every single between "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" and "Kuroi Hitsuji". She also appeared in every Hinatazaka46 single to date and a Sakamichi AKB song, "Hatsukoi Door", which included select members from the Sakamichi Series.[7]

Sasaki served as center (lead performer) for the main songs in two of Hinatazaka46's studio albums, namely in Hashiridasu Shunkan (2018)[8] and in Hinatazaka (2020).[9]

Other ventures

Sasaki portrayed the main character in the music video of Aimer's 2019 song "Hanabiratachi no March".[10] In February 2019, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Non-no.[11] On 18 September 2019, Sasaki hosted the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan along with fellow Hinatazaka46 members Kumi Sasaki, Nao Kosaka, and Miho Watanabe.[12]

As a bread lover, Sasaki hosted her first self-titled special program (2019) on TV Asahi CS 1.[13] In April 2020, she became a regular lifestyle reporter for the segment of the long-running Nippon TV morning show, .[14] She also appeared in the TV Tokyo drama (2020)[15] and as Mikura Sado in the live-action series adaptation of Kakegurui Twin (2021),[16] [17] and starred in the Hinatazaka46 drama Koeharu! (2021).[18] In 2022, she co-starred in the television series Piece of Cake on Nippon TV, which was adapted into a stage play in January 2023.[19] In March 2023, she co-starred as Yor Forger in the stage adaptation of best-selling manga Spy × Family.[20] [21]

Filmography

Television

Dramas

YearTitleRoleChannelRunNotes
2017Mirei SasakiNetflix, TV TokyoOctober 20 - December 29, 2017Main role[22]
2020DasadaIchigo OkadaNippon TVJanuary 16 - March 19[23]
Japan Women's Gourmet Burger ClubEmi MoribayashiTV Tokyo
2021Kakegurui TwinMikura SadoAmazon Prime Video
Meiko HinowaNippon TVApril 29 - July 1Lead role[24]
2022Nao NakamuraOctober 27 - presentMain role

Variety and talk shows

YearTitleRoleChannelNotesSource
2019Kaiten! Mīpan BakeryHostTV Asahi
2020–presentZIP!Regular reporter for lifestyle segmentNippon TV

Music video

Other appearances

Theater

YearTitleRole(s)Venue(s)RunNotes
2018VariousAiiA 2.5 Theater TokyoApril 20 - May 6Part of [25]
Akasaka ACT TheaterAugust 24 - September 9
2023Tennōzu Galaxy TheaterJanuary 20 - 29Main role
Imperial TheaterMarch 8 - 29
Hyogo Performing Arts CenterApril 11 - 16
Hakata-zaMay 3 - 21

Radio

Discography

Keyakizaka46 singles

YearAlbumSong
2016"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"[28]
"Futari Saison"[29]
2017"Fukyōwaon"[30]
"Kaze ni Fukarete mo"[31]
"No War in the Future"
2018"Glass wo Ware!"[32]
"Ambivalent"[33]
2019"Kuroi Hitsuji"[34]

Keyakizaka46 albums

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

YearAlbumSongNotes
2017Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru[35]
2018Hashiridasu Shunkan[36] Center
Solo
Duet with Memi Kakizaki

Hinatazaka46 singles

YearSingleSongNotes
2019"Kyun"[37]
"Joyful Love"
"Footsteps"
"Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do"[38]
"My God"
"Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?"[39]
2020"Sonna Koto Nai yo"[40]
2021"Kimi Shika Katan"[41]
co-center with Akari Nibu; Koeharu! theme song
"Tteka"[42] ""
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2022"Boku Nanka"[43] ""
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""
"Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight"[44] ""
"HEY! OHISAMA"
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""
2023"One Choice"[45] "One Choice"
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""
"Am I Ready?"[46] "Am I Ready?"
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Hinatazaka46 albums

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

YearAlbumSongNotes
2020"Hinatazaka"[47] ""Center
"My fans"Center
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2023""[48] ""
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Videography

Video albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 初めまして^ ^ みれい 日向坂46 佐々木 美玲 公式ブログ . 2021-02-11 . 日向坂46公式サイト.
  2. Web site: April 2018 . Breaking the Language Barrier with Bilingual Idols . 2021-02-10 . Japanese kawaii idol music culture news Tokyo Girls Update . en.
  3. Web site: choco☆milQ ～卒業～ choco☆milQオフィシャルブログ「君の笑顔が見たいから」Powered by Ameba. 2021-02-11. gamp.ameblo.jp.
  4. Web site: 佐々木美玲 - CDJournal . 2023-11-13 . artist.cdjournal.com . ja.
  5. Web site: 「けやき坂46」合格者11人発表 欅坂46が総勢32人に. 11 May 2016. Oricon. ja. 2 March 2020.
  6. Web site: けやき坂46、ライブあり寸劇ありの個性全開「ひらがなおもてなし会」. 29 October 2016. Natalie. ja. 2 March 2020.
  7. Web site: "3代目"坂道AKB、センターは乃木坂46山下美月 若手ドリームチームのMV公開. 1 March 2019. Oricon. ja. 2 March 2020.
  8. Web site: 日向坂46 佐々木美玲は、なぜファンから支持される？ "ハッピーオーラ"をナチュラルに体現する存在感（リアルサウンド）. 2020-11-13. Yahoo!ニュース. ja. 2020-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20201117213209/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c3bac70292c62a9806e6d580ec1ee3b021a3c90a. dead.
  9. Web site: 日向坂46アルバムより佐々木美玲センターのアザトカワイイMV公開（音楽ナタリー）. 2020-11-13. Yahoo!ニュース. ja.
  10. Web site: Aimer新曲MV 主演はけやき坂46佐々木美玲「夢にも思ってなかった」. 1 January 2019. Oricon. ja. 1 April 2020.
  11. Web site: 日向坂46加藤史帆、佐々木久美、佐々木美玲、高本彩花が女性誌専属モデルに. 14 February 2019. Natalie. ja. 3 March 2020.
  12. News: 日向坂、ＭＶ祭典で初ＭＣ！佐々木久美「不安な面もあるが頑張りたい」. 13 June 2019. 1 April 2020. Sankei Sports. ja.
  13. Web site: 日向坂46・佐々木美玲、パン好きが高じて家がパンまみれに！. 2020-12-20. ホミニス. ja.
  14. Web site: 『ZIP！』コーナー「キテルネ！」に佐々木美玲、土屋神葉ら新加入 SnowMan阿部亮平も続投 . 2022-06-04 . ORICON NEWS.
  15. Web site: 女子グルメバーガー部：テレ東の新グルメドラマ 大原優乃、日向坂46佐々木美玲、松田るかがグルメバーガーにかぶりつく . 2020-12-20 . MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） . 8 June 2020 . ja-JP.
  16. Web site: Live-Action Kakegurui Twins Series Reveals 8 More Cast Members, March 26 Debut on Amazon Prime. 2021-10-18. Anime News Network. en.
  17. Web site: 日向坂46 佐々木美玲、『賭ケグルイ双』での初体験と学んだこと 「悔しさも含めていい経験」 . 2022-07-17 . Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 . 17 April 2021 . ja.
  18. Web site: 日向坂46ドラマ『声春っ！』今夜スタート 佐々木美玲らが声優を目指す少女に . Hinatazaka46 drama "Koeharu!" starts tonight, Mirei Sasaki and others as girls aspiring to be voice actresses . 2022-06-20 . クランクイン！- エンタメの「今」がわかる 映画＆エンタメニュースサイト . 28 April 2021 . ja.
  19. News: September 6, 2022 . IMPACTors基俊介×日向坂46佐々木美玲×落合モトキの連続ドラマ放送＆舞台上演決定 . September 17, 2022 . Music Natalie . Natasha . ja.
  20. Web site: 2022-09-30 . 「SPY×FAMILY」森崎ウィン・鈴木拡樹がロイドに！ヨル役は唯月ふうか・佐々木美玲（コメントあり） . 2022-09-30 . ステージナタリー . Natasha Inc . ja.
  21. Web site: Spy×Family Stage Musical Reveals Cast, Visuals, March 8 Debut . 2022-09-30 . Anime News Network . en.
  22. Web site: けやき坂46メンバーだけで初会見 主演ドラマ「Re：Mind」に11人が意気込み＜会見一問一答全文＞ - モデルプレス . 2022-09-30 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . 8 October 2017 . ja.
  23. Web site: 日向坂46初主演ドラマから生まれたブランド「DASADA」がTGCに！メンバー総出演の圧巻ランウェイ. January 6, 2021. Crank-in!. March 2020.
  24. News: 日向坂46の佐々木美玲、丹生明里W主演ドラマ「声春っ！」スペシャルコンテンツ「声春っ！ドラマラボ！」独占配信決定 . Model Press. Net Native. April 27, 2021. January 9, 2023. ja.
  25. Web site: けやき坂46公演「あゆみ」 . January 20, 2021 . TBS Channel . TBS Television . ja.
  26. Web site: 日向坂46影山優佳＆佐々木美玲のレギュラーラジオ開始！ランチ前の忙しい時間を過ごすリスナー癒やしをお届け!!『ローソン presents 日向坂46の ほっとひといき！』 . 2022-05-30 . プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. 22 March 2022 .
  27. Web site: 2023-03-24 . 日向坂46影山優佳、ラジオ番組パーソナリティー卒業を報告 - モデルプレス . 2023-05-19 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . ja.
  28. Web site: 『世界には愛しかない』. 欅坂46公式サイト. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123941/http://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/page/2ndsingle_detail. 2019-02-13. 17 February 2019.
  29. Web site: 『二人セゾン』. 欅坂46公式サイト. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213124025/https://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/page/3rdsingle. 2019-02-13. 13 February 2019.
  30. Web site: 『不協和音』. 欅坂46公式サイト. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180829035021/https://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/page/4th_single. 2018-08-29. 17 February 2019.
  31. Web site: 『風に吹かれても』. 欅坂46公式サイト. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011126/https://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/page/5th_single. 2018-07-02. 17 February 2019.
  32. Web site: 『ガラスを割れ!』. 欅坂46公式サイト. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180722155711/http://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/page/6th_single. 2018-07-22. 13 February 2019.
  33. Web site: アンビバレント. 欅坂46公式サイト. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802162951/http://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/page/7th_single. 2018-08-02. 13 February 2019.
  34. Web site: 黒い羊. 欅坂46公式サイト. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030414/https://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/page/8th_single. 2019-02-03. 13 February 2019.
  35. Web site: 欅坂46、1stアルバム「真っ白なものは汚したくなる」の全貌. 24 June 2017. Natalie. ja. 2 March 2020.
  36. Web site: けやき坂46 1stアルバム「走り出す瞬間」CD収録内容発表!. 28 May 2018. Keyakizaka46 Official Website. ja. 2 March 2020.
  37. Web site: 日向坂46「キュン」. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. ja. 2 March 2020.
  38. Web site: 7月17日(水)リリースの2ndシングル「ドレミソラシド」の収録内容が決定！. 12 June 2019. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. ja. 2 March 2020.
  39. Web site: 握手会 イベント グッズ リリース チケット メディア オーディション その他 10月2日(水)リリースの3rdシングル「こんなに好きになっちゃっていいの？」収録内容が発表！. 4 September 2019. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. ja. 2 March 2020.
  40. Web site: 2月19日(水)リリースの4thシングル「ソンナコトナイヨ」収録内容が発表！. 20 January 2020. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. ja. 2 March 2020.
  41. Web site: 5thシングル 「君しか勝たん」 . Hinatazaka46 Official Website . June 3, 2021 . ja.
  42. Web site: 日向坂46 6th Single ってか 2021年10月27日(水) リリース！. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. Seed & Flower LLC. 2024-01-21. ja.
  43. Web site: 7th Single - 僕なんか. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. Seed & Flower LLC. 2024-01-21. ja.
  44. Web site: 日向坂46 8th Single「月と星が踊るMidnight」. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. Seed & Flower LLC. 2024-01-21. ja.
  45. Web site: 日向坂46 9th Single「One choice」. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. Seed & Flower LLC. 2024-01-21. ja.
  46. Web site: 日向坂46 10th Single「Am I ready?」特設サイト. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. Seed & Flower LLC. 2024-01-21. ja.
  47. Web site: 1st Album ひなたざか. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. Seed & Flower LLC. 2024-01-22. ja.
  48. Web site: 日向坂46 2nd Album「脈打つ感情」. Hinatazaka46 Official Website. Seed & Flower LLC. 2024-01-21. ja.
  49. Web site: 日向坂46「日向坂46 3周年記念MEMORIAL LIVE ～3回目のひな誕祭～ in 東京ドーム」 . Hinatazaka46 Official Website. Seed & Flower. September 5, 2022. ja.

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