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Akari Saho

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Akari Saho
佐保さほ 明あきら梨なし
Also known asAkari (アカリ)[1]
Born (1995-06-08) June 8, 1995 (age 29)[1]
OriginTokyo Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-pop
OccupationSinger
Years active2004–present
Member ofUp-Up Girls
Formerly of
WebsiteHello! Project.com

Akari Saho (佐保さほ 明あきら梨なし, Saho Akari, born June 8, 1995) is a Japanese singer. She is a member of Up-Up Girls and a former member of Hello! Pro Egg, a Japanese idol trainee program under the Hello! Project umbrella. She was also an original member of Shugo Chara Egg!, and played the role of Amulet Spade in the live action segment of the highly acclaimed television series Shugo Chara! Party!. She completed her training in Hello! Pro Egg on April 18, 2011,[2] and joined Up-Front Girls on May 3, 2011.[3] On May 16, 2011, she was also added to UFZS, a K-Pop dance cover group.

History

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Akari Saho was chosen as one of 32 winners from 10,570 applicants in the search for talent for a new trainee group under the Hello! Project umbrella called Hello! Pro Egg in June 2004.

Akari replaced the graduated member Ayumi Yutoku in Tomoiki Ki Wo Uetai (We Want To Plant Trees) in November 2007, although this group is rarely active.

In late 2008, along with Ayaka Wada, Yuuka Maeda and Kanon Fukuda, Akari became a member of Shugo Chara Egg!, a group formed to sing the opening theme song of the second season of the anime series Shugo Chara! (Shugo Chara!! Doki).

In July 2009 it was revealed that Akari was to replace Reina Tanaka in the revived Hello! Project group Aa! for a cover album project, Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū.[4][5] In addition, the group was also featured in another compilation album[6] and numerous concert appearances.

In August, Shugo Chara Egg! changed its lineup for season 3 of "Shugo Chara! Party!".[7][8] Akari stayed while Ayaka, Yuuka and Kanon left to concentrate on their newly formed group S/mileage. Akari was soon joined by Irori Maeda and Mizuki Fukumura. They sang the theme for the anime portion, Shugo Chara!!! Dokki Doki, while appearing in the live action segments as characters from the anime. During these segments, they advertised auditions to cast a new member of Shugo Chara Egg!. Eventually they were joined by Nanami Tanabe, the winner of the auditions.[9]

Akari appeared as one of the backup dancers in three consecutive Erina Mano music videos, "Haru no Arashi",[10] "Onegai Dakara..."[11][12] and "Genkimono de Ikō!"[13][14]

On April 18, 2011, the official Hello! Pro Egg website announced that Akari had finished her training.[2]

On May 3, 2011, Akari officially joined Up-Front Girls, a new group under Up-Front Agency. Her joining was announced during a live performance streamed on Nico Nico Douga.[15]

On May 16, 2011, Akari, along with fellow Up-Front Girls member, Minami Sengoku, was added to UFZS, a K-Pop dance cover group. Currently, all seven members of Up-Front Girls are also members of UFZS.

On June 26, 2011, Up-Front Girls was renamed to Up-Up Girls. The lineup remained unchanged.

On July 1, 2011, it was announced that Up-Up Girls would become regular performers at an idol theater called MAP Theater, located in Akihabara. They are scheduled to perform every Thursday.[16][17]

In July, 2011, it was revealed that Akari, along with fellow Up-Up Girls member, Ayano Sato, would make an appearance in a TV drama entitled Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro (勇者ゆうしゃヨシヒコと魔王まおうの城しろ).[18]

On August 12, 2011, Takamasa Sakurai Tweeted that Akari, along with former Morning Musume member, Linlin, would be forming a special unit. They will be performing a mini live at a Harajuku fashion show in Harbin, China.[19][20][21][22]

On March 10, 2012, Up-Up Girls will release the first version of their debut single, Going My ↑ (pronounced "Going My Way") as an event-only release.

Discography

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Main articles: Shugo Chara Egg! § Discography, and Up-Up Girls § Discography

Filmography

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Movies

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  • 2010 – Hoshisuna no Shima no Chiisana Tenshi ~Mermaid Smile~ (星ほし砂すなの島しまのちいさな天使てんし～マーメイドスマイル～, "Little Angel Star Sand Island ~Mermaid Smile~")

TV series

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References

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  1. ^ a b "＊＊＊＊＊しゅごキャラエッグ！＊＊＊＊＊". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "ハロプロエッグオフィシャルファンクラブページ". Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "アップアップガールズ（仮かり）『佐保さほ明あきら梨なしです♪』".
  4. ^ "Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "あぁ！、ZYX、美よし勇いさむ伝つたえも復活ふっかつ！ハロプロ結婚けっこんソングカバー集しゅう" (in Japanese).
  6. ^ "PETIT Best 10" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010.
  7. ^ "Shugo Chara Party! to Have Anime, Live-Action Segments". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  8. ^ ガーディアンズ4新作しんさくにしゅごキャラエッグ！新曲しんきょく収録しゅうろく (in Japanese).
  9. ^ "Shugo Chara".
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 真野まの恵里えり菜さい 「春はるの嵐あらし」(MV). YouTube.
  11. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 真野まの恵里えり菜さい 「お願ねがいだから・・・」(MV). YouTube.
  12. ^ "Crunchyroll - Watch Popular Anime & Read Manga Online".
  13. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 真野まの恵里えり菜さい 「元気げんき者しゃで行いこう！」(MV). YouTube.
  14. ^ "Crunchyroll - Watch Popular Anime & Read Manga Online".
  15. ^ "K-POPカヴァーユニットをも内包ないほうする謎なぞのアップフロントガールズ（仮かり）". BARKS. May 19, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "アップアップガールズ(仮かり)最新さいしん情報じょうほう『☆秋葉原あきはばらにマップ劇場げきじょう完成かんせい!!☆』".
  17. ^ "アイドル・声優せいゆう・ライブイベントの予よ約やくサイト｜PigooLive". PigooLive. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "アップアップガールズ(仮かり)最新さいしん情報じょうほう『【佐藤さとう綾乃あやの＆佐保さほ明あきら梨なし；出演しゅつえん情報じょうほう!!】』".
  19. ^ 櫻井さくらい孝昌たかまさ [@sakuraitakamasa] (August 12, 2011). "≪リンリン≫情報じょうほう解禁かいきん！ 8月がつ27日にち中国ちゅうごくハルビンで、リンリン（昨年さくねんモもー娘。むす卒業そつぎょう）とアップアップガールズの佐保さほ明あきら梨なしちゃん特別とくべつユニットミニライブ！原宿はらじゅくファッションショーにも中国人ちゅうごくじん女子じょしたちと。日にち中ちゅうの懸かけ橋はしになることしようという昨年来さくねんらいの約束やくそくの文化ぶんか外交がいこうなのだ(^^)がんばる！" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Lin Lin and Saho Akari Will Form a Special Unit for a Mini-live". August 12, 2011.
  21. ^ "Lin Lin and Saho Akari to perform in China!".
  22. ^ "アップアップガールズ(仮かり)最新さいしん情報じょうほう『☆佐保さほ明あきら梨なし 出演しゅつえん情報じょうほう!!☆』".
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