Saya Kawamoto

Saya Kawamoto
Saya Kawamoto
川本紗矢
	Kawamoto in 2018
Born	August 31, 1998 (age 26); Betsukai, Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
Other names	Sayaya
Occupation(s)	Tarento, actress
Years active	2013–present
Agent	A-music
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
	Musical career
Genres	J-pop; Indo pop;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2013–2020
Formerly of	AKB48 (2013-2020); JKT48 (2018);

Saya Kawamoto (川本紗矢, Kawamoto Saya, born 31 August 1998) is a Japanese tarento and actress. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was a member of AKB48's Team 4 and was in JKT48's Team T due to a member exchange program that happened between 15 September and 19 October 2018.

Biography

Pre-AKB48

Kawamoto was born in Betsukai, Hokkaido on 31 August 1998. She is a big fan of Haruka Shimazaki.^[1] Before Shimazaki, Kawamoto admired Atsuko Maeda.^[2] When Kawamoto applied for the AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi, she admired Mako Kojima.^[2]

AKB48 career

Kawamoto debuted on 22 September 2013 at the first AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi. During the Draft on 10 November, Kawamoto was picked to join AKB48's Team B. SKE48's Team S, SKE48's Team KII, SKE48's Team E and HKT48's Team H. Through lottery, it was decided that Kawamoto would join AKB48's Team B. She later admitted it was the team she wanted to join the most.^[3]

Kawamoto debuted in AKB48 Team B's stage on 7 March 2014, performing "Avocado Janeshi".^{[citation needed]}

On 26 March 2015, it was announced that she would be transferred to AKB48's Team 4.^[4]

In September 2018, Kawamoto participated in a month-long member exchange program with JKT48, during which she transferred to JKT48 Team T and lived in Jakarta, while JKT48 member Stephanie Pricilla Indarto Putri and Pimrapat "Mobile" Phadungwatanachok of BNK48 became members of AKB48.^[5]

On 6 July 2020, during an episode of AKB48 / OUC48 YouTube program Project 48, Kawamoto announced her graduation from AKB48 by the end of August.^[6]^[7] Her graduation concert, "Saya Kawamoto's Graduation Performance ~2486 Days of Treasure~", was held at the AKB48 Theater on 30 August 2020. She officially graduated from the group on her 22nd birthday, 31 August 2020.^[8]^[9]

Post-AKB48

On 2 December 2020, Kawamoto announced her affiliation with the talent agency Incubation.^[10]

On 20 February 2021, she made her acting debut in the net drama Net Kaidan × Hyakumonogatari Season 6.^[11]

On 31 December 2023, she announced that she has left Incubation.^[12] On April 1, 2024, she announced her transfer to A-music.^[13]

Discography

AKB48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2014	36	"Labrador Retriever"	B-side	Sang "B Garden" as part of Team B.
2014	38	"Kibouteki Refrain"	A-side	Kawamoto's first A-side. Also sang "Loneliness Club" as part of Team B.
2015	39	"Green Flash"	B-side	Sang on "Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu" as AKB48.
	40	"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"	A-side	Sang on "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" without participating in the music video. Also sang on "Summer Side" as Selection 16
	42	"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"	B-Side	Sang on "Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo..." as Jisedai Senbatsu, and "Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni..." as Team 4.
2016	43	"Kimi wa Melody"	B-side	Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Also sang on "LALALA Message".

AKB48 albums

Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
- "Birth"
- "To Go de"

Others

Miyuki Watanabe's solo single, "Yasashiku Suru yori Kiss o Shite"
- "Harukaze Pianissimo"

Appearances

Stage units

Team B Waiting Stage

"Avocado Janeshi" (アボガドじゃね～し)

Team B "Pajama Drive" Revival

"Tenshi no Shippo" (天使のしっぽ)

TV variety

AKBingo! (2013–2019)

References

^ "ぱるる、期待の星に"神対応" 優子はハグドラフト指名あいさつ続々". Oricon (in Japanese). 17 November 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b "ＡＫＢドラフト生で初のシングル選抜！川本紗矢次なるも目標は…". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 7 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "【AKBドラフト】ぱるる、5チーム抽選引き当てる川本紗矢さん「一番行きたかった」と涙". Oricon (in Japanese). 10 November 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "AKB春の衝撃人事一覧――川栄卒業、北原NGT移籍、生駒留学解除". Oricon. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "AKB48's Kawamoto Saya & JKT48's Stephanie Pricilla Indarto Putr to collaborate for exchange program | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ "川本紗矢卒業に関してのご報告". AKB48 Official Blog. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ ustar (7 July 2020). "AKB48's Kawamoto Saya announces graduation". tokyohive. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "川本紗矢卒業公演のお知らせ". AKB48 Official Blog. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "柏木由紀、川本紗矢の卒業公演「親のような気持ち」". Nikkan Sports. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "8月AKB卒業の川本紗矢、新事務所で成長誓う". nikkansports.com. Nikkan Sports. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "大崎捺希主演「ネット怪談×百物語」川本紗矢ら、シーズン6のキャスト決定". natalie.mu. Natalie. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ Kawamoto, Saya (31 December 2023). "応援してくださっている皆さま" [To everyone who supports me]. X (formerly Twitter) (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ Kawamoto, Saya [@sayaya_0388] (1 April 2024). "この度、A-musicに所属させていただくことになりました。" [I am pleased to announce that I will be joining A-music.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Twitter.

External links

AKB48 official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived May 4, 2020)
A-music official profile
Saya Kawamoto on Twitter
Saya Kawamoto on Instagram

[1] "ぱるる、期待の星に"神対応" 優子はハグドラフト指名あいさつ続々". Oricon (in Japanese). 17 November 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[sponichi-2] "ＡＫＢドラフト生で初のシングル選抜！川本紗矢次なるも目標は…". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 7 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[3] "【AKBドラフト】ぱるる、5チーム抽選引き当てる川本紗矢さん「一番行きたかった」と涙". Oricon (in Japanese). 10 November 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[4] "AKB春の衝撃人事一覧――川栄卒業、北原NGT移籍、生駒留学解除". Oricon. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[5] "AKB48's Kawamoto Saya & JKT48's Stephanie Pricilla Indarto Putr to collaborate for exchange program | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

[6] "川本紗矢卒業に関してのご報告". AKB48 Official Blog. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[7] ustar (7 July 2020). "AKB48's Kawamoto Saya announces graduation". tokyohive. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[8] "川本紗矢卒業公演のお知らせ". AKB48 Official Blog. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[9] "柏木由紀、川本紗矢の卒業公演「親のような気持ち」". Nikkan Sports. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[10] "8月AKB卒業の川本紗矢、新事務所で成長誓う". nikkansports.com. Nikkan Sports. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[11] "大崎捺希主演「ネット怪談×百物語」川本紗矢ら、シーズン6のキャスト決定". natalie.mu. Natalie. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[12] Kawamoto, Saya (31 December 2023). "応援してくださっている皆さま" [To everyone who supports me]. X (formerly Twitter) (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.

[13] Kawamoto, Saya [@sayaya_0388] (1 April 2024). "この度、A-musicに所属させていただくことになりました。" [I am pleased to announce that I will be joining A-music.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Twitter.

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