Ayaka Sasaki

Ayaka Sasaki
Ayaka Sasaki
佐々木彩夏
	Ayaka Sasaki performing at the 2012 Japan Expo.
Born	June 11, 1996 (age 27); Kanagawa, Japan
Other names	Ārin (あーりん) (nickname)
Occupation	Singer
	Musical career
Genres	Pop
Years active	2008–present
Labels	King Records
Website	http://www.momoclo.net/

Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木彩夏, Sasaki Ayaka, born June 11, 1996) is a Japanese idol. She is known as a member of the female musical group Momoiro Clover Z.

Her Momoiro Clover Z signature color is Pink.^[2] She is the youngest member of the group. Her self-introduction is: "I am a playful and little bit sexy idol of Momoclo Ayaka Sasaki a.k.a. Ārin!".^[3]

On July 24, 2021, it was reported Sasaki was hospitalized on July 23. She was diagnosed with right peripheral facial nerve paralysis. A concert that was scheduled for August 1, 2021 has been postponed.^[4]

Career[edit]

Ayaka Sasaki was born on June 11, 1996, in Kanagawa, Japan.

Ayaka entered Momoiro Clover together with Yukina Kashiwa and Akari Hayami on November 23, 2008.^[5]

On October 12, 2012, she made a solo appearance in a special issue of the Japanese culture magazine QuickJapan. The 21-page material featuring her was titled "Summer Memories of a 16-year-old". It reported about Momoclo's summer of 2012 activities, included many photographs and a long interview with Ayaka.^[6]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

2016: Aarin wa Aarin (あーりんはあーりん)
2017: Hen'na kitai shicha dameda yo…? (ヘンな期待しちゃ駄目だよ…?)
2018: Early SUMMER!!!
2019: Bunny Gone Bad
2019: Kimi ga Suki Dato Sakebitai (君が好きだと叫びたい)
2020: Happy Sweet Birthday! (ハッピースイートバースデー!)
2021: A-rin Kingdom / SPECIALIZER
2022: Lady Cat
2023: Joyful Wonderland (ジョイフルワンダーランド) / Kirarin! (きらりんっ!)

Studio albums[edit]

2017: My Cherry Pie / My Hamburger Boy (小粋なチェリーパイ / 浮気なハンバーガーボーイ)

Compilation albums[edit]

2020: A-rin Assort

Video albums[edit]

2017: AYAKA-NATION 2016 in Yokohama Arena Live
2018: Ayaka Nation 2017 In Ryogoku Kokugi Kan Live
2019: Ayaka Nation 2019 In Yokohama Arena Live
2021: A-CHANNEL
2022: Ayaka Nation 2021 In Yokohama Arena Live
2023: AYAKA NATION 2022 in TOKYO GARDEN THEATER

Appearances[edit]

Movies[edit]

Death Note 2: The Last Name (2006)^[7]
Yoshimoto Director's 100 "Boku to Takeda-kun" (2007)^[7]
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014; voice of Saori Kido)^[8]
Maku ga Agaru (幕が上がる) (2015)^[9]

TV dramas[edit]

Niji no Kanata (虹のかなた, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow") (2004, TBS)^[7]
Hungry! (Ep. 8, February 28, 2012, Kansai TV)
Friend-Ship Project ~ kon'nichiwa, joyū no sagara itsukidesu.~ (Friend-Ship Project ～こんにちは、女優の相楽樹です。～, "Friend-Ship Project ~ Hello, this is the tree Sagara of the actress. ~") (2017, TV Tokyo)^[7]
TBA: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Sutīru Bōru Ran (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part7 スティール・ボール・ラン) (Tusk: Act 4)

TV variety shows[edit]

Oha Star^[7] (August 2005 — September 2007, TV Tokyo)
Kaminuma Emiko wa Mita! Nichijō Waido Gekijō (上沼恵美子は見た!日常ワイド劇場) (TBS)
Downtown DX (ダウンタウンDX) (Special edition, January 5, 2012)

Internet[edit]

OCN Tonay Kyō no Bishōjo Shashin Vol. 43 (OCN TODAY　今日の美少女写真Vol.43)^[7]

Magazines[edit]

QuickJapan (Vol. 104, October 12, 2012, Ohta Publishing Co.)^[10]

References[edit]

^ "Ayaka Sasaki". Momoiro Clover Z official site. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ "starchildももいろクローバーZ" (in Japanese). Starchild. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ ももクロ「お前ら、ちゃんと店に行ってＣＤ買えよな！」 (in Japanese). MSN News. 2012-03-04. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ "Momoiro Clover Z's Ayaka Sasaki Hospitalized Due to Paralyzed Facial Nerves". 12 June 2023.
^ "新曲・新メンバー！(2008.11.25)". ももいろクローバー -スターダストプロモーション３Bジュニア. 2008-11-25. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
^ "最新号「QuickJapan」にももクロあーりん21ページ特集" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "STARDUST - スターダストプロモーション芸能３部 - 佐々木彩夏のプロフィール" (in Japanese). Stardust Section 3. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ "ヒロイン、沙織役佐々木彩夏に決定！". 公式ウェブサイト. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
^ "幕が上がる(2015)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "104号紹介「佐々木彩夏」クイック・ジャパン - QuickJapan". QuickJapan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-07.

External links[edit]

[1] "Ayaka Sasaki". Momoiro Clover Z official site. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[2] "starchildももいろクローバーZ" (in Japanese). Starchild. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[3] ももクロ「お前ら、ちゃんと店に行ってＣＤ買えよな！」 (in Japanese). MSN News. 2012-03-04. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[4] "Momoiro Clover Z's Ayaka Sasaki Hospitalized Due to Paralyzed Facial Nerves". 12 June 2023.

[5] "新曲・新メンバー！(2008.11.25)". ももいろクローバー -スターダストプロモーション３Bジュニア. 2008-11-25. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2013-04-01.

[6] "最新号「QuickJapan」にももクロあーりん21ページ特集" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[stardustprofile-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "STARDUST - スターダストプロモーション芸能３部 - 佐々木彩夏のプロフィール" (in Japanese). Stardust Section 3. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[saintseiya2014-8] "ヒロイン、沙織役佐々木彩夏に決定！". 公式ウェブサイト. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-13.

[9] "幕が上がる(2015)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[10] "104号紹介「佐々木彩夏」クイック・ジャパン - QuickJapan". QuickJapan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-07.

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