Saho Akari

Saho Akari 佐保(さほ)明梨(あかり)
Saho Akari promoting "It's Up To You / HAPPY NAKED!! / BIG BANG"
Name
Nicknames	Akari (アカリ  Akari?)
Birth Info
Born	June 8, 1995 (1995-06-08) (age 25)
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Blood Type	AB
Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Sizes
Height	162cm
Shoe Size	23cm
Professional Info
Genres	J-Pop
Occupation	Singer, Idol
Years Active	2004-present
Agency	UP-FRONT AGENCY (2004-2012) UP-FRONT PROMOTION (2012-2013) UP-FRONT CREATE (2013-) YU-M Entertainment (2016-)
Label	Pony Canyon (2008-2010) zetima (2009) UP-FRONT WORKS (2004-2012) T-Palette Records (2012-)
Associated Acts	Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai, Shugo Chara Egg!, Aa!, UFZS, Up Up Girls (Kari), T-Palette mini All Stars, Team Makenki, UP-FRONT GROUP Telework Gasshou
Up Up Girls (Kari) Info
Joined	May 3, 2011
Member Color	Yellow
Debut Single	Going my ↑
Time in Group	9 Years, 1 Month, 28 Days
Hello Pro Egg Info
Joined	June 20, 2004
Generation	1st Generation
Left	April 18, 2011
Time in Group	6 Years, 9 Months, 30 Days
Links
Blog	Up Up Girls (Kari) Official Blog
YouTube	Saho Uta
Twitter	@saho_akari

Saho Akari (佐保明梨) is a Japanese singer and idol. She is a member of the group Up Up Girls (Kari). She is also a former member of Hello! Project as a trainee under Hello Pro Egg. During her time in Hello Pro Egg, she was involved with Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai, Shugo Chara Egg!, and Aa!.

HistoryEdit

2004Edit

Saho Akari joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello Pro Egg in June 2004 when she passed the auditions along with twenty-nine other girls.

2007Edit

In 2007, she joined Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai as a replacement for Yutoku Ayumi.

2008Edit

In 2008, she was put into the group Shugo Chara Egg! with fellow Hello Pro Egg members Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka, and Fukuda Kanon to sing the opening songs for the anime Shugo Chara!. Saho Akari was also in Shugo Chara! The Musical with the original members of Shugo Chara Egg!. Saho played the roles of a student named Chika, X-character, and X-egg. She had some lines and some solos.

2009Edit

In July, Saho replaced Tanaka Reina in the group Aa! for compilation albums and concert appearances.

In August, Saho participated in the stage play Shugo Chara! as the character Chika. It ran from August 13th through the 23rd.

2010Edit

In Mano Erina's 6th, 7th and 8th singles she was a backup dancer along with three other Eggs.

Shugo Chara Egg! performed "Arigatou ~Ookiku Kansha~" for the last time and disbanded.

She had a small role in the movie Hoshisuna no Shima no Chiisana Tenshi ~Mermaid Smile~. It was released on June 19.

2011Edit

On April 18, it was announced that Saho had finished her training as a Hello Pro Egg member.^[1] It was also announced on May 3 that she would be joining Up-Front Girls.^[2]

On May 17, she and Sengoku Minami joined UFZS, Up-Front Girls's K-Pop cover dance group.

On July 22, she appeared on Zakigami, a variety show which features Yaguchi Mari, Michishige Sayumi, and Satoda Mai, among others. Saho and Linlin formed a special special unit and performed in a mini-live at a Harajuku fashion show in China.

On August 27, she and Sato Ayano appeared in a TV drama called Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro.

2012Edit

She appeared in the TV drama Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen as the character Hatsudai Mina.

2013Edit

Saho had a small role in a two-part horror movie titled ADA. The movie was directed by Koji Shiraishi and was released on July 13.

2017Edit

On March 29 and 31, she held her first solo live, Saho Akari Solo Live Change & Destroy at Hatsudai THE DOORS.

2018Edit

On March 16 and 19, she held her second solo live, Saho Akari Solo Live Destroy the Brain! at Hatsudai THE DOORS. There, she unveiled an original song called "Destroy the Brain" for which she wrote the lyrics.^[3]

On August 27, Saho was appointed as a migration PR ambassador for Niihama, Ehime Prefecture alongside ANGERME member Nakanishi Kana.^[4]

2019Edit

On April 6, she held her third solo live at Hatsudai THE DOORS.^[5]

2020Edit

On March 20, she released the music video for her original song, "Destroy the Brain".^[6]

On March 31, it was announced that her fourth solo live, Saho Akari Live SA To Be Determined, which was set to be held on April 5 at Omotesando GROUND, would be postponed to June 21 in consideration of a new policy established by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.^[7] She will hold an internet autograph signing session live streamed through YouTube on the original date instead.^[8]

On April 19, she launched a YouTube channel dedicated to song covers called "Saho Uta".^[9]

On April 21, her first solo indie single, "Destroy the Brain! / NEW WONDER SEASON", was released exclusively through Tower Records.^[10]

ProfileEdit

DiscographyEdit

Discography Featured InEdit

Lyrics CreditsEdit

• [2018] Destroy the Brain

WorksEdit

MoviesEdit

• [2010] Hoshisuna no Shima no Chiisana Tenshi ~Mermaid Smile~ (星砂の島のちいさな天使～マーメイド　スマイル)
• [2013] Ada ~ADA~ (讐 ～ADA～)

TV ProgramsEdit

• [2007.09.02] Chao.TV (ちゃお.TV)
• [2011–2015] Up-Front Girls
• [2011–2018] R no Housoku (Ｒの法則)
• [2014–2019] The Girls Live

AnimeEdit

• [2009.10.03-2010.03.27] Shugo Chara! Party (しゅごキャラ パーティー!) (as host Amulet Spade)

Music VideosEdit

• [2010] Mano Erina - Haru no Arashi (春の嵐) (as back dancer)
• [2010] Mano Erina - Onegai Dakara... (お願いだから・・) (as back dancer)
• [2010] Mano Erina - Genkimono de Ikou! (元気者で行こう!) (as back dancer)

TV DramasEdit

• [2011] Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro (勇者ヨシヒコと魔王の城)
• [2012] Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園)

TheaterEdit

• [2008.09.13-15] Tsunku THEATER dai 6 dan "Aa joshi gassho bu ~Eiko no kake ra 2008~" (つんく♂THEATER第6弾 「あぁ 女子合唱部 〜栄光のかけら2008〜」)
• [2009.08.13-23] Shugo Chara! (しゅごキャラ!) (as Chika)

BooksEdit

• [2012.06.10] Haikei shiryoshu 1 gakko kyoshitsu (Manga x anime kore 1 satsu!) (背景資料集1 学校・教室 (マンガ×アニメ これ1冊!)) (Sato Ayano, Saho Akari, Sekine Azusa, Arai Manami)

TriviaEdit

• Eats rice for breakfast.
• Has a habit of touching her neck.
• Her favorite spot is her room.
• She believes in ghosts and haunted houses.
• While in Shugo Chara Egg!, she was Amulet Spade.
• She is the only member of the original Shugo Chara Egg! that did not become a member of S/mileage.
• She is the only orginal Shugo Chara Egg! that didn't become a Lilpri member.
• She replaced Tanaka Reina in Aa!.
• She is the only member of the 2009 revival units who did not debut in Hello! Project.
• She was good friends with Maeda Yuuka.
• She had been in the most groups out of all the girls in Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
• Her official Up Up Girls (Kari) color is yellow.
• She is a Black Belt in Karate.
• She has received the most training in Hello Pro Egg.
• She was the last remaining original Hello Pro Egg.

See AlsoEdit

• Gallery:Saho Akari

Honorary TitlesEdit

ReferencessEdit

External LinksEdit

• Official Up Up Girls Kakko Kari Profile
• Official Twitter
• Saho Uta YouTube Channel
• Wikipedia Article