23 Facts About Sakura Miyawaki

Sakura Miyawaki is a member of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim, and a former member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One and Japanese girl groups AKB48 and its spin-off HKT48.

Sakura Miyawaki took a hiatus from HKT48 in 2018 after placing second in the reality competition show Produce 48, joining the girl group Iz*One until 2021, then leaving HKT48 a few months later to pursue her idol career in South Korea by joining Le Sserafim, which debuted in May 2022.

Miyawaki Sakura was born on March 19,1998, in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, where she was raised.

Sakura Miyawaki later graduated from the Maria Musical Academy in her hometown of Kagoshima.

Sakura Miyawaki joined HKT48 as a first-generation trainee in July 2011.

Sakura Miyawaki was officially promoted to full member status of HKT48 Team H on March 4,2012, along with 15 other trainees.

In 2012, Sakura Miyawaki became the first HKT48 member to have ranked in the AKB48 general election.

Sakura Miyawaki received 6,635 votes, placing her at the 47th position.

On January 11,2014, it was announced during the first day of HKT48's Kyushu 7 Prefecture Tour at Oita, that Sakura Miyawaki would be transferred to the newly formed Team KIV.

Sakura Miyawaki participated in the 2014 AKB48 general election and placed 11th overall with 45,538 votes, landing her a position on the A-side for "Kokoro no Placard".

In that year's rock-paper-scissors tournament, Sakura Miyawaki lost in the 3rd round of the preliminary competition.

In 2015, Sakura Miyawaki was given a lead role in AKB48's drama Majisuka Gakuen 4 along with Haruka Shimazaki.

Sakura Miyawaki placed 7th overall in the general election the same year with 81,422 votes.

In July 2015, she released her first photobook, titled Sakura Miyawaki, which reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon photobook chart and number 3 on the general book chart.

Sakura Miyawaki got her first solo lead position on AKB's 43rd single with "Kimi wa Melody", released on March 9,2016.

In 2018, Sakura Miyawaki participated and placed second in reality girl group survival show Produce 48, and became a member of Korean-Japanese idol group Iz*One that debuted in October of the same year.

Sakura Miyawaki launched her own video gaming channel on YouTube in 2018, which had over 717,000 subscribers and 25 million video views by March 16,2025.

On May 15,2021, Sakura Miyawaki confirmed her departure, with a graduation concert scheduled to be held on June 19.

In May 2021, Sakura Miyawaki became the face of the hair care brand Kerastase and the Chinese cosmetics brand Flower Knows.

On November 14,2015, Sakura Miyawaki was chosen as the model for the "Kagoshima Roman Theater" campaign, aimed at promoting a new event and attracting tourists to the region, showcasing various attractions in Kagoshima and serving as an introduction to the event.

In September 2016, Sakura Miyawaki collaborated with Erika Kenko Dojo to promote the champagne drink "Yukousen," alongside four of her HKT48 bandmates.

Since 2019, Sakura Miyawaki has been the main model for the Japanese color contact lens brand Molak.

Sakura Miyawaki launched her cosmetic brand Cran by Molak in 2021, as a partnership with the brand Molak, which she modeled for.