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Sayaka Akimoto (秋元 才加, Akimoto Sayaka, born July 26, 1988) is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and its spin-off unit Diva. As an actress, Akimoto has appeared in both Japanese and American productions, and made her Hollywood debut in Sniper: Assassin's End (2020). She also provides the Japanese dub for Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Career Family and early career Akimoto was born to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother. In 2012, she ran the Tokyo Marathon for the second year in a row and donated the money to the Philippines. Her solo book of photographs is entitled Ari no Mama. On June 26, 2014, Akimoto was appointed as the Goodwill Philippine Tourism Ambassador to promote the Philippines as a tourist destination in Japan. She was also assigned as a narrator in the collaboration drama of PTV-4 and Nippon TV entitled "Halo Halo House-Jose's Nippon Diary" 2006–2013: AKB48 member Akimoto began her career in AKB48 as one of the members of the second generation, the Original Team K. On the last day of the Budokan concert on August 23, 2009, during the first team shuffle, Akimoto was officially made captain of Team K. She resigned after a scandal in 2010 but after completing the Tokyo Marathon in 2011, she was reappointed the position. On August 24, 2012, in the Tokyo Dome~1830m no Yume~ concert, Yuko Oshima replaced her as the captain of Team K via team shuffle.She has since been involved with sub-unit group Diva under Avex. She became a regular on the popular noon TV show Waratte Iitomo from 2010 to 2012. She was also featured as one of the members in AKB48's own anime television show alongside other members Minami Takahashi, Yuko Oshima, Tomomi Itano, Atsuko Maeda and others. On April 7, 2013, Akimoto announced on her official blog that she would not be participating in AKB48's 2013 general election, and would be graduating from AKB48 to focus on her acting. Her graduation ceremony was held on August 22 at the Tokyo Dome, and her final stage performance was held on August 28 at the AKB48 Theater, and has been streamed live by Nico Nico Namahousou. 2014–present: Solo career In 2014, she reunited with her sub-unit group DIVA to release their final single "Discovery", an album, and a tour before disbandment. She composed and sang "Little Witch" which was the NHK 2014 Spring Campaign Theme Song.Since leaving AKB48 she has starred in four films. She has a recurring role as Bikuu in Garo which led to a solo film spin off in 2015. She sang the theme song of the film entitled "Sengetsu ~Hikari to Yami no Soba de~".Akimoto was a co-host for Team Japan in the reality competition show Ultimate Beastmaster which was released on Netflix on February 24, 2017. Personal life On July 27, 2020, Akimoto married music producer and singer PUNPEE. She gave birth to their first child on October 4, 2023. Discography With AKB48 Singles Singles with SKE48 Stage units Team K 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" (PARTYが始まるよ)Skirt, Hirari (スカート、ひらり) Hoshi no Ondo (星の温度) Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" (青春ガールズ)Blue Rose Fushidara na Natsu (ふしだらな夏)Team K 3rd Stage "Nōnai Paradise" (脳内パラダイス)Kimi wa Pegasus (君はペガサス)Himawari Gumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyō" (僕の太陽)Himawari (向日葵)Himawari Gumi 2nd Stage "Yume o Shinaseru Wakeni Ikanai" (夢を死なせるわけにいかない)ConfessionTeam K 4th Stage "Saishū Bell ga Naru" (最終ベルが鳴る)Return Match (リターンマッチ)Team K 5th Stage "Sakaagari" (逆上がり)Mushi no Ballad (虫のバラード) (Solo Unit)Team K 6th Stage "Reset"Ashita no Tame ni Kiss o (明日のためにキスを)Team K Waiting StageAnata to Christmas Eve (あなたとクリスマスイブ) Yuuwaku no Garter (誘惑のガーター)With Diva "Tsuki no Ura gawa" "Fade out" "Information" "Blue rose -Diva ver.-" "Cry" "No way out" "Chika Suidō" "Maria -Diva ver.-" "Lost the Way" "Kanashimi no Mirage" "Kimi wa Pegasus -Diva ver.-"Filmography Films Television dramas Stage plays Musicals Other television Japanese dub References External links Official website (in Japanese) Official agency profile Archived November 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese) Sayaka Yamamoto at Oricon (in Japanese) Sayaka Akimoto at IMDb. Discover the Kaoru Akimoto popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Kaoru Akimoto books.

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