Asuka Saitō

Asuka Saito (齋藤 飛鳥code: ja is deprecated , Saitō Asuka, lahir 10 Agustus 1998) adalah seorang idola Jepang, aktris, model fashion dan mantan pemeran cilik. Ia adalah anggota generasi pertama dari grup vokal perempuan Jepang Nogizaka46, dan seorang model reguler untuk majalah fashion sweet dan mantan model eksklusif untuk CUTiE. Peran utamanya sebagai aktris termasuk Mana Hayase dalam film remake Jepang You Are the Apple of My Eye, dan Midori Asakusa dalam adaptasi film dan TV Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!.

Asuka Saitō
Saito di Taipei Arena pada Januari 2019
Nama asal	齋藤 飛鳥
Lahir	10 Agustus 1998 Tokyo, Jepang
Kebangsaan	Jepang
Pekerjaan	Penyanyi Aktris Model fashion
Tahun aktif	2007–
Dikenal atas	Nogizaka46 (2011–2023)

Kehidupan Awal

Saitō lahir pada 10 Agustus 1998 di Tokyo. Ibunya dari Myanmar dan ayahnya dari Jepang. Saitō memulai debutnya sebagai aktris pada tahun 2007 di film Sakuran, berperan sebagai protagonis sebagai seorang anak.

Karier

Pada tahun 2011, didorong oleh ibunya, dia berhasil lolos audisi untuk generasi pertama grup idola Nogizaka46, memulai debutnya sebagai idola di single pertama grup tersebut "Guruguru Curtain" pada Februari 2012. Saitō menjadi anggota tengah di single ke-15 Nogizaka46, "Hadashi de Summer", pada tahun 2016.

Saito aktif sebagai aktris dan model di luar Nogizaka46. Dia telah memainkan peran utama dalam remake Jepang dari film Taiwan You Are the Apple of My Eye dan drama horor NTV Zambi. Pada 2015, Saitō menjadi model eksklusif untuk majalah mode CUTiE terbitan Takarajimasha, yang berhenti terbit pada tahun yang sama. Saitō kemudian menjadi model reguler untuk majalah mode lain dari penerbit yang sama, sweet, sebagai model majalah termuda sejak diterbitkan.

Pada 2017, Gentosha menerbitkan photobook pertama Saitō. Berjudul Shiosai, buku foto tersebut terjual 58.215 eksemplar di minggu pertama. Hingga Desember 2018, photobook tersebut telah terjual lebih dari 200 ribu eksemplar.

Saitō mengumumkan kelulusannya dari Nogizaka46 pada 4 November 2022. Dia akan tetap di grup hingga akhir tahun 2022 dan merencanakan konser kelulusan pada tahun 2023. Dia adalah anggota generasi pertama kedua dari belakang, yang meninggalkan grup.

Diskografi

Single dengan Nogizaka46

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2012	1	"Guruguru Curtain"	A-side	Debuted as a 1st Generation member; Also sang on "Nogizaka no Uta", "Aitakatta Kamoshirenai", "Ushinaitakunai kara" and "Shiroi Kumo ni Notte"
	2	"Oide Shampoo"	B-side	Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Ōkami ni Kuchibue o" as Under Member
	3	"Hashire! Bicycle"	B-side	Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Kairyū no Shima yo" as Under Member
	4	"Seifuku no Mannequin"	A-side	Also sang on "Yubi Bōenkyō" and "Yasashisa Nara Ma ni Atteru"
2013	5	"Kimi no Na wa Kibō"	B-side	Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Shakiism" and "13nichi no Kinyobi" as Under Member
	6	"Girl's Rule"	B-side	Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Senpūki" as Under Member and "Ningen to Iu Gakki"
	7	"Barrette"	A-side	Also sang on "Tsuki no Ōkisa" and "Sonna Baka na…"
2014	8	"Kizuitara Kataomoi"	B-side	Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Toiki no Method" and "Umareta Mama de" as Under Member
	9	"Natsu no Free & Easy"	B-side	Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Koko ni Iru Riyū" as Under Member
	10	"Nandome no Aozora ka?"	B-side	Does not sing on title track. Sang on "Watashi, Okiru" and "Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita" as Under Member
2015	11	"Inochi wa Utsukushii"	A-side	Also sang on "Arakajime Katarareru Romance"
	12	"Taiyō Nokku"	A-side	Also sang on "Hane no Kioku" and "Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o…"
	13	"Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru"	A-side	Also sang on "Popipappapā" and "Kanashimi no Wasurekata"
2016	14	"Harujion ga Sakukoro"	A-side	Also sang on "Harukanaru Bhutan"
	15	"Hadashi de Summer"	A-side, center	Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari"
	16	"Sayonara no Imi"	A-side	Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora" and "Ano Kyōshitsu"
2017	17	"Influencer"	A-side	Also sang on "Another Ghost"
	18	"Nigemizu"	A-side	Also sang on "Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai", "Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori…" and "Naitatte Iijanaika?"
	19	"Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru"	A-side, center	Shared center position with Nanase Nishino; Also sang on "Fuminshō"
2018	20	"Synchronicity"	A-side	Also sang on "Against" as 1st Generation member
	21	"Jikochū de Ikō!"	A-side, center	Also sang on "Chikyū ga Maruinara " and "Anna ni Sukidatta no ni…"
	22	"Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru"	A-side	Also sang on "Caravan wa Nemuranai" and "Shiritai Koto "
2019	23	"Sing Out!"	A-side, center	Also sang on "No Yō na Sonzai"
	24	"Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii"	A-side	Also sang on "Boku no Koto, Shitteru?", "Romendensha no Machi" and "Boku no Omoikomi"
2020	25	"Shiawase no Hogoshoku"	A-side	Also sang on "Sayonara Stay With Me", "Romendensha no Machi" and "Fantastic Sanshoku Pan"
	—	"Sekaijū no Rinjin yo"	—	Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic
	—	"Route 246"	Center
2021	26	"Boku wa Boku o Suki ni Naru"	A-side	Also sang on "Ashita ga Aru Riyū" and "Wilderness World"
	27	"Gomen ne Fingers Crossed"	A-side	Also sang on "Zenbu Yume no Mama"
	28	"Kimi ni Shikarareta"	A-side	Also sang on "Dorodarake" and "Tanin no Sora ni"
	—	"Saigo no Tight Hug"	A-side
2022	29	"Actually..."	Center	Shared center position with Mizuki Yamashita; Also sang on "Fukayomi" and "Suki ni Nattemita"
	30	"Suki to Iu no wa Rock da ze!"	A-side
	31	"Koko ni wa Nai Mono"	Center	Last single to participate

Album dengan Nogizaka46

Year	No.	Title	Praticipated song
2015	1	Tōmei na Iro	"Nazo no Rakugaki" "Jiyū no Kanata "
2016	2	Sorezore no Isu	"Kikkake" "Taiyō ni Kudokarete" "Threefold Choice"
2017	3	Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume	"Skydiving" "Settei Ondo" "Katai Kara no Yō ni Dakishimetai" (Solo)
2019	4	Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made	"Arigachi na Ren'ai" "Mosugu ~Zambi Densetsu~"

Lagu Lainnya

Year	Artist	Title	Albums / Singles
2017	AKB48	"Dare no Koto o Ichiban Aishiteru"	"Shoot Sign"
	Mondo Grosso	"Wakusei Tantra"	Nando Demo Atarashiku Umareru
2018	AKB48	"Kokkyo no Nai Jidai"	"Jabaja"
2019		"Hitsuzensei"	"Jiwaru Days"
2021	Nogizaka46	"Hard to Say"	"Time Flies"
2022	Mondo Grosso	"Stranger"	Big World

Filmografi

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2007	Sakuran	Tomeki
2018	You Are the Apple of My Eye	Mana Hayase	Lead role
2020	Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! The Movie	Midori Asakusa	Lead role

Televisi

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref(s)
2020	Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!	Midori Asakusa	MBS	Lead role

Bibliografi

Photobooks

Kikan Nogizaka vol.3 Ryōshū (4 September 2014, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863364264

Shiosai (25 January 2017, Gentosha) ISBN 9784344030534

Pranala luar

• Nogizaka46 - Official Profile