:Sayaka Kitahara
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sayaka Kitahara
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|29}}
| birth_place =Saitama Prefecture, Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress|voice actress}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre = J-pop
| years_active = 2004–present
| label = {{hlist|Zetima|FRAME|Ken Production}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Hello Pro Egg|MilkyWay}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo|Sayaka Kitahara|北原沙弥香|Kitahara Sayaka}}, (born on November 29, 1993, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese voice actress, actress and former singer.
Biography
In 2004, Sayaka Kitahara became a member of Hello Pro Egg, under Hello! Project. In 2008, she became a part of the unit MilkyWay, as a tie-in to the anime Kirarin Revolution, in which all three members of the group have parts, with Kitahara as Noel Yukino; the band sing the last theme songs of the show, and their two singles rank in the top 10 of the oricon music charts.http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/449660/ranking/cd_single/ (MilkyWay's singles ranking on Oricon charts) The series ended in 2009, then in 2010 she plays a main part in the horror movie Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1666707/ (Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki movie cast on the Internet Movie Database) {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
She graduated from Hello Pro Egg in 2011, and begins a solo career.[http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/04/kitahara-sayaka-to-make-her-debut-as-a-solo-singer/ (Tokyohive : "Kitahara Sayaka to make her debut as a solo singer!")] Since then, she voices the part of Aoi Sorano in the anime Inazuma Eleven GO, and sings the ending themes of the series, as "Sorano Aoi (CV: Kitahara Sayaka)"; her first three solo singles as "Sorano Aoi (...)" also chart on oricon.http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/460662/ranking/cd_single/ (Sayaka Kitahara's singles ranking on Oricon charts) On September 9, 2012, it was announced that Kitahara Sayaka would join Avex beginning October 2012. On 2013, she became a part of the unit COLORS(カラーズ） as "Sorano Aoi (CV:Kitahara Sayaka) with "Morimura Konoha(CV:Yuki Aoi)", then with "Mizukawa Minori(CV:Takagaki Ayahi)". Now she is also a part of COLORS but as "Kitahara Sayaka" with "Kobayashi Yuu". This is the first time she sings as "Kitahara Sayaka", not "Sorano Aoi(CV:Kitahara Sayaka)" nor "Yukino Noel(CV:Kitahara Sayaka)".
On July 19, 2022, Kitahara tested positive for COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-02/list-of-voice-actors-diagnosed-with-covid-19-in-july/.188278 |title=List of Voice Actors Diagnosed With COVID-19 in July - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2022-08-02 |accessdate=2022-08-18}}
Solo discography
;Singles
As « Sorano Aoi (CV: Kitahara Sayaka) »
- 2011/06/22 : {{nihongo|Yappa Seishun|やっぱ青春}}
- 2011/11/09 : {{nihongo|Kanari Juujou|かなり純情}}
- 2012/02/08 : {{nihongo|Hajike-Yo!!|HAJIKE-YO!!}}
- 2012/06/13 : {{nihongo|"Natsu ga Yattekuru|夏がやってくる}}
- 2013/03/06 : {{nihongo|Haru NO Gradation|春のグラデーション}}
COLORS
- 2013/07/03 : {{nihongo|Katte Ni Cinderella|勝手にシンデレラ}}
- 2013/11/16 : {{nihongo|Fashion Uchuu Senshi|ファッション 宇宙戦士}}
- 2014/03/06 : {{nihongo|Arashi Tatsumaki Hurricane|嵐 竜巻 ハリケーン}}
Filmography
= Anime =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of voice performances in anime !Year !Title !Role !Source |
| 2008–2009
|Yukino Noel |
| 2011–2012
|Sorano Aoi |
| 2012
|Inazuma Eleven GO VS Danball Senki W |Sorano Aoi |
| 2012–2013
|Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone |Sorano Aoi |
| 2013–2014
|Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy |Sorano Aoi |
| 2014
|Sidekick Emily |
| 2016
|Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song |Momose |
| 2016
|All Might's fan |
| 2016
|Upperclassman |
| 2016
|Maid |
| 2016
|Days |Sayuri's friend |
| 2017
|Mary Kikakujou |
| 2018
|Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari |P-chan, Yuuhi Nishimiya | |
| 2019
|Nozomi Komabami |
;Film
- 2010 : Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki
;Dubbing
- Red Dwarf, Waitress Greta (Amrita Acharia){{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=11663|title= 宇宙船レッド・ドワーフ号|accessdate= May 6, 2019|work= Fukikaeru}}
- Carmen Sandiego, The Driver (Toks Olagundoye){{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/sky_topaz/status/1179674836601200640|title= 吹替備忘録 on Twitter|accessdate= October 22, 2019|work= Twitter}}
- Snowdrop (Eun Yeong-ro (Jisoo)){{Cite web |last=N4v＆rec |first=韓国ドラマ |date=2022-10-26 |title=『スノードロップ』吹き替え声優一覧 （BLACKPINKジス主演） |url=https://kdrama.n4vrec.com/snowdrop/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=韓国ドラマ n4v＆rec}}
= Video games =
- Girls' Frontline (2014) SPR A3G, Type 03.
- White Cat Project (2014) Tin
- Girl Friend Beta (2015) Tamaki Hayashi
- The Idolmaster Shiny Colors (2018) Mei izumi.{{cite web|url=https://shinycolors.idolmaster.jp/idol/straylight/mei.html|title = アイドルマスター シャイニーカラーズ(シャニマス) | バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト}}
- galaxyz (2021) Aina
References
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External links
{{in lang|ja}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120217042857/http://www.kitaharasayaka.com/ Official Site]
{{in lang|ja}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223061635/http://ameblo.jp/sayakakitahara Official blog]
{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.kenproduction.co.jp/talent/member.php?mem=w119 Official profile]
{{in lang|en}} [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70347 Official profile]
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Category:Japanese women singers
Category:Japanese child singers
Category:Japanese video game actresses
Category:Japanese voice actresses
Category:Hello! Project members
Category:Singers from Saitama Prefecture