Saaya Irie

{{Infobox person

| name = Saaya Irie

| image =

| caption = {{Nihongo|Saaya Irie|入江紗綾}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|11|15|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

| other_names = Saaya

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|voice actress|gravure idol|singer}}

| years_active = 2005–present

| height_cm = 151

| spouse = {{marriage|Unknown|2022}}

| children = 1

}}

{{nihongo|Saaya Irie|入江紗綾|Irie Saaya|born November 15, 1993}} is a Japanese actress, voice actress, gravure idol and singer. Her stage name is simply her given name, Saaya.

In addition to her modeling work she has recently been appearing in numerous films, radio, and television programs. She has also done voice work, appearing in the anime OVA Kyo no Gononi as Chika Koizumi. She was formerly a member of Japanese musical group Sweet Kiss before it disbanded on May 12, 2006, to be replaced by the group Chase.

Biography

= As a model =

Irie was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. During her childhood she idolized Yoshika, a fashion model from Kitakyushu, but she gained fame for her professional glamour modeling as a U-15 idol, making her debut at age 11. Her bikini pictures soon received widespread distribution over the Internet."Monthly Bunshun (Ja:週刊文春)" No.May 19, 2005 (was published on May 11, 2005) In October 2015, Saaya released her 12th photobook, and appeared in 46 solo gravure idol DVDs through 2018.

On January 12, 2025, she announced on her Instagram that she taking a break from gravure works.{{Cite web |title=元小学生グラドル・紗綾グラビアからの“卒業”を宣言「その時が来た」「幸せな20年間でした」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2025/01/12/kiji/20250112s00041000279000c.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |language=ja}}

= Personal life =

After making her debut as a model, she still lived in Fukuoka Prefecture where she attended elementary school and middle school,{{cite web|url=http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/geinou/200606/graph/25_2/|title=mainichimsn co – Bing|work=mainichi-msn.co.jp|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313231308/http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/geinou/200606/graph/25_2/|archivedate=March 13, 2007}} but moved to Tokyo when she turned 16. In August 2014, she contracted Dengue fever during the 2014 Dengue fever outbreak.{{cite news |title=Japanese models catch Dengue fever after visiting source of outbreak |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/02/dengue-fever-japan-celebrities-outbreak |accessdate=September 2, 2014 |agency=Agence France-Presse |work=The Guardian |date=September 2, 2014}}

On May 20, 2022, she announced on both her Instagram and Twitter accounts that she is married and that she was pregnant with her first child.{{Cite web |title=紗綾、交際男性との結婚＆第1子妊娠を報告「沢山の幸せに包まれております」 11歳でグラビアが話題に |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2235657/full/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=ORICON NEWS}} She later moved her entertainment activities to her husband hometown in Hiroshima.{{Cite web |title=妊娠9カ月の紗綾 “人生第二弾”東京から夫の地元・広島への移住報告「新たな地で、新たな分野への挑戦」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2022/08/30/kiji/20220830s00041000182000c.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |language=ja}} On September 30, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Kiko.{{Cite web |title=紗綾第1子女児出産を報告「楽しくて、面白くて、幸せいっぱいなお産をする事が出来ました」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2022/09/30/kiji/20220930s00041000591000c.html |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |language=ja}} In November 2024, the couple held their traditional wedding ceremony at Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima.{{Cite web |title=紗綾、2歳の長女らに見守られ厳島神社で挙式報告「憧れだった白無垢綿帽子」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2355782/full/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=ORICON NEWS}}

Her ancestors were the Nabeshima family, lords of the Hizen Saga Domain.{{Cite web |last=Shimbun |first=The Nishinippon |title=「世が世なら姫君?」31歳女優、ご先祖様は〝肥前佐賀藩主〟突然の報告にフォロワー騒然「佐賀県民として誉高いです」「素敵なお話ですね」：「おっ！」でつながる地元密着のスポーツ応援メディア西スポWEB OTTO! |url=https://nishispo.nishinippon.co.jp/article/890533?rct=entertainment_q_otto |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=「おっ！」でつながる地元密着のスポーツ応援メディア西スポWEB OTTO! |language=ja}}

Filmography

= TV programs =

Kyuyo Meisai (TV Tokyo, 2005)
Government Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen Jotaro (TV Asahi, 2006), as a communication officer
Gekito! Idol Yokibou (KBS, July 2006), as Suzuka Hayata
Hell Girl (2007 live action), as Tsugumi Shibata (Nippon TV, 2006){{cite web |url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/cast.html |title=Cast & Staff |publisher=Nippon Television Network |language=Japanese |accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
Manga-Kissa Toshi-Densetsu Noroi no Manna san (BS-i, 2008)
Ghost Friends (NHK, 2009), as Risa
Kiss×Kiss×Kiss (2010)

= Radio programs =

Gekito! Idol Yokibou (Osaka Broadcasting Corporation, released in July 2006)

= OVA =

Kyo no Gononi (as Chika Koizumi; produced by avex)
Note: She only sang for the Sweet Kiss version of the opening and ending songs and did not play Chika in the OVA itself. Mai Kadowaki played Chika. On the special edition of the DVD series there was a special audio track. Saaya and Chase were on the second audio track.

= Films =

God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand or Kami no hidarite Akuma no migite (神の左手　悪魔の右手) 2006
Shibuya Kaidan parts 1 & 1 (渋谷怪談 THEリアル都市伝説) 2006{{cite web |url=http://broadband.cplaza.ne.jp/shibuya/ |title=渋谷怪談 the リアル都市伝説 |accessdate=November 21, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061220161853/http://broadband.cplaza.ne.jp/shibuya/ |archivedate=December 20, 2006 }}
Kani Goalkeeper (かにゴールキーパー) 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.kani-gk.com/|title=大手と中小の車買取業者の特徴|work=kani-gk.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006055737/http://www.kani-gk.com/|archivedate=October 6, 2006}}
Carved or Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女) 2007 (all members of Chase in this movie)
Pussy Soup (The Cat Cook) or Neko Râmen Taishô (猫ラーメン大将) 2008{{cite web|url=http://www.neko-rahmen.com/movie.html|title=猫ラーメン大将 11月29日（土）よりシネセゾン渋谷ほかにて、限定モーニング＆レイトショー|work=neko-rahmen.com}}
Hard Revenge Milly 2008
Girl's Box 2008
Yamagata sukurîm 2009
Seifuku sabaigâru I 2010
The Purple Mirror (horror) 2010
Rock and Roll Diet 2010
Yomutoshinu: Death Comic Part I and Part II (movie version) 2011
Marry's Phone (Martial arts and horror) 2011

= Web programs =

It's your CHOICE! episode 2

= Stage =

{{nihongo|Samurai Warriors|戦国無双|Sengoku Musō}} (2015), Inahime{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-17/samurai-warriors-sengoku-musou-stage-play-leads-unveiled-in-costume/.87161 |title=Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou Stage Play Leads Unveiled in Costume |date=April 17, 2015 |website=Anime News Network |accessdate=October 31, 2015}}