Akimoto Sayaka was a member of AKB48's Team K as well as a member of the subgroup DiVA. She was also a member of the one-shot unit Chocolove from AKB48.
Catchphrase
- 強く気高く美しく35歳のさやかこと、秋元才加です
- Tsuyoku okitakaku utsukushiku 35-sai no Sayaka koto, Akimoto Sayaka desu
- (Strong, big, beautiful 35 year old Sayaka, Akimoto Sayaka)
Team History
- 2006.02.26 - Joined AKB48 as Team K member
- 2013.08.23 - Graduated from AKB48 Team K (Tokyo Dome Concert) (Announcement: April 7, 2013 | Graduation Ceremony: August 22, 2013 at Tokyo Dome)
Leadership History
- 2009.08.23 - Appointed Captain of Team K (2009 Team Shuffle) (Position established)
- 2010.10.16 - Resigned as Captain of Team K due to scandal
- 2011.02.27 - Re-appointed as Captain of Team K
- 2012.08.24 - Relinquished role as Captain of Team K (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle) (Successor: Oshima Yuko)
AKB48 Senbatsu Elections
- 1st Senbatsu Election - #12 (Media Senbatsu)
- 2nd Senbatsu Election - #17 (Senbatsu)
- 3rd Senbatsu Election - #17 (Senbatsu)
- 4th Senbatsu Election - #20 (Undergirls)
- 5th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
AKB48 Janken Tournaments
- 1st Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kuramochi Asuka)
- 2nd Janken Taikai - #5 (Lost to Kobayashi Marina)
- 3rd Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Ueno Kasumi)
Singles Participation
AKB48 A-Sides
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AKB48 B-Sides
SKE48 B-Sides
Other Singles
Albums Participation
AKB48 Albums
- Anata ga Ite Kureta kara (SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban)
- Baby! Baby! Baby! 2010 (Kamikyokutachi)
- Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to (Kamikyokutachi)
- Iikagen no Susume (Koko ni Ita koto)
- Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
- Koko ni Ita koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
- Iede no Yoru (1830m)
- Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
- Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de (Tsugi no Ashiato) (Center)
Units
Chocolove from AKB48
- Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru
- Mail no Namida
Albums
- Dessert
DiVA
- Tsuki no Uragawa
- Cry
- Lost the way
- DISCOVERY
Albums
- DIVA
Team Z
- Koi no Owara / 恋のお縄
Stage Units
- K1 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)
- Skirt, Hirari
- Hoshi no Ondo
- K2 (Seishun Girls)
- Blue rose
- Fushidara na Natsu
- Cinderella wa Damasarenai
- K3 (Nounai Paradise)
- Kimi wa Pegasus
- Himawarigumi 1 (Boku no Taiyou)
- Himawari
- Himawarigumi 2 (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai)
- Confession (1st Unit + Revival)
- K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)
- Return Match
- K5 (Saka Agari)
- Mushi no Ballad
- K6 (RESET)
- Ashita no Tame ni Kiss wo
- Team K Waiting Stage
- Anata to Christmas Eve
- Yuuwaku no Garter (New Units)
Concert Units
AKB48 First Concert "Aitakatta ~Hashira wa Naize!~"
AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsushinai yo ne?
"Kami Kouen Yotei" AKB48 NHK Hall Concert 2009
AKB104 Senbatsu Members Sokaku Matsuri
Yokohama Arena 2010 'AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron'
Surprise wa Arimasen
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011
Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"
- AKB48 Group
AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~
- Fukuoka Dome
- Sapporo Dome
- Osaka Dome
- Nagoya Dome
- Tokyo Dome
Team K 2nd Generation 10th Anniversary Celebration Special Performance
Kojimatsuri ~Kojima Haruna Kanshasai~
Solo Songs
- Mushi no Ballad (Team K 5th Stage)
- Chocolate (Sayaka solo) (Dessert)
- Kare no Kitchen (Sayaka solo) (Dessert)
- Waves (Sayaka solo) (Dessert)
Photobooks
- [2013.10.22] Arinomama (ありのまま)
Media Appearances
Stage Plays
- Oishii Timing (おいしいタイミング) (2008)
- AKB48 Kagekidan 「∞・Infinity」 (2009) - Ruka
- Space Wars (スペース・ウォーズ) (2010)
- Minky Momo ~Kagami no Kuni no Princess~ (ミンキーモモ〜鏡の国のプリンセス〜) (2010) – Nightmare
- ACR Izumi Kyoka (ACT泉鏡花) (2010) – Tomohime
- Super Live Show "Double Heroine" (スーパーLIVEショー「ダブルヒロイン」) (2011) – Kinoshita Rachel
- Roman Holiday (ローマの休日) (2012) – Ann Princess
- "L'OPERA ROCK MOZART (2013)
- Kokumin no Eiga (国民の映画) (2014) - Elsa Veesenmayer
- Sherlock Holmes 2 ~Bloody Game~ (シャーロック ホームズ2 ~ブラッディ・ゲーム~) (2015) – Maria Clara
- Ghost (2018) - Molly
- Japan' History (日本の歴史) (2018)
Movies
- Densen Uta (伝染歌) (2007) - Matsuda Shuri
- SUPER GORE GIRL (聖白百合騎士団) (2009)
- Neo Action Series: Seishiyuri Kishidan - Super Gore Girl (2009)
- High Kick Girl! (as Rika) (ハイキック・ガール!) (2009)
- Meitantei Conan SP3 (as Suzuki Sonoko) (2011)
- Ultraman Saga (film) (2012) - Anna
- Spring Breakers (2013) – Faith (Japanese voice-over)
- Tokyo Slaves (奴隷区 -僕と23人の奴隷-) (2014) – Arakawa Eia
- BIKUU (ビクウ) (2015) – Biku
- Mango to Akai Kurumaisu (マンゴーと赤い車椅子) (2015) – Miyasono Ayaka
- Galaxy Turnpike (ギャラクシー街道) (2015) – Manmo
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - Mantis (Japanese voice-over)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - Mantis (Japanese voice-over)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Mantis (Japanese voice-over)
- Sniper: Assassin's End (2020) – Lady Death
Dramas
- Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata (正しい王子のつくり方) (2008)
- Ecogainder (環境超人エコガインダー) (2008) – Mudana-sama
- Majisuka Gakuen (マジスカ学園) (2010) - Chokoku
- Salary Man Kintaro 2 (サラリーマン金太郎2) (2010) – Torii Madoka
- Arienai! (あり得ない!) (2010) – Aihara Kaori (Episode 7)
- Meitantei Conan (as Suzuki Sonoko)(2011)
- Sakura Kara no Tegami (桜からの手紙) (2011) - herself
- Majisuka Gakuen 2 (マジスカ学園2) (2011) - Chokoku
- Kudo Shinchi he no Chosenjo (名探偵コナン 工藤新一への挑戦状) (2011) – Suzuki Sonoko
- Asadora Satsujin Jiken (朝ドラ殺人事件) (2012) – Niimi Miho
- Taiga Drama Daisakusen (大河ドラマ大作戦) (2012) – Niimi Miho
- Hosou Hakubutsukan Kikiippatsu (放送博物館危機一髪) (2013) – Niimi Miho
- Discover Dead (ディスカバーデッド) (2013) – Mermaid (Episode 1)
- Garo: Makai no Hana (〈GARO〉-魔戒ノ花-) (2014) – Biku
- Oyaji no Senaka (おやじの背中) (2014) – Ueda (Episode 10)
- Senkan Yamato no Curry Rice (戦艦大和のカレイライス) (2014) – Kureha Saori
- ORANGE ~1.17 Inochigake de Tatakatta Shoboshi no Tamashi no Monogatari~ (ORANGE〜1.17 命懸けで闘った消防士の魂の物語〜) – Yukimura Hana
- Kouncho Kohiya Koyomi (紅雲町珈琲屋こよみ) (2015)
- Wakaretara Sukina Hito (別れたら好きな人) (2015) – Kihara Megimi
- Good Morning Call (グッドモーニング・コール) (2016) – Yukari
- Sumika Sumire (スミカスミレ) (2016) – Chiaki Yoshinogo
- GARO - Episode 18: Makai no Hana (魔戒の花) (2019)
- Toshishikareshi (年下彼氏) (2020) – Shouko (Episode 14)
- Pet Doctor Hanasaki Mantaro no Jiken Karute (2023)
Variety Shows
- AKB 1ji 59fun! (2008)
- AKB 0ji 59fun! (2008)
- AKBINGO! (2008 – 2013)
- Music Fighter (2009)
- Shukan AKB (2009 – 2012)
- G.I. Goro (2010)
- Waratte Iitomo! (2010 – 2012)
- AKB MOTOR CLUB (2012 – 2013)
- HaKaTa Hyakkaten (2012)
- AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (Season 3/4/5/6)
- Couple Kitchen (2014)
- Ultimate Beastmaster (2017)
Trivia
- Hobbies: Bathing, massages, shopping, reading books
- Special skills: Impersonations, Art, Aikido
- Charm point: Her collarbone and mouth
- Favorite food: Vegetables, natural foods
- Favorite drink: Hot chocolate, Milo
- Favorite artist: Michael Jackson
- Favorite TV show: Mezamashi TV, Sukkiri
- Favorite magazine: Glitter and Blenda
- Favorite season: Spring and Summer
- Favorite town: Kyoto
- Favorite member: Fukuoka Seina
- Likes: Health spas, massages
- Good friends with: Miyazawa Sae (SaeYaka/Twin Tower), Oshima Yuko
- Torn between Tomonaga Mio and Imada Mina as her oshimen in HKT48's TV show HaKaTa Hyakkaten, she eventually chose Mio.
- Former member of DiVA
- Former member of Driving Club
- "I think when I pass, I will pass no matter what clothes I wear" - thus she wore a jersey suit on her audition
- After the audition, Aki-P named her and Miyazawa Sae as representatives of 2nd gen members
- She was officially announced as the captain of Team K at their AKB48 Bunshin no Jutsu Tour / AKB104 Senbatsu Members Sokaku Matsuri concert during the 2009 Team Shuffle
- On October 16, 2010, she resigned as Team K's captain due to a scandal. On February 27, 2011, she was reappointed
- Her mother is Filipino
- She, Oku Manami, and Oshima Yuko were the first mixed-race members of any 46/48 Group.
- Has a younger brother.
- She can speak conversational English, and even passed Eiken Level 2.
- In November 2010 there was a scandal concerning Sayaka, and she left the position of Captain. However, in March 2011 after finishing her first marathon, she regained the position.
- Was known for her strict rules during captaincy.
- Treasures her fan letters and gifts
- Has been practicing Aikido since 5th grade and has a 2nd Dan Black belt
- Japanese wotas sometimes called her Okaro. Legend said it was because Oshima Mai read the kanji of her name as katakana
- TGSK described her: "She loves AKB more than anyone else. She can cry for other people"
- She has her belly button pierced
- Loves Milo, and drinks it every morning.
- On June 20, 2020, she got married to the rapper PUNPEE
- Announced the birth of her first child, a boy, on October 6, 2023.
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