Kurihara Sae

Name in Korean: 쿠리하라 사에
Hobbies: Watching movies, Cooking
Special Skills: Dance, Being able to sleep anywhere
Charm point: Upward eyelashes
Favorite food: Fruit, especially pears, strawberries and mango, Matcha (Green Tea) ice cream
Favorite 48Group songs: Choose me!, Candy, Suki Suki Suki
Member of the official HKT48 sub-unit Blueberry Pie
As of December 5, 2022, she is the oldest member of HKT48.
Has an easygoing personality, so she takes care of her fellow 3rd Generation members who are all younger than her
Did ballet and piano as a child
Participated in the All Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and led a team of five rhythmic gymnasts, with whom she won a prize
Likes buttercup flowers, the colours red, pink & white and cats but is allergic to them
Dislikes birds and bananas, the latter of which members tease her with by eating bananas near her
Has a younger brother and sister
Compares herself to a Koala because "it can sleep without much effort"
Best friends with Yamamoto Mao and Yamashita Emiri, the trio is known as "MaoSaEmiri".
Her favorite member in HKT48 is Anai Chihiro.
Wants to become a person who can preform with charm like Oshima Yuko
Finished in 83rd place on Produce 48
Team TII's oldest member.
Tested positive for COVID-19 on August 9, 2021
- Fellow HKT48 members Oda Ayaka, Miyazaki Sono, Sakamoto Erena, and Kuriyama Rina and AKB48's Hashimoto Haruna also tested positive that day.

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Members
Team H	Ikuno Rina \| Ishibashi Ibuki \| Ishimatsu Yuina \| Ichimura Airi \| Kitagawa Hiiro \| Kurihara Sae \| Sakamoto Rino \| Shibui Mina \| Toyonaga Aki (Captain) \| Fujino Kokoha \| Fuchigami Mai \| Yanase Reia \| Yamauchi Yuna
Team KIV	Akiyoshi Yuka \| Izawa Miyu \| Ihara Hanna \| Imamura Maria (Captain) \| Eguchi Kokoha \| Ouchi Rinka \| Oba Risaki \| Kuriyama Rina \| Takemoto Kurumi \| Tachibana Kokoro \| Tanaka Iori \| Jitoe Nene \| Fukui Karen \| Morisaki Saaya \| Yasui Hina
Kenkyuusei	7th Generation: Aoki Hinako \| Ishii Ayane \| Ishikawa Amiyu \| Ijima Riria \| Eura Yuka \| Katahira Sara \| Kure Yuna \| Tsutsumi Fuka \| Tsurukawa Nachi \| Nakano Minami \| Nagano Rara \| Matsunaga Yui \| Matsumoto Moka \| Yamakawa Maria \| Yoshida Mei \| Ryuto Ayane

Former Members
Team H	Komori Yui \| Sugamoto Yuko \| Taniguchi Airi \| Umemoto Izumi \| Anai Chihiro \| Wakatabe Haruka \| Okamoto Naoko \| Inoue Yuriya \| Ui Mashiro \| Yamada Marina \| Yamamoto Mao \| Sashihara Rino \| Kodama Haruka \| Komada Hiroka \| Tanaka Natsumi \| Kamijima Kaede \| Ueno Haruka \| Tashima Meru \| Mizukami Rimika \| Kojina Yui \| Matsuoka Natsumi \| Sakaguchi Riko \| Watanabe Akari \| Yabuki Nako \| Oda Ayaka \| Unjo Hirona \| Sakai Moeka \| Aramaki Misaki \| Mogami Nanaka \| Ito Yueru \| Kawahira Hijiri
Team KIV	Kusaba Manami \| Goto Izumi \| Ito Raira \| Okada Kanna \| Ota Aika \| Tanaka Yuka \| Tomiyoshi Asuka \| Iwahana Shino \| Ueki Nao \| Tomonaga Mio \| Fukagawa Maiko \| Moriyasu Madoka \| Miyawaki Sakura \| Murashige Anna \| Kumazawa Serina \| Imada Mina \| Shimono Yuki \| Murakami Wakana \| Goto Hinano \| Baba Sayaka \| Motomura Aoi \| Nagano Miyabi \| Takeda Tomoka \| Tanaka Miku \| Yamashita Emiri \| Matsuoka Hana \| Sakamoto Erena
Team TII	Tsutsui Riko \| Matsuda Yumi \| Tsukiashi Amane \| Shimizu Rio \| Matsumoto Hinata \| Seki Ai \| Murakawa Bibian \| Hokazono Hazuki \| Miyazaki Sono
Kenkyuusei	Eto Sayaka \| Nakanishi Ayaka \| Abe Kyoka \| Otoshima Risa \| Kudo Haruka \| Ogawa Sana \| Kawashima Yuna \| Matsumoto Urara

Discography
Singles	1. Suki! Suki! Skip! \| 2. Melon Juice \| 3. Sakura, Minna de Tabeta \| 4. Hikaeme I love you! \| 5. 12 Byou \| 6. Shekarashika! \| 7. 74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e \| 8. Saikou ka yo \| 9. Bagutte Iijan \| 10. Kiss wa Matsushikanai no Deshouka? \| 11. Hayaokuri Calendar \| 12. Ishi \| 13. 3-2 \| 14. Kimi to Doko ka e Ikitai \| 15. Biisan wa Naze Naku Naru no ka? \| 16. Kimi wa Motto Dekiru \| 17. Baketsu wo Kabure! \| 18. Boku wa Yatto Kimi wo Shinpai Dekiru \| 19. Hansode Tenshi
Album	1. 092 \| 2. Outstanding
Other Songs	Hatsukoi Butterfly \| Wink wa Sankai \| Otona Ressha \| Make noise \| Tomaranai Kanransha \| Buttaoreru Made
Stages
Team H	Te wo Tsunaginagara \| Hakata Legend \| Seishun Girls \| Saishuu Bell ga Naru \| Theater no Megami \| RESET \| Mokugekisha
Team KIV	Theater no Megami \| Saishuu Bell ga Naru \| Seifuku no Me \| Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru
Team TII	Te wo Tsunaginagara \| Renai Kinshi Jourei
Himawarigumi	Pajama Drive \| Tadaima Renaichuu \| Yuuwaku no Garter
Kenkyuusei	Te wo Tsunaginagara \| PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Nounai Paradise \| Kibou no Tsubomi

Units and Sister Groups
One-Shot Units	Team Surprise \| Team BS
AKB48 Group inside Japan	AKB48 \| SKE48 \| NMB48 \| HKT48 \| NGT48 \| STU48
AKB48 Group outside Japan	JKT48 \| BNK48 \| MNL48 \| AKB48 Team SH \| AKB48 Team TP \| CGM48 \| KLP48
Former Groups	OJS48 \| SDN48 \| TPE48 \| MUM48 \| SGO48 \| DEL48 \| MUB48

Events
Sousenkyo	4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki" 5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai" 6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~" 7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single "Juni Yoso Fukano, Oare no Ichiya" 8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single "Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii" 9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single "Mazu wa Tatakaou! Hanashi wa Sorekara da" 10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single "Sekai no Center wa Dare da?"
Janken Taikai	3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single 4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single 5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut 8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut 9th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
Group Draft Meeting	AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013 AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015