in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress. She is managed by the agency Amuse Inc. and signed to SPEEDSTAR RECORDS.

Biography

Sakura Fujiwara was born on December 30, 1995, and grew up in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Sakura's father was a bass player in a

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in his youth. When she was 10 years old, she got a classical guitar from her father and began playing music. Her father had a great love for music and Sakura began listening to various music genres such as rock, folk, soul and world music. Under the influence of her father, she became an enthusiastic fan of The Beatles. Sakura professes that her favorite musician is Paul McCartney. She also enjoys Yael Naim,

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, and YUI out of all female musicians. 2015 Sakura made her debut in 2015 with the mini-album ''à la carte''. "Just one girl" was used for the drama ''

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'' as the featured song. 2016 Her first studio album ''good morning'' was released in 2016. She starred in the romantic television drama, '' Love Song'', alongside Masaharu Fukuyama. It aired from April 11 to June 13, 2016, on Fuji TV. She released her first single ''Soup'' on June 8, 2016. 2017 On March 29, 2017, Sakura released her second single ''Someday / Haru no Uta''. "Haru no uta" was used for the theme song of live-action adaptation of '' March Comes in like a Lion''. Her second studio album ''PLAY'' was released on May 10, 2017. The song "1995", which is included in the album ''good morning'', was used for the film ''Sekai wa Kyou kara Kimi no Mono'' (English title_ ''Her Sketchbook''). On September 27, 2017, Sakura released the collaboration song "Koi no Hajimari" with Leo Ieiri and Sakurako Ohara. On October 25, 2017, Sakura collaborated with manga artist Eisaku Kubonouchi and composed the song "Just the way we are" for NHK Paralympic-Themed Anime short movie. 2018 On February 7, 2018, Sakura released the song "The Moon". This song was used as the theme song of the animation movie '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II Handou.'' On May 23, 2018, Sakura made a cover of Sheena Ringo's song "Akane sasu kiro terasaredo .." in Ringo's 20th anniversary tribute album ''Adam to Eve no Ringo (Adam and Eve's Apple)''. On June 13, 2018, Sakura released her second mini-album ''green''. The song "NEW DAY" was used for the ED of the anime television series '' Waka Okami wa Shōgakusei!'' (English title_ ''OKKO'S INN'') and the song "Mata Ashita (English title_ See you Tomorrow)" was used for the theme song of the animation movie ''Waka Okami wa Shōgakusei!''. On September 19, 2018, Sakura released her third mini-album ''red''. The EP ''green'' and ''red'' is a two-part work. 2020 On October 21, her third studio album ''SUPERMARKET'' was released. 2021 On August 25, her first live album ''SUPERMARKET Live 2021 at Nakano Sunplaza'' was released.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2016: ''good morning'' * 2017: ''PLAY'' * 2020: ''SUPERMARKET''

Mini-albums

* 2015: ''à la carte'' * 2018: ''green'', ''red''

Live-albums

* 2021: ''SUPERMARKET Live 2021 at Nakano Sunplaza''

Singles

* 2016: ''Soup'' * 2017: ''Someday / Haru no Uta''

Collaborations

* 2016: ''Hello radio'' (Pool Side) * 2017: ''Koi no Hajimari'' (with Leo Ieiri and Sakurako Ohara) * 2021: ''DRIVEAWAY feat. Sakura Fujiwara'' (Michael Kaneko) * 2021: ''Smile! with Sakura Fujiwara'' (Rei) * 2023: "Pineapple (I'm Always on Your Side) feat. Sakura Fujiwara ( Kazuyoshi Saito)

Filmography

TV dramas

* '' ''Love Song'','' as Sakura Sano (Fuji TV, 2016) * ''The Public Enemy'' episode 6, as Senior high school student (Fuji TV, 2017) * '' Dive!!,'' as Kyoko (TV Tokyo, 2021) * ''Musica Piccolino'' seasons 9 and 10, as Sieri (NHK E-tere, 2021-2022) * ''Fight Song,'' as Rin Hagiwara (TBS, 2022)

Film

* ''Ginpei-cho Cinema Blues'' (2023)

References

External links

Official website
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Sakura Fujiwara's channel
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujiwara, Sakura Living people 1995 births 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese women singer-songwriters Japanese singer-songwriters Musicians from Fukuoka Prefecture People from Fukuoka Japanese radio personalities Japanese women pop singers Amuse Inc. talents 21st-century Japanese women singers