Sumire Satō (佐藤 すみれ, Satō Sumire) is a Japanese singer and actress. She began her career as a member of the girl groupAKB48 and later transferred to its sister group SKE48. In 2016, she starred in a live-action film based on Sanami Suzuki's manga adaptation of The Little Match Girl.[1]
Career
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She joined AKB48 on December 20, 2008 as a seventh-generation member of its Kenkyusei (trainees). Her first participation in an AKB48 single was on the B-side track of "River" called "Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara" where she performed in the grouping Under Girls.
She was promoted to full member in AKB48.
On August 20, 2009, she took part in the AKB48 election and nationwide tour. On December 7, 2009, she joined Horipro.
Her first A-side single for the group was "Chance no Junban".
On May 21, 2010, she was promoted to Team B during Team shuffle.
On August 24, 2012, she was shuffled to become a member of Team A.[3]
On April 25, 2014, she was transferred to SKE48's Team E.
She graduated from SKE48 Team E on January 7, 2018. She retired from the entertainment industry afterward.[4] On June of the same year, she became a freelance creator.[5]
Private life
On January 1, 2021, Sato married kickboxer Ryo Aitaka and announced her pregnancy.[6] She gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Hinano on June 24. On September 6, 2023, Sato gave birth to their second child, a son named Ritsu.[7][8]
Discography
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