Shuka Saitō

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Shuka Saitō
斉藤 朱夏
Born (1996-08-16) August 16, 1996 (age 28)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active2015–present
AgentHoly Peak
Notable creditLove Live! Sunshine!! as You Watanabe
Height151 cm (4 ft 11 in) [1]
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2019–present
Labels
Websitewww.saitoshuka.jp

Shuka Saitō (斉藤 朱夏, Saitō Shuka, born August 16, 1996) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is currently affiliated with Holy Peak.[2] She is known for her role as You Watanabe in the multimedia franchise Love Live! Sunshine!!. She is also an idol in the unit Aqours, for the same franchise. In 2019, she made her solo debut as a musician under Sacra Music with the mini album "Kutsuhimo" (くつひも, Kutsuhimo). Later that year, she released the single "36°C/Papapa" (36°C/パパパ); the song "Papapa" was used as the opening theme to the anime series Oresuki.[3]

Biography

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Shuka Saitō was born on August 16, 1996, the youngest of four children. She has an older sister and two brothers.[4] She attended a hip-hop course in the fourth grade of elementary school, which had a great influence on her career aspirations at an early age.[4] She took dance lessons until the third year of high school.[4] In the second year of high school she also took singing lessons.[4]

In 2015, Saitō attended an audition for the role of You Watanabe from the anime television series Love Live! Sunshine!! and got the role.[5] She is part of the fictional group Aqours, which belongs to the Love Live! Franchise, and has released several singles with the group, which are very successful in Japan and some of which have received a gold record.[6] At the eleventh Seiyū Awards in 2017, she received the Singing Award as a member of Aqours.[7]

Shuka Saitō had other speaking roles in the anime television series Oresuki as Asaka Mayama.[3] She also interpreted the song in the opening credits of the series with Papapa. In 2021, she had main speaking roles in anime television series Wonder Egg Priority as Rika Kawai.[8] In addition, she spoke various characters in various video games, including Phantasy Star Online, Granblue Fantasy, Hakoniwa Company Works and Dolls Order.

In June 2019, Saitō announced that she would also work as a solo musician and signed a record deal with the Japanese music label Sacra Music.[2]

Filmography

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Anime television series

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Video games

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Discography

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Albums

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No. Single details Catalog No. Oricon chart
peak position
1 Patchwork (パッチワーク)[16] VVCL-1903 ～ VVCL-1905 (Patchwork board Limited Edition),

VVCL-1906 ～ VVCL-1907 (First Production Limited Edition), VVCL-1908 (regular)

13[17]

Singles

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No. Single details Catalog No. Oricon chart
peak position
1 "36°C/Papapa" (36°C/パパパ)[16] VVCL-1547 (regular),

VVCL-1545 ～ VVCL-1546 (limited), VVCL-1548 ～ VVCL-1549 (anime)

12[18]
2 "Sekai no Hate" (セカイノハテ)[16]
  • Released: February 10, 2021
  • Label: Sacra Music
 VVCL-1803 (regular),

VVCL-1804/5 (limited), VVCL-1800/2 (First batch limited)

8[19]
3 "Ippai Attena" (イッパイアッテナ)[16]
  • Released: August 17, 2022
  • Label: Sacra Music
 VVCL-2087 (regular),

VVCL-2085/6 (First batch limited)

12[20]
4 "Bokura wa Genius" (僕らはジーニアス)[16]
  • Released: February 22, 2023
  • Label: Sacra Music
 VVCL-2212 (regular),

VVCL-2213/4 (limited), VVCL-2210/1 (First batch limited)

17[21]

Mini albums

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No. Title Catalog No. Oricon peak
position
1 Shoelace (くつひも)[16] VVCL-1495 (regular),

VVCL-1493 ～ VVCL-1494 (limited), VVCL-1490 ～ VVCL-1492 (first limited)

5[22]
2 Sunflower[16]
  • Released: November 11, 2020
  • Label: Sacra Music
 VVCL-1759 ~ VVLC-1759 (Limited Edition A),

VVCL-1760 ~ VVLC-1761 (Limited Edition B), VVCL-1762 (regular)

11[23]
3 Aishite Shimaeba (愛してしまえば)[16]
  • Released: August 9, 2023
  • Label: Sacra Music
 VVCL-2318 (regular),

VVCL-2316/7 (first limited)

14[24]
4 555
  • Released: July 10, 2024
  • Label: Sacra Music
 11[25]

References

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  1. ^ @Saito_Shuka (27 July 2020). "斉藤 朱夏 on Twitter (654655917447774208)" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "斉藤朱夏 Shuka Saito｜HolyPeak Official Website" (in Japanese). Holy Peak. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae Dake ka yo Anime Reveals Cast, Video, Theme Songs, October 2 Premiere". Anime News Network. August 27, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Seiyu Animedia May 2018 Issue (in Japanese). Gakken Plus. 2018.
  5. ^ Nikkei Entertainment! Anime Special Voice actor Bible 2017 (in Japanese). 2017.
  6. ^ "Aqours Chart Tracking". Oricon.
  7. ^ "Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi Win 11th Annual Seiyū Awards". animenewsnetwork. 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Wonder Egg Priority Original TV Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Song Artists, January 12 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Lovelive! Sunshine!! Official Worldwide Website CAST＆STAFF". 2016 PROJECT Lovelive! Sunshine!!. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae Dake ka yo Anime Reveals Cast, Video, Theme Songs, October 2 Premiere". Anime News Network. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "Akebi's Sailor Uniform Anime's 2 New Videos Unveil More Cast, 2 Songs". Anime News Network. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized Series' New Japanese Dub Video Unveils More Cast, Opening Song, January 6 Debut". Anime News Network. December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Love Live! Sunshine!! Fantasy Spinoff Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- Gets Anime Series in 2023". Anime News Network. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  14. ^ Romano, Sal (September 16, 2022). "SAMURAI MAIDEN launches December 1 in Japan, December 8 worldwide". Gematsu. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  15. ^ Romano, Sal (June 26, 2023). "Inti Creates announces Yohane the Parhelion: BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "斉藤朱夏 Official Website Discography". 斉藤朱夏 Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  17. ^ "パッチワーク - 斉藤朱夏" [Patchwork - Shuka Saitō] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  18. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年12月02日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for December 2, 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "2021年02月08日～2021年02月14日 オリコン週間 シングルランキング". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  20. ^ "イッパイアッテナ | 斉藤朱夏". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  21. ^ "僕らはジーニアス | 斉藤朱夏". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  22. ^ "くつひも(完全生産限定盤) | 斉藤朱夏". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  23. ^ "SUNFLOWER | 斉藤朱夏". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  24. ^ "愛してしまえば". Oricon. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  25. ^ "555". Oricon. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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