User:Petewarrior/sandbox/Sayaka Kakehashi

Sayaka Kakehashi (掛橋沙耶香) is a Japanese idol singer, musician, and actress. She is a member of the girl group Nogizaka46.

Early life and education
Kakehashi was born in Ibara, Okayama Prefecture. She has an older brother. She trained in karate as a child and has won second place in a tournament. She started playing the guitar and composing chiptune music in middle school. As a student, she also went on student exchange to the United Kingdom and has obtained Grade 2 Eiken certification.

Career
Kakehashi discovered Nogizaka46 from their collaboration song with the Vocaloid group HoneyWorks "Dai Kirai Na Hazu Datta", the ending song to Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o (2016). On August 19, 2018, she passed the Sakamichi Series Joint Audition, in which she received a special award from B.L.T. magazine, and was assigned to Nogizaka46. She is the first Sakamichi Series member to hail from Okayama Prefecture.

In July 2020, Kakehashi appeared in a television commercial for the Okayama-based conglomerate Suenaga Group, which features her practicing boxing. She has since appeared in two other commercials for the company.

Kakehashi made her acting debut in Sam no Koto (2020) on Hikari TV Channel, appearing with several other Nogizaka46 members. She then starred in the series Honeys (2021) on the same network, portraying a hacker and the youngest of three debt collector sisters.

Television series

 * Sam no Koto (2020), Hikari TV Channel
 * Nogizaka Skits (2020–2021), Nippon TV, Insurance Police (lead role) and various supporting characters
 * Honeys (television series) (2021), Hikari TV Channel, Ririka Niwa (lead role)

Commercials

 * Suenaga Group (2020–2022)

Discography
Kakehashi's notable appearances in Nogizaka46 releases include:
 * "Toshoshitsu no Kimi e" ("Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" B-side, 2019), center (lead performer)
 * "Kimi ni Shikarareta" (2021), first title song participation
 * "Actually..." (2022)
 * "Suki to Iu no wa Rock da ze!" (2022)