Miwayaki Sakura, known simply as Sakura, is a Japanese singer, dancer, former member of HKT48 (エイチケーティーフォーティーエイト), AKB48 (エーケービーフォーティーエイト) and IZ*ONE (아이즈원 / アイズワン) and current member of LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌). She dropped out of high school to focus on her singing career but later obtained her diploma after finishing the required courses by mail.

She made her debut in 2008 (at the age of 10) when she debuted in the musical "The Lion King", playing the young version of Nala. In 2010, she was sent to Broadway and received one-week intensive training lessons by well-known Broadway stars. She later graduated from the Maria Musical Academy in her hometown of Kagoshima.

She then joined HKT48 as a first-generation trainee in July 2011 and made her first appearance at a fan event in October of that year. The group's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with its own theater and perform daily so fans could always see them live. Her theater debut came in November 2011 with a revival of SKE48 Team S stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara".

She was promoted to full member of HKT48 Team H in March 2012 and continued to perform periodically and was also involved in individual activities. In January 2014, she was transferred to the newly formed Team KIV. Later, at AKB48's Group Grand Reformation Festival, she was promoted to vice-captain of Team KIV and was also given a concurrent position in AKB48 Team A. She then began to promote with both groups at the same time.

In mid-2018, she participated in the survival show "Produce 48". She finished in 2nd place and earned a spot in the resulting project group. She debuted in October 2018 as IZ*ONE's sub-vocalist, sub-rapper and visual with their first mini-album, "Color*IZ". They were co-managed by Off The Record Entertainment (오프더레코드엔터테인먼트) and WakeOne (웨이크원) in South Korea.

The contract was planned for 2 and a half years, and in April 2021, the group officially disbanded after no agreement could be reached with all the members' agencies to extend it. In June of that year, she also graduated from HKT48 and ABK48 with one last concert. Then, in November, she left the Japanese agency Vernalossom (株式会社Vernalossom; formerly known as AKS).

In March 2022, she signed with Source Music (쏘스뮤직), a label part of HYBE Corporation, and re-debuted in May of that year as LE SSERAFIM's vocalist, rapper and dancer with their first mini-album, "Fearless", which broke the record for the highest-selling debut album by a K-pop girl group in first-day sales. The group has been a commercial success, often reaching the top ten of South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and their albums have been certified platinum for streaming in South Korea and Japan.

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