Sayaka Kitahara
Person · female · Japan · Saitama · born 1993 · recording since 2011
Japanese singer and actress
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Also known as Sayaka Kitahara · 北原沙弥香 · 北原沙彌香
Timeline
1990s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: やっぱ青春
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
Biography
Sayaka Kitahara (北原沙弥香, Kitahara Sayaka) (born on November 29, 1993, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese voice actress, actress and former singer.
Biography
In 2004, Sayaka Kitahara became a member of Hello Pro Egg, under Hello! Project. In 2008, she became a part of the unit MilkyWay, as a tie-in to the anime Kirarin Revolution, in which all three members of the group have parts, with Kitahara as Noel Yukino; the band sing the last theme songs of the show, and their two singles rank in the top 10 of the oricon music charts. The series ended in 2009, then in 2010 she plays a main part in the horror movie Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki.
She graduated from Hello Pro Egg in 2011, and begins a solo career. Since then, she voices the part of Aoi Sorano in the anime Inazuma Eleven GO, and sings the ending themes of the series, as "Sorano Aoi (CV: Kitahara Sayaka)"; her first three solo singles as "Sorano Aoi (...)" also chart on oricon. On September 9, 2012, it was announced that Kitahara Sayaka would join Avex beginning October 2012. On 2013, she became a part of the unit COLORS(カラーズ) as "Sorano Aoi (CV:Kitahara Sayaka) with "Morimura Konoha(CV:Yuki Aoi)", then with "Mizukawa Minori(CV:Takagaki Ayahi)". Now she is also a part of COLORS but as "Kitahara Sayaka" with "Kobayashi Yuu". This is the first time she sings as "Kitahara Sayaka", not "Sorano Aoi(CV:Kitahara Sayaka)" nor "Yukino Noel(CV:Kitahara Sayaka)".
On July 19, 2022, Kitahara tested positive for COVID-19.
Solo discography
Singles
As « Sorano Aoi (CV: Kitahara Sayaka) »
2011/06/22 : Yappa Seishun (やっぱ青春)
2011/11/09 : Kanari Juujou (かなり純情)
2012/02/08 : Hajike-Yo!! (HAJIKE-YO!!)
2012/06/13 : "Natsu ga Yattekuru (夏がやってくる)
2013/03/06 : Haru NO Gradation (春のグラデーション)
COLORS
2013/07/03 : Katte Ni Cinderella (勝手にシンデレラ)
2013/11/16 : Fashion Uchuu Senshi (ファッション 宇宙戦士)
2014/03/06 : Arashi Tatsumaki Hurricane (嵐 竜巻 ハリケーン)
Anime
Film
2010 : Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki
Dubbing
Red Dwarf, Waitress Greta (Amrita Acharia)
Carmen Sandiego, The Driver (Toks Olagundoye)
I Know What You Did Last Summer, Stevie Ward (Sarah Pidgeon)
Snowdrop, Eun Yeong-ro (Jisoo)
Teach You a Lesson, Im Han-rim (Jin Ki-joo)
Video games
Girls' Frontline (2014) SPR A3G, Type 03.
White Cat Project (2014) Tin
Girl Friend Beta (2015) Tamaki Hayashi
The Idolmaster Shiny Colors (2018) Mei Izumi
galaxyz (2021) Aina
2XKO (2026) Announcer (Japanese dub).
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2013 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks
1HAJIKE-YO!!2ガムシャラ3春のグラデーション4かなり純情5夢のかたまり6夏が終わっちゃう7窓側から愛をこめて8昨日の恋はどこ吹く風9やっぱ青春10愛情・情熱・熱風11夏がやってくる
Single · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | やっぱ青春Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 16:291やっぱ青春4:00 2ガムシャラ4:17 3やっぱ青春 (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:00 4ガムシャラ (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:12 | 22 June 2011 | ||
| 2011 | かなり純情Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1かなり純情 2窓側から愛をこめて 3かなり純情 (オリジナル・カラオケ) 4窓側から愛をこめて (オリジナル・カラオケ) | 9 November 2011 | ||
| 2012 | HAJIKE-YO!!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1HAJIKE-YO!! 2愛情・情熱・熱風 3夢のかたまり 4HAJIKE-YO!! (オリジナル・カラオケ) 5愛情・情熱・熱風 (オリジナル・カラオケ) | 8 February 2012 | ||
| 2012 | 夏がやってくるSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:581夏がやってくる4:02 2夏が終わっちゃう3:59 3夏がやってくる (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:02 4夏が終わっちゃう (オリジナル・カラオケ)3:55 | 13 June 2012 | ||
| 2012 | 手をつなごうSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1手をつなごう 2明日のヒーロー 3手をつなごう (オリジナル・カラオケ) 4明日のヒーロー (オリジナル・カラオケ) | 24 October 2012 | ||
| 2023 | THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS ホムラインビテーションSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 9:001ホムラインビテーション3:43 2ホムラインビテーション (Game Size)1:36 3ホムラインビテーション (Off Vocal)3:41 | 8 November 2023 | ||
| 2024 | THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS シャイニーPRオファー Vol.2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 39:591ONE STAR4:15 2ONE STAR (小宮果穂Ver.)4:15 3ONE STAR (黛 冬優子Ver.)4:15 4ONE STAR (和泉愛依Ver.)4:16 5スペシャルオーディオドラマ「FIRE & ICE」18:45 6ONE STAR (Off Vocal)4:13 | 17 April 2024 | ||
| 2025 | Summer Night ParadiseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:581Summer Night Paradise3:58 | 8 August 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Sayaka Kitahara head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| シスターラビッツ(band) | June 2004 | 9 March 2011 |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bb581930-adf0-41de-b98c-0d09276c74f3discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bb581930-adf0-41de-b98c-0d09276c74f3core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1050949genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1050949seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayaka_Kitaharabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayaka_Kitahara
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q1050949 · MusicBrainz: bb581930-adf0-41de-b98c-0d09276c74f3
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