Sakiko Matsui (松井咲子, Matsui Sakiko, born December 10, 1990 in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and pianist. She was a member of AKB48. Concurrently as a student specializing in piano at Tokyo College of Music, she has released a piano instrumental album Kokyū Suru Piano on October 3, 2012, which reached number 10 on Oricon's albums chart.[1][2]

Sakiko Matsui
松井 咲子
Matsui in May 2014
Matsui in May 2014
Background information
Born (1990-12-10) December 10, 1990 (age 34)
OriginWarabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Piano
Years active2009–present
Labels
Spouse
Kohei Ueda
(m. 2023)

Discography

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AKB48

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Year No. Title Role[3] Notes and additional tracks performed
2009
14 "River" B-side "Hikōkigumo"
2010 16 "Ponytail to Shushu" B-side "Boku no Yell"
18 "Beginner" B-sides "Boku Dake no Value" and "Kimi ni Tsuite"
19 "Chance no Junban" A-side
2011 20 "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" B-sides "Kiss Made 100 Mile"
21 "Everyday, Katyusha" B-side "Hito no Chikara" (as Under Girls)
22 "Flying Get" Under Girls "Dakishimecha Ikenai"
23 "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" Under Girls Yurigumi "Gondola Lift"
24 "Ue kara Mariko" B-side "Zero-sum Taiyō"
2012 25 "Give Me Five!" Special Girls B "Hitsujikai no Tabi"
26 "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" B-side "Gugutasu no Sora"
27 "Gingham Check" Future Girls "Show Fight!"
28 "Uza" B-side "Kodoku na Hoshizora"
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side "Watashitachi no Reason"
2013 30 "So Long!" B-side "Ruby" (as Team A)
31 "Sayonara Crawl" Team A "Ikiru Koto"
32 "Koisuru Fortune Cookie" Future Girls "Suitei Marmalade"
33 "Heart Electric" Team A "Kisu made Countdown"
2014 35 "Mae shika Mukanee" Team A "Koi to ka"
36 "Labrador Retriever (song)" B-side "Kimi wa Kimagure" (as Team A)
38 "Kibouteki Refrain" B-sides "Juujun na Slave" (as Team A) & "Reborn" (as Team Surprise)

Solo albums

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Filmography

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Personal life

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On December 5, 2023, Matsui and comedian Kohei Ueda jointly announced through their respective social media accounts that they had registered their marriage on December 3.[5]

References

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  1. ^ ustar (September 11, 2012). "Details on AKB48 member Matsui Sakiko's solo debut album revealed". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "呼吸するピアノ(DVD付)". Oricon. 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Center and A-side lineup information provided by "AKB48 歴代シングル選抜メンバー(2006年~2013年)" [(2006-2013) AKB48 successive single member selection]. entamedata.web.fc2.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Teaser For 'Bingo'". Far East Films. August 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "元ゾフィー上田航平&元AKB48松井咲子、結婚を正式発表「最も美しいハーモニーを奏でるパートナーだと確信」". ORICON NEWS. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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