Sakura Fujiwara in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress. She is managed by the agency Amuse Inc. and signed to SPEEDSTAR RECORDS.
Biography
Sakura Fujiwara was born on December 30, 1995, and grew up in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Sakura's father was a bass player in a rock band in his youth. When she was 10 years old, she got a classical guitar from her father and began playing music. Her father had a great love for music and Sakura began listening to various music genres such as rock, folk, soul and world music. Under the influence of her father, she became an enthusiastic fan of The Beatles. Sakura professes that her favorite male musician is Paul McCartney. She also enjoys Yael Naim, Nora Jones, and YUI out of all female musicians. 2015 Sakura made her debut in 2015 with the mini-album à la carte. "Just one girl" was used for the drama Gakkō no Kaidan as the featured song. 2016 Her first studio albumgood morning was released in 2016. She starred in the romantic television drama, Love Song, alongside Masaharu Fukuyama. It aired from April 11 to June 13, 2016, on Fuji TV. She released her first single, "Soup" on June 8, 2016. 2017 On March 29, 2017, Sakura released her second single, "Someday / Haru no Uta". "Haru no uta" was used for the theme song of live-action adaptation of March Comes in like a Lion. Her second studio album PLAY was released on May 10, 2017. The song "1995", which is included in the albumgood morning, was used for the film Sekai wa Kyou kara Kimi no Mono. On September 27, 2017, Sakura released the collaboration song "Koi no Hajimari" with Leo Ieiri and Sakurako Ohara. On October 25, 2017, Sakura collaborated with manga artist Eisaku Kubonouchi and composed the song "Just the way we are" for NHK Paralympic-Themed Anime short movie. 2018 On February 7, 2018, Sakura released the song "The Moon". This song was used as the theme song of the animation movie " ⅡHandou". On May 23, 2018, Sakura made a cover of Sheena Ringo's song "Akane sass kiro terasaredo.." in Ringo's 20th anniversary tribute album, Adam to Eve no Ringo . On June 13, 2018, Sakura released her second mini-album green. The song "NEW DAY" was used for the ED of the anime television seriesWaka Okami wa Shōgakusei! and the song "Mata Ashita " was used for the theme song of the animation movie Waka Okami wa Shōgakusei!. On September 19, 2018, Sakura released her third mini-album red. The EP green and red is a two-part work. 2020 On February 12, 2020, the new digital single "AMI" and "Twilight" were simultaneously released. On May 6, the new song "Waver" was released.
