Sayaka Ichii
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| Sayaka Ichii (市井紗耶香?) | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Also known as | Sayarin | |
| Born | December 31, 1983 | |
| Origin |  Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
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| Genre(s) | Japanese Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 1998-2000 2001-2004 |
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| Label(s) | zetima, Piccolo Town | |
| Associated acts |
Morning Musume, CUBIC-CROSS Petitmoni, Aoiro 7 | |
Sayaka Ichii (市井紗耶香 Ichii Sayaka, born 31 December 1983) joined the girl group Morning Musume in 1998. She, along with Mari Yaguchi and Kei Yasuda, formed the so-called "second generation" of members. While in Morning Musume, Sayaka Ichii was put into the spin-off group, Pucchi Moni (プッチモニ?). Ichii was also part of the Hello Project! Summer Shuffles 2000 group Aoiro 7. She also recorded a folk song album with Yuko Nakazawa.
Sayaka Ichii graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project after the single Happy Summer Wedding in 2000. A year after she left, she formed the group CUBIC-CROSS and wrote 2 of their songs. In 2004 CUBIC-CROSS disbanded and Ichii announced that she was pregnant and was to marry the group's guitarist, Naoki Yoshizawa.
