Akari Saho
| Akari Saho | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 佐保 明梨 |
| Also known as | Akari (アカリ) |
| Born | June 8, 1995 |
| Origin | Tokyo Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Japanese pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Hello Pro Egg, Tomoiki Ki Wo Uetai, Shugo Chara Egg!, Aa!, Up-Up Girls |
| Website | Hello! Project.com |
Akari Saho (佐保 明梨 Saho Akari?, born June 8, 1995) is a member of Up-Up Girls and a former member of Hello! Pro Egg, a Japanese idol trainee program under the Hello! Project umbrella. She was also an original member of Shugo Chara Egg!, and played the role of Amulet Spade in the live action segment of the highly acclaimed television series Shugo Chara! Party!. She completed her training in Hello! Pro Egg on April 18, 2011, and joined Up-Front Girls on May 3, 2011. On May 16, 2011, she was also added to UFZS, a K-Pop dance cover group.
Akari Saho was chosen as one of 32 winners from 10,570 applicants in the search for talent for a new trainee group under the Hello! Project umbrella called Hello! Pro Egg in June 2004.
Akari replaced the graduated member Ayumi Yutoku in Tomoiki Ki Wo Uetai (We Want To Plant Trees) in November 2007, although this group is rarely active.
In late 2008, along with Ayaka Wada, Yuuka Maeda and Kanon Fukuda, Akari became a member of Shugo Chara Egg!, a group formed to sing the opening theme song of the second season of the anime series Shugo Chara! (Shugo Chara!! Doki).
In July 2009 it was revealed that Akari was to replace Reina Tanaka in the revived Hello! Project group Aa! for a cover album project, Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū. In addition, the group was also featured in another compilation album and numerous concert appearances.
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