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Amina Sato

Amina Sato
130413 AKB48 at Tokyo Auto Salon Singapore Meet & Greet 2 and Performance (6).jpg
Amina Sato in 2013
Background information
Native name 佐藤 亜美菜
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 26)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) Japanese idol, singer, seiyu, actress, radio personality
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007—present
Associated acts AKB48, No Name

Amina Sato (佐藤 亜美菜, Satō Amina?, born October 16, 1990 in Tokyo), is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, now a voice actress. In AKB48 she was originally a 4th generation trainee, then in Team A, in Team B, and finally in Team K. Amina Sato was also a member of a pop group named No Name, which consisted of several AKB48 members voice acting in the animation series AKB0048.

Amina Sato joined the Japanese idol group AKB48 as a 4th generation trainee. In April 2008 she was promoted to Team A. In the first AKB48 general election in 2009, she placed eighth overall and was part of the group's A-side single.

On August 23, 2009, at an AKB48 concert it was announced that in October she would be transferred from Team A to Team B. The transfer finally came into effect on May 21, 2010.

In summer 2010 she placed 18th in the second general election, earning a place on the A-side of AKB48's 17th single "Heavy Rotation". In the third general election in 2011, she placed 18th, winning a spot on the A-side for the single "Flying Get".

In December 2011 she passed an audition to voice act in AKB48's animated TV series AKB0048. Broadcast from April 2012, it featured her voice as one of the main characters Yūka Ichijō. She also participated in the two singles released by the associated pop unit No Name, composed of AKB48 members who were voice acting in the anime series. She reprised the role of Yuka in AKB0048's second season.

In 2012, she placed 21st in AKB48's fourth general election, and performed on the B-side track "Nante Bohemian" as part of Under Girls for the single "Gingham Check". In 2013, she placed 33rd on the fifth general election. The election rank made her the choreography center of the group Next Girls (formed of those who placed 33 to 48) which performed a B-side track for the single "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie".


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