Sakura Fujiwara

Sakura Fujiwara (藤原さくら, Fujiwara Sakura; born December 30, 1995) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress. She is managed by the agency Amuse Inc.

Biography

Fujiwara was born on December 30, 1995, and grew up in Fukuoka Prefecture. 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 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 album good 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.