Sayaka Shionoya

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Sayaka Shionoya
塩ノ谷 早耶香
Born (1994-03-12) 12 March 1994 (age 30)
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Singing
Years active2013–17
LabelsKing Records
WebsiteOfficial website

Sayaka Shionoya (塩ノ谷 早耶香, Shionoya Sayaka, born 12 March 1994) is a former female singer. She was represented with LDH. Her label was King Records.

Biography[edit]

Shionoya was born in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture.[1]

In 2011, she participated in the Performing Arts Office LDH sponsored Exile Presents Vocal Battle Audition 3 –For Girls–. Of the approximately 30,000 people, Shionoya became a finalist of the Flower vocal division, but it was unsuccessful.[2] After that, she went to the Exile Professional Gym (EXPG) school in Fukuoka.[2]

In 2012, Shionoya joined King Record's 80th Anniversary Commemoration Nationwide Audition King Records Presents Dream Vocal Audition.[3] In the final judging held at Akasaka Blitz on 26 May, the winner of 15 finalists from among more than 10,000 candidate candidates, one of the three Grand Prix "Dream Vocalist Loved by ViVi" was awarded, and decided her debut.[4] In August, Shionoya's single came to Tokyo.[2] In 13 October, at the Tokyo Girls Collection held at the Saitama Super Arena, she was selected as the next generation artist who took the most attention among the Audition's Grand Prix winners held throughout Japan, and debuted as "TGC 2012 A/W The Best Vocal Audition" she sang in front of 30,000 people before while.[5]

On 23 January 2013, Shionoya made her major debut with the single "Dear Heaven".[6]

On 18 May 2017, she announced her retirement in the entertainment industry.[7]

Personal life[edit]

  • In Vocal Battle Audition 3, Shionoya passed a pear to Reina Washio. Shionoya said that her "rivals are of course Flower, I want to keep trying each other."[8]
  • At a commemorative photo shooting, she is nicknamed "Shiochī",[8] there is a pose called "Shiochī Pose" which represents "picking one salt" over the time, and at the release event etc., it was customary to take a photo with the visitors together with a shout of "Shio Cheese" at this pose.[9]
  • Shionoya's target singer was Yuna Ito.[8]
  • Her height is over 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) (from her blog).[10]

Discography[edit]

Highest in the Oricon weekly ranking[11]

Singles[edit]

Date Title Rank
1st 23 Jan 2013 Dear Heaven 32
2nd 15 May 2013 Katakoi / Smile again 20
3rd 21 Aug 2013 Ocean Blue 29
4th 6 Nov 2013 Snow Flakes Love / Ichirinka 16
5th 4 Jun 2014 Like a flower 15
6th 22 Jun 2016 Smiley Days 21
7th 7 Dec 2016 Mahō 34

Albums[edit]

Date Title Rank
1st 10 Dec 2014 Luna 20
2nd 25 Jan 2017 Mist-ic 40

Mini albums[edit]

Date Title Rank
1st 28 Oct 2015 S with 20

Tie-ups[edit]

Song Tie-up Ref.
Dear Heaven Film Kon-Shin supporters song
Nippon TV series Happy Music Power Play
One Autobacs Seven (Kansai Area) "Car Navigation Super Fair" advertisement song
Katakoi Nippon TV series Music Dragon Power Play
Mainichi Broadcasting System mm-TV May 2013 ending song
Smile again Takarajimasha sweet May 2013 advertisement song
Ocean Blue Nippon TV series Futtonda August 2013 ending theme
Snow Flakes Love "Fuyu Supo!! Winter Sports Festa Season 13" theme song
Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting U-gata TV October 2013 ending theme
Ichirinka Tōkai Television Broadcasting Produced Fuji Television drama Tengoku no Koi theme song
Get Set, Go "Fukuoka Marathon" theme song
Like a flower Film Samurai Hustle theme song [12]
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushī Wowow Renzoku Drama W Heisei Sarukanikassen-zu theme song
Yukizora "Fuyu Supo!! Winter Sports Festa 14" official theme song
Destiny feat. MLC "2015/16 V League" official theme song
Believing Film Itazurana Kiss The Movie: Campus theme song

Filmography[edit]

Radio[edit]

Run Title Networ Notes
Jan 2013 – Mar 2015 Sayaka Shionoya no "Kiite kudasari arigatō gozaimasu Radio" FM Fukuoka
Jul – Dec 2013 FM Osaka E∞tracks Selection "Sayaka Shionoya no Salty cafe" FM Osaka Every second Monday charge
Sep 2016 – May 2017 Yamahan presents Music Salad From U-kari Studio Bay FM On Thursdays

Advertisements[edit]

Run Title Notes Ref.
2014 Kitakyushu City Special Mission Ambassador [13]
Feb 2014 – Mar 2015 Nishi-Nippon Railroad Ecol Card Image character [14]
Jan 2015 Kitakyushu Mayor's election Keihatsu image character [15][16]
2015–16 Japan Volleyball League Organization 2015–16 V League Image artist [17]

Live[edit]

Dates Title Location
31 Jul, 5 Aug 2016 Sayaka Shionoya Live 2016 –always with you–
25 Oct 2016 LDH Showcase Live "Music Box" Vol. 1 Ebisu Act Square

References[edit]

  1. ^ "「塩ノ谷 早耶香」スペシャル招待トーク＆ライブ in 門司港レトロ" (in Japanese). Moji-ku. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "オーディションでグランプリ逃すも、夢をつかんだ歌姫の軌跡". The Television (in Japanese). 24 Jan 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ A project that King Records and Kodansha partnered to aim for the discovery and birth of the new generation diva.
  4. ^ "1万人の中から現役女子中学生ら3人がグランプリ‐「Dream Vocal Audition」". MyNavi News (in Japanese). 27 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "次世代歌姫・塩ノ谷 早耶香、TGCで話題の楽曲「ONE」PV初公開". Musicman-Net (in Japanese). 29 Oct 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "塩ノ谷早耶香が芸能界引退「一人の女性として新たな人生をスタートさせたい」". Music Natalie (in Japanese). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "塩ノ谷 早耶香からファンの皆様へ" (in Japanese). LDH. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "18歳新歌姫！塩ノ谷早耶香、漫画で胸キュン". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 4 Jan 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ Shionoya, Sayaka. "塩ノ谷早耶香 公式HP" (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ^ Actually it is somewhat lower than Yuki Usami of 149 cm (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in). 1
  11. ^ "塩ノ谷早耶香のCDシングルランキング". Oricon Celebrity Dictionary (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ^ "塩ノ谷 早耶香、映画『超高速！参勤交代』主題歌 「楽曲で盛り上げたい」". Yahoo! Japan News Mantan Web (in Japanese). 18 Jan 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  13. ^ Shionoya, Sayaka (18 Feb 2014). "うわっほーい！". Sayaka Shionoya Official Blog "Yonde kudasari Arigatō gozaimasu" Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  14. ^ "西日本鉄道ニュースリリース（2014年2月25日）" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  15. ^ "西日本新聞（2014年12月29日）" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  16. ^ Shionoya, Sayaka (22 Jan 2015). "塩ノ谷早耶香オフィシャルブログ（2015年1月22日）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  17. ^ Japan Volleyball League Organization. "2015/16Vリーグイメージアーティストに塩ノ谷 早耶香さんが決定" (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 May 2017.

External links[edit]

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