Kumi Sasaki (idol)
Kumi Sasaki is the captain of Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46. She is represented by Sony Music Records, and is an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Ray.
Career
Music
Sasaki's musical career began on 11 May 2016, when she passed the auditions for new members of Keyakizaka46's subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46, which was hosted on the streaming platform Showroom. Sasaki, along with ten other people that passed the audition, joined Neru Nagahama in Hiragana Keyakizaka46 and was known as the "first generation". Her first concert occurred on 28 October of the same year at Akasaka Blitz, where she performed Kanji Keyakizaka46's songs "Silent Majority" and "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai", as well as Hiragana Keyakizaka46's own "Hiragana Keyaki".During her time at Hiragana Keyakizaka46, she has consistently appeared in every single between "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" and "Kuroi Hitsuji". On 3 June 2018, she was named captain of Hiragana Keyakizaka46. She has also appeared in every Hinatazaka46 single to date.
Other ventures
In February 2019, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Ray. Her first fashion show appearance was the 27th Tokyo Girls Collection Autumn/Winter event, which took place on 1 September 2018. On 18 September 2019, Sasaki hosted the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan along with fellow Hinatazaka46 members Mirei Sasaki, Nao Kosaka, and Miho Watanabe.Discography
Keyakizaka46 singles
Keyakizaka46 albums
The songs listed below are not included in any singles above.| Year | Album | Song |
| 2017 | Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru | "Chinmoku Shita Koibito yo" |
| 2017 | Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru | "Eien no Hakusen" |
| 2017 | Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru | "Neko no Namae" |
| 2017 | Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru | "Taiyou wa Miageru Hito o Erabanai" |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Kitai Shitenai Jibun" |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Halloween no Kabocha ga Wareta" |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Oide Natsu no Kyoukaisen" |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Yakusoku no Tamago" |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Sharin ga Kishimu you ni Kimi ga Naku" |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Konna Seiretsu o Dare ga Saseru no ka?" |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Hiragana de Koishitai" |