# Kumi Sasaki

Kumi Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 久美, Hepburn: Sasaki Kumi, born January 22, 1996) is a Japanese singer and model. She 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. On January 24, 2021, she announced that her fandom name would be Kumitens (くみてんず, Kumitenzu, optionally appended with a giraffe emoji).
On 6 January 2025, Sasaki and fellow first generation members Mirei Sasaki and Mana Takase announced that they would part ways with Hinatazaka46 after the promotions for the upcoming 13th single have concluded, marking the end of the founding first generation's tenure in the group.

### 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.
Sasaki is a fan of the manga series One Piece. In December 2020, she released an original set of stamps for the messaging application Line based on the series, as part of the "LINE Creators Collaboration x One Piece" campaign. On September 3, 2021, she also participated in a collaboration event between the series and the JAXA space agency to commemorate the series's 1000th chapter, which featured the manga characters visiting the Kibō space module.

## Filmography
### Variety and talk shows

| Year | Title | Role | Channel(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2020–2021 | Mieru | Co-host | Abema, TV Asahi | | |
| 2021–present | 2:59 | Co-host | Abema, TV Asahi | | |

## Discography
### Keyakizaka46 singles

| Year | Album | Song |
| 2016 | "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" | "Hiragana Keyaki" (ひらがなけやき) |
| 2016 | "Futari Saison" | "Dare Yori mo Takaku Tobe!" (誰よりも高く跳べ!) |
| 2017 | "Fukyōwaon" | "W-KEYAKIZAKA no Uta" (W-KEYAKIZAKAの詩) |
| 2017 | "Fukyōwaon" | "Bokutachi wa Tsukiatteiru" (僕たちは付き合っている) |
| 2017 | "Kaze ni Fukarete mo" | "Soredemo Aruiteru" (それでも歩いてる) |
| 2017 | "Kaze ni Fukarete mo" | "No War in the Future" |
| 2018 | "Glass wo Ware!" | "Ima ni Mite Iro" (イマニミテイロ) |
| 2018 | "Ambivalent" | "Happy Aura" (ハッピーオーラ) |
| 2019 | "Kuroi Hitsuji" | "Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (君に話しておきたいこと) |
| 2019 | "Kuroi Hitsuji" | "Dakishimete Yaru" (抱きしめてやる) |

### 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" (沈黙した恋人よ) |
| 2017 | Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru | "Eien no Hakusen" (永遠の白線) |
| 2017 | Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru | "Neko no Namae" (猫の名前) |
| 2017 | Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru | "Taiyou wa Miageru Hito o Erabanai" (太陽は見上げる人を選ばない) |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Kitai Shitenai Jibun" (期待していない自分) |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Halloween no Kabocha ga Wareta" (ハロウィンのカボチャが割れた) |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Oide Natsu no Kyoukaisen" (おいで夏の境界線) |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Yakusoku no Tamago" (約束の卵) |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Sharin ga Kishimu you ni Kimi ga Naku" (車輪が軋むように君が泣く) |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Konna Seiretsu o Dare ga Saseru no ka?" (こんな整列を誰がさせるのか？) |
| 2018 | Hashiridasu Shunkan | "Hiragana de Koishitai" (ひらがなで恋したい) |

### Hinatazaka46 singles

| Year | Single | Song | Notes |
| 2019 | "Kyun" | "Kyun" (キュン) | |
| 2019 | "Kyun" | "Joyful Love" | |
| 2019 | "Kyun" | "Mimi ni Ochiru Namida" (耳に落ちる涙) | |
| 2019 | "Kyun" | "Footsteps" | |
| 2019 | "Kyun" | "Tokimeki Sō" (ときめき草) | |
| 2019 | "Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do" | "Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do" (ドレミソラシド) | |
| 2019 | "Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do" | "Kitsune" (キツネ) | |
| 2019 | "Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do" | "My God" | Center |
| 2019 | "Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?" | "Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?" (こんなに好きになっちゃっていいの?) | |
| 2019 | "Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?" | "Honto no Jikan" (ホントの時間) | |
| 2019 | "Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?" | "Mama no Dress" (ママのドレス) | |
| 2019 | "Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?" | "Kawa wa Nagareru" (川は流れる) | |
| 2020 | "Sonna Koto Nai yo" | "Sonna Koto Nai Yo" (ソンナコトナイヨ) | |
| 2020 | "Sonna Koto Nai yo" | "Seishun no Uma" (青春の馬) | |
| 2020 | "Sonna Koto Nai yo" | "Suki to Iu Koto wa..." (好きということは…) | |
| 2020 | "Sonna Koto Nai yo" | "Mado wo Hirakenakute mo" (窓を開けなくても) | |
| 2021 | "Kimi Shika Katan" | "Kimi Shika Katan" (君しか勝たん) | |
| 2021 | "Kimi Shika Katan" | "Koe no Ashiato" (声の足跡) | |
| 2021 | "Kimi Shika Katan" | "Dōsuru? Dōsuru? Dōsuru?" (どうする?どうする?どうする?) | |
| 2021 | "Kimi Shika Katan" | "Bōdai na Yume ni Oshi Tsubusarete" (膨大な夢に押し潰されて) | |

### Videography
#### Video albums

| Year | Video album | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2022 | Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary Memorial Live in Tokyo Dome (日向坂46 3周年記念MEMORIAL LIVE ～3回目のひな誕祭～ in 東京ドーム) | | |