# Nagisa Saitō

Nagisa Saito (齊藤なぎさ, Saitō Nagisa, born July 6, 2003), is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. From 2017 to 2023, she was a member of the idol girl group =Love, which was produced by former AKB48 and HKT48 member Rino Sashihara that is signed under Sacra Music. In 2023, she departed the group to focus on her acting career. She is also a regular model for the women's fashion magazine LARME.

## Early life

Saitō was born on July 6, 2003, in Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. She has one older sister three years her senior.
In 2018, Saitō revealed in an interview that she was bullied when she was in the third grade of elementary school and the first and second grades of junior high school. And that because of these experience's she wanted to become an idol, she recalled:
   When I was in my first year of junior high school, the seniors would say all sorts of things to me... At that time, AKB48 was on TV a lot, and watching them really cheered me up, and the lyrics of their songs really encouraged me. The lyrics were about situations similar to the one I was in, and they really hit home, and I realized I'm not the only one going through this kind of pain. I was saved in so many ways by idols, so I wanted to become an idol who could give energy to everyone.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Summer Night Sky, Autumn Sunset, Winter Morning, and Spring Wind | Yumi Tanaka | Lead role; anthology film |
| 2023 | Our Secret Diary | Yuko Hayashi | |
| 2024 | We Don't Know Love Yet | Koharu Fujimura | |
| 2024 | You Are Mine! | Mitsuki Taniguchi | |
| 2024 | Oshi no Ko: The Final Act | Ruby Hoshino | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | One Room of Happiness | Miyajima | |
| 2022 | What If There Were A High School for “Ikemen” Only? | Hana Katagiri | |
| 2022 | If This Feeling Is Called Love... | Karin Misaki | |
| 2022 | Cinderella Again | Mao | Episode 2 |
| 2022 | Metropolitan Police Department Research Division 1 | Madoka Saito | Episode 9 |
| 2022–23 | Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend | Yua Takahashi | 2 seasons |
| 2023 | The Best Student: The Last Dance with One Year Left to Live | Shino Miyama | Web series |
| 2023 | The Greatest Teacher | Shino Miyama | Episodes 1 and 5 |
| 2024 | The Reason We Fall in Love | Kyo Ozu | |
| 2024 | My Undead Yokai Girlfriend | Misa Inukai | Web drama |
| 2024 | Oshi no Ko | Ruby Hoshino | |
| 2025 | Himitsu no AiPri: Ring-hen | Wako Sensei | TV Anime |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Artist | Song | Notes | Ref. |
| 2023 | Atarayo [ja] | If I Could Just Say I Love You | ft. KERENMI [ja] | |

### Advertisement

| Year | Company | Title | Notes |
| 2020 | RICAFROSH | "Rag Thomas Kit" | Model |
| 2021 | Kimono Rental VASARA | — | Visual model |
| 2021 | Mel cinna | — | |
| 2021 | Evelyn | 2021 Summer Collection | |
| 2021 | Evelyn | 2021 Autumn Collection | |
| 2021 | Evelyn | 2021 Winter Collection | Visual model |
| 2022 | Evelyn | 2022 SS Collection | Visual model |
| 2022 | Evelyn | 2022 Summer Collection | Visual model |
| 2022 | Evelyn | 2022 Autumn Collection | Visual model |
| 2022 | Evelyn | 2022 Winter Collection | Visual model |
| 2023 | Evelyn | 2023 Spring Collection | Visual model |
| 2024 | &tint | — | Image model |

## Discography

For Nagisa Saito's discography with =Love, see =Love Discography