Sakura/Trivia

* On April 4, 2022, Sakura was revealed as the first member of LE SSERAFIM.
* In the group, her representative emoji is either a cat (🐱) or a cherry blossom (🌸).
* The name 'Sakura' means "cherry blossom" in Japanese.
* In the finale episode of Produce 48, Sakura placed second overall (316,105 votes), thus becoming a member of IZ\*ONE.
* While promoting with IZ\*ONE, her representative color was  Cherry Blossom Pink .
* Her representative number has been 39 since she made her debut in Japan.
* In the group's dorm, she shares the first floor with Kazuha.
* She has a mole near the right side bridge of nose, and another one on the right thumb on the phalanges.
* For LE SSERAFIM's *ANTIFRAGILE* album, her representative gemstone was a pink diamond.

## Pre-Debut

### Childhood

* Growing up, Sakura dreamed of becoming a doctor.
* Sakura's parents divorced when she was a year old. She has only ever met her biological father once during her first-ever handshake event in Japan as a member of HKT48.

## Career

* On December 8, 2021, Sakura launched her own cosmetics brand called CRAN BY MOLAK.
* She signed with HYBE Entertainment on the condition that she is not becoming a leader.
* LE SSERAFIM is Sakura's third debut, her second debut in a permanent group, and her second Korean group debut. She has been in the end-of-year Red & White Song Festival in Japan in three groups: AKB 48, HKT48 and LE SSERAFIM. She was unable to do so for IZ\*One due to MNet vote-rigging scandal and border restrictions from COVID-19 pandemic. LE SSERAFIM, as a group, received invitation to the festival before it even made its official Japanese debut.

## Nicknames

* Kkura / Kkura-chan / Kkura-unnie
* Sakuratan
* Saku-chan
* Kura Kim / Kim Sakura
* Kirby
* Kim Cat / Cat
* 10-Year Veteran
* Sakurates

## Personality

* Sakura tends to have a fatalistic and catastrophizing way of thinking.
* Even before she made her Korean debut with IZ\*ONE, she only expends energy if necessary.
* She dislikes being in charge, to the point that she made the condition to never becoming a leader before joining Source Music/HYBE. This was why the leadership position was offered to Chaewon rather than being voted between them.

## Abilities & Habits

* Sakura sleeps with her eyes open.
* Her specialties are being able to fall asleep anywhere and drawing.
* Sakura can guess peoples' blood types just by looking at them, but would be difficult to confirm the answer if they themselves don't know the blood type.
* When she talks alone to a camera, Sakura tends to refer to herself in the third person.
* Unlike a stereotypical INTP, she is very handy with arts and crafts and is very eloquent.
* She is "The Quote Machine" of LE SSERAFIM.
* She is a talented writer and is known for expressing her feelings well.
* Sakura is a very talented cook; she can make many meals without having to use a recipe.
	+ She uses cooking as a way to relieve stress.
* Sakura does not have a driver's license, nor does she intend to get one.
* She has a massive storage of member's pictures, as she likes taking pictures of members more than selfies.
* She clips her phone onto the back of her skirt, using the ring holder to secure it, and making it seem like a second mic receiver. She learnt the habit from Hyewon when she was in IZ\*One.
* She is very unathletic as a runner or using hula hoops, but has fast reflexes as a computer gamer.
* She has a very short trainee period because she was never properly trained in singing or dancing in Japan (6 years and 11 months upon debut with IZ\*ONE), but is well-trained in interviews, MC and fan service, which form the core of the Japanese idol industry.
* She was the least physically fit member in the group upon entering Source Music.
* She is slow to catch up on jokes, but it has nothing to do with language barriers.
* She can't speak Korean as well when she is exhausted.
* She revealed that she is a decent swimmer despite never being a competitive one. Due to it being closer to Japan than Korea, she has snorkelled in Guam many times.
* It took her until 2022 to be able to wink with her left eye.

## Famous Friends

* Murashige Anna (fellow first-generation HKT48 member)
* Tsuki (member of girl group Billlie)

## Likes

* Sakura's role model is Yoona of Girls' Generation.
* She is a fan of the girl group Red Velvet; her favorite member is Irene.
* Her hobbies include playing video games, reading, watching movies, and acting.
* Sour plums.

### Favorites

* **American Singer:** Taylor Swift
* **Korean Girl Groups:** KARA, Red Velvet (especially Irene), Girls' Generation, TWICE
* **Color:** Pink
* **Flower:** Blue Rose
* **Season:** Spring
* **Food(s):** Green tea latte, sushi, umeboshi
* **League of Legends Character:** Maokai
* **Korean Actor:** Kim Soo-hyun
* **Subject:** Math
* **Movie:** *The Sound of Music*
* **Nickname:** Kkura

### Dislikes

* Sakura is afraid of ghosts and goblins.
* She is petrified of heights and scared of blowing balloons in fear that they'll pop.
* She dislikes places with no electricity and poor Wi-Fi.
* In order to fall asleep at night, she has to have some sort of light on.
* While she would still fly on a plane, she keeps a last note to her mother if the worst case scenario happens.
* She dislikes being called "serious", "stoic", "unapproachable" or "mistake-free".
* Sakura doesn't like mint chocolate flavored items.
* Sakura found being a trainee was the toughest time in her idol career that spanned over a decade, because she wasn't allowed to interact with fans or have outside contact via SNS.
* Sakura asked Source Music/HYBE to not consider her for the leadership position. She'd rather become the guardian of the leader, as she did for Kwon Eunbi in IZ\*One.
* Sakura dislikes the plain taste of water, so she drinks tea and cola instead.

## References

1. ↑ YouTube: LE SSERAFIM "SAKURA"
2. ↑ *Produce 48*: Episode 12
3. ↑ 39 is a homonym to "San Kyu", while "San Kyu" is also the Japanese homonym to "Thank you"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 LE SSERAFIM *FEARLESS* Offline Fansign (May 7, 2022)
5. ↑ *Knowing Brothers* Episode 332: Kim Shinyoung, Miyawaki Sakura, Kim Chaewon, Moon Sua, and Tsuki (May 14, 2022)
6. ↑ *Weekly Idol*: LE SSERAFIM Members' Self-Written TMI Profiles (May 2022)
7. ↑ She made her original debut in 2012 in Japan
8. ↑ She can make quotes that are obvious sound philosophical, based on the Greek philosopher Socrates.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *Produce 48* Contestant Profile: Miyawaki Sakura
10. ↑ #LESSERAFIM 💪🏻 EXERCISE routine 🦢🌸 Muscle Sserafim 💕
11. ↑ LE SSERAFIM *FEARLESS* Offline Fansign (May 13, 2022)
12. ↑ LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura Opens Up About The Greatest Challenge She Faced During Her 10+ Years As An Idol