Sasaki Tsukushi

## Sasaki Tsukushi佐々木(ささき) つくし

Sasaki Tsukushi promoting PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS

**Sasaki Tsukushi** (佐々木つくし) was a Japanese trainee who participated in PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS. She was eliminated in the third ranking announcement, placing 27th. Prior to the show, she participated in iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~. She is also a member of the dance crew Fabulous Sisters.

## Biography

### Early Life

Sasaki Tsukushi was born on May 26, 2006 in Iwate, Japan.

She started dancing since she was three years old.

### 2013

In 2013, she won her first dance award after becoming the 2013 Girls Buyouden finalist. Over the span over four years, she won 43 awards. They are all listed on the Fabulous Sisters members page.

### 2016-2020

In 2016, Sasaki was invited to join the dance crew Fabulous Sisters by her mentor and the crew's choreographer, Ruu.

In the same year, Fabulous Sisters won 1st place in the youth category of World of Dance, also being the first Japanese crew do to so. They appeared on the American show World of Dance and went into the finals.

Sasaki would also dance in Fabulous Sisters when they appeared on Britain's Got Talent and Asia's Got Talent in 2019, and America's Got Talent (as Fusion Japan) in 2022.

### 2021-2022

In 2021, Sasaki auditioned in iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ in the girls division. She made it to the third screening, being one of thirty contestants to do so. She was a part of Team B along with Sakaguchi Rino. In addition, Ruu is a judge on the show.

On July 19, 2022, it was revealed that Sasaki passed the third screening, making it to the fourth screening. On September 25, 2022, she was ultimately eliminated in the final episode.

### 2023-present

On September 3, Sasaki was revealed to be a contestant of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

On December 7, Sasaki was eliminated from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

From January 6 to February 2, 2024, Sasaki performed in Global Village as a part of Fusion Japan.

## PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Participation

### Teams

* **Audition Team:** Remember me?
* **Group Battle Team:** BLACK CATS (rapper 1)
* **Position Battle Team:** Uchira (leader/sub rapper)
* **Concept Battle Team:** CLAW-me (rapper 2)

### Rankings

Online votes
* **Week 2:** 22nd place
* **Week 3:** 19th place (+3)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** 18th place (+1)
* **Week 6:** 31st place (-13)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** 28th place (+3)
* **Third Ranking Announcement:** 27th place (+1)

On-site votes
* **Group Battle:** 1st place in team, 6th place overall (tied)
* **Position Battle:** 2nd place in team, 14th place overall
* **Concept Battle:** 7th place in team, 30th place overall

### First Voting Period

In episode 1, Sasaki is introduced in Remember me? with her former co-auditionee Sakaguchi Rino. To her shock, she is evaluated by the other trainers as 63rd place despite her experience in dance. The group is the first to perform in episode 2, where she is evaluated by the trainers at **A** class, with them amazed by her power. She maintains her **A** class status after the level reevaluations.

In episode 3, Sasaki chosen to be a part of BLACK CATS, being rapper 1. While performing, her mic falls out, but she manages it quickly and professionally. Her performance impresses the audience, and she places 6th at the end of the night.

In the first ranking announcement, she obtains a total of 582,955 votes, which makes her 18th place.

* **First Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "実力者が集まるチームで存在感を見せつけました。" (She showed her presence in a team full of talented people.)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** Quote needed.

### Second Voting Period

In episode 6, Sasaki chooses to perform "Bijin" for the position battle. In episode 7, she places 14th overall.

She is voted by the national producers to perform "TOXIC" in the concept battle. In the second ranking announcement, she ranks 28th place after receiving 500,734 votes.

* **Second Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "ポジション評価ではラップで会場を沸かせた練習生です。" (This trainee excited the audience with her rapping in the position battle evaluation.)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** Quote needed.

### Third Voting Period

In episode 9, Sasaki, along with Takabatake Momoka and Tanaka Yuuki, wants to be a rapper in "TOXIC". Sasaki is voted as rapper 2. She places 30th overall in the end.

Sasaki places 27th place and is eliminated from the show in the third ranking announcement.

## Personal Life

* Friendships

On the show, Sasaki is close with Sakaguchi Rino, who was also in iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ with her.

## Trivia

* Her hobbies are to observe people and to remember them.
* Her special skill is dancing.
* While she is known for dancing, she went into PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS wanting to show her vocals and rap as well.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1分PR┊✧ 佐々木つくし（SASAKI TSUKUSHI）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS". YouTube. 2023-09-04.
2. ↑ "Fusion Japan. Global Village.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS Profile" PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. 2023-09-04.

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