Sayoko Izumi

Sayoko Izumi (泉彩世子, Izumi Sayoko, born October 28th, 1988) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor from Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. She was signed to King Records (Japan) until January, 2015. She debuted in 2013 with the single "Scramble".

Sayoko Izumi
泉彩世子
Also known as泉沙世子
Born (1988-10-28) October 28, 1988
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan[1]
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, actor
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–2016
Labels
  • King Records Japan
  • (2012-2014)
Websitewww.sayochan.com

Career

Sayoko Izumi was born in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, on October 28, 1988, but she went to grade school in Okayama Prefecture. She wanted to be a singer ever since she was 6 years old and auditioned for groups, such as Morning Musume, since she was 13 years old.

On May 26, 2012, she participated in King Records's 80th annual vocal audition called "KING RECORDS Presents Dream Vocal Audition", which took place at Akasaka BLITZ in Tokyo. She was one of the three winners of the audition, picked by with, and given the title "DREAM VOCALIST Loved by with". She signed a recording contract with King Records after winning. Songs by Izumi Sayoko were used in various King Records supported movies.

Her first release was a single titled "Scramble", which was released on November 21, 2012.[2] The title song "Scramble" was used for the movie Karasu no Oyayubi.[2] Her second release was a single titled "Kyōkai-sen/Iris", which came out on January 30, 2013.[3] "Kyōkai-sen" was used in the movie Sayonara Debussy, which came out on January 26 of that year. On June 12, 2013, her third single "Tegami" came out,[4] and was used in the movie and was used in the movie "The Serialist", which was based on the book by David Gordon (novelist). Her final release with King Records was "Kasu", which came out on January 15, 2014.[4] This song was also used in the movie "Yokohama Monogatari", which Sayoko Izumi also co-starred in.[5]

On November 7, 2014, she changed the Chinese characters of her name from "泉沙世子" to "泉彩世子". "Ai no Uta", released on January 16, 2015,[4] was her first release as an independent artist.

Discography

Singles
 Release DateTitleFormatProduct NumberJapan Chart Rank
1st Nov. 21, 2012 Scramble (スクランブル) CD KICM-1422 145
2nd Jan. 30, 2013 Kyōkai-sen/Iris (境界線/アイリス) CD KICM-1432 67
3rd June 12, 2013 Tegami (手紙) CD KICM-1450 136
4th Jan. 15, 2014 Kasu (カス) CD KICM-1485 90
5th Jan. 16, 2015 Ai no Uta (愛の詩) CD S001
6th Oct. 23, 2015 Natsu no Ato/Ichigatsu to Hachigatsu (夏の跡/１月と8月) CD S002

Filmography

Films
  • Yokohama Monogatari, as (2013)

References
  1. "泉彩世子 > Biography" (in Japanese). Barks. Global Plus Inc. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  2. 1万人から選ばれた歌姫、泉 沙世子が「カラスの親指」イメージ曲でデビュー (in Japanese). MusicMan-Net. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  3. ハスキーボイスが魅力 デビューから抜擢が続く歌姫・泉 沙世子に迫る モデルプレスインタビュー (in Japanese). livedoor News. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  4. "泉彩世子 > Discography" (in Japanese). Tower Records. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  5. 北乃きい＆奥田瑛二「ヨコハマ物語」で孤独からの再生物語を描く (in Japanese). Eiga.com. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
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