Emma Sakurai

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New member (October 1st, 2022)

Attendance number 16

https://www.stardust.co.jp/talent/stard ... akuraiema/

桜井えま
Born on September 5, 2007 in Kanagawa Prefecture

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https://lineblog.me/ebichu/archives/13312742.html
(2022.09.30)


I'm the newest member of Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku !
I'm Sakurai Ema, a third-year junior high school student

Thank you so much to everyone who has been watching our auditions

I know there will be a lot of anxiety and pain, but I won't forget my first thought, being that I want to make everyone in the Ebichu Family smile !
I will try my best to be myself for the other 8 members
I'll heal/satisfy them with my smile

Thank you for your support !!
Looking forward to seeing you all on December 17 !

[Mattthecat]

Interestingly enough in her official Instagram and Tiktok accounts her name is spelled "Emma"

https://www.instagram.com/emma_sakurai_official/
https://www.tiktok.com/@emma_sakurai_official

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Yeah I noticed that too.
There's only one M in her name though, otherwise it'd have been written えっま and not えま so I guess the name was already taken
Or maybe her real name has 2 m's and she changed when joining Ebichu like Kokona/Cocona, who knows lol

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https://blog.stardust.co.jp/stardustpla ... ives/15674
(2022.12.17)

I'm Sakurai Ema, Ebichu's attendance number 16 !



Finally, [Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku New style Daigakugeikai 〜run in our ebichu family〜] is about to start !

The two months leading up to the concert were full of excitement and joy, but there were also more difficulties and frustrations.
The more I wanted to make the 17th a great show, the more my body couldn't keep up with that feeling, and there were many things that bothered me, but the senior members were very kind and taught me many things in detail and supported me a lot.
And the staff and Ebichu Family also told me that they were looking forward to seeing me and cheering me on, which really made me happy and motivated me to do my best !!



I am grateful to be able to perform my first live concert on the big stage of Makuhari Messe, and I want to enjoy it as much as I can.
I'm going to make Ebichu even more exciting !!!

Please follow me, everyone ???? lol

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https://lineblog.me/ebichu/archives/13319903.html
(2023.02.03)

This is Ema.
Hello, it's been a very, very long time !!

At last ! Tomorrow we will start our free live !
I'm very nervous and anxious about the live with only 5 sister members, but I will do my best so that many people can see us

And this is my first trip to Kobe ! What is Kobe famous for ?
I would like to learn a lot about the place while performing live


The five of us will do our best without forgetting that we are carrying the name "Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku" on our shoulders.
Please come see us ! It'll be fun for sure !!!!!
We'll be waiting for you
（I'm so nervous)

What should I do with my hair...
I'm so, so confused

There will be a special event after the live, so please come to that too !
We'll be waiting for you
I know it will be cold, so please be prepared !
Don't catch a cold



See you in Kobe.
Bye bye !

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https://lineblog.me/ebichu/archives/13320748.html
(2023.02.20)

Osaka-jo Hall.
Thank you very much for the 52OSAKA~GirlsCastle~ event !



What a surprise ! The ban on speaking out was lifted !
It was the first time for the lower grade members to hear your voices
I was so overwhelmed when I heard your voices...

I really enjoyed the live concert where we were united with the fans !
I can't wait to hear you all again !

And thank you very much to juice=juice, BEYOOOOONDS and 22/7 !

Their performance were very cool and inspiring !
I will do my best to perform with them again ‍

The takoyaki and pork buns were so delicious...!

And on February 25th, we'll be at Canal City Hakata for a free live show with the lower grade members only !
Please come visit us

And our Spring Tour 2023 will start in April !
I'm looking forward to it 🫣
We'll be waiting for you !

Thank you very much

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https://blog.stardust.co.jp/stardustpla ... ives/15996
(2023.02.21)



I've been thinking a lot lately that I'm going to graduate from junior high school soon and I'm very sad...

It was really a very fast 3 years
I enjoyed the sports festival and the school trips the most !!
In the gymnastics festival, I participated in the "Typhoon" competition as a member of the white block, and I was also a judge and a dance leader, so I thought up dance moves and made dance positions
The white block was the winner.
I have great memories of practicing a lot in the heat.
I thought I was so youthful lol

We went on a school trip to Hiroshima and Kyoto for three days and two nights.
I took a lot of pictures, ate delicious food, stayed over with everyone, and had a lot of fun at the recreational activities

I hope to enjoy my remaining junior high school life with everyone !!
We will wear uniforms and jerseys, make a lot of noise in the classroom, and have a lot of fun !

We have a lot of plans for Ebichu, too, so please let me announce them here !!

There will be a free live performance by the lower grade members only at Canal City Hakata on February 25.
Please come and join us five.
Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku Spring Tour 2023 100%ebism will start in April !
This is the first tour under the new organization !

I look forward to meeting people from different areas
Thank you very much !

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https://ameblo.jp/shiritsuebisuchugaku/ ... 82549.html
(2023.04.14)

Good evening ! This is Emma !
Finally, the spring tour starts tomorrow !
This is the first spring tour with 10 members.
I hope it will be live performances that only 10 members with age difference of 5 elder members and 5 younger members can create !
And the ban on voicing is also lifted 🪽
I can't wait to hear your voices !
I'll do my best to live up to them -_-

You'll probably enjoy the setlists very, very much.
We'll be playing this song and that song...
Anyway, have fun ! lol
We're waiting for you at Mori no Hall 21 in Chiba !!!



With my favorite photo today.
See you tomorrow

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https://blog.stardust.co.jp/stardustpla ... ives/16520
(2023.04.27)

Hello everyone, this is Sakurai Emma ☺︎︎︎︎
It's almost the Golden Week !!! it goes by fast...
I'm in the middle of our spring tour
Does everyone have any plans ? Is there anyone who will come Ebichu's spring tour ? 🫶
I think this spring tour will be 100 percent live -_-
It's going to be very, very upbeat setlists, so we will do our best, but the fans must follow us as fast as they can or they will miss the shows lol

So please get plenty of sleep, eat well, and listen to plenty of Ebichu songs before coming on the spring tour so that you will be in perfect condition
I will do my best to improve my physical strength too !
But the lives are really fun, so I hope you come ! I really do ! lol
There are still places where you can buy tickets, so please do 🪄

A pic from rehearsal



Don't tell anyone that I'm also into messing around

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https://blog.stardust.co.jp/stardustpla ... ives/16963
(2023.06.24)

Hello everyone ! This is Emma ☺︎

I wear braces, but the other day they put screws in my gums
I still can't believe I have screws in my gums lol.
That day I thought I would be in pain and unable to eat the food I loved.
But I prevailed...
I had pizza, pasta and shaved ice on the way home !






I mean, I won, I just took the painkillers... lol
It was very tasty, so I'm posting them here !
I'll work on it a little more -_-

And there are only 3 shows left in the spring tour 🥲
It's amazing how fast it has gone by.
I'll do my best to make the best of it 𖤐´-
The last one will be in Kanagawa 🫰
Look forward to it.

And then there's my birthday celebration on September 13.
It will be a loose maybe, but definitely fun birthday party with me as the theme.
I'm looking forward to seeing you there
Thank you for taking a look !
Bye bye !

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https://ameblo.jp/shiritsuebisuchugaku/ ... 83994.html
(2023.08.06)

Hello ! Good evening !
Famien 2023 has ended successfully !!
It was really fun
There was so much going on at the show that I don't even know where to begin...

I was happy that the five of us were able to perform "Itsuka no Made in Japya~n" together.
I think the song was the result of the free live performances !
And I ran around so much during that song, didn't I ?
I was so happy to be close to everyone, even though it took a lot of energy to get on the tower, throw water balloons, go down the aisle, and so on
It was like how the senior members performed it, and I was so happy to be able to do that this year !
I hope Aya can join us next time
As I was passing by, everyone was saying, "Emma-chi, Emma-chi" ^^

The fireworks were beautiful. It was my first time to see fireworks this year ! It was just like summer !
And it was so delicious at the Utan village... Kaho-chan said during an MC part that we should conquer all of them !
They all looked so delicious that I really wanted to conquer them !
Did you enjoy the pita bread and cheese balls ?
I'm already thinking about what I would like next year ( •︠ˍ•︡ )

The costumes were so cute ! I love the goldfish style outfit and the school uniform style outfit.
And this was my first time to perform at Famien, so of course we performed many songs that were new to me, but some of the parts I inherited from Hina-chan and some I got newly were actually not voiced until the rehearsal, weren't they ?
I was wondering what to do, and at the same time, what to do if I fell down during my first live performance using water
I went on stage with a lot of anxieties and fun, but when I saw everyone, all those anxieties flew away at once lol.
Everyone looked so happy, hot and loud, I was so excited



From there, I was able to perform close to everyone, get wet a lot, and spend a lot of time with everyone, making it a very fulfilling Famien experience !!!
It was definitely the most fun summer I have ever had in my life
And it's thanks to everyone in the Ebichu Family that we were able to have such enjoyable live shows !
Thank you so much for everything !

Yuna said during an MC part that she wants to do it about 5 times a year, and I want to do it that much too lol

Thank you for watching us live !! Please come visit us next year
Thank you for making our summer a fun and memorable one ! Thank you !!
When summer comes again, let's have fun ♥




You can still buy tickets for my birthday solo live, to be held on September 13th
Will you swamp it ? 🫶

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https://ameblo.jp/shiritsuebisuchugaku/ ... 83994.html
(2023.08.06)

Hello ! Good evening !
Famien 2023 has ended successfully !!
It was really fun
There was so much going on at the show that I don't even know where to begin...

I was happy that the five of us were able to perform "Itsuka no Made in Japya~n" together.
I think the song was the result of the free live performances !
And I ran around so much during that song, didn't I ?
I was so happy to be close to everyone, even though it took a lot of energy to get on the tower, throw water balloons, go down the aisle, and so on
It was like how the senior members performed it, and I was so happy to be able to do that this year !
I hope Aya can join us next time
As I was passing by, everyone was saying, "Emma-chi, Emma-chi" ^^

The fireworks were beautiful. It was my first time to see fireworks this year ! It was just like summer !
And it was so delicious at the Utan village... Kaho-chan said during an MC part that we should conquer all of them !
They all looked so delicious that I really wanted to conquer them !
Did you enjoy the pita bread and cheese balls ?
I'm already thinking about what I would like next year ( •︠ˍ•︡ )

The costumes were so cute ! I love the goldfish style outfit and the school uniform style outfit.
And this was my first time to perform at Famien, so of course we performed many songs that were new to me, but some of the parts I inherited from Hina-chan and some I got newly were actually not voiced until the rehearsal, weren't they ?
I was wondering what to do, and at the same time, what to do if I fell down during my first live performance using water
I went on stage with a lot of anxieties and fun, but when I saw everyone, all those anxieties flew away at once lol.
Everyone looked so happy, hot and loud, I was so excited



From there, I was able to perform close to everyone, get wet a lot, and spend a lot of time with everyone, making it a very fulfilling Famien experience !!!
It was definitely the most fun summer I have ever had in my life
And it's thanks to everyone in the Ebichu Family that we were able to have such enjoyable live shows !
Thank you so much for everything !

Yuna said during an MC part that she wants to do it about 5 times a year, and I want to do it that much too lol

Thank you for watching us live !! Please come visit us next year
Thank you for making our summer a fun and memorable one ! Thank you !!
When summer comes again, let's have fun ♥




You can still buy tickets for my birthday solo live, to be held on September 13th
Will you swamp it ? 🫶

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https://ameblo.jp/shiritsuebisuchugaku/ ... 53382.html
(2023.09.14)

Thank you for your hard work, everyone.
This is Emma !

My birthday solo live, on September 13, has ended successfully
Well, it was really a very short and happy time.
I don't know where to start when I want to write a blog, the afterglow is so overwhelming that nothing comes out...lol.
But I was so happy to have my first birthday live at KT Zepp yokohama, a big venue, and to have so many Family members come to the event
During the rehearsal, many people helped me and supported me, and I really felt that I should be grateful to them.
And because I'm seeing it up close and personal, I knew I had to make sure the live show was a good one.

At first, I didn't know what to do about the set, the costume, the direction, etc. But I consulted with Yuna, who is 3 or 4 months my senior, and she helped me out a lot.
I discussed with my mother and referred to the live performances of my sister members, and then I added some Emma elements into the mix
I said that the theme this time is Sakurai Emma, but did you all feel it ? lol.
I felt like that in all the songs, but every time I looked at the audience while singing, they looked at me so kindly and listened to me, which naturally made me smile

I still find it difficult to do narration from backstage...
After it was over, my mom and dad told me they had never seen me so nervous before (lol)
They said I was nervous because of my accent.
I don't know anything about that. I don't know !!
I was really surprised at how shaky my hands were... I couldn't even speak.
I'll try my best to do better

As for my performance, there were many things that were frustrating and I still have a lot to work on, but I will do my best again next year as an issue to be addressed !!!!!!!
But I was so happy to be able to do what I wanted to do and sing so many songs that I wanted to sing, and I was so happy and full of happiness

And, if you won the autograph, please note that #16 is rare
I only wrote it this time ! ♡
Congratulations !

And then, and then, and then ! I got the outfit all black and sparkly !
I love it so much...

As for my birthday costume, I really liked the black costume from the spring tour, so I asked the person who made that costume to make one for me !!!!
Wow, it was so cute ! I was so excited, it made me so HAPPY !
Thank you so much !!!
Thank you for the flowers too ! They were so nice

I would like to do my best in my 16th year with the goal of "If you decide to do something, finish it".
I may look like an idiot, but I'm thinking clearly ♡
Ebichu's attendance number 16, 16 year old Sakurai Emma will do her best

Thank you all for coming to my birthday solo live !
I will do my best to bring smiles to everyone's faces ! Thank you for your support !
See you next year I'll be waiting for you !

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https://blog.stardust.co.jp/stardustpla ... ives/17521
(2023.09.20)

Hello everyone, this is Emma !




I would like to tell you about recent events (lol).
On September 13, I held my solo birthday live
I was very nervous for my first birthday live... but I was so happy to see so many people waving honey orange penlights at me !!!!
Thanks to all of you, we had a fun birthday concert !
I'm grateful ! Thank you

And now, I'm addicted to smoothies from 7-Eleven !
They are really delicious !!!!
There are 4 kinds and I like the blueberry and banana flavors.
I've been drinking them as a treat after live shows lately ♡
You should try them and see



Here is some information about future Ebichu lives

"Okera Disco 2023" will be held on October 7 at Pacifico Yokohama and on October 22 at Tokyo International Forum Hall A.
There will be live performances with an orchestra !
It's new and exciting !
We are rehearsing and having a lot of fun lol
We are looking forward to seeing you there !!!!

And also, "Daigakugeikai 2024 ~Takaku tobu ryuu to bokura no sono saki~" will be held on January 6 & 7 at Pia Arena MM !!
It has been about a year since we became a 10-member group !
I think you will be able to see different live performances than last year
I hope as many people as possible will come to see the lives !
We'll be waiting for you !!

See you ^^