Iwatate Saho

Iwatate Saho is a member of AKB48.

Catchphrase

発声練習はじめます！　やっほー、さっほー、30歳、さっほーこと岩立沙穂です。

Hassei renshuu hajimemasu! Yahhoo, Sahhoo, 30-sai, Sahhoo koto Iwatate Saho desu.

(I'll start with vocal exercises! Yahhoo, Sahhoo, I'm Iwatate Saho, also known as Sahhoo, 30 years old.)

Team History

2011.09.24 - Joined AKB48 as Kenkyuusei
2013.08.24 - Promoted to Team 4 (Tokyo Dome Concert)
2017.12.08 - Transferred to Team B (AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle)
2022.04.19 - Transferred to Team A (AKB48 16th Anniversary Shuffle)
2023.10.17 - Transferred to AKB48 New Formation

Leadership History

2019.05.02 - Appointed Captain of Team B (Predecessor: Takahashi Juri)
2022.04.19 - Relinquished role as Captain of Team B (AKB48 16th Anniversary Shuffle) (Successor: Asai Nanami)

AKB48 Senbatsu Election

4th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
5th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
6th Senbatsu Election - #66 (Upcoming Girls)
7th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
8th Senbatsu Election - #51 (Future Girls)
9th Senbatsu Election - #42 (Next Girls)
10th Senbatsu Election - #22 (Undergirls)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

2nd Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
3rd Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
4th Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
5th Janken Taikai - #4 (Lost to Watanabe Miyuki)
6th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Owada Nana)
7th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Shiroma Miru)

Singles Participation

AKB48 B-Sides

Other Singles

Harukaze Pianissimo (Yasashiku Suru Yori Kisu wo Shite)
Chikai no ni Hanareteru
Hanareteitemo

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

Units

Stage Units

AKB KKS5 (RESET): Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa
AKB KKS6 (Boku no Taiyou): Idol Nante Yobanaide (1st Unit); Himawari (2nd Unit)
AKB KKS7 (Pajama Drive): Tenshi no Shippo
42 (Te wo Tsunaginagara): Kono Mune no Barcode
43 (Idol no Yoake): Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate
44 (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai): Tonari no Banana
AKB SS7 (Thumbnail): Hibiwareta Kagami
AKB SS12 (Boku no Natsu ga Hajimaru): Saigo ni Ice Milk wo Nonda no wa Itsudarou?
AKB SS14 (Kyou wa Dare ni Koi wo Suru?): Kusaimono Darake
AKB R2 (RESET): Ashita no Tame ni Kiss wo

Concert Units

AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Concert ~Oshimen Hayai Mono Gachi~: Heart Gata Virus
AKB48 8th Anniversary: RESET
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013: Ue Kara Mariko; Nagisa no CHERRY
Unit Matsuri 2014: Enkyori Poster
AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014: Heart Gata Virus; Oki Doki; Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014: Heavy Rotation
AKB48 Group Douji Kaisai Concert in Yokohama ～Kotoshi wa Rank in Dekimashita Shukugakai～: Enkyori Poster
AKB48 13th Generation Stage in TDC ～Ima, Yaru Shikaneen Dayo!～: Yume de Kiss me!
AKB48 Group Kanshasai ~Rank in Concert~ (Senbatsu Sousenkyo Rank-in (17th-80th) members performance): Kodoku na Runner
AKB48 Group Kanshasai ~Rank in Concert~ (Senbatsu Sousenkyo Rank-in (17th-100th) members performance): Yobisute Fantasy (Center)
AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2019: Choose me!; Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc; Romance Privacy; Two Roses
AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020: Nagareboshi ni Nani wo Negaeba Ii no Darou
2020 AKB48 shin Unit Live Matsuri Kaisai Kettei no Oshirase: Are Kara Earl Grey wo Nonde Inai
AKB48 Tandoku Concert 2021 〜Suki Naraba, Suki da to Iou~: Gomen ne, Suki ni Nacchatte...
MX Matsuri! AKB48 60th Single "Hisashiburi no Lipgloss" Announcement Commemoration Concert in Budokan 2022: Shower no Ato Dakara; Tobenai Agehachou
AKB48 Dobbon! 2 Year Anniversary Live!: Junai no Crescendo
AKB48 Current Team Final Concert 2023 in KT Zepp Yokohama 〜Kore wa Team A Festival!〜: Sandal ja Dekinai Koi
MX Matsuri AKB48 62nd Single "Idol Nanka Janakattara" Release Commemoration Concert: Enkyori Poster; Chance no Junban (Center); Majijo Teppen Blues (as Okabuki); Majisuka Rock'n'Roll (as Okabuki); Aru Hi Fui ni...; Kimi wa Boku no Kaze; Jiwaru DAYS (Center)
AKB48 Dobbon! 3 Year Anniversary Live!: Candy; Heart Gata Virus
AKB48 Spring Concert 2024 in Pia Arena MM: 10 Krone to Pan (Duet with Murayama Yuiri); Lion wo Nerae! (Center)

Media Appearances

Variety Shows

AKBINGO! (2013 - )
AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (Season 9) (2012)
Nogizaka ni Hikosaremashita ~Gakeppuchi AKB48 no Dai Gyakushu~

Radio

AKB48 no All Night Nippon

Survival shows

Produce 48 (2018)

Movies

Horror Channel (2019)

Etymology

Iwatate means "rock" (岩) (iwa) and "standing" (立) (tate).
Saho means "sand" (沙) (sa) and "grain" (穂) (ho).

Trivia

Name in Korean: 이와타테 사호
Hobbies: Aromatherapy, photography
Favorite subject: World history
Likes: Spicy food, eating grasshoppers
Good friends with: Mogi Shinobu and Muto Tomu (TomuSaho)
- She was the first person to bathe with Mogi
Oldest member in AKB48's 13th Generation
Last active member of AKB48's 13th Generation
Failed AKB48's 11th Generation Audition
Was classmates with Nogizaka46's Nakada Kana
Has a brother
Has been studying French
- On her Instagram story (July 24th 2019), she revealed that she passed DELF A2 examination.
Finished 40th place on Produce 48
Considers herself a calm and considerable person, but also indecisive
Has a burikko character
She once posted support messages through Google+ for a fan who was thinking about committing suicide.
She holds the record across all 48 Groups for the longest time between debut and appearance in an A-side Senbatsu, at 13 years. The record was previously held by Mogi Shinobu, at 11 years.
Tested positive for COVID-19 on December 24, 2022. ^[1] She later recovered on December 30, 2022. ^[2]

Gallery

AKB48

Produce 48

Former Members
Regular Members	Yamabe Ayu \| Yumoto Ami \| Okada Rina \| Yamada Kyoka \| Yoshihashi Yuzuka \| Saito Haruna \| Mogi Shinobu \| Otake Hitomi \| Honda Hitomi \| Asai Nanami \| Shinozaki Ayana \| Onishi Momoka \| Ma Chia-Ling \| Sasaki Yukari \| Shimoguchi Hinana \| Okabe Rin \| Oda Erina \| Kashiwagi Yuki \| Taniguchi Megu \| Sato Minami \| Kohama Kokone \| Komiyama Haruka
Team A	Usami Yuki \| Orii Ayumi \| Hoshino Michiru \| Masuyama Kayano \| Oe Tomomi \| Komatani Hitomi \| Tojima Hana \| Nakanishi Rina \| Narita Risa \| Kawasaki Nozomi \| Oshima Mai \| Maeda Atsuko \| Sato Natsuki \| Nito Moeno \| Kasai Tomomi \| Nakatsuka Tomomi \| Shinoda Mariko \| Nakamata Shiori \| Kikuchi Ayaka \| Katayama Haruka \| Morikawa Ayaka \| Kawaei Rina \| Matsui Sakiko \| Takahashi Minami \| Iwata Karen \| Hirata Rina \| Maeda Ami \| Ogasawara Mayu \| Shimazaki Haruka \| Owada Nana \| Nakamura Mariko \| Kojima Haruna \| Kojima Natsuki \| Goto Moe \| Maeda Ayaka \| Honda Sora \| Yokoyama Yui \| Kato Rena \| Iriyama Anna \| Furukawa Nazuna \| Nishikawa Rei \| Miyazaki Miho \| Okada Nana \| Shimizu Maria \| Takahashi Sayaka \| Nakanishi Chiyori \| Michieda Saki
Team K	Uemura Ayako \| Takada Ayana \| Imai Yu \| Hayano Kaoru \| Naruse Risa \| Ono Erena \| Yonezawa Rumi \| Masuda Yuka \| Nakaya Sayaka \| Matsubara Natsumi \| Itano Tomomi \| Akimoto Sayaka \| Oshima Yuko \| Sato Amina \| Suzuki Shihori \| Nishiyama Rena \| Takajo Aki \| Nagao Mariya \| Ishida Haruka \| Aigasa Moe \| Nakata Chisato \| Suzuki Mariya \| Shimada Haruka \| Tano Yuka \| Fujita Nana \| Nozawa Rena \| Kojima Mako \| Yahagi Moeka \| Minegishi Minami \| Yasuda Kana \| Muto Tomu \| Kobayashi Ran \| Hattori Yuna \| Ichikawa Manami \| Okuhara Hinako \| Uemi Sorano
Team B	Watanabe Shiho \| Inoue Naru \| Noguchi Reina \| Matsuoka Yuki \| Oku Manami \| Hirajima Natsumi \| Komori Mika \| Nonaka Misato \| Hashimoto Hikari \| Kuramochi Asuka \| Uchida Mayumi \| Uchiyama Natsuki \| Kobayashi Kana \| Iwasa Misaki \| Umeta Ayano \| Yokoshima Aeri \| Oshima Ryoka \| Tanabe Miku \| Kizaki Yuria \| Watanabe Mayu \| Takahashi Juri \| Takeuchi Miyu \| Hiwatashi Yui \| Oya Shizuka \| Takita Kayoko \| Kubo Satone \| Inagaki Kaori \| Nagano Megumi \| Fujizono Rei \| Hidaritomo Ayaka \| Sakaguchi Nagisa \| Ishiwata Sena \| Kitazawa Saki
Team 4	Mori Anna \| Takashima Yurina \| Kobayashi Marina \| Tsuchiyasu Mizuki \| Maeda Mitsuki \| Natori Wakana \| Nishino Miki \| Okada Ayaka \| Iino Miyabi \| Okawa Rio \| Taya Misaki \| Kawamoto Saya \| Tatsuya Makiho \| Homma Mai \| Kuramoto Miyuu \| Utada Hatsuka \| Kawahara Misaki \| Omori Miyuu \| Yoshikawa Nanase \| Takaoka Kaoru \| Tada Kyoka \| Sato Kiara \| Yoshida Karen
Team 8	Okubora Chinatsu \| Moriwaki Yui \| Fujimura Natsuki \| Iwasaki Moeka \| Yamamoto Ai \| Kita Reina \| Kondo Moeri \| Yoshino Miyu \| Fukuchi Rena \| Tani Yuri \| Hamamatsu Riona \| Abe Mei \| Mogi Kasumi \| Hirose Natsuki \| Hayasaka Tsumugi \| Shimoaoki Karin \| Yaguchi Moka \| Cho Kurena \| Noda Hinano \| Yokomichi Yuri \| Hitomi Kotone \| Nakano Ikumi \| Tanikawa Hijiri \| Sato Shiori \| Yamada Nanami \| Ito Kirara \| Sato Nanami \| Terada Misaki \| Ota Nao \| Yamamoto Ruka \| Nunoya Riru \| Inoue Miyuu \| Shiobara Karin \| Rissen Airi \| Hasegawa Momoka \| Sato Akari \| Matsumura Miku \| Kamachi Yukina \| Miyazato Rira \| Suzuki Yuka \| Harumoto Yuki \| Yokoyama Yui \| Okumoto Hinano \| Fukutome Mitsuho \| Mitomo Mashiro \| Hama Sayuna \| Hirano Hikaru
Kenkyuusei	Iinuma Yurina \| Kaneko Satomi \| Kozuka Rina \| Yoshioka Saki \| Watanabe Marie \| Deguchi Aki \| Yamada Mizuki \| Nishizawa Sara \| Katano Yurie \| Ishiguro Remi \| Arima Yuka \| Suzuki Nae \| Tomita Mayu \| Hatayama Arisa \| Saotome Miki \| Uriya Akane \| Katono Mizuho \| Komatsu Mizuki \| Hayashi Ayano \| Nishikawa Nanami \| Asai Madoka \| Ishii Ayaka \| Ishibe Aya \| Kaku Grace \| Komizu Nanami \| Sakamoto Rio \| Sugiyama Miku \| Tomite Ami \| Miki Nikoru \| Muranaka Satomi \| Ito Ayaka \| Imai Yurie \| Ishiguro Atsuki \| Kinumoto Momoko \| Takamatsu Eri \| Fujimoto Sara \| Ueki Asaka \| Iwasaki Hitomi \| Sano Yuriko \| Toyoda Saki \| Okazaki Chinami \| Kawakami Marina \| Kanazawa Yuuki \| Ushikubo Sara \| Yamaguchi Nau \| Suzuki Rika \| Amemiya Maika \| Kita Shiori \| Hasegawa Haruna \| Moriyama Sakura \| Watanabe Nene \| Saeed Yokota Erena \| Mitsumune Kaoru \| Eguchi Aimi \| Noguchi Nanami \| Takahashi Kira \| Nomura Nao \| Harasawa Otohi \| Kamiyama Riho \| Shoji Nagisa \| Umemoto Izumi \| Harima Nanami \| Katsumata Saori \| Sato Shiori \| Suenaga Yuzuki \| Hasegawa Niina

Discography
Indie Singles	1. Sakura no Hanabiratachi \| 2. Skirt, Hirari
Major Singles	1. Aitakatta \| 2. Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru \| 3. Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou \| 4. Bingo! \| 5. Boku no Taiyou \| 6. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? \| 7. Romance, Irane \| 8. Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008 \| 9. Baby! Baby! Baby! \| 10. Oogoe Diamond \| 11. 10nen Zakura \| 12. Namida Surprise! \| 13. Iiwake Maybe \| 14. RIVER \| 15. Sakura no Shiori \| 16. Ponytail to Shushu \| 17. Heavy Rotation \| 18. Beginner \| 19. Chance no Junban \| 20. Sakura no Ki ni Narou \| 21. Everyday, Katyusha \| 22. Flying Get \| 23. Kaze wa Fuiteiru \| 24. Ue Kara Mariko \| 25. GIVE ME FIVE! \| 26. Manatsu no Sounds Good! \| 27. Gingham Check \| 28. UZA \| 29. Eien Pressure \| 30. So long! \| 31. Sayonara Crawl \| 32. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie \| 33. Heart Ereki \| 34. Suzukake Nanchara \| 35. Mae Shika Mukanee \| 36. Labrador Retriever \| 37. Kokoro no Placard \| 38. Kibouteki Refrain \| 39. Green Flash \| 40. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai \| 41. Halloween Night \| 42. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby \| 43. Kimi wa Melody \| 44. Tsubasa wa Iranai \| 45. LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai \| 46. High Tension \| 47. Shoot Sign \| 48.Negaigoto no Mochigusare \| 49. ＃SukiNanda \| 50. 11-gatsu no Anklet \| 51. Jabaja \| 52. Teacher Teacher \| 53. Sentimental Train \| 54. NO WAY MAN \| 55. Jiwaru DAYS \| 56. Sustainable \| 57. Shitsuren, Arigatou \| 58. Ne mo Ha mo Rumor \| 59. Moto Kare desu \| 60. Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss \| 61. Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da \| 62. Idol Nanka Janakattara \| 63. Colorcon Wink \| 64. Koi Tsun Jatta \| 65. Masaka no Confession
Studio Albums	1. Koko ni Ita Koto \| 2. 1830m \| 3. Tsugi no Ashiato \| 4. Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! \| 5. Thumbnail \| 6. Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru \| 7. Nantettatte AKB48
Best Albums	1. SET LIST ~Greatest Songs 2006-2007~ \| 2. Kamikyokutachi \| 3. 0 to 1 no Aida
Re-edition	1. SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban
Stages
AKB48	Koko Kara da
Team A	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Aitakatta \| Dareka no Tame ni \| Tadaima Renaichuu \| Renai Kinshi Jourei \| Mokugekisha \| Waiting Stage \| M.T ni Sasagu \| Juuryoku Sympathy
Team K	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Seishun Girls \| Nounai Paradise \| Saishuu Bell ga Naru \| Saka Agari \| RESET \| Waiting Stage
Team B	Seishun Girls \| Aitakatta \| Pajama Drive \| Idol no Yoake \| Theater no Megami \| Waiting Stage \| Tadaima Renaichuu
Team 4	Boku no Taiyou \| Te wo Tsunaginagara \| Idol no Yoake \| Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai \| Thumbnail
Team 8	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Aitakatta \| Kimi mo 8 (Eito) Nakou janai ka \| Sono Shizuku wa, Mirai e to Tsunagaru Niji ni Naru.
Himawarigumi	Boku no Taiyou \| Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai
Kenkyuusei	Tadaima Renaichuu \| Idol no Yoake \| Renai Kinshi Jourei \| Theater no Megami \| RESET \| Boku no Taiyou \| Pajama Drive \| 16th Generation Kenkyuusei \| Let's Go Kenkyuusei! \| Soko ni Mirai wa Aru
Stage Albums
Team A	A1 \| A2 \| A3 \| A4 \| A5 \| A6 \| A7
Team K	K1 \| K2 \| K3 \| K4 \| K5 \| K6
Team B	B1 \| B2 \| B3 \| B4 \| B5
Team 4	41 \| 42
Himawarigumi	HG1 \| HG2
Concerts
DVDs	01 \| 02 \| 03 \| 04 \| 05 \| 06 \| 07 \| 08 \| 09 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18 \| 19 \| 20 \| 21 \| 22 \| 23 \| 24 \| 25 \| 26 \| 27 \| 28 \| 29 \| 30 \| 31 \| 32 \| 33 \| 34 \| 35 \| 36 \| 37 \| 38 \| 39 \| 40 \| 41 \| 42
Filmography
Movies	DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 to be continued \| DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 Show must go on \| DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 No flower without rain \| DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The Time Has Come
Dramas	Majisuka Gakuen \| Majisuka Gakuen 2 \| Sakura Kara no Tegami \| Majisuka Gakuen 3 \| So Long! \| Sailor Zombie \| Majisuka Gakuen 4 \| Majisuka Gakuen 5 \| Cabasuka Gakuen \| Crow's Blood \| Tofu Pro Wrestling
Anime	AKB0048

Units and Sister Groups
Soloists	Matsui Sakiko (Piano) \| Iwasa Misaki (Enka) \| Watanabe Mayu \| Kashiwagi Yuki \| Takahashi Minami \| Itano Tomomi \| Sashihara Rino \| Kuramochi Asuka (Gachi Uma 2) \| Kasai Tomomi (Gachi Uma - Former member) \| Maeda Atsuko (Former member) \| Oshima Mai (Former member) \| Hoshino Michiru (Former member) \| Oku Manami (Former member) \| Ohori Megumi (Former member) \| Ono Erena (Former member) \| Hayano Kaoru (Former member)
Units	No Sleeves \| Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 \| French Kiss \| Not yet \| DiVA
One-Shot Units	NO NAME \| YM7 \| YJ7 \| Ojarumaru Sisters \| Team KISHIN from AKB48 \| Sukeban Girls \| Team Dragon from AKB48 \| Honegumi from AKB48 \| ICE from AKB48 \| Crayon Friends from AKB48 \| AKBIdoling!!! \| Queen & Elizabeth \| Natto Angels \| Natto Angels Z \| Okashina Sisters \| Team Z \| BABY GAMBA \| Mini Skirt \| Porrima from AKB48 \| Team Surprise \| Team BS
AKB48 Group inside Japan	AKB48 \| SKE48 \| NMB48 \| HKT48 \| NGT48 \| STU48
AKB48 Group outside Japan	JKT48 \| BNK48 \| MNL48 \| AKB48 Team SH \| AKB48 Team TP \| CGM48 \| KLP48
Former Groups	OJS48 \| SDN48 \| TPE48 \| MUM48 \| SGO48 \| DEL48 \| MUB48
Rival Group	Nogizaka46

Events
Sousenkyo	1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 13th Single "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu" 2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 17th Single "Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi Desu" 3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 22nd Single "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu" 4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki" 5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai" 6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~" 7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single "Juni Yoso Fukano, Oare no Ichiya" 8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single "Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii" 9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single "Mazu wa Tatakaou! Hanashi wa Sorekara da" 10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single "Sekai no Center wa Dare da?"
Janken Taikai	1st Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 19th Single 2nd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 24th Single 3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single 4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single 5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut 8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut 9th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
Group Draft Meeting	AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013 AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015

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