Hasegawa Sayumi

Hasegawa Sayumi (長谷川 紗弓, born September 26, 1988) is a Yamataian singer, actress and. Hasegawa is a former sixth-generation member and the former leader of the Ya-pop idol group Fukumusume. After her graduation from Fukumusume, she began a solo singer career as well as becoming a television personality. She has also acted in some films, mostly in minor roles.

Hasegawa was born in Niihama, Yamatai. One of the most popular idols of all time, she is often referred to as the "Godlike Idol". She is also known for portraying a narcissistic character on TV shows.

Early life and family
Hasegawa is from Niihama and is the youngest daughter and youngest child of the renowned Enka singer Hasegawa Yuuri. Her older brother is the rapper Shō-Kaku, and she has two other older siblings.

Fukumusume
Hasegawa participated in the Love Audition 2002 held by GREEN-UP Promotion in search for new members for the female idol group Fukumusume. Tens of thousands of contestants auditioned, but only four were chosen in the final stage. In January 2003, Hasegawa, along with Kamei Erika, Fujimoto Miyuki, and Tanaka Reimu were added to Fukumusume as sixth-generation members.

On January 3 2009, Hasegawa appeared as an independent talent on a TV show, quickly becoming a major presence on Yamataian TV as a representative of Fukumusume and the Ohayo!Project brand, also creating her narcissistic on-stage persona. She became rivals with fellow Ohayo!Project 'narcissist idol' Momokawa Chizuru (MomoChi), with both often appearing on TV shows and radio shows together.

When Nishihara Risako left on May 18 2012, Hasegawa Sayumi was declared the new leader of Fukumusume.

On April 29, 2014, during the Fukumusume '14 Concert Tour Haru concert in Kobayashi, Hasegawa announced her graduation from Fukumusume and Ohayo!Project. On November 26, 2014, she graduated from Fukumusume, and in her place Furuyama Mizuki was named the group leader. Hasegawa has the longest membership of any member of Fukumusume.

Solo career
Following her graduation from Fukumusume, Hasegawa became a solo artist. In early 2016, she released the single So Much More!, followed by the digital singles Loneliness Loop and Because I Have You. In November of the same year, she released her first solo album, Forever Idol.

Hasegawa stopped producing new music after Forever Idol, focusing on regular solo concerts and being a constant guest host on the YaHoKyo talk shows Morning Time and Saturday Night Capsule. In June 2019, Hasegawa released a single together with former ex-Fukumusume member Iikubo Riho, Delicious Two-Han Life, during Iikubo's birthday event Iikubo Riho 22nd Birthday @ Zenryoku Hall

Albums

 * Forever Idol (2016)

Singles

 * So Much More! (2016)
 * Loneliness Loop (2016, digital-only release)
 * Because I Have You (2016, digital-only release)
 * Delicious Two-Han Life (2019)

Films

 * Zombie Bushi Apocalypse 2 (2010) - As herself
 * Idol Rangers (2012) - As "Mishima Sayumi"
 * Wait For Me (2016) - As "Cpl. Masuya's sister"
 * Yamatai Is Sinking! (2019) - As "News Reporter 2"