Shuka Saito

Shuka Saito was born on August 16, 1996 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Her nickname is "Shukashuu." She voices You Watanabe, one of the main characters in Love Live! Sunshine!!.

Her call-and-response starts with "X ni Mukatte~" with X being related to the location, then "Zensoku Zenshin...", to which everyone says "Yousoro!" with her. She continues with "Kara no..." , where everyone finishes with "Keirei!" while saluting along with her. Her image color during concerts is light blue.

Background
She has three elder siblings.

Her current agency is Holy Peak Inc.

Personality & Hobbies
Her hobbies include listening to music, watching DVDs, and taking walks. She also loves sports and is capable of doing the vaulting box in gym. Her talents include dance (jazz and hip-hop), badminton, and calligraphy. She has been dancing since 2007. She's addicted to cooking.

Other Data

 * For a collection of translated interviews and videos, please refer to Translated Voice Actress Content.

Etymology

 * The name Shuka means "vermilion red" (朱) (shu) and "summer" (夏) (ka).
 * Shuka's surname Saito means "adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of" (斉) (sai) and "wisteria" (藤) (to).

Trivia

 * Her favorite foods include fruits, hamburgers, and melon bread.
 * Her favorite season is the transition from summer to autumn, as the air gets progressively colder.
 * Between the sea and the mountains, she would prefer the sea as she likes the feeling of sand beneath her feet.
 * She learned how to play trumpet and cornet from 4th to 6th grade (age 9-12).
 * Her favorite memory of high school is the cultural festival in her third year, where she did Halloween-themed makeup and danced.
 * She has a bit of a complex about her height, claiming multiple times both on Twitter and during live events that the 0.5cm in 150.5cm is very important to her.
 * Her favorite part of the "Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?" PV is You's vaulting portion.
 * She is the youngest in the group, meeting the other members for the first time when she was 18 years old. She auditioned for Love Live! when she was still in high school.
 * Has been a close friends since childhood with Ogino Yuka, a singer best known for being a NGT48 member.

Gallery

 * Please refer to this voice actress' Image Gallery.