Saki Shimizu, born November 22, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, is a J-pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group within Hello! Project. Since then, she has continued to sing in that group and has become a part of two smaller groups composed of Hello! Project Kids member, Berryz Koubou and ZYX. In 2003, Shimizu was chosen to join the group ZYX, which consisted of five Hello! Project Kids and Yaguchi Mari, who acted as a mentor. They released two singles: Iku ZYX! Fly High and Shiroi Tokyo. They remained active until 2004, when Saki and Tsugunaga Momoko were selected to become members of Berryz Koubou. On January 2nd, 2012 it was announced that the current leader of Morning Musume and Hello! Project, Niigaki Risa will graduate, passing her role as leader of Hello! Project to Shimizu. Her name is a combination between the initial of her Grandmother’s name "Sa" and the initial of her Dad's name "Ki". On February 25, 2015 Shimizu Saki announced that after the indefinite hiatus of Berryz Kobo took effect she would officially become a Hello! Project Advisor, which would include acting as a liason between the members of Hello! Project and management. On August 24, 2017 it was revealed through an official announcement and Saki's blog that she had joined the M-Line fan club and would make her return to performing through one of several events meant to celebrate Hello! Project's 20th anniversary. (Source: Hello! Project Wiki)

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