Momoka Sakurai
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Momoka Sakurai (Japanese: 櫻井桃華 Sakurai Momoka) is one of the characters available in THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls and THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage. She is voiced by Haruka Terui (Japanese: 照井春佳 Terui Haruka).
Statistics
Annual Rankings
Event | Prelim Rank | Final Rank |
1st Cinderella Girl General Election | 28 | Unranked |
2nd Cinderella Girl General Election | 35 | 32 |
3rd Cinderella Girl General Election | 42 | 50 |
4th Anniversary Voice Idol Audition | 19 | 18 |
4th Cinderella Girl General Election | Unranked | 32 |
5th Cinderella Girl General Election | Unranked | 42 |
6th Cinderella Girl General Election | Unranked | Unranked |
7th Cinderella Girl General Election | Unranked | 44 |
8th Cinderella Girl General Election | Unranked | Unranked |
9th Cinderella Girl General Election | Not applicable | 36 |
10th Cinderella Girl General Election | Not applicable | 31 |
Biographies
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Self Introduction
I'm Sakurai Momoka. You have been looking at me peculiarly, nobody has looked at me like that before... ufu. What's on your mind? Please tell me. Hmm, so you want me to be an idol... well, that sounds like it could be a lot of fun!
THE IDOLM@STER ALL IDOL CATALOG 2005-2016
Sorry to keep you waiting! Momoka is here!
A young lady who aspires to become a proper lady. She is confident and reserved, sometimes using the Producer as a joke. On the other hand, she understands that she is a young girl and tries to grow up one step at a time.
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149 Anime Idol Profile
As a lady, I will show you that I am not ashamed of anything.
An A-type Aries who is full of dignity. She is always composed, elegant, and mature, fitting for a young lady like herself. A perfectionist, Momoka does everything to a T. She’s a little naive, but loves everyday encounters and surprises. Full of affection for her friends, Momoka tends to watch over everyone in her division.
THE iDOLM@STER POPLINKS Profile Quote
I'm Momoka Sakurai. What are you planning to do with this many idols? ...My♪ That sounds interesting, but...
Character Description
Momoka is a young, elegant girl from a wealthy family. Due to her princess-like demeanor, she has a lady-like aura surrounding her. While Momoka tries to act older than she is, she is still a just a young girl and enjoys things others her age enjoy. Despite insisting she be treated like a lady, she uses the childish honorific "-chama" when addressing the Producer. Momoka enjoys tea parties and takes them very seriously, inviting many of the idols to partake in them with her, especially when it comes to similarly elegant ladies such as Otoha and Yukino. Her favorite tea and drink is Rose Hip tea. She even has a flowery, rose motif, wearing many frilly flowery casual and stage outfits.
She enjoys teasing Nao, as she notes Nao chooses her clothes and costumes with the Producer in mind. Momoka also really likes the glasses Haruna gave her and enjoys selecting kimonos with friends. She holds the Producer in very high regard and shows that she will put herself on the line in order to show him that she cares about him.
Momoka is close friends with Arisu, starting from the Near to You event commu in Starlight Stage. Being the twelve-year-old Hyogo idols, both of them view each other as rivals, duking out who's the leader for the song (which belongs to Sanae instead). After a numerous battle lessons, during the festival, Momoka thinks that Arisu is not just as a worthy rival, but also a dear friend with the same vision of becoming a better person. Ever since the Near to You event commu ended, Momoka will occasionally be seen with Arisu, both encouraging Nina face to face in order to come back as an idol after her father's departure, as well as going to the party to meet Fumika in the ending of the Illusionista! event commu.
Deremail Questions | ||
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Originally posted 10/13/2021. Translation source. | ||
Momoka: Good evening to all of you. Today, I will be answering the questions you sent to us. | ||
Question: If you were able to turn into your adult self 10 years from now for a day, what would you do, Momoka-chan? | ||
Momoka: I believe that I would have grown 20cm taller. I would like to wear a grown-up dress and be the hostess of a party. #DereMail | ||
Momoka: Then, I would want to have a drink some wine with my parents and enjoy the foods for the grown-up palate such as those spicy and bitter ones. | ||
Momoka: And most of all, staying up late at night. My grown-up self would be able to do it. I would read a book while gazing at the moon. | ||
Momoka: There are so many things that I would like to do that I have ended up talking for so long. I will now proceed to the next question! | ||
Question: Your wink is wonderful, Momoka-chan but did your winking come naturally to you? Or did you practice for it? | ||
Momoka: Thank you so much for always watching me. Yes, winking did not come naturally to me. #DereMail | ||
Momoka: I have been doing my best each day to become even more adorable in order to better suit these lovely dresses. | ||
Question: I don't really drink tea because of its bitter taste. Is there a way to make it easier to drink? | ||
Momoka: How about you first try tea with milk? The tea leaves and the brewing time also affect the tartness, so starting with the mildest kind of tea leaves is also a good option. | ||
Momoka: I believe that once you get used to the taste, you could slowly lessen the amount of sugar and milk, then even be able to drink tea plain in time! | ||
Momoka: I used to add some sweetness to my cup of rose hip tea at first too. | ||
Momoka: That would be all from me today. However, I would love to answer more of your questions again. Until then, have a nice day! |
Game Discography
Momoka appears in the Events listed below:
THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls
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THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage
Song Discography
Recorded Solo Songs | ||
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Song | Classification | CD |
La Vie en Rose | Image Song | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 040 Sakurai Momoka |
♡Momoiro Kataomoi♡ | Cover Song | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER Cute jewelries! 003 |
Hi-Fi☆Days | Momoka Sakurai Solo Version | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 4thLIVE TriCastle Story Starlight Castle Venue Original CD |
Kira! Mankai Smile | Momoka Sakurai Solo Version | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS LITTLE STARS! Kira! Mankai Smile |
White again | Momoka Sakurai Solo Version | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 6thLIVE MERRY-GO-ROUNDOME!!! MASTER SEASONS WINTER! SOLO REMIX |
Ai no Sanka | Image Song | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER 29 Crazy Crazy |
KyunKyun Max | Momoka Sakurai Solo Version | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149 6 Original CD |
THE VILLAIN'S NIGHT | Momoka Sakurai Solo Remix | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER GOLD RUSH! 06 THE VILLAIN'S NIGHT |
Trivia and Fan Culture
Trivia
- Momoka is voiced as of the seventeenth episode of the anime, first aired on August 8th, 2015, as a surprise cameo voice idol.
- Momoka is considered to be the office's official "tsukkomi" character, according to the Hi-Fi☆Days event commu.[1]
- Momoka shares the same birthday with Ranko Kanzaki and Aya Kirino.
- Momoka has two puppies first shown in Cinderella Girls' [Rose-Colored Bride] unawakened SR, and they also appear in Starlight Stage's [Fresh Spring Nostalgia] SSR; their names are Françoise and Catherine.
- Every Momoka's image song has a title that is a homage to works of French singing icon Édith Piaf.
- La Vie en Rose's song title is a reference to La Vie en rose, written by Piaf in 1945.
- Ai no Sanka's song title is a reference to Hymne à l'amour, also known in Japan as "Ai no Sanka", written by Piaf in 1950.
- Momoka is the only Hyogo idol that explicitly states a specific city (Kobe, which is the capital city of Hyogo) instead of just the prefecture in her profile's hometown section.
- The kanji "桃" (momo) in Momoka's given name means peach, and Momoka is the "peach" representative of MomoPearBerry, a tricolor unit consisting of fellow 12-year-old idols Risa (pear) and Arisu (strawberry).
- Momoka is the first idol in which her given name starts with "Momo-", sharing this trait with Momoko Suou and Momohito Hanazono.
- Momoka is the only Little Marching Band Girls member who has yet to receive her proper card set in the original Cinderella Girls, despite of her appearing in Starlight Stage version of the unit. As such, her marching band role is unknown.
- In the U149 manga, instead of addressing the Producer with the honorific "-chama", Momoka either calls him "Producer" without any honorific or uses the "-san" honorific when referring to him.
Fan Culture
- Because Momoka uses the honorific -chama to address the Producer, she is often called "Momoka-chama" or "Chama" by fans.
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Countdown Art for Starlight Stage's 3rd Anniversary.
Momoka's profile in POPLINKS (Innocent Rose).
Momoka's profile in POPLINKS (Celestella Unison).
Momoka in the anime with Kaoru Ryuzaki and Chie Sasaki.
Momoka in Dice DE Cinderella.
Momoka featured in a visual for the U149 anime.
Character arts for Momoka and Miria in the U149 anime teaser.