Sayuri

Sayuri had one of those rare voices that made you feel like you were eavesdropping on someone's most private moment — raw, slightly ragged at the edges, and achingly honest. She called herself the "Oxygen-Deficient Girl," and honestly, that nickname nailed it: her music had this breathless, almost suffocating emotional intensity that hit you somewhere deep. Guitar in hand, lyrics that felt scraped straight from the bone — she built a whole universe that was both fragile and surprisingly tough at its core. The fact that she was from Fukuoka and carved out that kind of quietly devoted following entirely on her own terms made it even more striking. Losing her in September 2024, at just 28, is a grief that doesn't sit right no matter how many times you turn it over. But the songs she left behind still carry that same electric ache, and I think that's exactly what she would have wanted.

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Sayuri (さユり) was a Japanese singer, songwriter, and composer born on June 7, 1996, in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Known by the self-styled moniker "Oxygen-Deficient Girl" (酸欠少女), she built a following through her distinctive guitar-driven sound and intensely personal lyrics. She passed away on September 20, 2024.

Name (English)

Sayuri

Name (Japanese)

さユり

Reading

さゆり

Born

June 7, 1996 – September 20, 2024

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

Origin

Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Agency

* ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス（2015 - 2019） * アイトニー・エンターテインメント（2020 - 2024）

Active years

2010 - 2024

Occupation

Singer / Artist / Songwriter / Composer / Idol

Spouse

アマアラシ / 2024

Works summary

Appearances

106 (2015–2024)

By year

2015: 12, 2016: 15, 2017: 11, 2018: 13, 2019: 5, 2020: 6, 2021: 6, 2022: 3, 2023: 3, 2024: 1

Debut work

saku saku

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.sayuri-official.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sayuri149cm/
• Xhttps://x.com/staff_sayuri
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%95%E3%83%A6%E3%82%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21015390

Tags

• From Fukuoka Prefecture
• Singer
• Artist
• Songwriter

Last updated

2026-08-26

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.