Japanese name: 入江紗綾
Other name(s) Saaya
Birthday:: 11-15, 1993
Current age: 16
Birthplace: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation Actress, junion idol, singer
Years active 2005 — Present
Measurements: 78F-56-78 (cm)
Height: 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Natural breasts: Yes
Ethnicity: Japanese
Saaya Irie is a gravure idol
Saaya Irie became well-known for her provocative poses in bikinis and her large breasts. Her bikini pictures soon received widespread distribution over the World Wide Web.[2] In the aftermath of this incident, her manager said they will refrain from having more bikini photoshoots of Saaya; but in her second DVD, "Little Legend", Saaya was once again wearing a bikini.
2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations
In May 2005, during the anti-Japanese demonstrations in China and Korea, pictures of Saaya taken by Japanese photographer Garo Aida captioned (loosely translated) "Please listen carefully to what I say my lovely Chinese brothers, please stop the riot!"[3] were posted on a Chinese forum by a third party, along with a message pleading for better bilateral relations between China and Japan. Tabloid stories soon followed with raunchy headlines like "Busty 11-Year-Old Girl with F Cup Eases Cross-Strait Relations". The claim that her pictures and words of peace led to a reduction in anti-Japanese attitude among the Chinese people is reputable, due to it first appearing in the pages of Shuukan Bunshun, a serious and conservative news weekly.
Her stage name is simply her given name, Saaya. Her height is 150cm (just under 5 feet) as of September 2006.
She has recently been appearing in numerous films, radio, and television programs including the recent live action TV drama adaptation of the Jigoku Shoujo series. She has also done voice work, appearing in the recent anime OVA Kyo no Gononi as Chika Koizu. She was formerly a member of Japanese musical group Sweet Kiss before it disbanded on May 12, 2006, to be replaced by the group Chase.
