Sayaka Kanda was a Japanese stage actress, narrator, and singer from Setagaya, Tokyo, born on October 1, 1986. She worked under her real name, 神田 沙也加, and had blood type A. Kanda was widely recognized as the daughter of actor Masaki Kanda and singer Seiko Matsuda, a family background that made her a familiar name in Japanese entertainment from an early age.
Her career connected stage performance with music. Kanda was the vocalist of TRUSTRICK and later formed the duo ALICes with Maon Kurosaki; that project eventually went on hiatus after Kurosaki became physically ill following her live performance. Her artist profile was also associated with J-pop and Sony Music Records. Sayaka Kanda died on December 18, 2021, but her work on stage, in narration, and in music continued to define her public legacy.
