Anecdotes

She is a Japan-French mix.

Decided to audition because she wanted to meet singer Amuro Namie, whom she idolizes

Being daughter of an Algerian mother, She grew up listening to Arabic music.

The younger of her brothers died in a motorcycle accident when she was in her sophomore year of high school

Father is Japanese, while her mother is of Algerian-French heritage

Is the youngest of three siblings, having two older brothers

Sawajiri was arrested on 16.11.2019 for drug possession. Tokyo police discovered capsules of MMDA at her house. Sawajiri had played a model and actress hooked on drugs in Helter Skelter.

Her father passed away when she was in her senior year of junior high