Leia
Ayumi Sakata / Larissa Cartes
Birth name: Larissa Ayumi Cartes Sakata
Korean name: Park Leia
Stage name: Leia (레아) Larissa (former)
Nickname: Lisa
Birth date: May 14, 2001 (age 19)
Birth place: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Position: Vocalist, Visual, Lead Rapper, Maknae
Years active: 2019-Present
Socials:
Career
In August 2019, Leia was introduced as a Rania member, using the name Larissa, in an announcement video for their upcoming appearance at a K-pop concert in Romania.
On the 3rd of July, She was announced as a member of Blackswan before they debuted on the 16th of October with the album Goodbye Rania.
Fun Facts
Her mother is Brazilian, her father is Japanese
She is rumoured to be a former trainee of Pledis Entertainment.
She shares a room with Fatou in their dorm.
Her Japanese name is Ayumi Sakata, Sakata means ‘rice paddy at the slope’.
Her role models are BLACKPINK. (Arirang Radio 201019)
She said she is not good at speaking English but she is trying her best. (Arirang Radio 201019)
Youngheun said her Korean name is Park Leia. (Instagram Live)
She is the second Brazilian idol in the K-pop industry, first being AboutU's Victor.
Info from: K-pop fandom and Kprofiles