Sato Kaede

Sato Kaede (佐藤楓), is a Japanese Idol associated with Nogizaka46 who would compete in SASUKE. She is mostly known as part of the 3rd Generation of the idol group since 2016.

She is notably known as one of the four idol members who would be invited to compete in SASUKE 39 along with Higashimura Mei, Murayama Yuiri, and Takiwaki Shoko, with various videos leading up to the tournament would feature the four idols participating.

During her First Stage run, her pacing was slow in clearing the first two obstacles and even clearing the newly modified Silk Slider. Onto the Fish Bone, she would have a steady timing while attempting the obstacle, as she was about to dismount on the last pillar, she lost her balance and fell sideways into the water. Sato is one out of the eight female competitors who would fail in the obstacle in that tournament.

She is the first competitor that have get COVID-19 (2020 September) before her first competition.