As a model Irie was born in
Kitakyushu,
Fukuoka, Japan. During her childhood she idolized
Yoshika, a fashion model from Kitakyushu, but she gained fame for her professional
glamour modeling as a
U-15 idol, making her debut at age 11. Her bikini pictures soon received widespread distribution over the Internet. In October 2015, Saaya released her 12th photobook, and appeared in 46 solo gravure idol DVDs through 2018. On January 12, 2025, she announced on her Instagram that she was taking a break from gravure works.
Personal life After making her debut as a model, she still lived in
Fukuoka Prefecture where she attended elementary school and middle school, but moved to Tokyo when she turned 16. In August 2014, she contracted
Dengue fever during the 2014
Dengue fever outbreak. On May 20, 2022, she announced on both her Instagram and Twitter accounts that she is married and that she was pregnant with her first child. She later moved her entertainment activities to her husband's hometown in
Hiroshima. On September 30, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Kiko. In November 2024, the couple held their traditional wedding ceremony at
Itsukushima Shrine in
Miyajima. On November 15, 2025, her 32nd birthday, she announced that she was pregnant with her second child. On March 17, 2026, she gave birth to her second child. Her ancestors were the
Nabeshima family, lords of the
Hizen Saga Domain. == Filmography ==