Nako Yabuki

Nako Yabuki (矢吹奈子, 야부키 나코, Yabuki Nako) born 18 June 2001 is a Japanese singer and actress. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group HKT48 and part of the South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One after the competition television show Produce 48.

Nako Yabuki
矢吹奈子
Yabuki in October 2018
Born (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • model
Years active2001[1]–present
AgentMercury
Musical career
GenresJ-pop, K-pop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsOff The Record
Associated acts
Japanese name
Kanji矢吹 奈子
Hiraganaやぶき なこ
Katakanaヤブキ ナコ
Korean name
Hangul
야부키 나코

She joined HKT48 in November 2013. From 2015 to 2017, she was a concurrent member of AKB48. In 2018, she competed in the South Korean survival show Produce 48. She placed sixth and debuted as a member of Iz*One.[2] She is an exclusive model for Love Berry.[3] She is also known for her role as young Minami Asakura in the film Touch (2005).[4]

Career

Yabuki made her film debut as young Minami Asakura in the coming-of-age film Touch in 2005. Two years later, she appeared in JCB and Dainichi (ja) commercials.[5] In 2009, she appeared in the made for television films Detective Samonji Susumu and My Father's Longest Day.[6] She appeared in a Koala's March commercial in 2011.[1] In 2012, she appeared in the short film On the Shinhori River.[7] The following year, she appeared in the tokusatsu superhero film Gatchaman.

Yabuki is a fan of Rino Sashihara. During an AKB48 handshake event, she met Sashihara, who told her to audition for the group.[8] Yabuki decided to audition for HKT48 instead, after Sashihara was demoted and transferred to HKT48.[8] In 2013, she passed the third generation auditions for HKT48.[9]

In 2018, Nako participated in reality girl group survival show Produce 48 and became a member of Korean-Japanese idol group Iz*One. She and the other two Japanese members of the group will take a hiatus from their respective Japanese groups until their contracts with Iz*One expire in April 2021.[10]

AKB48 general election placements

Since debuted in 2013, Yabuki already take a part in sixth edition of AKB48's annual general election. This is Yabuki ranking placement :

EditionYearFinal rankNumber of votesPosition on singleSingle
62014Not rankedNot rankedNot rankedNot ranked
72015
820162828,276UndergirlsDensetsu no Sakana[11]
920173725,364Next GirlsTomadotte Tameratte[12]
102018951,650SenbatsuSentimental Train[13]

Discography
Main article: Iz*One
For releases as a member of HKT48 and AKB48, see HKT48 § Discography, and AKB48 discography.

Songwriting credits
Year Song Album With
2020 "Secret Story of the Swan (Japanese Ver.)" Oneiric Diary MosPick, Sakura Miyawaki
"Violeta (Japanese Ver.)" Twelve Seung-soo

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005Touchyoung Minami Asakura
2012On the Shinhori RiverShort film
2013GatchamanDr. Nambu's daughter

Television series
Year Title Role Notes
2009Detective Samonji Susumuyoung NatsumeTelevision film
2009My Father's Longest DayTelevision film
2015Fukuoka Love White PaperWakana
2015Majisuka Gakuen 0: Kisaradzu Rantō-henNamaiki
2016AKB Love Night Love FactoryRinEpisode: "Graduation"

Bibliography

Magazines

References
  1. しずちゃん、日本武道館のリングに登場！ スーパーササダンゴマシンとのプレゼン対決に勝利!! (in Japanese). Yoshimoto Kogyo. January 26, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. "Korean-Japanese Girl Group IZ*ONE Releases First Single 'La Vie en Rose'". Billboard. October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. "復活『ラブベリー』専属モデルに人気アイドル起用 HKT48なこみく、エビ中りったんら". Oricon. August 19, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. ＨＫＴ矢吹奈子、映画「タッチ」南役にメンバー驚き. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 21, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  5. 矢吹奈子のCM出演情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  6. 矢吹奈子. Television Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  7. 新堀川の上で (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  8. ＨＫＴ期待の星「なこみく」先輩を語る さしこは勧誘したのに… (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. August 3, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  9. HKT48ひまわり組の初日公演で3期生サプライズお披露目 (in Japanese). Natalie. November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  10. "[★밤TView]'프듀48' 장원영, 1등으로 아이즈원 데뷔..12등 이채연". entertain.naver.com.
  11. "AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii?〜". stage48. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  12. "AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo". stage48. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  13. "AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Sekai no Center wa Dare da?〜". stage48. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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