Naoya Urata

Naoya Urata (浦田 直也, Urata Naoya, born November 10, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer, actor and dancer. He was a former member of the group AAA.

Naoya Urata
浦田 直也
Born (1982-11-10) November 10, 1982
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • actor
  • lyricist
  • fashion designer
  • tarento
Years active2002–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Associated actsAAA
Websiteuratanaoya.com

Career

Following Urata's arrest in April 2019, he announced he was leaving AAA on December 31, 2019.[1]

Personal life

On April 19, 2019, Urata was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old woman after she rejected his offer to buy her a drink.[2] Urata later claimed that he was drunk at the time and did not remember the incident.[3]

Discography
See also: AAA discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak Sales
JPN
[4]
Turn Over
  • Released: January 28, 2009
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Label: cutting edge
 71
unlock[5]
  • Released: April 26, 2017
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Label: cutting edge
 10

Cover albums
Title Album details Peak Sales
JPN
[4]
Unchanged
  • Released: December 4, 2013
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Avex Trax
 27
  • JPN: 5,100

Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak Sales
JPN
[4]
un Best
  • Released: December 21, 2015
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Label: Avex Trax
 20

Singles
Title Year Peak Sales
JPN
[4]
"Dream On" 2010 1
  • JPN: 47,000

Filmography

TV series
Year Title Role Network Notes
2008 Feature Century Shakespeare Kansai TV(KTV)

Movie
Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Heat Island Takeshi

Radio
Year Title Network Notes
2006 Radio 'n Fire TBC Radio Regular personality
2008 AAA Urata Naoya no Ike! Urata Naoya TBC Radio

References
  1. "AAA浦田直也が本日12月31日付でグループ脱退、今後は個人で活動". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2020-01-14). "AAA Music Group to Disband 'For the Time Being' on December 31". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2019-04-21). "AAA Musical Group Lead Vocalist Naoya Urata Arrested on Suspicion of Assaulting Woman". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. urata naoya(AAA)の売上ランキング. oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  5. "AAA leader urata naoya to release new album 'unlock'". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 29, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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