Nako Yabuki

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

Nako Yabuki
矢吹 奈子
Yabuki in November 2018
Born (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • model
Years active2005[1]–present
Musical career
GenresJ-pop, K-pop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsEMI Records[lower-alpha 1], Off The Record[lower-alpha 2], Vernalossom
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] Nako 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 after ranking #6 in the final ranking,[10] she placed in the top twelve, and became a member of Korean-Japanese idol group Iz*One. She and the other two Japanese members of the group took a hiatus from their respective Japanese groups until their contracts with Iz*One expire in April 2021.[11]

On April 29, 2021, her contract with Iz*One officially expired and she and the other two Japanese members returned to Japan. On May 15, 2021, she officially resumed HKT48 activities with a theatre appearance.

AKB48 general election placements

Since her debut in 2013, Yabuki has taken part in five of AKB48's annual general elections. Her placements were as follows :

EditionYearFinal rankNumber of votesPosition on singleSingle
62014Not rankedNot rankedNot rankedNot ranked
72015
820162828,276UndergirlsDensetsu no Sakana[12]
920173725,364Next GirlsTomadotte Tameratte[13]
102018951,650SenbatsuSentimental Train[14]

Discography
For Yabuki's works with HKT48, AKB48 and Iz*One, see HKT48 § Discography, AKB48 discography, and Iz*One 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
2020Eyes On Me: The MovieYabuki Nako (Herself)[15]

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"
2021Kao Dake SenseiSanjo Aika

Television show
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Mnet Contestant Finished 6th [16]

Bibliography

Magazines

Notes
  1. As a member of HKT48 only.
  2. As a member of Iz*One only.

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. "Meet the Final 12 Members of "Produce 48" Debut Group, IZONE". Koreaboo. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  11. "[★밤TView]'프듀48' 장원영, 1등으로 아이즈원 데뷔..12등 이채연". entertain.naver.com.
  12. "AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii?〜". stage48. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  13. "AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo". stage48. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  14. "AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Sekai no Center wa Dare da?〜". stage48. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  15. "EYES ON ME : THE MOVIE : 作品情報 - 映画.com". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  16. "'프로듀스48' 야부키 나코 F등급→A등급 초고속성장…고음폭발무대 이변". 세계일보 (in Korean). 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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