Nako Yabuki facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nako Yabuki
矢吹 奈子
Yabuki in December 2023 at the 2023 Melon Music Awards
Born	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 23) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Agent	Twin Planet
Musical career
Genres	J-pop K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2013–2023
Labels	EMI Records Off The Record Vernalossom
Korean name
Hangul	야부키 나코
Revised Romanization	Yabuki Nako
McCune–Reischauer	Yabuk'i Nak'o
Japanese name
Kanji	矢吹 奈子
Hiragana	やぶき なこ
Romanization	Yabuki Nako

Nako Yabuki (矢吹 奈子, born 18 June, 2001) is a Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group HKT48 and the South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One, having finished sixth in the competition television show Produce 48. As an actress, she is known for her role as young Minami Asakura in the film Touch (2005).

She joined HKT48 in November 2013, and was a concurrent member of AKB48 from 2015 to 2017. She is an exclusive model for Japanese magazine Love Berry since 2016.

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. In 2009, she appeared in the made for television films Detective Samonji Susumu and My Father's Longest Day. She appeared in a Koala's March commercial in 2011. In 2012, she appeared in the short film On the Shinhori River. The following year, she appeared in the tokusatsu superhero film Gatchaman.

Yabuki during an AKB48 performance in 2012

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

In 2018, Nako participated in reality girl group survival show Produce 48, and after ranking #6 in the final ranking, 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.

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, Nako officially resumed HKT48 activities with a theater appearance.

On October 16, 2022, during HKT48's 11th-anniversary concert, she announced her graduation from the group with a graduation concert which was held on April 1, 2023. After graduation, she continued her career as an actress.

On January 28, 2023, Yabuki's contract with Vernalossom expired. On June 18, it was announced that Yabuki had signed on with Twin Planet.

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 :

Discography

Songwriting credits

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Hosting

See also

In Spanish: Nako Yabuki para niños