Yabuki Nako

Yabuki Nako 矢吹奈子(やぶき なこ)
Yabuki Nako, D-D-Dance (2021)
Information
Nickname	Nako (なこ  Nako?)
Birthdate	June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18)
Birthplace	Tokyo, Japan
Bloodtype	**
Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Professional Information
Years Active	2013-present (7 years)
Agency	Mercury
Group	HKT48
Team	Team H
Generation	HKT48 3rd Generation
Associated Acts	HKT48 IZ*ONE
SNS	yabuki-nako @nako_yabuki_75 @75_yabuki SHOWROOM

Yabuki Nako is a member of HKT48's Team H. She is a "LOVE Berry" exclusive model and a member of IZ*ONE. Due to Nako's participation in IZ*ONE, she will be on hiatus until April 2021.

Team History

• 2013.11.02 - Joined HKT48 as a Kenkyuusei
• 2014.02.24 - Promoted to Team H (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)
• 2015.03.26 - Has a Concurrent Position in AKB48's Team B (AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015).
• 2017.12.08 - AKB48 Kennin Position cancelled (AKB48 Theater 12th Anniversary Performance)
• 2018.08.31 - Finished at 6th place on Produce 48, joining the temporary group IZ*ONE.
• 2018.10.29 - Started hiatus from HKT48 until April 29, 2021 due to her participation on IZ*ONE

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 6th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 7th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 8th Senbatsu Election - #28 (Next Girls)
• 9th Senbatsu Election - #37 (Next Girls)
• 10th Senbatsu Election - #9 (Senbatsu)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 6th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Oya Shizuka)
• 7th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Yokoyama Yui)

Singles Participation

HKT48 A-Sides

• Sakura, Minna de Tabeta
• Hikaeme I love you!
• 12 Byou
• Shekarashika!
• 74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e
• Saikou ka yo
• Kiss wa Matsushikanai no Deshouka?
• Hayaokuri Calendar (WCenter with Tanaka Miku)

HKT48 B-Sides

• Kimi wa Doushite? (Sakura, Minna de Tabeta)
• Oboete Kudasai (Sakura, Minna de Tabeta)
• Kimi no Koto ga Suki yaken (Sakura, Minna de Tabeta)
• Ima, Kimi wo Omou (Hikaeme I love you!)
• Idol no Oujya (Hikaeme I love you!)
• Namaiki Lips (Hikaeme I love you!) (Duet with Tanaka Miku)
• Hohoemi Popcorn (12 Byou)
• Rock da yo, jinsei wa... (12 Byou)
• Chameleon Joshikousei (12 Byou)
• Tasogare no Tandem (Shekarashika!)
• Buddy (Shekarashika!)
• Ijiwaru Chu (Shekarashika!) (Solo)
• Chain of love (74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e)
• Einstein Yori Dianna Agron (74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e)
• Yozora no Tsuki wo Nomikomou (Saikou ka yo)
• Hitsuzenteki Koibito (Bagutte Iijan)
• HKT48 Family (Bagutte Iijan)
• Romantic Byou (Kiss wa Matsushikanai no Deshouka?)
• Kisetsu no Sei ni Shitaku wa nai (Hayaokuri Calendar)

AKB48 A-Sides

• Teacher Teacher
• Sentimental Train
• NO WAY MAN

AKB48 B-Sides

• Wink wa Sankai (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) (Center)
• Himitsu no Diary (Mae Shika Mukanee)
• Ima, Happy (Kibouteki Refrain)
• Otona Ressha (Green Flash)
• Kafka to Dendenmu Chu! (Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai)
• Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby)
• Make noise (Kimi wa Melody)
• Koi wo Suru to Baka wo Miru (Tsubasa wa Iranai)
• Densetsu no Sakana (LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai)
• Tomaranai Kanransha (Shoot Sign)
• Ima Para (Negaigoto no Mochigusare)
• Tomadotte Tameratte (＃SukiNanda)
• Hohoemi no Toki (11gatsu no Anklet)
• Hotei Sokudo to Yuuetsukan (11gatsu no Anklet)
• Buttaoreru Made (Jabaja)
• Hitsuzensei (Jiwaru DAYS)

IZ*ONE A-sides

• La Vie en Rose
• Suki to Iwasetai
• Violeta
• Buenos Aires
• Vampire
• Secret Story of the Swan
• Panorama
• D-D-Dance

IZ*ONE B-sides

Colors O' My! Memory We Together (IZ*ONE ver.) Suki ni Nacchaudarou? (IZ*ONE ver.) Yume wo Miteiru Aida (IZ*ONE ver.) Pick Me (IZ*ONE ver.) Kenchanayo Neko ni Naritai Hey. Bae. Like It. Highlight Really Like You Up Neko ni Naritai (Korean ver.)

Gokigen Sayonara (Korean ver.) Tomorrow Toshishita Boyfriend Kimi Igai Shigaisen Nanka Buttobase Welcome Pretty Merry-Go-Round Rococo With*One Secret Story of the Swan (Japanese Ver.) Merry-Go-Round (Japanese Ver.) Mise-en-Scène Island

Sequence O Sole Mio Slow Journey

Other Songs

• Pick Me (Naekkeoya)
• Pick Me (Nekkoya)
• Love Whisper (Center of Group 2)
• Into the New World
• To Reach You (너에게 닿기를)
• We Together (Produce 48 ver.)
• Yume wo Miteiru Aida (Produce 48 ver.)

Albums Participation

HKT48 Albums

• Hitosashiyubi no Juudan (092)
• Fanmeeting (092)

AKB48 Albums

• Stoic na Bigaku (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Birth (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Music Junkie (0 to 1 no Aida)
• Are kara Boku wa Benkyou ga Te ni Tsukanai (0 to 1 no Aida)
• Ao Kusai Rock (Thumbnail)

IZ*ONE Albums

• EYES (BLOOM*IZ)
• FIESTA (BLOOM*IZ)
• AYAYAYA (BLOOM*IZ)
• SO CURIOUS (BLOOM*IZ)
• SPACESHIP (BLOOM*IZ)
• DESTINY (BLOOM*IZ)
• YOU & I (BLOOM*IZ)
• PINK BLUSHER (BLOOM*IZ)
• OPEN YOUR EYES (BLOOM*IZ)
• Beware (Twelve)
• Waiting (Twelve)
• Shy boy (Twelve)

Units

Dendenmu Chu!

• Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!

Stage Units

RS3 (Nounai Paradise)

Nakinagara Hohoende

MARIA

H2 (Seishun Girls)

Ame no Doubutsuen

Cinderella wa Damasarenai

HW1 (Pajama Drive)

Pajama Drive

H3 (Saishuu Bell ga naru)

20nin Shimai no Uta

Hatsukoi Dorobou

HW2 (Tadaima Renaichuu)

7ji 12fun no Hatsukoi

B6 (Tadaima Renaichuu)

7ji 12fun no Hatsukoi

H4 (Theater no Megami)

Candy

Hatsukoi yo, Konnichiwa

Arashi no Yoru ni wa

Yokaze no Shiwaza

H5 (RESET)

Seifuku Resistance

Concert Units

HKT48 Kyushu 7 Prefecture Tour ~Kawaii Ko ni wa Tabi wo Saseyo~

Oita Iichiko Grand Theater

• Rappa Renshuu-Chuu (Backup)
• Seifuku no Bambi

Miyazaki Shimin Bunka Hall

• Rappa Renshuu-Chuu (Backup)

Kumamoto Kenritsu Gekijou

• Seifuku no Bambi

Kagoshima Shimin Bunka Hall

• Rappa Renshuu-Chuu (Backup)
• Seifuku no Bambi

Saga Shimin Kaikan

• Rappa Renshuu-Chuu (Backup)
• Seifuku no Bambi

Nagasaki Brick Hall

• Rappa Renshuu-Chuu (Backup)
• Seifuku no Bambi

Unit Matsuri 2014

• Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!
• Stoic na Bigaku

AKB48 Sister Groups in Saitama Super Arena

HKT48

• Body & Soul
• Namaiki Lips

HKT48 3rd anniversary

• Glass no I LOVE YOU

HKT48 National Tour ~Zenkoku Toitsu Owatoranken~

Japanese Locations

• Namaiki Lips

Taipei, Taiwan

• Kanpeki Gu~no ne

Hong Kong

• Kanpeki Gu~no ne

Yokohama Arena

• Yabukii
• Hohoemi Popcorn
• Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!

HKT48 4th Anniversary

• Gomen ne Jewel

HKT48 Spring Live Tour ~Sashiko du Soleil 2016~

• Ijiwaru Chu

Kojimatsuri ～Kojima Haruna Kanshasai～

• Baby! Baby! Baby!

AKB48 Tandoku Concert ~Jabajatte Nani?~

• Enjou Rousen
• MARIA (Center)

Eyes On Me

• Rollin' Rollin'
• SO CURIOUS

Oneiric Theater

• Adult Ceremony (Park Jiyoon Cover)

Solo Songs

• Ijiwaru Chu (Shekarashika!)

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

• HKT48 Sashihara Rino Zachou Kouen at Meijiza
• HKT48 Sashihara Rino Zachou Kouen at Hakataza

Variety Shows

• AKBINGO!
• HKT Variety 48
• HaKaTa Hyakkaten
• HKT48 no Odekake
• HKT48 no Goboten!
• HKT48 no "Hokamina" ~Sonohoka no minasan~
• IZ*ONE CHU
• Idol Room
• Weekly Idol
• AmigoTV (Season 4)
• QT Show
• JTBC Human Intelligence
• The Show Mini Game
• Comedy Big League
• AbemaTV

Survival

• Produce 48

Radio

• All Night Nippon
• KBS Cool FM
• Saku no Ki

Trivia

• Audition song: Kimi no C/W
• Charm point: Dimples "that she received from her mama"
• Hobbies: Watching movies by herself, karaoke, stretching out her short neck
• Favorite 48 Group songs: FIRST LOVE, Namioto no Orugoru, Hiri Hiri no Hana
• Favorite candies: Choco Pie
• Favorite food: Caramel pudding
• Special skills: Fast braiding, switching from double to single eyelids in an instant
• Nickname: Kinako (きなこ) (formerly)
• Close friends with: Miyawaki Sakura (SakuNako), Tanaka Miku (NakoMiku), Honda Hitomi (HiiNako)
  • Nako is very close with Hitomi on IZONE and Miku on HKT48.
  • Nako and Miku to be reunited again on May. This will be the first time they are together again since September 2019.
• Admired members: Sashihara Rino (SashiNako)
  • Auditioned for HKT48 because Sashihara told her to do so at an Akushukai.
  • Has said that, when she becomes an adult, she would like to drink alcohol with Sashihara.
  • Claims that she was Sashihara Rino's cat, Munchkin Taro, in previous life
  • She called Sashihara Rino "Sashiko".
• Name in Hangul : 야부키 나코
• Has an older brother named Mitz and an older sister called Yeri.
• She has a bird named Jirojo.
• Featured in a multitude of commercials and small movie and drama roles before entering HKT48.
  • Her audition number was 21.
• Became Center of Wink wa Sankai within a month of debuting in HKT48
• She was named the ace of the 3rd Generation.
  • Tanaka Miku temporarily replaces her position when she's at IZONE.
  • Nako's will back to her position when she's return.
• Has an older and younger sister.
• She likes karaoke on her SHOWROOM.
• Afraid of heights.
• Likes to play card games, especially daifugou.
• Has a parakeet named "Moriyama Yukio".
• The second youngest member to ever get a Concurrent Position, at the age of 13 years, 9 months and 9 days.
• Her costume for 20nin Shimai no Uta has a teddy bear backpack that she called YabuKing.
• Her Hogwarts house (Harry Potter) is Gryffindor.

Gallery

IZ*ONE

D-D-Dance (2021)

One-Reeler / Act IV (2020)

Twelve (2020)

Oneiric Diary (2020)

BLOOM*IZ UNRELEASED Ver. 2 (2020)

BLOOM*IZ UNRELEASED Ver. 1 (2020)

BLOOM*IZ I*WILL Ver. (2019)

BLOOM*IZ I*AM Ver. (2019)

BLOOM*IZ I*WAS Ver. (2019)

Vampire (2019)

Buenos Aires (2019)

HEART*IZ Sapphire Ver. (2019)

HEART*IZ Violeta Ver. (2019)

Suki to Iwasetai (2019)

COLOR*IZ Rose Ver. (2018)

COLOR*IZ Color Ver. (2018)

Debut (2018)

Produce 48 (2018)

HKT48

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2021

2018

HKT48 6th Anniversary - 2017

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

AKB48

2017

2016

2015

10th Senbatsu Election (2018)

9th Senbatsu Election (2017)

8th Senbatsu Election (2016)

7th Senbatsu Election (2015)

6th Senbatsu Election (2014)

Games

IZ-*ONE rememberZ

HKT48 Singles

Kiss wa Matsushikanai no Deshouka? (2017)

IZ*ONE-related Singles

D-D-Dance (2021)

One-Reeler / Act IV (2020)

One-Reeler / Act IV (2020)

Oneiric Diary (2020)

Oneiric Diary (2020)

Oneiric Diary (2020)

COLOR*IZ Color Ver. (2018)