Furuhata Nao

Furuhata Nao
Furuhata Nao (2019)
Name
Kanji	古畑奈和
Kana	ふるはた なお
Romaji	Furuhata Nao
Nickname	Naochan (奈和ちゃん)
Birth Info
Birthdate	September 15, 1996
Birthplace	Aichi, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	26 Years Old
Sizes
Height	160.3cm
Professional Info
Agency	Zest Inc.
Social Networks	Official Fanclub / 7gogo / Blog / Instagram / SHOWROOM / TikTok / Twitter / Weibo
Idol Career Info
Former Group	SKE48
Former Team	Team KII
Debuted	October 2011 / 5th Generation
Graduated	September 2022

Furuhata Nao was a member of SKE48's Team KII and Nona Diamonds.

Catchphrase

私と素敵な笑顔の交換をしてくれますか？　ふんわりナチュラル、ちょっぴりドジな古畑奈和です

Watashi to suteki na egao no koukan shite kuremasu ka? Funwari NACHURARU, choppiri DOJI na Furuhata Nao desu

(Will you trade a lovely smile with me? Natural, yet a bit clumsy, I am Furuhata Nao)

Trivia

• Hobbies: Singing
• Favorite animal: Frog
• Favorite color: Green and yellow
• Favorite flower: Osmanthus
• Favorite food: Ice (snowcone), her mother's cooking, fish with vegetables
• Good friends with: Suga Nanako (NaoNan)
• Future ambition: Theatre actress, a lovely idol
• Member of the unofficial "Okashi Party" unit with Maeda Ami, Muto Tomu and Fujita Nana
• Has a dog named "Rinta"
• Knows how to play saxophone, piano and euphonium
• Known for the "Furuhata jump" she does on handshake events, jumping from person to person
• Ranked in the Top 8 at the AKB48 Group Third Singing Contest
• Ranked in the Top 8 at the AKB48 Group Fourth Singing Contest

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 4th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 5th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 6th Senbatsu Election - #55 (Future Girls)
• 7th Senbatsu Election - #24 (Undergirls)
• 8th Senbatsu Election - #29 (Undergirls)
• 9th Senbatsu Election - #14 (Senbatsu)
• 10th Senbatsu Election - #15 (Senbatsu)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 2nd Janken Taikai - Didn't qualify
• 3rd Janken Taikai - Didn't qualify
• 4th Janken Taikai - #15 (Lost to Tano Yuka)
• 5th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Takajo Aki)

Solo Singles

#	Cover	Title	Release date
01		Alface (オルフェス)	2017.10.13
02		Hikari Sasu (ひかりさす)	2022.08.24

Solo Mini Album

#	Cover	Title	Release date
01		Dear Kimi to Boku. (Dear 君とボク。)	2018.12.24

Team History

SKE48 Kenkyuusei → Team E → Team E and Team K → Team KII and Team A → Team KII → Graduation

Joined SKE48 as a Kenkyuusei on October 16, 2011

Promoted to Team E on August 29, 2012

Had a Concurrent Position in AKB48's Team K from April 28, 2013 (AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai) (Debut: June 18, 2013) to February 24, 2014

Transferred to Team KII on February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri)

Had a Concurrent Position in AKB48's Team A from February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri) to March 26, 2015 (AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015)

Graduated from SKE48 Team KII on September 30, 2022 (Announcement: May 17, 2022 | Final theater performance: September 29, 2022)

Singles Participation

SKE48 A-Sides

Utsukushii Inazuma Sansei Kawaii! Mirai to wa? Bukiyou Taiyou 12gatsu no Kangaroo Coquettish Juutai Chuu Maenomeri Chicken LINE Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai

Igai ni Mango Muishiki no Iro Ikinari Punch Line Stand by you FRUSTRATION (Center) So~Yu~Toko Aru Yo Ne? Koi Ochi Flag Ano Koro no Kimi wo Mitsuketa Kokoro ni Flower

SKE48 B-Sides

Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora (Aishiteraburu) Halation (Aishiteraburu) Tori wa Aoi Sora no Hate wo Shiranai (Kiss Datte Hidarikiki) Oikake Shadow (Choco no Dorei) (WCenter with Kaneko Shiori) Shalala na Calendar (Utsukushii Inazuma) Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka? (Sansei Kawaii!) GALAXY of DREAMS (Mirai to wa?) Machi Awasetai (Mirai to wa?) Tomodachi no Mama de (Bukiyou Taiyou) Sayonara Kinou no Jibun (Bukiyou Taiyou) DADA Machine Gun (12gatsu no Kangaroo) (WCenter with Takayanagi Akane) I love AICHI (12gatsu no Kangaroo) Konya wa Join us! (Coquettish Juutai Chuu) (WCenter with Takayanagi Akane)

Boku wa Shitteiru (Coquettish Juutai Chuu) Yoru no Kyoukasho (Coquettish Juutai Chuu) (Center) Shozo ga kono Boku wo Damenisuru (Maenomeri) (WCenter with Takayanagi Akane) Kiss Position (Chicken LINE) Happy Ranking (Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai) En wo Egaku (Igai ni Mango) (WCenter with Takayanagi Akane) Kiseki no Ryuuseigun (Igai ni Mango) Yoake no Coyote (Muishiki no Iro) We're Growing Up (Muishiki no Iro) Dareka no Mimi (Ikinari Punch Line) Ketobashita Ato de Kuchizuke wo (Stand by you) (Center) Jimotomintachi yo (Stand by you) Kamisama wa Misutenai (Stand by you)

SKE48 Sub-Unit B-Sides

• Aishiteru to ka, Aishiteta to ka (Koppu no Naka no Komorebi) (Duet with Azuma Rion)
• Otanoshimi wa ashita kara (Koppu no Naka no Komorebi)

Nona Diamonds A-Sides

• Hajimari no Uta

Nona Diamonds B-Sides

• 365nichi no Kamihikouki (Hajimari no Uta)
• Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta (Hajimari no Uta)

AKB48 A-Sides

• Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru
• Labrador Retriever
• Negaigoto no Mochigusare (Media Senbatsu)
• ＃SukiNanda
• Sentimental Train

AKB48 B-Sides

Ano Hi no Fuurin (Gingham Check) Waiting Room (So long!) Bara no Kajitsu (Sayonara Crawl) Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku (Heart Ereki) Sasameyuki Regret (Heart Ereki) Escape (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita (Mae Shika Mukanee) Kimi wa Kimagure (Labrador Retriever) Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko (Kokoro no Placard) Juujun na Slave (Kibouteki Refrain) Ambulance (Kibouteki Refrain)

Sekai ga Naiteru Nara (Green Flash) Sayonara Surfboard (Halloween Night) Gonna Jump (Kimi wa Melody) Densetsu no Sakana (LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai) Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta (High Tension) Vacancy (Shoot Sign) Ano Koro no Gohyaku Yen Dama (Negaigoto no Mochigusare) Give Up wa Shinai (＃SukiNanda) Ai no Moake (Jabaja) Soredemo Kanojo wa (NO WAY MAN)

Albums Participation

SKE48 Albums

• Mitsubachi Girl (Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai)
• Ponytail to Shushu (Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai)
• Natsu yo, Isoge! (Kakumei no Oka)
• Horizon (Kakumei no Oka)
• Ai no Tame ni Nani wo Suteru? (Kakumei no Oka) (Center)

AKB48 Albums

• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• 10 Krone to Pan (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Kyouhansha (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Oh! Baby (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe! (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Subete wa Tochuu Keika (Thumbnail)

Units

Stage Units

RS1 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)

Skirt, Hirari

RS2 (Aitakatta)

Nageki no Figure Glass no I LOVE YOU

Senaka Kara Dakishimete Rio no Kakumei

E2 (Saka Agari)

Ai no Iro

Team K Waiting Stage

Higurashi no Koi (New Units)

E3 (Boku no Taiyou)

Idol Nante Yobanaide

K4 (Saishuu Bell ga Naru)

Hatsukoi Dorobou (Revival)

A5 (Renai Kinshi Jourei)

Manatsu no Christmas Rose (Revival)

KII3 (Ramune no Nomikata)

Cross (Revival)

KII5 (0Start)

MARIA

SS8 (Kamikyoku Shibari)

Nakinagara Hohoende (playing the saxophone)

Everyday, Kachuusha (playing the saxophone)

Escape

Concert Units

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

• Shoujotachi yo
• Ame no Doubutsuen

Unit Matsuri 2013

• Hatsukoi yo Konnichiwa

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"

SKE48

• Wimbledon e Tsuretette

AKB48 Group

• Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013

• Ai no Iro

AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~

Nagoya Dome

• Finland Miracle

SKE48 National Tour

Kobe World Hall

• Ame no Pianist

Yokohama Arena

• Anata to Christmas Eve
• Cross

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

• Hashire! Penguin

Unit Matsuri 2014

• 10 Krone to Pan

AKB48 Sister Groups in Saitama Super Arena

SKE48

• Cross

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014

Shimane

• Kirigirisu Jin

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

• Viva! Hurricane

Minna, Nakunjaneezo. Miyazawa Sae Graduation Concert in Nippon Gaishi Hall

Escape Sekai ga Naiteru Nara Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru

Escape Viva! Hurricane

Kojimatsuri ～Kojima Haruna Kanshasai～

• Takeuchi Senpai
• Tadaima Renaichuu

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2017

• Bukiyou Taiyou

AKB48 Group Kanshasai ~Rank in Concert~ (Senbatsu Sousenkyo Rank-in (2nd-16th) members performance)

• Dareka no Mimi (Solo)

Oba Mina Graduation Concert @ Pacifico Yokohama

• Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta
• Nice to meet you!

Furuhata Nao Graduation Concert @ Nippon Gaishi Hall ~Honey Festival~

• Juujun na Slave (Duet with Takayanagi Akane)
• I'm sure (Duet with Takayanagi Akane)

Media Appearances

Variety

• AKBINGO! (2013 – 2017)

Stage Plays

• AKB49 ~Renai Kinshi Jourei~ The Musical (2014) – Urayama Minoru / Urakawa Minori

Movies

• DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The Time Has Come (2014)
• DOCUMENTARY of SKE48 "Yume wo Otte Shissou suru Shoujotachi no Roku-Nenkan no Monogatari" (2015)
• DOCUMENTARY OF SKE48 "Idol" (2018)

Dramas

• Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジスカ学園4) (2015) – Diva
• Majisuka Gakuen 5 (マジスカ学園5) (2016) – Snake
• AKB Horror Night Adrenaline no Yoru (AKBホラーナイト　アドレナリンの夜) (2015) – Nozomi
• Gekijourei kara no Joutaijou (劇場霊からの招待状) (2015) – Ishizuka Haruka
• AKB Love Night Koi Koujou (AKBラブナイト 恋工場) (2016) – Misa
• Cabasuka Gakuen (キャバすか学園) (2016) – Center's former colleague
• Tofu Pro Wrestling (豆腐プロレス) (2017) – Sax Furuhata
• Last Train to Nagoya Vol.9 (名古屋行き最後列車 Vol.9) (Nagoya-iki Sasishuu Ressha Vol.9) (2021)

Gallery

Furuhata Nao (2018)

Furuhata Nao 10th Senbatsu Election Poster (2018)

Furuhata Nao 9th Senbatsu Election Poster (2017)

Furuhata Nao (2017)

Furuhata Nao (December 2016)

Furuhata Nao (2016)

Furuhata Nao (December 2015)

Furuhata Nao (2015)

Furuhata Nao 6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo Poster (2014)

Furuhata Nao (2014) (AKB48)

Furuhata Nao (2014)

Furuhata Nao (2013)

Furuhata Nao (2013) (AKB48)

Furuhata Nao (2012)

Furuhata Nao (2011)