Nao Furuhata

is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a former member of SKE48's Team KII, and a former member of AKB48.

Career Furuhata was born in Aichi Prefecture, and passed SKE48's 5th generation auditions in October 2011. Her audition song was SKE48's Aozora Kataomoi. Her debut was on November 26, 2011. On August 29, 2012, she was promoted to Team E. She held a concurrent position in AKB48's Team K from April 2013 to February 2014.

Her first SKE48 Senbatsu was for the single Utsukushii Inazuma.

In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred to Team KII and her concurrent position would be shifted to Team A. In the 2014 general elections, she ranked for the first time, placing 55th with 14,634 votes.

On 26 March 2015, it was announced that she would be relieved of her concurrent position in AKB48.

Furuhata released three music videos in collaboration with the metal band Bridear on April 4, 2020, where they covered songs from SKE48 and her 2018 solo EP. The two acts were originally scheduled to perform together in Tokyo and Osaka, but the concerts were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

Appearances

TV dramas Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu Episode 3 (TBS, 2015), Ai Kazami Majisuka Gakuen 4 (2015) as Diva Majisuka Gakuen 5 (2015) as Snake AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night Ep.4 - Wrong Number (2015) Gekijōrei Kara no Shōtaijō Episode 5 (2015) as Haruka Ishizuka AKB Love Night: Love Factory Ep.14 - Right Hook Girlfriend (2016) as Misa

Stages Musical AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei (14–15 March 2015, Chunichi Theatre), Minori Urakawa/Minoru Urayama Hana Yori Dango The Musical (January–February 2016), Shizuka Tōdou

Anime Kizuna no Allele (2023) as Zoe

Discography

Solo singles (October 13, 2017) Labels: Showroom Records (August 24, 2022) Labels: Zest

SKE48 Singles Year No. Title Role Notes 2012 8 "Kataomoi Finally" B-side Also sang on "Kyō made no Koto, Korekara no koto" 9 "Aishite-love-ru!" B-side Sang on "Halation" as Selection 8 and "Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora" as SKE48 5th Generation. 10 "Kiss datte Hidarikiki" B-side Sang on "Tori wa Aoi Sora no Hate wo Shiranai" as Akagumi. 2013 11 "Choco no Dorei" B-side Sang on "Oikake Shadow" as Akagumi. 12 "Utsukushii Inazuma" A-side First A-side. Also sang on "Shalalana Calendar" as Team E. 13 "Sansei Kawaii!" A-side Also sang on "Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu. 2014 14 "Mirai to wa?" A-side Also sang on "GALAXY of DREAMS" as the same-name-subgroup and "Machiawasetai" as Team E. 15 "Bukiyō Taiyō" A-side Also sang on "Tomodachi no Mama de" as Selection 10 and "Sayonara Kinou no Jibun" as Team KII. 16 "12 Gatsu no Kangaroo" A-side Also sang on "I love AICHI" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "DA DA Machine Gun" as Team KII. 2015 17 "Coquettish Jūtai Chū" A-side Also sang on "Konya wa Join Us!" as Team KII, "Yoru no Kyoukasho" as Selection 17 and "Boku wa Shitteiru" 18 "Mae Nomeri" A-side Also sang on "Shōsō ga Kono Boku o Dame ni Suru" as Team KII. 2016 19 "Chicken Line" A-side Also sang on "Kiss Position"20"Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai"A-sideAlso sang on "Happy Rankings" 2017 21 "Igai ni Mango" A-side Also sang on "En wo Egaku" as Team KII and "Kiseki no Ryūseigun" as Passion For You Senbatsu. 2018 22 "Muishiki no Iro" A-side Also sang on "Yoake no Coyote" as Sagami Chain Senbatsu and "We're Growing Up" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu. 23 "Ikinari Punch Line" A-side Also sang on "Dareka no Mimi" as Team KII. 24 "Stand by You" A-side Also sang on "Ketobashita Nochi de Kuchizuke wo" as Team KII, "Jimotomintachi yo" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Kamisama wa Misutenai" 2019 25 "Frustration" A-side, center 2020 26 "Sōyūtoko Aru yo ne?" A-side 2021 27 "Koiochi Flag" A-side 28"Ano Koro no Kimi wo Mitsuketa"A-side 2022 29 "Kokoro ni Flower" A-side Last single to participate.

Sub-Unit Singles Koppu no Naka no Komorebi "Aishiteru to ka, Aishiteta to ka" / Furumarion "Otanoshimi wa ashita kara" / Aichi Toyota Senbatsu

Albums Year No. Title Participated song 2012 1 Kono Hi no Chime o Wasurenai "Mitsubachi Girl" as Team E "Ponytail to Shushu" as Team E 2017 2 Kakumei no Oka "Natsu yo, Isoge!" "Horizon" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu "Ai no Tame ni Nani wo Suteru?"

AKB48 Singles Year No. Title Role Notes 2012 27 "Gingham Check" B-side Sang on "Ano Hi no Fuurin" as Waiting Girls. 2013 30 "So Long!" B-side Sang on "Waiting Room" as Under Girls. 31 "Sayonara Crawl" B-side Sang on "Bara no Kajitsu" as Under Girls. 33 "Heart Electric" B-side Sang on "Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku" as Under Girls and "Sasemeyuki Regret" as Team K. 34 "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" A-side First AKB48 A-side. Placed 15th in Rock paper scissors tournament. Also Sang on "Escape" as SKE48. 2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" B-side Sang on "Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita" as Beauty Giraffes. 36 "Labrador Retriever" A-side Also sang on "Kimi wa Kimagure" as Team A. 37 "Kokoro no Placard" B-side Ranked 55th in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko" as Future Girls. 38 "Kibouteki Refrain" B-side Sang on "Juujun na Slave" as Team A and "Ambulance" as Yurigumi. 2015 39 "Green Flash" B-side Sang on "Sekai ga Naiteru Nara" as SKE48. 41 "Halloween Night" B-side Ranked 24th in 2015 General Election. Sang on "Sayonara Surfboard" as Under Girls.2016 43 "Kimi wa Melody" B-side Sang on "Gonna Jump" as SKE48. 45 "LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" B-side Ranked 29th in 2016 General Election. Sang on "Densetsu no Sakana" as Under Girls. 46 "High Tension" B-side Sang on "Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta" as Team Vocal. 2017 47 "Shoot Sign" B-side Sang on "Vacancy" as SKE48. 48 "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" A-side Also sang on "Anogoro no Gohyaku Yen Dama" 49 "#SukiNanda" A-side Ranked 14th in 2017 General Election. Also sang on "Give Up wa Shinai" as Tofu Pro Wrestling. 2018 51 "Jabaja" B-side Sang on "Ai no Moake" as SKE48. 53 "Sentimental Train" A-side Ranked 15th in 2018 General Election. 54 "No Way Man" B-side Sang on "Soredemo Kanojo wa" as Otona Senbatsu.

Albums Year No. Title Participated song 2012 4 1830m "Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka?" 2014 5 Tsugi no Ashiato "10 Krone to Pan" "Kyouhansha" as Team K 2015 6 Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! "Oh! Baby!" as Team A

"Subete wa Tochuu Keika"