Nana Okada

Nana Okada
Native name 岡田 奈々
Also known as Naachan (なぁちゃん)
Born November 7, 1997
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Genres J-pop
Years active 2012 - present
Labels AKS
Associated acts AKB48, Tentoumu Chu!

Nana Okada (岡田 奈々 Okada Nana, born November 7, 1997 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, under Team 4.[1] She joined the group as part of the 14th generation members. She is a member of AKB48's subgroup Tentoumu Chu!.[2]

Career

2013

A sub-group was formed consisting of trainee members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48. The selected members are herself, Mako Kojima, Miki Nishino, Ryoha Kitagawa, Nagisa Shibuya, Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga. These members are said to be the strongest trainee members.[3] She was later promoted to Team 4 in August 2013, during the third day of the group's Tokyo Dome concert.[4]

2014

Together with members Ryoka Oshima and Rina Kawaei, they formed Team Kanagawa to promote the new trains in the Yokohama Line.[5][6] Later in May, she was selected to sing the group's 36th single title track Labrador Retriever (song).[7]

In the group's sixth general election to determine the lineup for their 37th single, Okada ranked for the first time, with a position of 51st place, becoming part of Future Girls.[8]

In September, Okada was part of the cast for AKB48's musical, AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei stage adaptation. She played Mizuno Haruko.[9] In the group's fifth Janken Tournament, she placed 14th, and was in the B-Side of the winner Miyuki Watanabe's solo song. For the group's 38th single Kibouteki Refrain, Okada did not get selected to sing the title track, but was assigned as one of the centers (the other center being Nagisa Sakaguchi) for one of the B-Sides, Ima, Happy.

Discography

AKB48

Year No. Title Role Notes
2012 28 "Uza" B-side Sang "Otona e no Michi" with the other trainee members.
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side Sang "Watashitachi no Reason".
2013 30 "So Long!" B-side Sang "Tsuyoi Hana" with the other trainee members.
31 "Sayonara Crawl" B-side, Undergirls Sang "Bara no Kajitsu" as Undergirls and "Love Shugyo" as trainee members.
32 "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" B-side Sang "Aozora Cafe".
33 "Heart Electric" B-side Sang "Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!", the first song of sub-group Tentoumu Chu! and "Seijun Philosophy" as Team 4.
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" B-side Sang "Party is Over", the AKB48 representative song and "Erande Rainbow" as part of Tentoumu Chu!
2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" B-side, Undergirls Sang "Kino Yori Motto Suki" as part of one-shot unit Smiling Lions.
36 "Labrador Retriever" A-side Her first A-Side. Also sang "Heart no Dasshutsu Game" as part of Team 4.
37 "Kokoro no Placard" B-side, Future Girls Ranked 51st in the 2014 General Election, thus being part of Future Girls. Sang "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko".
38 "Kibouteki Refrain" B-side, Undergirls Was one of the centers of B-Side "Ima, Happy" together with Team 8 member Nagisa Sakaguchi. Also sang "Me o Akete Mama no First Kiss" as Team 4.
2015 39 "Green Flash (song)" B-side, Tentoumu Chu ! Sang "Hatsukoi no Oshibe"

Appearances

Stage units

AKB48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Boku no Taiyo" (僕の太陽)
  1. "Idol Nante Yobanaide" (アイドルなんて呼ばないで)
  2. "Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster" (僕とジュリエットとジェットコースター)
AKB48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)
  1. "Temodemo no Namida" (てもでもの涙)
  2. "Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc" (鏡の中のジャンヌダルク)
Team 4 2nd Stage "Te o Tsunaginagara" (手をつなぎながら)
  1. "Ame no Pianist" (雨のピアニスト)
Team 4 3rd Stage "Idol no Yoake" (アイドルの夜明け)
  1. "Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate" (口移しのチョコレート)
  2. "Itoshiki Natasha" (愛しきナターシャ)

TV variety

TV dramas

Radio

Musicals

References

  1. "AKB48公式サイト|メンバー情報" (in Japanese).
  2. ""AKB研究生7人組ユニット・てんとうむChu!お披露目 新曲熱唱" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  3. ""AKB研究生7人組ユニット・てんとうむChu!お披露目 新曲熱唱" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  4. ""AKB48研究生昇格発表及び新チーム4発足のお知らせ" (in Japanese). AKB48. 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  5. "AKBに「チーム神奈川」発足 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  6. "AKB48 川栄&大島&岡田がJR横浜線各駅で構内アナウンス (in Japanese). Sanspo. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  7. ""AKB48、大島優子不在の新曲初披露 まゆゆが単独センター" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  8. ""「AKB48 37thシングル 選抜総選挙」開票結果" (in Japanese). AKB48. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  9. ""ミュージカル『AKB49~恋愛禁止条例~』" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  10. ""ミュージカル『AKB49~恋愛禁止条例~』" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-01-03.

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