Natsuki Sato
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, is a member of the Japanese idol
group AKB48
. She is an original Team K member and debuted on April 1, 2006. She was regrouped to the New Team B at the final Budokan Concert in August, 2009.
Sato has been included in the AKB48 sub-group "Ice from AKB48" with Erena Ono
, Yūko Ōshima
, Tomomi Kasai
, and Yuu Imai which recorded the theme song used in the anime ICE
.
In 2007 and 2008, Sato joined Kayo Noro to create the comedian duo . They participated in multiple comedy competitions, but never placed.
On December 20, 2008 at AKB48's first concert in JCB Hall, it was announced that Sato would be studying at Waseda University
in Tokyo.
Sato has appeared on the TV quiz show multiple times. In her first appearance, she was partnered with Sakiko Matsui, the only other college student in AKB48 at the time.
On May 4, 2010, Sato was officially announced as being under the management of Watanabe Productions
' Biscuit Entertainment. As of May 28, 2010, she was allowed an official public blog hosted on her agency's site.
On July 11, 2010, Sato was announced to have been grouped into the "Girls・ING" (「ガールズ・ING」) unit for the Ameba Team Pigg Unit Battle as a chance to participate in AKB48's 18th major label single, "Beginner," as one of the B-sides. Other members chosen for the unit are Ayaka Umeda, Ayaka Kikuchi, Asuka Kuramochi, Haruna Kojima
, and Rina Chikano
. "Girls・ING" achieved third place in the tournament with 108,575 votes, and did not get to use their song "Uso Desho?" (「嘘でしょ？」), which would be a "quick-paced pop song about girls' feelings. The song was later released at the beginning of 2011 in No3b's first self-titled album, due to Kojima Haruna's inclusion in both units.
Roughly a week later on July 18, 2010, Sato announced that she would have a lead position in an annual September production of "Imagine9.11," a play which focuses on terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001. She played a girl named Sato who suffered from leukemia and also was the center of the idol group SM8 (Sugar Moon 8).
AKB48 held a luck-based tournament to be selected for positions in the 19th major label single, Chance no Junban (「チャンスの順番」) on September 21, 2010. There, AKB48 members played Jankenpon, or Rock-Paper-Scissors. Sato won seventh place in the contest and was then selected for a single for the second time, the first being the 3rd major label single in April, 2007.
For AKB48's fourth annual Top 100 concert, the series of four performances showcasing the 100 most popular fan-voted songs, Sato was announced to be in Team Z, a 16-girl promotional sub-unit for a pachinko
game coming out shortly after with their song "Koi no Onawa" (「恋のお縄」).
In July and August, 2011, Sato performed her third musical, "Dump Show". In this musical, she is double cast as a lead in the Moon pair along with Amina Sato
in opposition the Sun pair of Oya Shizuka and Asuka Kuramochi
, with Oya sharing her part. Sato plays Akane, the lead character's childhood friend.
) (vocalist) (Team B
) (DIVA
) (vocalist) (Under Girls) (Team B
) (Yuri-gumi) (Team B
)
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
group AKB48
AKB48
AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...
. She is an original Team K member and debuted on April 1, 2006. She was regrouped to the New Team B at the final Budokan Concert in August, 2009.
Sato has been included in the AKB48 sub-group "Ice from AKB48" with Erena Ono
Erena Ono
, is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She was in Team K and her talent agency was Ohtapro. She was also part of subgroups "Honegumi from AKB48", and "ICE from AKB48"...
, Yūko Ōshima
Yūko Ōshima
is a member of Japanese idol group AKB48's Team K, and a subunit of the group Not yet. She has been a contributing member for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006, except for 2010's "Chance no Junban". Oshima has participated in four number 1 singles: "River", "Ponytail to...
, Tomomi Kasai
Tomomi Kasai
, born November 16, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, is a singer, actress, footsal player and a member of idol group AKB48 under Team B. She had a recurring role on Kamen Rider W as Elizabeth, alongside group member Tomomi Itano...
, and Yuu Imai which recorded the theme song used in the anime ICE
ICE (anime)
is a 2007 original video animation created by Yasushi Akimoto and directed by Makoto Kobayashi. It is set in the ruins of Tokyo in the near future, after an unspecified catastrophe has led to the death of all human males and many females. The small groups of women who survive face the impending...
.
In 2007 and 2008, Sato joined Kayo Noro to create the comedian duo . They participated in multiple comedy competitions, but never placed.
On December 20, 2008 at AKB48's first concert in JCB Hall, it was announced that Sato would be studying at Waseda University
Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
in Tokyo.
Sato has appeared on the TV quiz show multiple times. In her first appearance, she was partnered with Sakiko Matsui, the only other college student in AKB48 at the time.
On May 4, 2010, Sato was officially announced as being under the management of Watanabe Productions
Watanabe Productions
is a multimedia management company in Japan dealing in recordings, films, television, music publishing and artist management as well as the main subsidiary of the Watanabe Production Group....
' Biscuit Entertainment. As of May 28, 2010, she was allowed an official public blog hosted on her agency's site.
On July 11, 2010, Sato was announced to have been grouped into the "Girls・ING" (「ガールズ・ING」) unit for the Ameba Team Pigg Unit Battle as a chance to participate in AKB48's 18th major label single, "Beginner," as one of the B-sides. Other members chosen for the unit are Ayaka Umeda, Ayaka Kikuchi, Asuka Kuramochi, Haruna Kojima
Haruna Kojima
is a singer, actress, and a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A.- Career :Kojima started her career as a member of Angel Eyes, an idol group under Stardust Promotion that disbanded in 2001...
, and Rina Chikano
Rina Chikano
, is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. Chikano debuted with AKB48 as a 5th generation research student in 2007.It took Chikano longer than usual to get promoted to a member's position when all other research students had either quit or been promoted; making her one of the last remaining...
. "Girls・ING" achieved third place in the tournament with 108,575 votes, and did not get to use their song "Uso Desho?" (「嘘でしょ？」), which would be a "quick-paced pop song about girls' feelings. The song was later released at the beginning of 2011 in No3b's first self-titled album, due to Kojima Haruna's inclusion in both units.
Roughly a week later on July 18, 2010, Sato announced that she would have a lead position in an annual September production of "Imagine9.11," a play which focuses on terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001. She played a girl named Sato who suffered from leukemia and also was the center of the idol group SM8 (Sugar Moon 8).
AKB48 held a luck-based tournament to be selected for positions in the 19th major label single, Chance no Junban (「チャンスの順番」) on September 21, 2010. There, AKB48 members played Jankenpon, or Rock-Paper-Scissors. Sato won seventh place in the contest and was then selected for a single for the second time, the first being the 3rd major label single in April, 2007.
For AKB48's fourth annual Top 100 concert, the series of four performances showcasing the 100 most popular fan-voted songs, Sato was announced to be in Team Z, a 16-girl promotional sub-unit for a pachinko
Pachinko
is a type of game originating in Japan, and used as both a form of recreational arcade game and much more frequently as a gambling device, filling a niche in gambling in Japan comparable to that of the slot machine in Western gambling. A pachinko machine resembles a vertical pinball machine, but...
game coming out shortly after with their song "Koi no Onawa" (「恋のお縄」).
In July and August, 2011, Sato performed her third musical, "Dump Show". In this musical, she is double cast as a lead in the Moon pair along with Amina Sato
Amina Satō
is a member of idol group AKB48 team A produced by Yasushi Akimoto.- Profile :* Name: Amina Sato * Team: A * Nicknames: Amina, Aminyan* Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan* Birthdate: October 16, 1990...
in opposition the Sun pair of Oya Shizuka and Asuka Kuramochi
Asuka Kuramochi
is a singer, actress, and a member of the idol group AKB48 under Team A.- 2008 :* On March 4, it was announced she would become a Team K member at the himawari-group performance.- 2010 :*In May–June 2010, she was ranked 23rd in the 2010 AKB48 Senbatsu Election....
, with Oya sharing her part. Sato plays Akane, the lead character's childhood friend.
B-Sides
(selected member) (selected member) (Theater Girls) (Theater Girls) (DIVADiva
A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....
) (vocalist) (Team B
Team B
Team B was a competitive analysis exercise commissioned by the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1970s to analyze threats the Soviet Union posed to the security of the United States. Team B, approved by then Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, was composed of "outside experts" who...
) (DIVA
Diva
A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....
) (vocalist) (Under Girls) (Team B
Team B
Team B was a competitive analysis exercise commissioned by the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1970s to analyze threats the Soviet Union posed to the security of the United States. Team B, approved by then Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, was composed of "outside experts" who...
) (Yuri-gumi) (Team B
Team B
Team B was a competitive analysis exercise commissioned by the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1970s to analyze threats the Soviet Union posed to the security of the United States. Team B, approved by then Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, was composed of "outside experts" who...
)
Official stage units
(Team K 1st Stage) (Team K 3rd Stage) (Himawari-gumi 1st Stage) (back-dancer) (Himawari-gumi 1st Stage) (Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage) (Team K 4th Stage) (Team K 5th Stage) (Team B 5th Stage)Substitute stage units
(Team K 4rd Stage) (Ono Erena substitute) (Team K 4rd Stage) (Miyazawa Sae substitute) (Team K 5th Stage) (Noro Kayo substitute) (Team B 5th Stage) (Chikano Rina substitute)Shuffle stage units
(First Concert Aitakatta!) (NHK Hall 2008 Concert) (JCB Hall 2008 Concert) (Budokan Shuffle Concert) (Budokan Shuffle Concert) (Singapore Live 3rd Stage)Sub-units
- ICEICE (anime)is a 2007 original video animation created by Yasushi Akimoto and directed by Makoto Kobayashi. It is set in the ruins of Tokyo in the near future, after an unspecified catastrophe has led to the death of all human males and many females. The small groups of women who survive face the impending...
(Song: ) (Song: ) - Team Z (Song: )
- Team Z (Song: )
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- ICEICE (anime)is a 2007 original video animation created by Yasushi Akimoto and directed by Makoto Kobayashi. It is set in the ruins of Tokyo in the near future, after an unspecified catastrophe has led to the death of all human males and many females. The small groups of women who survive face the impending...
(2007) as Murasaki (voice only) as an office lady (as part of Nacchinon)
Television performances
- 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen58th NHK Kohaku Uta GassenThe , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku," aired on December 31, 2007. on NHK Hall in Japan. Air time was from 19:20 to 23:45...
(December 31, 2007, NHK General TVNHK General TVis the main television service of NHK . It shows news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime and specials which directly compete with its commercial counterparts. It is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials and popular historical dramas...
) - 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen60th NHK Kōhaku Uta GassenThe , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2009 from NHK Hall in Japan.-Performers:The singers, announced on November 23, 2009, are ordered below according to the gojūon....
(December 31, 2009, NHK General TVNHK General TVis the main television service of NHK . It shows news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime and specials which directly compete with its commercial counterparts. It is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials and popular historical dramas...
) - 61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen61st NHK Kōhaku Uta GassenThe , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired on December 31, 2010 from NHK Hall in Japan.This was the last time the Kōhaku was broadcast in analog television transmission. As of July 24, 2011 the digital television switchover throughout Japan will occur, when analog signals will be shut off...
(December 31, 2010, NHK General TVNHK General TVis the main television service of NHK . It shows news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime and specials which directly compete with its commercial counterparts. It is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials and popular historical dramas...
) - NHK's 'Music Japan'
- NTV's 'Geinoujin! Hit Song de Bakushou no Show Batoru'
- NTV's 'Dream Live TV 2008'
- CX's 'SMAP X SMAP'
- CX's 'Music Station'
- 'Live B'
- 'Happy Music'
Undated television appearances
- NTV's 'Gyouretsu no Dekiru Hooritsu Soudan-sho'
- TBS's 'Rinkan'
- TBS's 'Seija no Sentaku'
- TBS's 'Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouen mae Hashu Tsujo'
- CX's 'Haneru no Tobira'
- CX's 'Combat'
- CX's 'Warai Tsute ii tomo'
- CX's 'Mechakakeru iek Terutsu!'
- TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
's Q-sama
Musicals
「∞・Infinity」 (October 30 - November 8, 2009) at Theater G-Rosso as Utako- "Imagine9.11" (September 10–12, 2010) at Hakuhinkan Theater as Natsuki
AKB48 stage events
- Team K 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" (April 1, 2006 - July 5, 2006)
- Team K 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" Revival (November 8, 2006 - December 14, 2006)
- Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" (July 8, 2006 - November 6, 2006)
- Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise" (December 17, 2006 - June 22, 2007)
- Himawari-gumi (Team 1) 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou" (July 1, 2007 - November 30, 2007)
- Himawari-gumi (Team 1) 2nd Stage "Yume o Shinaseru Wake Ikenai" (December 8, 2007 - April 19, 2008)
- Himawari-gumi Team 1 2nd Stage "Yume o Shinaseru Wake Ikenai" Revival in G-Rosso Theater (June 4, 2009 - October 23, 2010)
- Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Beru ga Naru" (May 5, 2008 - April 4, 2009)
- Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari" (April 4, 2009 - February 21, 2010)
- Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami" (May 21, 2010 - )
Concerts
- AKB48 First Concert Aitakatta! Hashira wa nai Ze- (November 3–4, 2006)
- AKB48 Haru no Chotto dage Zenkoku Tour Mada Mada daze AKB48! (March 10 - April 1, 2007)
- AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100 (January 21–24, 2008)
- AKB48 Live DVD wa Derudarou kedo, Yappari Name ni Kagiruze (August 23, 2008)
- AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsu shinai yo ne? (November 23, 2008)
- AKB48 Toshiwasure Kansha sai Shuffle Suru ze, AKB kono Peji no! SKE mo Yoroshiku ne (December 20, 2008)
- AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100 2009 (January 18–21, 2009)
- AKB48 Kami Kouen Yotei* Shohan no Jijou Niyori, Kami Kouen ni Nara nai baai mo ari Masu Node, go Ryoushou Kudasai (April 25–26, 2009)
- AKB48 Bunshin no Jutsu Tour Osaka Hatch (August 11, 2009)
- AKB48 Senbatsu Menba Sokaku Matsuri (August 22–23, 2009)
- AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100 2010 (January 21–24, 2010)
- AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron (March 24–25, 2010)
- AKB48 Surprise wa Arimasen (July 10–11, 2010)
- AKB48 Tokyo Aki Matsuri (October 9–10, 2010)
- AKB48 at the Asia Song Festial (Korea) (October 23, 2010)
- AKB48 at the Anime Festival Asia (Singapore) (November 12, 2010)
- AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100 2010 (January 20–23, 2011)
- AKB48 Singapore Theater Live Vol. 2 (Singapore) (May 29, 2011)