# Nao Furuhata

Nao Furuhata (古畑 奈和, Furuhata Nao, born 15 September 1996) 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

* Alface (オルフェス) (October 13, 2017) Labels: Showroom Records
* Hikari Sasu (ひかりさす) (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" |
| 2012 | 9 | "Aishite-love-ru!" | B-side | Sang on "Halation" as Selection 8 and "Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora" as SKE48 5th Generation. |
| 2012 | 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. |
| 2013 | 12 | "Utsukushii Inazuma" | A-side | First A-side. Also sang on "Shalalana Calendar" as Team E. |
| 2013 | 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. |
| 2014 | 15 | "Bukiyō Taiyō" | A-side | Also sang on "Tomodachi no Mama de" as Selection 10 and "Sayonara Kinou no Jibun" as Team KII. |
| 2014 | 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" |
| 2015 | 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" |
| 2016 | 20 | "Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" | A-side | Also 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. |
| 2018 | 23 | "Ikinari Punch Line" | A-side | Also sang on "Dareka no Mimi" as Team KII. |
| 2018 | 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 | |
| 2021 | 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. |
| 2013 | 31 | "Sayonara Crawl" | B-side | Sang on "Bara no Kajitsu" as Under Girls. |
| 2013 | 33 | "Heart Electric" | B-side | Sang on "Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku" as Under Girls and "Sasemeyuki Regret" as Team K. |
| 2013 | 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. |
| 2014 | 36 | "Labrador Retriever" | A-side | Also sang on "Kimi wa Kimagure" as Team A. |
| 2014 | 37 | "Kokoro no Placard" | B-side | Ranked 55th in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko" as Future Girls. |
| 2014 | 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. |
| 2015 | 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. |
| 2016 | 45 | "LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" | B-side | Ranked 29th in 2016 General Election. Sang on "Densetsu no Sakana" as Under Girls. |
| 2016 | 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. |
| 2017 | 48 | "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" | A-side | Also sang on "Anogoro no Gohyaku Yen Dama" |
| 2017 | 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. |
| 2018 | 53 | "Sentimental Train" | A-side | Ranked 15th in 2018 General Election. |
| 2018 | 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 "Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!" |
| 2017 | 8 | Thumbnail | "Subete wa Tochuu Keika" |