# Aya Shibata

Aya Shibata (柴田 阿弥, Shibata Aya, born 1 April 1993 in Aichi Prefecture) is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She was a member of SKE48's Team E.
She started her career as an announcer after graduation from SKE48.

## Career

Shibata passed SKE48's 4th generation auditions in September 2010. Her audition song was "Stay with me" by Kaoru Amane. On December 6, 2010, she was selected to form Team E.
She went on a hiatus from February 2011 to March 2011.
In April 2013, during SKE48's shuffle, Shibata was transferred to Team KII. Later in June 2013, she ranked for the first time in AKB48's general elections, placing 17th with 39-739 votes. Her first SKE48 Senbatsu was for the single "Sansei Kawaii!".
In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred back to Team E. In AKB48's 2014 general elections, she placed 15th with 39-264 votes.
Her future dream is to be a talent.
On 26 August 2016, her graduation concert, titled "Shibata Aya Sotsugyō Kanshasai: Demo Aya-chan Kara wa Sotsugyō Shimasen!" was held at Zepp Nagoya. Her last theater performance was held at SKE48 Theater on August 31, 2016.

## Discography
### SKE48 singles

| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | 4 | "1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!" | B-side | Sang on "Cosmos no Kioku" and "Soba ni Isasete" |
| 2011 | 6 | "Pareo wa Emerald" | B-side | Sang on "Tsumiki no Jikan" and "Tokimeki no Ashiato" as Shirogumi |
| 2011 | 7 | "Oki Doki" | B-side | Sang on "Hatsukoi no Fumikiri" and "Bazooka Hō Hassha!" as Shirogumi |
| 2012 | 8 | "Kataomoi Finally" | B-side | Also sang on "Kyō made no Koto, Korekara no koto" and "Hanikami Lollipop" as Shirogumi |
| 2012 | 9 | "Aishite-love-ru!" | B-side | Sang on "Aun no Kiss" |
| 2012 | 10 | "Kiss datte Hidarikiki" | B-side | Sang on "Taiikukan de Asashoku wo" |
| 2013 | 11 | "Choco no Dorei" | B-side | Sang on "Fuyu no Kamemo" |
| 2013 | 12 | "Utsukushii Inazuma" | B-side | Sang on "Futari Dake no Parade" |
| 2013 | 13 | "Sansei Kawaii!" | A-side | First SKE48 A-side. Also sang on "Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyou" as Selection 18. |
| 2014 | 14 | "Mirai to wa?" | A-side, Center | Also sang on "GALAXY of DREAMS" as the same-name-subgroup and "S-ko to Uso Hakkenki" as Team S. |
| 2014 | 15 | "Bukiyō Taiyō" | A-side | Also sang on "Coming soon" and "Banana Kakumei" |
| 2014 | 16 | "12 Gatsu no Kangaroo" | A-side | Also sang on "I love AICHI" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Seishun Curry Rice" as Team E. |
| 2015 | 17 | "Coquettish Jūtai Chū" | A-side | Also sang on "Boku wa Shitteiru" and "Oto o Keshita Terebi" |
| 2015 | 18 | "Mae Nomeri" | A-side | Also sang on "Nagai Yume no Labyrinth" |
| 2016 | 19 | "Chicken Line" | A-side | Also sang on "Is That Your Secret?" and "Tabi no Tochū" |
| 2016 | 20 | "Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" | A-side | Also sang on "Sayonara ga Utsukushikute" |

### AKB48 singles

| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | 27 | "Gingham Check" | B-side | Sang on "Ano Hi no Fuurin" |
| 2013 | 32 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | B-side | Ranked 17th in 2013 General Election. Sang on "Ai no Imi wo Kangaetemita" |
| 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" | B-side | Sang on "Escape" |
| 2014 | 35 | "Mae Shika Mukanee" | B-side | Sang on "KONJO" |
| 2014 | 37 | "Kokoro no Placard" | A-side | Ranked 15th in 2014 General Election. |
| 2014 | 38 | "Kibouteki Refrain" | B-side | Sang on "Utaitai" |
| 2015 | 39 | "Green Flash" | B-side | Sang on "Sekai ga Naiteru Nara" |
| 2015 | 41 | "Halloween Night" | A-side | Ranked 15th in 2015 General Election. |
| 2016 | 43 | "Kimi wa Melody" | B-side | Sang on "Gonna Jump" |

## Appearances
### Dramas

* Fortune Cookies (Fuji TV, 2013)
* AKB Horror Night Adrenalin's Night Episode 18 (TV Asahi, 2015)