Nao Asahi Explained

Nao Asahi
Native Name:	朝日 奈央
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	21 April 1994
Birth Place:	Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:	Tarento, actress, idol, model
Years Active:	2007–present
Agent:	Rising Production
Height:	1.64 m (2016)^[1]

^[2] is a Japanese tarento, actress, idol, and former fashion model. She is represented with Rising Production.

Asahi is a member of the idol group Maintenance.^{[3] [4]} She was a former member of the idol group Idoling!!!^{[5] [6] [7]} Asahi also appears regularly on television variety programs.^{[8] [9]}

Filmography

TV series

Regular appearances

Year	Title	Network
2008	Idoling!		Fuji TV One Two Next
	Idoling!	Nikki	Fuji TV

TV dramas

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2010	Kaibutsu-kun		Episode 2
2013	Limit		Episode 1

Internet series

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2013	Daimao Kosaku no Katsuake!		Assistant MC
	Nao Asahi Premium Hōsō	AmebaStudio
	Joshi Collective	2.5D
2014	Nao Asahina no Pop Step Asahi Kōkai-sei Meeting	2.5D

Internet drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2011	Secret girls	Miki Morikawa		Lead role
	Cupit Club	Vision Cast

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009		Tourist (voice)
2023				^[10]
	Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love	Ino Wakatsuki		^[11]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	100-ten un Choice! Hapipura		Saki Tsuruoka	Lead role
	100-ten un Choice! Darekaga Kanojo ga Shitte Iru			^[12]

Advertisements

Year	Title
2009	Lovetoxic
2012	Fashion Center Shimamura
	Ezaki Glico Ebidabe! Deco Pocky
2016	Keisuke Yoshida 16SS

Magazines

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2007	Love Berry	Exclusive model	^[13]
2012	Weekly ASCII	Cover

Events

Year	Title
2015	Hamura Nigiwai Ongaku-sai 2015
2016	Hamura Natsu Matsuri: LiFriends Live

As a member of Maintenance

Internet series

Year	Title	Network
2015	Hamaguchi Comte Circle –Kikaku-hen−: Snack Umeko Special	Showroom
2016	Tokyo Idol Festival 2016: Snack Umeko Night
	Tokyo Idol Festival 2016: After Snack Umeko	Niconico Live

Events

Year	Title	Ref.
2015	Hamaguchi Comte Circle –Kikaku-hen−: Snack Umeko Special
2016	Tokyo Idol Festival 2016	^[14] ^[15]

External links

• • Open Cast Video blogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: 朝日 奈央. Nihon Tarento Meikan. ja. VIP Times. 13 Sep 2016.
2. Web site: 朝日 奈央. Rising Production. ja. 13 Sep 2016.
3. Web site: バカリズムが「残りカス」呼ばわり、元アイドリング!!!河村唯とバトル勃発. ja. Natalie. 13 Sep 2016.
4. Web site: TIF第8弾発表でGALETTe・Rev・マジパンら69組追加 「スナックうめ子」も復活. 10 June 2016 . ja. Tokyo Pop Line. 13 Sep 2016.
5. Web site: アイドリング!!! 涙の"全員卒業"「私の誇り」 5年後の再会も決定. Oricon Style. ja. Oricon. 13 Sep 2016.
6. Web site: アイドリング!!! ファン様に見守られ9年と1日・全1303回の放送にピリオド. 31 October 2015 . ja. GirlsNews. 13 Sep 2016.
7. Web site: アイドリング!!!全員卒業スペシャル. ja. TV Data Zoo. 13 Sep 2016.
8. News: 元アイドリング!!!の朝日奈央、炎上辞さない「やり切り力」で"ポストこじるり"筆頭に. japanese. Oricon News. January 20, 2018. August 12, 2018.
9. News: "過去にW号泣"元アイドリング!!!朝日奈央＆大川藍、慰安旅行へ バカリズムと真剣相談も. japanese. Modelpress. June 28, 2018. August 11, 2018.
10. Web site: 生田斗真主演、映画『湯道』"銭湯"に吉田鋼太郎、夏木マリ、柄本明ら大集合. August 19, 2022. Oricon.
11. Web site: 翔んで埼玉 琵琶湖より愛をこめて. August 30, 2023. eiga.com.
12. Web site: 野久保直樹、元アイドリング・朝日奈央、インパルス・堤下敦が小劇場の舞台に集う. ja. favclip. 13 Sep 2016.
13. News: Nao Asahi Monogatari. Love Berry. Nov 2008.
14. Web site: 元アイドリング!!!メンバーがゆる～く集合、TIF2016で『職業:アイドル。』歌唱. ja. de-view News. 13 Sep 2016.
15. Web site: 元アイドリング!!!のメンバーがTIFに大集合し「職業: アイドル。」を熱唱！. ja. Nikkan Entame Clip. 13 Sep 2016.