Naoya Urata Explained

Naoya Urata
Native Name:	浦田 直也
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	10 November 1982
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Years Active:	2002–present
Module:	Embed: yes Instrument: Vocals Associated Acts: AAA

is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a former member of the group AAA.

Career

Following Urata's arrest in April 2019, he announced he was leaving AAA on December 31, 2019.^[1]

Controversy

On April 19, 2019, Urata was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old woman after she rejected his offer to buy her a drink.^[2] Urata later claimed that he was drunk at the time and did not remember the incident.^[3]

Discography

See also: AAA discography.

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak	Sales
		JPN ^[4]
Turn Over	Released: January 28, 2009 Format: CD, CD+DVD Label: Cutting Edge	71
Unlock^[5]	Released: April 26, 2017 Format: CD, CD+DVD Label: Avex Trax	10
Untitled	Released: November 10, 2021 Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray Label: Avex Trax	29

Singles

Filmography

Movie

Radio

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2006	Radio 'n Fire	TBC Radio	Regular personality
2008	AAA Urata Naoya no Ike! Urata Naoya	TBC Radio

External links

• • Official blog
• Naoya Urata on Twitter

Notes and References

1. News: AAA浦田直也が本日12月31日付でグループ脱退、今後は個人で活動 . . ja . 2019-12-31 . 2020-01-02.
2. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . AAA Music Group to Disband 'For the Time Being' on December 31 . . 2020-01-14 . 2020-01-17.
3. News: Crystalyn . Hodgkins . AAA Musical Group Lead Vocalist Naoya Urata Arrested on Suspicion of Assaulting Woman . . 2019-04-21 . 2019-04-23.
4. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/418689/rank/ . ja:urata naoya(AAA)の売上ランキング . oricon ME inc . 2017-10-28 .
5. Web site: AAA leader urata naoya to release new album 'unlock' . January 29, 2017. February 2, 2021. tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC..