Nao Asahi

Nao Asahi
Native name	朝日 奈央
Born	April 21, 1994 Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Asahi (あさひ☆)[1] Nao (なお) Naorin (なおりん)
Occupation	Tarento, actress, idol, model
Years active	2007–
Agent	Rising Production
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) (2016)[2]
Website	Official profile

Nao Asahi (朝日 奈央 Asahi Nao, born 21 April 1994, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan)^[3] 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.^[4][5] She was a former member of the idol group Idoling!!!^[6][7][8]

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	NTV	Episode 2
2013	Limit	TV Tokyo	Episode 1

Anime

Year	Title	Role	Network
2013	Gatchaman Crowds	Hinata Yamamura, girlfriend, bus passenger	NTV

Internet series

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2013	Daimao Kosaku no Katsuake!	AmebaStudio	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	Fuji TV Misanga	Lead role
	Cupit Club	Vision Cast

Films

Year	Title	Role
2009	Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon Warriors	Tourist (voice)

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			[9]

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	[10]
2012	Weekly ASCII	Cover

Delivery applications

Year	Title	Network
2015	Nao Asahi Official Namahōsō	Ameba Fresh! Studio

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	[11][12]

References

1. "アイドリング!!!プロフィール" (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
2. "朝日 奈央". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). VIP Times. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
3. "朝日 奈央". Rising Production (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
4. "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" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
5. "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" (in Japanese). Tokyo Pop Line. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
6. "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 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
7. "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" (in Japanese). GirlsNews. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
8. "アイドリング!!!全員卒業スペシャル" (in Japanese). TV Data Zoo. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
9. "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" (in Japanese). favclip. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
10. "Nao Asahi Monogatari". Love Berry. Nov 2008.
11. "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" (in Japanese). de-view News. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
12. "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！" (in Japanese). Nikkan Entame Clip. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.

External links

• Official profile (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)
• Nao Asahi on Twitter
  
  (Japanese)
• Open Cast Video blogs (Japanese)