Nao Asahi

Nao Asahi
Nao Asahi
朝日奈央
Born	April 21, 1994 (age 30); Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Asahi (あさひ☆); Nao (なお); Naorin (なおりん);
Occupation(s)	Tarento, actress, idol, model
Years active	2007–present
Agent	Rising Production
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) (2016)
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] Asahi also appears regularly on television variety programs.^[9]^[10]

Filmography[edit]

TV series[edit]

Regular appearances

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

TV dramas[edit]

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

Anime[edit]

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

Internet series[edit]

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[edit]

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

Films[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2009	Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon Warriors	Tourist (voice)
2023	Yudo: The Way of the Bath		^[11]
2023	Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love	Ino Wakatsuki	^[12]

Stage[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	100-ten un Choice! Hapipura!	Saki Tsuruoka	Lead role
2016	100-ten un Choice! Darekaga Kanojo ga Shitte Iru			^[13]

Advertisements[edit]

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

Magazines[edit]

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2007	Love Berry	Exclusive model	^[14]
2012	Weekly ASCII	Cover

Delivery applications[edit]

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

Events[edit]

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

As a member of Maintenance[edit]

Internet series[edit]

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

Events[edit]

Year	Title	Ref.
2015	Hamaguchi Comte Circle –Kikaku-hen−: Snack Umeko Special
2016	Tokyo Idol Festival 2016	^[15]^[16]

References[edit]

^ "アイドリング!!!プロフィール" (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
^ "朝日奈央". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). VIP Times. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
^ "朝日奈央". Rising Production (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
^ "アイドリング!!!全員卒業スペシャル" (in Japanese). TV Data Zoo. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
^ "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". Oricon News (in Japanese). January 20, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
^ ""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". Modelpress (in Japanese). June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
^ "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". Oricon. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
^ "翔んで埼玉琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Nao Asahi Monogatari". Love Berry. Nov 2008.
^ "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.
^ "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[edit]

Official profile (in Japanese)
Open Cast Video blogs (in Japanese)

[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. 10 June 2016. 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. 31 October 2015. 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] "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". Oricon News (in Japanese). January 20, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.

[10] ""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". Modelpress (in Japanese). June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.

[11] "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". Oricon. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

[12] "翔んで埼玉琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[13] "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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "Nao Asahi Monogatari". Love Berry. Nov 2008.

[15] "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.

[16] "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.

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