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Former IZ*ONE members Yabuki Nako (currently a member of HKT48) and Honda Hitomi (currently a member of AKB48) have done well since returning back to Japan, as both can be seen on television and magazines (both did a photoshoot with AR Magazine released this month). Read More …
Miyawaki Sakura announced on her radio show “Konya, Sakura no Kinoshita de” (a.k.a. Saku no ki) at the end of the month. The announcement was confirmed by BayFM on the Saku no Ki website. The radio show has been airing for numerous years, since Miyawaki Read More …
Former IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura, Yabuki Nako and Honda Hitomi have not been together since they first arrived back from Japan after IZ*ONE ended back on April 30th. While Yabuki Nako joined Sakura on her HKT48 graduation concert back in June, Honda Hitomi only appeared Read More …
Current HKT48 members and former IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako were interviewed by NHK (Fukuoka affiliate) this morning about the differences of being in an idol group in Japan and Korea and also Sakura’s graduation and more! You can watch the interview here Read More …
Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako’s activities for IZ*ONE ended in April and now Sakura’s activities with HKT48 will be ending soon. The two will be returning to HKT48 for activities on May 17th and will be appearing at the concerts on May 29th. Sakura announced Read More …
Before she became a member of IZ*ONE, Yabuki Nako was a big fan of TWICE. And she eventually got to meet the group as a member of IZ*ONE and she has been seen hanging out with many K-Pop artists. But in the recent IZ*ONE Instagram Read More …
Yabuki Nako is featured in a special episode of IZ*ONE ARCADE II in a special Q&A section. While no music shows are showing due to the holidays, it was announced IZ*ONE won their fifth award for “Panorama”: A new teaser for IZ*ONE Eating Trip 2 Read More …
IZ*ONE’s Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako have arrived in Japan. While it is not yet known when IZ*ONE will make their comeback, the official Twitter account posting about Lee Chaeyeon’s birthday on January 11th and the more airport appearances by the J-Line is giving fans Read More …
Yabuki Nako returned back to South Korea and while arriving at Gimpo International Airport, needless to say, photographers quickly swarmed around her after she was spotted. Fortunately, she had security protecting her:
Fans of IZ*ONE are no doubt worried about IZ*ONE and HKT48’s Tanaka Miku posted a message regarding Yabuki Nako which many are interpreting as Nako has been crying a lot (in reference to IZ*ONE’s album and movie, and various TV appearances and events being temporarily Read More …
Today is Yabuki Nako’s birthday and IZ*ONE celebrated her birthday on VLIVE: And Nako took a two-shot with each member: View this post on Instagram ⠀⠀⠀ 🧚요정들 중에 제일 큰 요정인 나코의 생일을 축하합니다💕 나코 얼굴만 봐도 웃음이 나오고 행복해지는 걸 보면 위즈원은 나코의 마법에 Read More …
Yabuki Nako took photos with her fellow HKT48 members yesterday for her final HKT48 event for the next 2.6 years and today, she celebrated with her fellow third generation HKT48 members who gave her pancakes for a farewell. 3期生のみんなが IZONEのお祝い&お見送りを込めて 用意してくれました✨ 3期が大好きだー♡ pic.twitter.com/qdILeQfncr — 矢吹奈子 Read More …
HKT48/IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako participated in their final event as HKT48 members for the next 2 years and six months. As Miyawaki and Yabuki will be focusing 100% as members of the global pop group IZ*ONE, the two took part in their Read More …
It was announced at a handshake meeting at an AKB48G handshake meeting at Makuhari Messe that HKT48’s Miyawaki Sakura (20) and Yabuki Nako (17) and AKB48’s Honda Hitomi (16) will suspend all activity as AKB48G to focus on IZ*ONE until 2021. The three were ranked Read More …
Yabuki Nako, alongside HKT48’s Miyawaki Sakura and AKB48 Team 8’s Honda Hitomi, are three Japanese trainees who were voted by Korean viewers to be members of the global pop group, IZONE. Yabuki wrote in Japanese, “Thank you for watching and I thank you so much Read More …