Shu Yabushita
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Shu Yabushita
| image = 170204 AKB48 하이텐션 파시피코 요코하마 악수회 후기 (2).jpg
| birth_name =
| native_name = 薮下 柊
| alias = Shuu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|2|df=y}}
| death_date =
| origin = Osaka Prefecture, Japan
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- Keyboards}}
| genre = J-pop
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Idol
- singer}}
| years_active = {{start date|2011}} – {{end date|2017}}
| label = KYORAKU Yoshimoto Holdings
| past_member_of = NMB48
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members =
}}
{{nihongo|Shu Yabushita|薮下 柊|Yabushita Shu|born 2 December 1998}} is a former Team BII member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She was born in Osaka Prefecture and is currently based in New York.
Biography
Yabushita passed NMB48's 3rd generation auditions in December 2011. Her debut was on February 29, 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://ameblo.jp/nmb48/entry-11180185320.html|title=Nmb48『薮下 柊♪ 三期生 ~初お披露目&重大発表~』}} Her stage debut was on April 29, 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://ameblo.jp/nmb48/entry-11237082099.html|title=Nmb48『薮下 柊♪ 三期生 ~色んな初めて~』}} On October 10, 2012, she was selected to form Team BII.{{Cite web|url=http://ameblo.jp/nmb48/entry-11376377895.html|title=Nmb48『Nmb48劇場 サラリーマン支配人 金子より』}}
Yabushita's first NMB48 Senbatsu was for the single Virginity.{{Cite web |url=https://plus.google.com/115201331752188354933/posts/dxHuHFyPYsk |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-14 |archive-date=2015-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416134642/https://plus.google.com/115201331752188354933/posts/dxHuHFyPYsk |url-status=dead }}
In the 2013 general elections, Yabushita ranked for the first time, placing 49th with 14,745 votes. In 2014, she placed 59th with 14,119 votes.
On December 9, 2016, Yabushita announced her graduation.{{cite web |url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20161209-OHT1T50255.html |title=NMB48薮下柊、卒業発表…芸能界からも引退 : スポーツ報知 |website=www.hochi.co.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210055049/http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20161209-OHT1T50255.html |archive-date=2016-12-10}}
On April 19, 2017, Yabushita graduated from the group's Team N. A month earlier, her sister {{Ill|Fū Yabushita|lt=Fū|ja|薮下楓}} joined the idol group STU48.
On June 29, 2018, Yabushita announced that she has moved to New York City.{{Cite tweet|number=1012505063904989185|user=SYabushita|title=こっちで自由にNYの生活を投稿することにした|author=Shu Yabushita|date=2018-06-29|trans-title=I decided to post my NY life freely here}}
Discography
=NMB48 singles=
class="wikitable" |
Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! style="width:150px;"| Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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rowspan='3'|2012
| 4 | "Nagiichi" | B-side | Sang on "Rifujin Ball" |
5
| "Virginity" | A-side | First A-side. Also sang on "Mōsō Girlfriend" and "Sunahama no Pistol" |
6
| "Kitagawa Kenji" | A-side | Also sang on "Fuyushougun no Regret" |
rowspan='2'|2013
| 7 | "Bokura no Eureka" | A-side | Also sang on "Todokekana Soude Todoku Mono" |
8
| "Kamonegix" | A-side | |
rowspan='2'|2014
| 9 | "Takane no Ringo" | A-side | |
10
| "Rashikunai" | A-side | Also sang on "Star ni Nante Naritakunai" as Team BII |
rowspan='3'|2015
| 11 | "Don't look back!" | A-side | Also sang on "Romantic Snow" as Team BII |
12
| "Durain Shōnen" | A-side | Also sang on "Kokoro no Myoji wo Kake!" as Team BII |
13
| "Must Be Now" | B-side | Also sang on "Kataomoi Yori mo Omoide wo..." |
rowspan='3'|2016
| 14 | "Amagami Hime" | A-side | Also sang on "Ferry", "Niji no Tsukurikata" and "Dotonbori yo, Naka Sete Kure!". |
15
| "Boku wa Inai" | A-side | Also sang on "Mōsō Machine 3-gōki" as Team BII |
16
| A-side | Last single to participate as NMB48 member. Also sang on "Kodoku Guitar" which she is double Center with Ririka Sutō. |
=AKB48 singles=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
---|
rowspan="2"| 2012
| 27 | "Gingham Check" | B-side | Sang on "Ano Hi no Fuurin" |
29
| "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Sang on "HA!" |
rowspan="3" | 2013
| 30 | "So Long!" | B-side | Sang on "Waiting Room". |
32
| B-side | Ranked 49th in 2013 General Election.{{cite web|url=http://www.akb48.co.jp/sousenkyo/32ndsingle/result.php|title = AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙 |trans-title=32nd single selection elections | work = AKB48 Official Site | date = 2013-06-08 | language=Japanese}} Sang on "Suitei Marmalade" |
34
| B-side | Sang on "Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta" |
rowspan="4" | 2014
| 35 | B-side | Sang on "Kinou Yori Motto Suki" |
36
| A-side | First AKB48 A-side |
37
| B-side | Ranked 59th in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko" |
38
| B-side | Sang on "Ima, Happy" |
rowspan="3" | 2015
| 39 | "Green Flash" | B-side | Sang on "Punkish" |
41
| "Halloween Night" | B-side | Ranked 60th in 2015 General Election. Sang on "Kimi ni Wedding Dress wo..." |
42
| B-side | Sang on "Sakki Made wa Ice Tea" as Mushi Kago |
rowspan="2" | 2016
| 43 | "Kimi wa Melody" | B-side | Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Sang on "Shigamitsuita Seishun" (NMB48) |
45
| "Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" | B-side | Sang on "Shinka Shitenee Jan" as Next Girls. |
rowspan="1"| 2017
| 47 | "Shoot Sign" | B-side | Sang on "Mayonaka no Tsuyogari" as NMB48. Last single to participate as NMB48 member. |
Appearances
=Stage Units=
;NMB48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Aitakatta"
- "Nageki no Figure"
- "Glass no I LOVE YOU"
- "Senaka Kara Dakishimete"
- "Rio no Kakumei"
;NMB48 BII 1st Stage "Aitakatta"
- "Nageki no Figure"
- "Nagisa no CHERRY"
- "Senaka Kara Dakishimete"
- "Rio no Kakumei"
;Team BII 2nd Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu"
- "7ji 12fun no Hatsukoi"
;Team BII 3rd Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu"
- "Wagamama na Nagareboshi"
=Variety Shows=
- NMB48 Geinin! (2012)
- NMB48 Geinin!! 2 (2013)
=TV Dramas=
- AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night Ep.32 - Face Authentication, as Risa (2016)
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150318075356/http://nmb48.com/member/yabushita_shu/ NMB48 Official Profile]
- [http://ameblo.jp/nmb48/theme-10049958743.html Official Blog]
- [https://plus.google.com/115201331752188354933 Shu Yabushita] on Google+
References
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Category:Japanese women pop singers
Category:Singers from Osaka Prefecture
Category:Japanese expatriates in the United States
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