Nako Yabuki (矢吹奈子, 야부키 나코), born on June 18, 2001, in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese singer.
She made her debut as a third-generation member of the large pop girl group, HKT48. Nako quickly gained the title of “3rd Generation’s Ace” by landing a center position in the song Wink wa Sankai.
In 2018, the 48 Groups paired up with the Korean survival show series, PRODUCE, to create its arguably most infamous season, PRODUCE 48. Among the 39 48 Group members to participate, Nako was one of them. She eventually ranked 6th place, thus guaranteeing her a spot in the temporary Korean-Japanese idol group, IZ*ONE.
After IZ*ONE’s disbandment on April 29, 2021, Nako returned home to Japan with the two other successful applicants (Sakura Miyawaki and Hitomi Honda) to continue in their respective groups.
On October 16, 2022, Nako officially announced her graduation from HKT48, almost 9 years after she joined.
