Aya Shibata(柴田 阿弥, Shibata Aya; born 1 April 1993 in Aichi Prefecture) is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She was a member of SKE48's Team E.

She started her career as an announcer after graduation from SKE48.

Career

Shibata passed SKE48's 4th generation auditions in September 2010. Her audition song was "Stay with me" by Kaoru Amane. On December 6, 2010, she was selected to form Team E.

She went on a hiatus from February 2011 to March 2011.

In April 2013, during SKE48's shuffle, Shibata was transferred to Team KII. Later in June 2013, she ranked for the first time in AKB48's general elections, placing 17th with 39-739 votes. Her first SKE48 Senbatsu was for the single "Sansei Kawaii!".

In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred back to Team E. In AKB48's 2014 general elections, she placed 15th with 39-264 votes.

Her future dream is to be a talent.

On 26 August 2016, her graduation concert, titled "Shibata Aya Sotsugyō Kanshasai: Demo Aya-chan Kara wa Sotsugyō Shimasen!" was held at Zepp Nagoya. Her last theater performance was held at SKE48 Theater on August 31, 2016.

Discography

SKE48 singles

YearNo.TitleRoleNotes
20104"1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!"B-sideSang on "Cosmos no Kioku" and "Soba ni Isasete"
20116"Pareo wa Emerald"B-sideSang on "Tsumiki no Jikan" and "Tokimeki no Ashiato" as Shirogumi
7"Oki Doki"B-sideSang on "Hatsukoi no Fumikiri" and "Bazooka Hō Hassha!" as Shirogumi
20128"Kataomoi Finally"B-sideAlso sang on "Kyō made no Koto, Korekara no koto" and "Hanikami Lollipop" as Shirogumi
9"Aishite-love-ru!"B-sideSang on "Aun no Kiss" as Shirogumi
10"Kiss datte Hidarikiki"B-sideSang on "Taiikukan de Asashoku wo" as Shirogumi
201311"Choco no Dorei"B-sideSang on "Fuyu no Kamemo" as Shirogumi
12"Utsukushii Inazuma"B-sideSang on "Futari Dake no Parade" as Team KII
13"Sansei Kawaii!"A-sideFirst SKE48 A-side. Also sang on "Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyou" as Selection 18.
201414"Mirai to wa?"A-side, CenterAlso sang on "GALAXY of DREAMS" as the same-name-subgroup and "S-ko to Uso Hakkenki" as Team KII.
15"Bukiyō Taiyō"A-sideAlso sang on "Coming soon" and "Banana Kakumei" as Team E.
16"12 Gatsu no Kangaroo"A-sideAlso sang on "I love AICHI" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Seishun Curry Rice" as Team E.
201517"Coquettish Jūtai Chū"A-sideAlso sang on "Boku wa Shitteiru" and "Oto o Keshita Terebi" as Team E.
18"Mae Nomeri"A-sideAlso sang on "Nagai Yume no Labyrinth" as Team E.
201619"Chicken Line"A-sideAlso sang on "Is That Your Secret?" as Team E and "Tabi no Tochū"
20"Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai"A-sideAlso sang on "Sayonara ga Utsukushikute"

AKB48 singles

YearNo.TitleRoleNotes
201227"Gingham Check"B-sideSang on "Ano Hi no Fuurin"
201332"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"B-sideRanked 17th in 2013 General Election. Sang on "Ai no Imi wo Kangaetemita"
34"Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"B-sideSang on "Escape"
201435"Mae Shika Mukanee"B-sideSang on "KONJO"
37"Kokoro no Placard"A-sideRanked 15th in 2014 General Election.
38"Kibouteki Refrain"B-sideSang on "Utaitai"
201539"Green Flash"B-sideSang on "Sekai ga Naiteru Nara"
41"Halloween Night"A-sideRanked 15th in 2015 General Election.
201643"Kimi wa Melody"B-sideSang on "Gonna Jump"

Appearances

Dramas

  • Fortune Cookies (Fuji TV, 2013)
  • AKB Horror Night Adrenalin's Night Episode 18 (TV Asahi, 2015)

External links

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  • 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  • on Google+