Yūka Kato


Yūka Katō is a Japanese actress and former idol. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48 as part of Team N.

Biography

Kato passed NMB48's 3rd generation auditions in December 2011. Her debut was on February 18, 2012. In October 2012, she was selected to Team BII.
In February 2014, during AKB48's Group Shuffle, Kato was transferred to Team N.
In June 2015, at the AKB48 41st Senbatsu Sousenkyo, Kato ranked for the first time at #59, putting her into Future Girls.
In October 2016, during NMB48’s 6th Anniversary Live, Kato was transferred to Team M, becoming the first NMB48 member to have been into three teams.
In AKB48’s 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo held in June 18th 2017, Kato ranked 33rd Place and became center of Next Girls.
In AKB48’s 53rd Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo held in June 2018, Kato ranked 86th, placing her into The 10th AKB48 World Senbatsu Sousenkyo Kinen Waku. In the same year, she joined the South Korean girl group idol survival show Produce 48.
In NMB48 Daisokaku 2019, Kato was transferred back to Team BII.
In 2021, Kato was transferred from Team BII to Promoted Members when teams were disbanded.
One year later, NMB48 reformed teams and Kato was appointed member of Team N.
On May 2, 2023, Kato announced her graduation from NMB48, as well as her intent to pursue an acting career.

Discography

NMB48 singles

AKB48 singles

Appearances

Stage Units

;NMB48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Aitakatta"
  1. "Nageki no Figure"
  2. "Nagisa no CHERRY"
  3. "Senaka Kara Dakishimete"
  4. "Rio no Kakumei"
;Team BII 1st Stage "Aitakatta"
  1. "Nageki no Figure"
  2. "Koi no PLAN"
  3. "Senaka Kara Dakishimete"
  4. "Rio no Kakumei"
;Team BII 2nd Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu"
  1. "Faint"
;Team N 3rd Stage "Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru"
  1. "Nando mo Nerae!"
  2. "Hajimete no Hoshi"
  3. "100nen Saki Demo"