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Nao Of Nao (ナオ・オブ・ナオ), real name Yokoyama Nao (横山奈央), is a Japanese idol under WACK, as a founding member of MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN TONAi BOUSHO a.k.a. MONSTERIDOL. She was previously a MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN member, from their 2019 formation until their 2024 coalition into MONSTERIDOL.
Prior to joining WACK, she was a member of iDOL STREET's trainee units, Street-sei and SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits under her real name.
Biography[]
June 2021 (Dogenzaka43)
November 2020 (MAMEJOR!)
August 2020 (AAA)
March 2020 (Start)
December 2019 (Restart)
WACK AUDiTiON CAMP 2019 Profile
2016 (SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits)
2013 (Street-sei)
Early Career[]
Yokoyama Nao became a 4th generation member of Street-sei, a trainee unit under the iDOL STREET label, and its subgroup, SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits on April 1st, 2013.
On September 14th, 2016, Nao graduated from SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits. and street-sei.
2019[]
From March 24th, Nao participated in the WACK AUDiTiON CAMP under the name Bashiyasume Atsuko. She was eliminated from the audition on the fifth day for failing to perform enough sit-ups. Afterward, she auditioned for WACK again.
From November 6th, Nao was a contestant on the reality series MONSTER IDOL.
On December 18th, during the final episode of MONSTER IDOL, Nao was announced as one of the show's winners and debuted in MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN. Her debut single, Restart, was released the following day.
2020[]
On January 1st, Nao's stage name was changed to "Nao Of Nao".
On February 18th, photos of Nao drinking alcohol were published in the tabloid magazine, "FLASH", which claimed that they had been taken before she had reached the Japanese legal drinking age of 20. An announcement was later made on MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN's website, confirming the report and apologizing for any trouble this may have caused. The report also stated that, while Nao has already reached the age of adulthood, she will be urged to reflect on the seriousness of her actions and closely supervised to prevent any further incidents. Nao herself also apologized on twitter. The scandal later became the inspiration for the song FLASH, and its music video.
Nao Of Nao participated in the WACK AUDiTiON CAMP 2020 as a mentor from March 22 to 28.
Nao's debut album with MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN, Start, was released on June 10th.
2021[]
In mid-June, Nao Of Nao, along with every other active WACK member at the time, joined the shuffle unit, Dogenzaka43. Her only single as part of the group, Kyouniku Jakushoku ~Tsuyoi Yatsura wo Kucchimae~, was released on June 16th.
Nao of Nao joined SAiNT SEX on October 2nd.
2022[]
In late July, Nao Of Nao became infected with Covid-19, along with other members of MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN. This resulted in the group pulling out of the first date of their BE AMBiTiOUS and GiRLS ONLY PARTY joint tours with BiS and GANG PARADE.
As part of the MUST CHANGE campaign taking place in mid-December, members of MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN were challenged to sell the most individual variants of their aforementioned single. On December 10th, it was announced that Nao's variant of the single had sold the most copies, and as such, she would be rewarded with a solo debut sometime in the near future.
However, despite coming in first place, Nao, along with other active members, chose to participate in the MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN Nari no Gasshuku audition camp, where she would still be at risk of being fired from the group. On December 13th, she was eliminated from the audition, meaning that she subsequently would be removed from MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN. This decision was ultimately reversed the same day, however, she was given the warning that she needs to improve within one year or else she would be permanently fired.
2023[]
From March 19th to 25th, Nao Of Nao participated in the WACK AUDiTiON CAMP 2023, in her second time as a mentor. On March 23rd, it was announced that Nao would have to paint her face white for a month as punishment for losing a performance battle against Changadult.
Nao Of Nao's promised solo song, FLASH BACK, was released digitally on July 31st.
In December, it was revealed that Nao Of Nao had successfully passed her probation period with MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN, and would remain a member. However, on December 24th, it was announced that MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN would cease activities and merge with their sister unit, TONAi BOUSHO, to form MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN TONAi BOUSHO a.k.a. MONSTERIDOL.
2024[]
MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN TONAi BOUSHO a.k.a MONSTERIDOL's activities officially began on January 6th. Nao Of Nao's debut single with the group, Wonderland, will be released on April 3rd.
Personal Life[]
Nao worked in a hospital before taking part in MONSTER IDOL.
Profile[]
- Real Name: Yokoyama Nao (横山奈央)
- Stage Name: Nao Of Nao (ナオ・オブ・ナオ)
- Other Names: Nao (ナオ)
- WACK Audition Name: Bashiyasume Atsuko (バシヤスメ・アツコ)
- Birth Date: August 20, 1999 (age 24)
- Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan
- Bloodtype: A
- Height: 163cm
- Nickname: Nattan (なったん)
- Western Zodiac:
Leo - Eastern Zodiac: Rabbit
- WACK status:
- 2019.12.18: Joined MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN
- 2022.12.14: Fired from MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN
- 2022.12.14: Rejoined MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN
- 2023.12.24: Transferred to MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN TONAi BOUSHO a.k.a. MONSTERIDOL
- MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN Colour: Blue
- MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN TONAi BOUSHO a.k.a. MONSTERIDOL Colour: Blue
- SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits Colour:
- Orange (2015-2016)
- Purple (2013-2015)
- WACK Groups:
- MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN (2019-2024)
- Dogenzaka43 (2021)
- SAiNT SEX (2021-)
- MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN TONAi BOUSHO a.k.a. MONSTERIDOL (2024-)
- Other Groups:
- Overall Time in WACK: 4 Years, 4 Months, 1 Day
Leo
Blue
Orange (2015-2016)
Purple (2013-2015)Discography[]
- [2023.07.31] FLASH BACK
Publications[]
Filmography[]
Movie[]
- [2019.11.11] IDOL -Aa, Mujou-
- [2021.01.15] Like a Rolling Stone -IDOL AUDiTiON-
Television[]
- [2019.11.06] MONSTER IDOL
Live Video[]
- [2022.03.09] MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN No Shissou
Games Featured In[]
Smartphone Game[]
- [2022] WACK ROCKiN' PARTY
Card Game[]
- [2020.07.01] Soredemo, Ongaku wa, Shinenai.
Lyricist Credits[]
- WOW!! Season: Mahou no Kotoba
- MAMEQUEST: Maramara
- FLASH BACK
Trivia[]
- Was a member of SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits at the same time as Kaede.
- Her audition name was a parody of Hashiyasume Atsuko.
- She was able to do 31 sit-ups for her redemption challenge, ranking the last out of all participants that were eliminated that day.
- Her hobby is listening to music.
- Has been learning to dance since she was 3 years old.
- Hates losing.
- Her favourite idol is BiSH.