Shu Yabushita

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.

Shu Yabushita 薮下 柊
Background information
Also known as	Shuu
Born	(1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 26)
Origin	Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupations	Idol singer
Instruments	Vocals Keyboards
Years active	2011 (2011) – 2017 (2017)
Labels	KYORAKU Yoshimoto Holdings
Formerly of	NMB48

Biography

Yabushita passed NMB48's 3rd generation auditions in December 2011. Her debut was on February 29, 2012.^[1] Her stage debut was on April 29, 2012.^[2] On October 10, 2012, she was selected to form Team BII.^[3]

Yabushita's first NMB48 Senbatsu was for the single Virginity.^[4]

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.^[5]

On April 19, 2017, Yabushita graduated from the group's Team N. A month earlier, her sister Fū [ja] joined the idol group STU48.

On June 29, 2018, Yabushita announced that she has moved to New York City.^[6]

Discography

NMB48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
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"
2013	7	"Bokura no Eureka"	A-side	Also sang on "Todokekana Soude Todoku Mono"
	8	"Kamonegix"	A-side
2014	9	"Takane no Ringo"	A-side
	10	"Rashikunai"	A-side	Also sang on "Star ni Nante Naritakunai" as Team BII
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..."
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	"Boku Igai no Dareka"	A-side	Last single to participate as NMB48 member. Also sang on "Kodoku Guitar" which she is double Center with Ririka Sutō.

AKB48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2012	27	"Gingham Check"	B-side	Sang on "Ano Hi no Fuurin"
	29	"Eien Pressure"	B-side	Sang on "HA!"
2013	30	"So Long!"	B-side	Sang on "Waiting Room".
	32	"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"	B-side	Ranked 49th in 2013 General Election.[7] Sang on "Suitei Marmalade"
	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-side	Sang on "Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta"
2014	35	"Mae Shika Mukanee"	B-side	Sang on "Kinou Yori Motto Suki"
	36	"Labrador Retriever"	A-side	First AKB48 A-side
	37	"Kokoro no Placard"	B-side	Ranked 59th in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko"
	38	"Kibouteki Refrain"	B-side	Sang on "Ima, Happy"
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	"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"	B-side	Sang on "Sakki Made wa Ice Tea" as Mushi Kago
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.
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"

1. "Nageki no Figure"
2. "Glass no I LOVE YOU"
3. "Senaka Kara Dakishimete"
4. "Rio no Kakumei"

NMB48 BII 1st Stage "Aitakatta"

1. "Nageki no Figure"
2. "Nagisa no CHERRY"
3. "Senaka Kara Dakishimete"
4. "Rio no Kakumei"

Team BII 2nd Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu"

1. "7ji 12fun no Hatsukoi"

Team BII 3rd Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu"

1. "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

• NMB48 Official Profile
• Official Blog
• Shu Yabushita on Google+

References

1. "Nmb48『薮下 柊♪ 三期生 ～初お披露目＆重大発表～』".
2. "Nmb48『薮下 柊♪ 三期生 ～色んな初めて～』".
3. "Nmb48『Nmb48劇場 サラリーマン支配人 金子より』".
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "ＮＭＢ４８薮下柊、卒業発表…芸能界からも引退 : スポーツ報知". www.hochi.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-12-10.
6. Shu Yabushita [@SYabushita] (2018-06-29). "こっちで自由にNYの生活を投稿することにした" [I decided to post my NY life freely here] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2013-06-08.