is a former member of the

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SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshine Sakae, a s ...

of which she was captain of Team KII. Before, she was a member of Team B in

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

. On October 9, 2021, Ōba announced that she will graduate from SKE48 and leave the idol industry in April 2022, the time of her 30th birthday. Her 3-part graduation concert was on April 1 to 3 (the final day being her 30th birthday celebration). Her final theater performance was on April 23. She was supposed to officially graduate from the group on April 30, but she tested positive for

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on April 29, the day before her planned graduation. Her graduation date was postponed to May 21.

Discography

AKB48 singles

SKE48 singles

Television

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Majisuka Gakuen (lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48. The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year. Th ...

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Hanazakari no Kimitachi e , also known by the abbreviation IkePara, is a teen romantic-comedy Japanese television drama planned by Hiroyuki Gotō for Fuji TV and Kyodo TV, based on the ''shōjo'' comic series of the same title by Hisaya Nakajo. Filming locations inc ...

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Majisuka Gakuen 2 (lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48. The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year. ...

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Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (lit. "Private Bakalea High School") is a 2012 Japanese television series. Written by AKB48's producer Yasushi Akimoto, this television series featured Johnny's Hey! Say! JUMP member Yuya Takaki, and members of then Johnny's Jr. now known as ...

'' (2012) *'' Majisuka Gakuen 3'' (2012) *''So Long!'' (2013) *''AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night'' Ep.6 - Stain (2015)

Filmography

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Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō (lit. "Private Bakalea High School") is a 2012 Japanese television series. Written by AKB48's producer Yasushi Akimoto, this television series featured Johnny's Hey! Say! JUMP member Yuya Takaki, and members of then Johnny's Jr. now known as Si ...

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Hell Girl , also known as ''Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell'', is a Japanese anime series conceptualized by Hiroshi Watanabe (animator), Hiroshi Watanabe and produced by SKY Perfect Well Think, Tokyo MX, Wakasa Seikatsu, Fujishoji, Aniplex and ...

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References

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* * * AKB48 members Living people 1992 births Actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-singer-stub