Oba Mina

Oba Mina (SKE48, 2015)

Oba Mina (SKE48, 2014)

Oba Mina (AKB48, 2013)

Oba Mina (SKE48, 2013)

Oba Mina (SKE48, 2013)

Oba Mina (AKB48, 2012)

Oba Mina (AKB48, 2011)

Oba Mina (AKB48, 2010)

Oba Mina (AKB48, 2009)

Oba Mina (大場美奈) is a Japanese pop singer and Idol managed by Japan Music Entertainment. She is currently the leader of SKE48 Team KII, and previously held a concurrent position with AKB48 Team B.

Profile

• Birth Name: Oba Mina (大場美奈)
• Nicknames: Minarun (みなるん), Korochan (コロちゃん)
• Date of Birth: April 3, 1992 (1992-04-03)
• Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Height: 150cm
• Bust: 82cm
• Waist: 62cm
• Hips: 85cm
• Bands / Groups:
  • AKB48 (2009–2014)
    • AKB48 Kenkyuusei (2009–2010)
    • AKB48 Team 4 (2011–2012)
    • AKB48 Team B (2012–2014)
  • SKE48 (2013–)
    • SKE48 Team KII (2013–)

Works

Music

SKE48 and AKB48 Song Participation

Singles

SKE48 A-Sides

• Utsukushii Inazuma
• Sansei Kawaii!
• Mirai to wa?
• Bukiyou Taiyou
• 12gatsu no Kangaroo
• Coquettish Juutaichuu
• Maenomeri
• Chicken LINE

SKE48 B-Sides

• Futari Dake no Parade ("Utsukushii Inazuma") (Team KII)
• Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyou ("Sansei Kawaii!") (Selection 18)
• S-ko to Usohakkenki ("Mirai to wa?") (Team KII)
• Coming soon ("Bukiyou Taiyou") (Boatpier Senbatsu)
• Tomodachi no Mama de ("Bukiyou Taiyou") (Selection 10)
• Sayonara Kinou no Jibun ("Bukiyou Taiyou") (Team KII)
• DA DA Machine Gun ("12gatsu no Kangaroo") (Team KII)
• Ai no Rule ("12gatsu no Kangaroo") (Four Cards)
• Coquettish Juutaichuu (コケティッシュ渋滞中)
• Kon'ya wa Join us! ("Coquettish Juutaichuu") (Team KII)
• Yoru no Kyoukasho ("Coquettish Juutaichuu") (Selection 17 "AKB49 ~Ren'ai Kinshi Jourei~")
• Shousou ga Kono Boku wo Dame ni Suru ("Maenomeri") (Team KII)
• Kiss Position ("Chicken LINE") (Team KII)

AKB48 A-Sides

• Suzukake no Ki no Michi de...
• Labrador Retriever

AKB48 B-Sides

• Boku no YELL ("Ponytail to Chouchou") (Theater Girls)
• Fruit Snow ("Chance no Junban") (Team Kenkyuusei)
• Ougon Center ("Sakura no Ki ni Narou") (Team Kenkyuusei)
• Yankee Soul ("Everyday, Katyusha")
• Anti ("Everyday, Katyusha") (Team Kenkyuusei)
• Dakishimecha Ikenai ("Flying Get") (Under Girls)
• Seishun to Kizukanai Mama ("Flying Get")
• Mittsu no Namida ("Manatsu no Sounds good!") (Special Girls)
• Show fight! ("Gingham Check") (Future Girls)
• Seigi no Mikata ja nai Hero ("UZA") (Team B)
• Watashitachi no Reason ("Eien Pressure")
• Waiting room ("So long!") (Under Girls)
• Soko de Inu no Unchi Funjau ka ne? ("So long!") (Umeda Team B)
• Romance Kenjuu ("Sayonara Crawl") (Team B)
• Kondokoso Ecstasy ("Koisuru Fortune Cookie") (Next Girls)
• Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku ("Heart Ereki") (Under Girls)
• Tiny T-shirt ("Heart Ereki") (Team B)
• Escape ("Suzukake no Ki no Michi de...") (SKE48)
• KONJO ("Mae Shika Mukanee") (Talking Chimpanzees)
• Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko ("Kokoro no Placard") (Future Girls)
• Utaitai ("Kibouteki Refrain") (Cattleya-gumi)
• Sekai ga Naiteru Nara ("Green Flash") (SKE48)
• Sayonara Surfboard ("Halloween Night") (Under Girls)
• Gonna Jump ("Kimi wa Melody") (SKE48)

Albums

AKB48

Koko ni Ita Koto

• High school days (Team Kenkyuusei)
• Koko ni Ita Koto (ここにいたこと)

1830m

• First Rabbit (ファースト・ラビット)
• Chokkaku Sunshine (直角Sunshine) (Team 4)
• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (青空よ 寂しくないか?)

Tsugi no Ashiato

• Stoic na Bigaku (Stoicな美学)
• Ponkotsu Blues (ぽんこつブルース)
• Kanashiki Kinkyori Ren'ai (悲しき近距離恋愛) (Umeda Team B)

Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!

• Ikitsuzukeru (生き続ける)

Stage Units

AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Idol no Yoake"

• Zannen Shoujo (残念少女)

AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Ren'ai Kinshi Jourei"

• Manatsu no Christmas Rose (真夏のクリスマスローズ)

AKB48 Kenkyuusei "Theater no Megami"

• Yokaze no Shiwaza (夜風の仕業) (Solo)

AKB48 Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"

• Romance Kakurenbo (ロマンスかくれんぼ) (Zensa Girl solo)
• Yokaze no Shiwaza (夜風の仕業) (Solo) (Understudy for Kashiwagi Yuki)

AKB48 Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"

• Miniskirt no Yousei (ミニスカートの妖精) (Zensa Girls)
• Ude wo Kunde (腕を組んで) (Understudy for Maeda Atsuko)
• Saboten to Gold Rush (サボテンとゴールドラッシュ) (Unit understudy for Shinoda Mariko)

AKB48 Team K 6th Stage "RESET"

• Lemon no Toshigoro (檸檬の年頃) (Zensa Girls)
• Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa (心の端のソファー) (Understudy for Fujie Reina)

AKB48 Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou"

• Higurashi no Koi (ヒグラシノコイ)

AKB48 Team B Waiting Stage

• Namida ni Shizumu Taiyou (涙に沈む太陽)
• Gomen ne Jewel (ごめんね ジュエル)

SKE48 Team KII 4th Stage "Theater no Megami"

• Locker Room Boy (ロッカールームボーイ)

SKE48 Team KII 5th Stage "Ramune no Nomikata"

• Nice to meet you!

Filmography

Dramas

• [2011] Majisuka Gakuen 2
• [2012] Majisuka Gakuen 3
• [2012] Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou
• [2012] Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou Movie

Trivia

• Originally a 9th generation member of AKB48 Kenkyuusei, she was promoted to full member status on December 8, 2010, then placed in Team 4 in June 2011. Although she was appointed team captain, a scandal in September resulted in Oba stepping down from the position and being suspended from AKB48 activities. She returned to the group in January 2012. During the AKB48 team shuffle in August 2012, Team 4 was disbanded and she was transferred to Team B.
  • In April 2013, she was announced for a concurrent position with SKE48 Team KII. During the AKB48 Group Grand Shuffle in 2014, her concurrency with AKB48 was cancelled and she became a full-time member of SKE48 and sub-leader of Team KII with Furukawa Airi as leader. After Furukawa's graduation in March 2015, Oba became leader with Uchiyama Mikoto as sub-leader.
• Originally auditioned for AKB48's 4th and 7th generations.
• Known to be good friends with Ichikawa Miori.
• Member of Drama Club.
• At the age of 3, she won a chopstick contest held in her town.
• She loves grated yam so much, she makes it into a drink.

External Links

• SKE48 Official Profile
• Japan Music Entertainment Official Profile
• SKE48 Official Blog
• Official Google+
• Official Twitter