Naoya Urata

Naoya Urata
浦田 直也
Born (1982-11-10) November 10, 1982 (age 41)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active2002–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websiteuratanaoya.com

Naoya Urata (浦田 直也, Urata Naoya, born November 10, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a former member of the group AAA.

Career

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Following Urata's arrest in April 2019, he announced he was leaving AAA on December 31, 2019.[1]

Controversy

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On April 19, 2019, Urata was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old woman after she rejected his offer to buy her a drink.[2] Urata later claimed that he was drunk at the time and did not remember the incident.[3]

Discography

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See also: AAA discography

Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak Sales
JPN
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Turn Over
  • Released: January 28, 2009
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Label: Cutting Edge
 71
Unlock[5]
  • Released: April 26, 2017
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Label: Avex Trax
 10
Untitled
  • Released: November 10, 2021
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray
  • Label: Avex Trax
 29

Cover albums

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Title Album details Peak Sales
JPN
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Unchanged
  • Released: December 4, 2013
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Avex Trax
 27
  • JPN: 5,100

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak Sales
JPN
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un Best
  • Released: December 21, 2015
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Label: Avex Trax
 20

Singles

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Title Year Peak Sales
JPN
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"Dream On" 2010 1
  • JPN: 47,000

Filmography

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TV series

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2008 Feature Century Shakespeare Kansai TV(KTV)

Movie

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Heat Island Takeshi

Radio

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Year Title Network Notes
2006 Radio 'n Fire TBC Radio Regular personality
2008 AAA Urata Naoya no Ike! Urata Naoya TBC Radio

References

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  1. ^ "AAA浦田直也が本日12月31日付でグループ脱退、今後は個人で活動". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2020-01-14). "AAA Music Group to Disband 'For the Time Being' on December 31". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2019-04-21). "AAA Musical Group Lead Vocalist Naoya Urata Arrested on Suspicion of Assaulting Woman". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. ^ a b c d urata naoya(AAA)の売上ランキング. oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  5. ^ "AAA leader urata naoya to release new album 'unlock'". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 29, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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