Nogizaka46 published introduction video for a 5th generation member – Mao Ioki

Introduction video of Mao Ioki – the 5th generation member of Nogizaka46

On February 9, 2022, Japanese idol group Nogizaka46 published the 8th introduction video for another member of the 5th generation on the group’s official YouTube channel.

Name: Mao Ioki (Japanese: 五百城 茉央 (いおき まお))

Age: 16 yo

Home prefecture: Hyogo


There are 11 members in the 5th generation in total.

Introduction videos for each member will be posted daily in the coming days.

The 5th generation will take part in Nogizaka46 event “46 hours TV” which will take place on February 23 and will be streamed online on the group’s official YouTube channel.

Auditions for the 5th generation were announced last summer. In total there were 87,852 applications. Out of them, 11 were selected to join Nogizaka46 as members.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.