Kanazawa Tomoko

"I want to do my best to make everyone going to love Juice-Juice."

- Kanazawa Tomoko, February 2014

Kanazawa Tomoko (金澤朋子) is a Japanese pop singer signed to Hello! Project as a member and sub-leader of Juice=Juice. She is also a member of the SATOYAMA Movement unit ODATOMO. She was first introduced at Hello Pro Kenshuusei's December 2012 concert as a member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei.

Early Life
Kanazawa Tomoko was born on July 2, 1995 in Saitama, Japan.

2012
In the summer, Kanazawa entered a DAM★Tomo contest for Chou HAPPY SONG (Single ver.) and won. She, along with two other girls, performed "Chou HAPPY SONG" with BeriKyuu at the Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2012 Natsu ~Wkwk Natsu no FAN Matsuri!~ show on August 18 at Nakano Sunplaza as the opening act. Afterwards, Kanazawa auditioned for Ocean Music Award Shinjin Hakkutsu Audition 2012. She sang ℃-ute's "Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku." She made it to the final round, but eventually lost. Following this audition, she was asked if she'd like to join Hello Pro Kenshuusei.

On November 20, it was announced that six new girls would be added to Hello Pro Kenshuusei. Kanazawa was officially introduced at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2012 ~12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ alongside Kaga Kaede, Wada Sakurako, Kishimoto Yumeno, Ichioka Reina, and Makino Maria on December 9.

2013
In January, Kanazawa began her Kenshuusei duties; she performed in the Hello! Project Viva! and Bravo! concerts.

On February 3, during the Bravo! concert in Fukuoka, it was announced that Kanazawa would debut in a new unit,  Juice=Juice, alongside Miyamoto Karin, Miyazaki Yuka, Takagi Sayuki, Otsuka Aina, and Uemura Akari. Tsunku's comments regarding Kanazawa:
 * "One of the members of a group that took part in Berryz Kobo×℃-ute "Chou HAPPY SONG (Single ver.)" karaoke contest with DAM★Tomo. She stood out there with her smiles and singing and then she joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei. She has just joined so she's the designated star rookie."

On March 5th, there was a fanclub event held for Kanazawa and Kishimoto Yumeno.

On June 13, Kanazawa appeared on Bayfm's ON8 radio show with Uemura Akari. This appearance was their first time appearing on the radio. The same day, it was announced that Kanazawa would be Juice=Juice's subleader.

In November, Kanazawa and the other Juice=Juice members profiles were removed from the Hello Pro Kenshuusei website.

In late November, Kanazawa blogged saying that she sprained her ankle.

2014
On March 13, it was announced that Kanazawa would be a member of a newly formed SATOYAMA movement unit called ODATOMO.

On May 2, her first e-Hello! DVD, Greeting ~Kanazawa Tomoko~ was announced, it is set to be released in late June.

On July 2, Kanazawa celebrated her 19th birthday. The special event was called Juice=Juice Kanazawa Tomoko Birthday Event 2014, the event featured two performances in Tokyo at Tokyo FM Hall.

Personal Life
Family= Kanazawa's father, Shuhei, is a 46 years old (as of April 2014) who works as a taxi driver. She has 4 siblings: her brother older by 3 years, Kazuyuki, who works in a paint shop; her sister younger by 2 years, Fumiko, who also entered a DAM★Tomo contest for "Chou HAPPY SONG (Single ver.)" and won; and twin sisters younger by 4 years. She also has a pet cat named Nekotaro.

When Kanazawa debuted as a member of Juice=Juice in February 2013, she was a second year high school student. As of April 2014, she had graduated from high school.
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The following list are notable friendships Kanazawa Tomoko has acquired:
 * -|Friendships=
 * Uemura Akari: Kanazawa gets along best with Uemura Akari in Juice=Juice.
 * Miyazaki Yuka: She also gets along best with Miyazaki Yuka in Juice=Juice.
 * Suzuki Airi: She is good friend with ℃-ute member Suzuki Airi.

Kanazawa's given name, "Tomoko", means friend (朋; tomo) combined with child (子; ko). It's a feminine Japanese given name and surname.
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Here is a list of nicknames that was used to refer to Kanazawa Tomoko:
 * -|Nicknames=
 * KanaTomo (かなとも): Official nickname, given her since joining Hello Pro Kenshuusei. Used by members and fans.
 * Rose Quartz (ローズクォーツ): Kanazawa has a line in a song where she sings “Watashi wa Rose Quartz”, which literally means “I’m a rose quartz.” Rose quartz is a type of pink gem stone that symbolizes beauty, love, etc., so fans started associating her with that name.
 * kntm: An acronym for Kanatomo, an abbreviation for Kanazawa Tomoko.

Profile
Stats=
 * Name: Kanazawa Tomoko (金澤朋子)
 * Nicknames: Kanatomo (かなとも), Tomo-chan (ともちゃん), Tomo (とも/朋), kntm, Rose Quartz (ローズクォーツ), Kanazawa Rose Quartz Tomoko (金澤ローズクォーツ朋子)
 * Birthdate:
 * Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
 * Blood Type: B
 * Height: 161cm
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2012-11-20: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Member
 * 2013-02-03: Juice=Juice Member
 *  Years in Juice=Juice: 1 Year
 * Official Kaomoji: ∬ б」б)
 * '''Juice=Juice Fruit (Member Color):
 * Apple (2013-Present)
 * ODATOMO color:
 * Light Blue (2014-Present)
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2012–2013)
 * Juice=Juice (2013-Present)
 * ODATOMO (2014-Present)
 * -|Q&A=
 * Hobbies: Appreciating movies, Singing
 * Specialty:  Rotating shoulders, PC typing
 * Strong Point: Good at taking care of people
 * Weak Point: When she goes beyond good at taking care of people, she becomes meddling.
 * Scared of: Ghosts
 * Miscellaneous Likes: action films, Glee
 * Favorite Food: Umeboshi, Cheesecake, Karikari Ume
 * Favorite Colors: White, black, pink, red
 * Favorite Animal: Sloth
 * Favorite Subject: Science (physics)
 * Favorite Hairstyle: Straight
 * Favorite Hello! Project songs: "Over the Rainbow", "Heroine ni Narou ka!", "Yume Miru Fifteen", "VERY BEAUTY"
 * Looks Up To: Suzuki Airi, Tanaka Reina

Discography

 * See Also: Kanazawa Tomoko Discography Featured In

Solo DVDs

 * [2014.06.27] Greeting ~Kanazawa Tomoko~

TV Shows

 * [2014-] The Girls Live

Theater

 * [2014] Musical Koisuru Hello Kitty

Radio

 * [2013.10.03~] We are Juice=Juice

Internet

 * [2013-] Hello! Project Station (ハロ！ステ)

Trivia

 * She was in Hello Pro Kenshuusei a little less than three months before being placed in a group.
 * She's the only Juice=Juice member that didn't audition for Morning Musume or S/mileage.
 * She's the only girl in her Kenshuusei generation who didn't audition for Morning Musume.
 * She is a fan of the idol group Fairies and attended their Sukkiri event in 2011.
 * She went shopping with Fairies member Hayashida Mahiro and appeared in her blog.
 * She says the source of her energy is from eating her beloved karikari ume (Crunchy plum).
 * According to Tsunku: "She has an interesting voice. It's by no means a voice that goes well into the microphone, but it's noticeable. She also has a good vibrato. It really catches your ear. Everyone else thought so too, right? She has a round, friendly face. It's the sort of face that makes you think of sitting out on the porch in summer and eating cold noodles."
 * She can rotate her shoulders around.
 * She'd like to cover Memory Seishun no Hikari.
 * She considers herself a "my pace" kind of person.
 * She says that she is an indoors type of person, she likes when things are calm and laid back.
 * Every month she has an objective, and every month she reflects on the previous month.
 * She has bad eyesight and wears contact lenses.
 * Her favorite characters are Maimero, and Kikilala.
 * She took archery in junior high school.
 * She uses Asience shampoo.
 * In her blog, she said "Getting used to new environments can be tough but if you deal with the hard times surely fun times will come along, And if you can put aside a little time each day for a little happiness, your eyes will focus on that time".
 * She considers the internet a wonderful miracle, because it ties the whole world together.
 * In YanYan magazine, the Juice=Juice members were asked what animal is like Kanazawa, Uemura compared her to a white tiger, Takagi compared her to a rhinoceros, Miyazaki compared her to a bear, Otsuka compared her to a deer and Miyamoto compared her to a 'cute frog'.
 * She says that she isn't good at public talking.
 * When watching Western movies, she prefers subtitles rather than Japanese dub.
 * In a magazine, when the Juice=Juice members were asked "What member is scary when they're angry?" both Miyazaki Yuka and Uemura Akari said Kanazawa.
 * She has said that if she were a guy, she'd be into feminine girls like Miyazaki Yuka and Miyamoto Karin.
 * The Juice=Juice members say that Kanazawa's middle name is "Rose Quartz".
 * Miyazaki Yuka says that Juice=Juice's selling point is Kanazawa.
 * She is close friends with Fairies member Hayashida Mahiro and has been a fan of Fairies since their Debut.
 * Kanazawa invited Suzuki Airi to go to Disneyland with her.
 * She prefers to part her bangs precisely rather than loosely.