Yanagawa Nanami

"I'd like to become an idol like Momochi-senpai, known by many, I'd like to polish up my MC-ing, my talking skills, even further!"

- Yanagawa Nanami, November 2015

Yanagawa Nanami (梁川奈々美) is a member of Juice=Juice and Country Girls under Hello! Project.

She initially joined Hello! Project as an Hello Pro Kenshuusei on April 1, 2015 and was formally introduced on May 4, 2015. She was introduced as a Country Girls member on November 5, 2015 alongside Funaki Musubu.

Early Life
Yanagawa was born on January 6, 2002 in Kanagawa, Japan.

In mid-2014, she participated in Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition!, but failed. After failing the audition, she participated in the Hello Pro Kenshuusei audition as she still wanted to be an idol under Hello! Project.

2015
In early 2015, Yanagawa auditioned for Hello Pro Kenshuusei after failing a Morning Musume audition and successfully passed. She officially joined the trainee program on April 1, 2015 and was officially announced as a member on April 27 alongside Ono Mizuho, Nakano Rion, Maeda Kokoro, Akiyama Mao, Kanatsu Mizuki, Kasahara Momona and Okamoto Honoka. She was formally introduced and participated in Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ on May 4. In the test event, she performed "Romance no Tochuu."

On November 5, a surprise announcement was made at Country Girls' first anniversary event that Yanagawa would be joining the group along with Funaki Musubu. She concluded her trainee activities with the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~11gatsu・12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~.

2016
On March 9, Yanagawa debuted alongside Funaki Musubu in Country Girls's 3rd single, "Boogie Woogie LOVE / Koi wa Magnet / Ranrarun ~Anata ni Muchuu~".

On May 3, Yanagawa began the monthly radio show ''Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi'' for the Hello! Project Mobile service along with "promotion manager" Kudo Haruka and fellow "promotion staff" members Ogata Haruna and Nonaka Miki.

2017
On January 12, Yanagawa celebrated her 15th birthday at a fanclub event titled Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2017, which featured two shows at Mt.RAINIER HALL.

On June 9, it was announced that Country Girls would be ceasing regular activities and that three of the members, including Yanagawa, would be transferring to other Hello! Project groups for their main activities as concurrent members. On June 26, through a special episode of Hello! Project Station, it was announced that she would be joining Juice=Juice as a new member along with Dambara Ruru from Hello Pro Kenshuusei. They will begin performing with the group in the Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER concert tour and Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 ~Seven Horizon~.

2018
On January 10, Yanagawa celebrated her 16th birthday at fanclub event titled Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2018, which featured two shows at Shinjuku ReNY.

Personal Life
Family= She has a younger brother.

When Yanagawa joined Country Girls in November 2015, she was a first year middle school student. She graduated from middle school on March 9, 2017. As of April 2018, she is currently attending her second year of high school.
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Yanagawa's given name, Nanami, is a repeated phonetic character (奈々; nana) combined with "beauty" (美; mi).
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Her mother decided on the name "Nanami" because it sounded cute. She was originally only going to be named "Nana", but because both her mother and grandmother had "mi" at the end of their names, it was changed to "Nanami".

Here is a list of nicknames that was used to refer to Yanagawa Nanami:
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 * Yanamin (やなみん): Official nickname. Most commonly used by members and fans.
 * Naa-chan (なーちゃん): Official nickname, first used by former Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Nakano Rion.
 * Yana-chan (やなちゃん): Used by her fellow Juice=Juice members.

Profile
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 * Name: Yanagawa Nanami (梁川奈々美)
 * Nicknames: Yanamin (やなみん), Naa-chan (なーちゃん)
 * Birthdate: January 6, 2002
 * Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
 * Blood Type: A
 * Height: 150cm
 * Western Zodiac: Capricorn
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2015-04-01: Hello Pro Kenshuusei member
 * 2015-11-05: Country Girls member
 * 2017-06-26: Juice=Juice member
 * Member Colors:
 * Juice=Juice: (2017-)
 * Country Girls: (2015-)
 * Hello! Project Groups:
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2015)
 * Country Girls (2015-Present)
 * Juice=Juice (2017-Present)
 * Shimadagawa (2017)
 * -|Q&A=
 * Specialty: That I can play the alto sax♪
 * Hobbies: Reading, computer, collecting cute things
 * Favorite Music Genre: Jazz, J-pop
 * Favorite Sport: Vaulting horse
 * Motto: "Kokorozashi wa ha ni tsutsumu" (志は葉に包む; Also with few minds, I am kind)
 * Favorite Food: Cherries, cheese
 * Least Favorite Food: Green onion
 * Favorite Color: Pink
 * Charm Points: Pale skin and smile
 * Favorite Hello! Project Songs: "Ai no Gundan", "Shabadaba Doo~"
 * Looks Up To: Michishige Sayumi, Miyamoto Karin

Discography

 * See also: List:Yanagawa Nanami Discography Featured In

Blu-rays

 * [2017.05.11] Greeting ~Yanagawa Nanami・Funaki Musubu~

Fanclub DVDs

 * [2016.xx.xx] Country Girls Yanagawa Namani & Funaki Musubu FC Event 2016
 * [2017.xx.xx] Country Girls Yamaki Risa & Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2017
 * [2018.05.xx] Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2018

Solo Photobooks

 * [2018.06.09] Yanaming

Group Photobooks

 * [2017.06.03] Yanagawa Nanami & Funaki Musubu Mini Photobook "Greeting -Photobook-"

Theater

 * [2016] Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!

Television

 * [2017-] Test no Hanamichi (テストの花道) (regular)

Radio

 * [2015] Country Girls no Tadaima Radio Kenshuuchuu!! (カントリー・ガールズの只今ラジオ研修中‼)
 * [2015–] Country Girls no Tadaima Radio Housouchuu!! (カントリー・ガールズの只今ラジオ放送中!!)
 * [2016–] Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi (ハロ！モバ宣伝会議) (Hello! Project Mobile exclusive)

​Trivia

 * She can treat anything as having a bright side.
 * She's too quick to say what she's thinking.
 * Michishige Sayumi is who led her to aim to become a Hello! Project idol.
 * She has the same first name as former Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Tanabe Nanami, although the Kanji used for her name is different.
 * Her future dream is to be an idol known as Hello! Project's "ace".
 * She feels a sense of accomplishment every time she improves.
 * She also wants to develop her own character and bring that out more.
 * She started playing saxophone when she was invited to join band by one of her seniors at school.
 * Her audition number for the  Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition! was #311.
 * She sang C-ute's "Love take it all" for her audition.
 * Her rival in Hello Pro Kenshuusei was Funaki Musubu, and she wanted to debut with her. In Fall 2015 the two debuted in Country Girls together, fulfilling this wish.
 * She is the first of her Hello Pro Kenshuusei generation to be promoted.
 * She is the shortest member in Juice=Juice.
 * She said her goal for 2018 is to release a photobook. She ended up completing this goal with the relese of Yanaming in June of 2018.
 * Her mother likes singing Hello! Project songs.