Kanazawa Tomoko

Kanazawa Tomoko (金澤朋子) is a member of Hello! Project as a Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. She was introduced at Hello! Pro Kenshuusei's December 2012 concert. She is also a member of TBA, a unit that will debut in 2013.

2012
In the summer, Kanazawa auditioned for "Ocean Music Award Shinjin Hakkutsu", she sang ℃-ute's Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku, and made it to the final round, but lost. Following this audition, she went on and auditioned for Hello! Pro Kenshuusei, and passed.

On November 20, It was announced that six new girls would be added to Hello! Pro Kenshuusei, and Kanazawa appeared on stage with two other girls who passed the audition. She 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, 2012.

2013
In January, Kanazawa began her egg duties, she performed in the Hello! Project Viva and Bravo concerts, as did Ichioka Reina and Kaga Kaede.

On February 3, during the Bravo! concert in Fukuoka, it was announce that Kanazawa Tomoko will debut in a new unit, currently unnamed, alongside Miyamoto Karin, Miyazaki Yuka, Takagi Sayuki, Otsuka Aina, and Uemura Akari. They will begin activities soon; starting off as an Indies group.

On March 5th, there will be an FC event held for Kanazawa, and Kishimoto Yumeno.

Profile

 * Name: Kanazawa Tomoko (金澤朋子)
 * Nickname: Kanatomo (かなとも)
 * Birthdate: July 2, 1995 (age 17)
 * Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
 * Favorite Food: Umeboshi
 * Favorite Hello! Project song: Over the Rainbow
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Hello! Pro Kenshuusei (2012–)
 * TBA (2013-)

Trivia

 * She was a finalist for the "Ocean Music Award Shinjin Hakkutsu Audition". Her audition song was Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku.
 * She's the only girl in her generation who didn't audition for Morning Musume's 11th generation.
 * She is the oldest out of all the current Hello! Pro Kenshuusei.
 * Her first goods, were sold out quickly.