Okamura Minami

Okamura Minami (岡村美波) is a member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei under Hello! Project. She is a former member of SunRisa.

Early Life
Okamura Minami was born on October 20, 2004 in Osaka, Japan.

2011-2016
Okamura has been a children's model since as early as 2011.

In early 2014, Okamura joined SunRisa, a local dance and vocal group in Osaka.

In August 2014, Okamura auditioned to become an exclusive model for the girls' fashion magazine Dream Girls, and was one of the winners in the reader vote.

On October 7, 2016, she left SunRisa.

2017
On March 6, it was announced that Okamura had joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei alongside Shimakura Rika, Hibi Marina, Eguchi Saya, Doi Rena, Matsunaga Riai, Yamada Ichigo, and Nakayama Natsume. She was introduced at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 3gatsu ~Marching!~ on March 11.

Personal Life
Family= She has an older sister.

As of April 2017, Okamura is currently in her first year of middle school.
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The following list are notable friendships Matsunaga Riai has acquired:
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 * Matsunaga Riai: She gets along well with Matsunaga Riai in Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * Nakayama Natsume: She gets along well with Nakayama Natsume in Hello Pro Kenshuusei.

Okamura's given name, Minami, means "beauty" (美; mi) and "waves" (波; nami).
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 * Miimi (みいみ): Her nickname since she began modeling.

Profile
Stats=
 * Name: Okamura Minami (岡村美波)
 * Nicknames: Miimi (みいみ)
 * Birthdate:
 * Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
 * Blood Type: O
 * Height: 151cm
 * Western Zodiac: Libra
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2017-03-06: Hello Pro Kenshuusei
 * Hello! Project Groups:
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2017-Present)
 * UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:
 * 2017-03-06: Member
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 * Special Skills: Animal care, piano
 * Hobbies: Collecting stuffed teddy bears, cooking and making sweets
 * Favorite Music Genre: J-pop, Western music
 * Favorite Sport: Dance and watching rugby
 * Favorite School Subject: Science
 * Motto: Never Give Up!
 * Favorite Food: Chocolates, peaches, salmon, toro (fatty) salmon, onion salmon and terimayo grilled cheese salmon
 * Least Favorite Food: Avocados, celery and sweet bean paste
 * Charm Point: Her squishy cheeks
 * Looks Up To: Matsuura Aya

Internet

 * [2017-] Hello! Project Station

Trivia

 * She is a fan of Kobushi Factory member Inoue Rei and was able to meet her at the Idol Matsuri 2016 event.
 * In 2013, she mentioned being a fan of Momoiro Clover Z member Sasaki Ayaka.
 * She bought a ticket and went to the Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER concert on July 23, 2016.
 * Her favorite artist is Selena Gomez, while her favorite female talent is Rola.
 * Her favorite movie is High School Musical.
 * She can recite many chemical symbols.
 * She can name over 150 countries and identify their flags.
 * Her happy moment was seeing her pet hedgehog caring for its babies.
 * Her dream is to become a "real idol".
 * She had previously met both Hibi Marina and Matsunaga Riai, while all three were active as models for Dream Girls magazine.