Nonaka Miki

Nonaka Miki (野中美希) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project as a 12th generation member of Morning Musume.

She is the first person to join Morning Musume that is fluent in English, and since her joining, she has been appointed the role as the group's "global representative" (グローバル担当; global tantou).

Early Life
Nonaka Miki was born on October 7, 1999, in Shizuoka, Japan. Due to her father's job, she lived in the United States for eight years. She lived in the state of Illinois from 2001 to 2004 and in the state of Alabama from 2004 to 2010. During her time in Alabama, she attended Applause fine arts school.

2014
In summer 2014, Nonaka took part in the Morning Musume '14  Audition! and successfully passed. Her audition number was #269. She was introduced as a 12th generation member during Morning Musume '14's concert at Nippon Budokan on September 30 alongside Ogata Haruna, Makino Maria and Haga Akane.

2015
On January 4, Nonaka and and her fellow 12th generation members began a radio show on FM FUJI, titled Morning Musume '15 12ki Nikki. They also began a web talk show exclusive to fanclub members on March 5, titled 12ki Relay.

On June 12, Nonaka released her first solo e-Hello! Blu-ray, Greeting ~Nonaka Miki~.

On October 7, Nonaka celebrated her 16th birthday at a fanclub event Morning Musume '15 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event, featuring three shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

2016
On January 29, Nonaka held a talk event at the Hello! Project Official Shop in Akihabara.

On February 10, it was announced that Nonaka injured her left foot during a dance rehearsal for the Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~. After seeing a doctor, she was diagnosed with an avulsion fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal (dancer's fracture) and a ligament injury in her heel. Nonaka required 4 weeks of recovery, and was not able to participate in several events during the month of February. As of February 20, Nonaka was able to sing while sitting.

On February 12, it was announced that Nonaka would provide the English narration for Shizuoka Asahi TV's annual music documentary program ch223 music pinkiss ~Ponyo Trio Nihon Ichi no Sotsugyou Ryokou!?~, featuring Country Girls member Yamaki Risa and Hakoiri♡Musume member Wagatsuma Momomi. The original Japanese narration was broadcast February 20, and Nonaka's English narration was broadcast on February 26.

On March 19, the first day of the Hello! Project Hina Fes 2016, Nonaka had completely recovered from her injury and returned to dancing.

On May 3, Nonaka 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 Yanagawa Nanami.

On October 21, Nonaka celebrated her 17th birthday at a special event called Morning Musume '16 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event, featuring one show at Kameari Lirio Hall in Tokyo.

2017
On January 1, Nonaka announced that as a global representative of Hello! Project and Morning Musume she would be making English videos about Hello! Project for the UP-FRONT LINK Facebook page throughout 2017.

On February 14, Nonaka announced on her blog that she would star in her first drama, an episode of Otona e Novel on February 23.

On February 16, the 12th generation's fanclub-exclusive web talk show 12ki Relay ended with a total of 100 episodes. Their radio show Morning Musume '17 12ki Nikki also ended on March 26.

On April 6, the Morning Musume '17 12th generation and 13th generation members began a radio show on FM FUJI, titled Morning Musume '17 no Morning Diary.

On October 19, Nonaka celebrated her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '17 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event, featuring two shows at IMA Hall.

2018
On February 5, it was announced that RakutenTV, who made a deal with the NBA last October for exclusive online distribution rights in Japan, have appointed Nonaka as an official NBA ambassador and she has traveled to New York City for her first week of training. She would be working alongside former Berryz Koubou member Tokunaga Chinami, who had been studying English abroad. On February 19, Nonaka announced that she was the ambassador for the Los Angeles Lakers.

On June 4, the 12th generation members held the Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna・Nonaka Miki・Makino Maria・Haga Akane FC Event at Differ Ariake.

On October 9, Nonaka celebrated her 19th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '18 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event, featuring two shows at Mynavi Akasaka BLITZ.

On December 13, it was announced that Nonaka would be halting her activities as a idol until mid-February 2019 to study abroad as a short term student to improve her English skills.

Personal Life
Family= She is the eldest daughter in her family. Miki's younger sister is named Miyu. She has a pet cat named "Rena-chan".

When Nonaka joined Morning Musume in September 2014, she was in her third year of middle school. She graduated from middle school on March 20, 2015. She started high school in April 2015 and graduated in March 2018.
 * -|Education=

When Nonaka entered middle school, she joined her school's English club and eventually became the club leader. In September 2013, she took the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) at her school in Shizuoka, which she scored 795 on the exam. She is also grade 2 in the EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency (STEP Eiken).

The following list are notable friendships Nonaka Miki has acquired:
 * -|Friendships=
 * Ogata Haruna: Nonaka met Ogata Haruna when she joined the 12th generation and became close friends since. Her pairing name with Ogata is HaaChel (はーちぇる).
 * Oda Sakura: She also is good friends with Oda Sakura.
 * Morito Chisaki: She gets along well with Country Girls member Morito Chisaki.
 * Kamikokuryo Moe: She often goes out for meals and talks with ANGERME member Kamikokuryo Moe.

Nonaka's given name, Miki, means "beauty" (美; mi) combined with "rare" (希; ki).
 * -|Name Meaning=

Her parents chose it by number of strokes and because they had many acquaintances with the name "Miki" who were a cute or wonderful person. Once they decided on the sound of Miki, they wanted kanji with stroke counts that were all had excellent luck, so they asked Nonaka's grandfather who knew a lot about it to choose.

Here is a list of nicknames that have been used to refer to Nonaka Miki:
 * -|Nicknames=
 * Chel (チェル or ちぇる): Used by fans. It is short for Chelsea (チェルシー), which was given to her by Oda Sakura. Oda gave her the nickname because Nonaka listed in her audition papers that her favorite candy was Chelsea.
 * Nonaka-chan (野中ちゃん): Used by classmates, members and fans. In her nickname, "naka" has a strong intonation.
 * Mikicha (みきちゃ): Semiofficial Nickname.
 * Mikitty (ミキティ): Given to her by Tsunku during Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ show at Nippon Budokan on October 1, 2014.
 * Onee-chan (お姉ちゃん): Used by family members.

Profile
Stats=
 * Name: Nonaka Miki (野中美希)
 * Nicknames: Chel (チェル), Nonaka-chan (野中ちゃん), Mikicha (みきちゃ)
 * Birthday:
 * Birthplace: Shizuoka, Japan
 * Blood Type: A
 * Height: 157cm
 * Western Zodiac: Libra
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2014-09-30: Morning Musume member
 * Years in Morning Musume: 2 Years
 * Morning Musume Member Color: 
 * Hello! Project Groups:
 * Morning Musume (2014-)


 * -|Q&A=
 * Specialties: Conversational English, backflips, piano, transcription, painting surreal characters
 * Hobby: Collecting cute things or goods of cute characters
 * Favorite Music Genres: Western, instrumental
 * Favorite Sport: Gymnastics
 * Motto: Warau kado niwa fuku kitaru! (笑う門には福来たる！; Good fortune and happiness will come to those who smile!)
 * Favorite Color: White
 * Favorite Food: Katsudon, Chelsea hard candies
 * Least Favorite Food: Chinese food (especially shumai and ankake), gyoza, fried rice, ramen
 * Favorite Subject: English
 * Favorite Anime: Chibi Maruko-chan
 * Favorite TV Show: Getsuyou Kara Yofukashi
 * Favorite Morning Musume Song: "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa", "Koko ni Iruzee!"
 * Looks Up To: Sayashi Riho, Ishida Ayumi, Nakajima Saki, Yajima Maimi

Discography

 * See also: List:Nonaka Miki Discography Featured In

Solo Blu-rays

 * [2015.06.12] Greeting ~Nonaka Miki~ (e-Hello! Blu-ray)

Solo Fanclub DVDs

 * [2018.02.xx] Morning Musume '17 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event

Publications

 * See also: List:Nonaka Miki Publications Featured In

Solo Photobooks

 * [2016.09.24] Nonaka Miki Mini Photobook "Greeting -Photobook-"

Theater

 * [2015] TRIANGLE
 * [2016] Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa
 * [2017] Pharaoh no Haka
 * [2018] Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~

TV Programs

 * [2014–] The Girls Live
 * [2016] ch223 music pinkiss ~Ponyo Trio Nihon Ichi no Sotsugyou Ryokou!?~ (ch223 music pinkiss 2016 ～ポニョトリオ 日本一の卒業旅行!?～) (English narration)

TV Dramas

 * [2017.02.23] Otona e Novel (オトナヘノベル)

Internet

 * [2014–] Hello! Project Station (ハロ！ステ)

Radio

 * [2015–2017] Morning Musume '17 12ki Nikki! (モーニング娘. ’17 12期日記！)
 * [2015–2017] 12ki Relay (12期リレー) (fanclub exclusive)
 * [2016–] Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi (ハロ！モバ宣伝会議) (Hello! Project Mobile exclusive)
 * [2016–] HELLO! DRIVE! (HELLO! DRIVE! -ハロドラ-) (Mondays, 2016.09–2017.09; Wednesdays, 2017.10–)
 * [2017–] Morning Musume '18 no Morning Diary (モーニング娘. '18のモーニングダイアリー)
 * [2018-] Morning Musume '18 no Morning Jogakuin ~Houkago Meeting~ (モーニング娘. '18のモーニング女学院〜放課後ミーティング〜)