Nakanishi Kana

Nakanishi Kana (中西香菜) is a member of Hello! Project as a second-generation member of S/mileage. She was first introduced at the Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no mirai wa WOW WOW Live~ concert on August 14, 2011.

Early Life
Nakanishi Kana was born on June 4, 1997 in Osaka, Japan to a couple whose names are undisclosed. She has an older sister, and a younger brother.

She learned piano from when she was 5 years old to 12.

2011
On August 14, Nakanishi Kana was announced as a S/mileage sub-member at the Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no mirai wa WOW WOW Live~ along with Katsuta Rina, Takeuchi Akari, Kosuga Fuyuka, and Tamura Meimi.

On October 16th, the sub-members of S/mileage were announced as official members, becoming second generation members.

2012
On May 13, information was released about an event for the 9th and 10th generation members of Morning Musume as well as S/mileage’s 2nd generation members, titled Mosuma FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~, was set to take place on June 15th, 18th, and 20th at Yokohama Blitz.

2013
On April 14, S/mileage 2nd Generation had a fanclub event.

On May 26, it was announced that Nakanishi will take part of a new project called Yattaruchan Daisakusen, where she will be on a mission to become "Super Yattaruchan", along with the support of Takeuchi Akari. This project began in August. On the same day, Nakanishi's twitter account was officially opened.

On July 24, she announced that she finished shooting for her first solo DVD.

2014
On March 2, 2014, Takeuchi Akari and then Nakanishi Kana Tweeted that their Twitter accounts would become inactive, but they would start to update their blog more often. Some of Nakanishi's last tweets stated "Maido! I still need to grow so I don't think I've become Yattaruchan yet but I'm glad I learned many things and met many people through Operation Yattaruchan(*^_^*)", "Maido! I feed very sad and I don't agree w/the decision(>_<) I won't forget everything that happened on Twitter and I'll keep updating the blog so please read it(*^_^*) Thank you(*^_^*)", and "Maido! I hope I can tweet again, to be continued...".

On June 2, Nakanishi will celebrate her 17th birthday. The special event is called S/mileage ~Nakanishi Kana Birthday Event 2014~, the event will feature two performances in Tokyo.

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 * Name: Nakanishi Kana (中西香奈)
 * Nickname: Kanana (かなな), Kananan (かななん)
 * Birthday:
 * Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
 * Height: 160cm (5'3")
 * Western Zodiac: Gemini
 * Eastern Zodiac: Ox
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2011-08-14: S/mileage Submember
 * 2011-10-16: S/mileage Full Member
 * 2011-10-16: Member
 *  Years in S/mileage: 2 years
 * S/mileage Color:
 * Light Blue (2011-Present)
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * S/mileage (2011–Present)
 * Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011-2013)
 * Hello! Project MobekisuJ (2013-Present)
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 * Favorite Food: Okonomiyaki, fried green peppers.
 * Specialty: Swimming, weird faces.
 * Hobby: Playing with her dogs
 * Favorite Animal: Dog
 * Favorite Color: Light Blue
 * Favorite Subject: Science
 * Favorite English Word: "Surprise!!".
 * Looks up to: Maeda Yuuka, Tanaka Reina, Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon

Discography

 * See also: Nakanishi Kana Discography Featured In

Solo DVDs

 * [2013.10.03] sweet kana (“e-Hello!” DVD)

Fanclub DVDs

 * [2012.08.27] Mosuma FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~ (モースマ. FCイベント～ガチ☆キラ～)
 * [2013.11.26] S/mileage - Nakanishi Kana Birthday Event 2013 (スマイレージ・中西香菜バースデーイベント 2013)

Works
Movies
 * [2012] Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro•Igyou (怪談新耳袋・異形) (as Mana)

TV Programs

 * [2011-2012] Hello Pro! TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)
 * [2012] S/mileage no Sono Joshiki Choto Mate Kudasai! (スマイレージのその常識チョトマテクダサイ!)
 * [2012-2013] Hello! SATOYAMA Life (ハロー! SATOYAMA ライフ)
 * [2014-] The Girls Live

Internet

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

Commercials

 * [2012] Mister Donut (ミスタードーナツの)

Music Videos

 * [2012] Team Okai - Wakuteka Take a chance (ワクテカ Take a chance) (as Fukumura Mizuki)
 * [2013] Team Okai - Brainstorming (as Fukumura Mizuki)

Theater

 * [2013] Warera Jeanne ~Shoujo Seisen Kageki~ (我らジャンヌ 〜少女聖戦歌劇〜) (as Anemone and Violette)
 * [2014] LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki- (LILIUM －リリウム 少女純潔歌劇－)

Radio

 * [2012–] SS1422

Trivia

 * Nakanishi is the oldest of the S/mileage 2nd generation.
 * She is good at imitating menacing cats and gorillas.
 * Her favorite animal is a gorilla, and even has a gorilla wallet.
 * Considers her strong point to be never giving up, and her weak points to be shyness and sleeping too much.
 * She describes her personality as loud.
 * She has a few dogs as pets.
 * She is s a big fan of Maeda Yuuka.
 * Her audition number was #1111.
 * She was the only one of the five finalists to not have previous experience in the entertainment industry.
 * She is the only member of S/mileage to be from Kansai.
 * She is the only current S/mileage member to have never worked with any other Hello! Project member prior to joining.
 * She had no dancing or singing experience before joining the group.
 * She is named the clumsy one in S/mileage and Hello! Project.
 * She covers Fukumura Mizuki in Team Okai.
 * Is good friends with Morning Musume member Suzuki Kanon and Oda Sakura.
 * She once took Suzuki Kanon's beloved bear "Cha-chan". Kanon said she was shocked to see Cha-chan in Kana's arm instead of by her mirror in the dressing room.
 * On an episode of Hello! SATOYAMA Life, a make-up artist taught Nakanishi how to get a double eyelid look using special tape.
 * According to Fukuda Kanon's blog entry, Kana is a fan of THE Possible member Goto Yuki.
 * One of her favorite songs is Genkimono de Ikou!.
 * She believes that Tamura Meimi is the most energetic member of Hello! Project, while Suzuki Kanon being the mellowest.
 * During the Yattaruchan Daisakusen, she tweeted and became good friends with Boston Red Sox player Koji Uehara.
 * She is allergic to cats.
 * She kisses Tamura Meimi before concerts.