Kana Nakanishi

Biography

中西香菜 (Nakanishi Kana) is a designer, YouTuber, and former Japanese idol under Hello! Project as a second generation member and sub-leader of ANGERME. She was first introduced at the Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa WOW WOW Live~ concert on August 14, 2011. She retired from the entertainment industry following her graduation from both ANGERME and Hello! Project on December 10, 2019.cOn July 15, 2020, she launched the accessory brand Solpenna. The name of the brand comes from the Italian words "sol (sun)" and "penna (feather)". Nakanishi designs and models the items herself. In 2021, she became a founding member of the YouTube girl group, Youplus alongside other former idols who became YouTubers such as Ogata Haruna. She acts as the group's leader.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2013Nominee

Best Performance

Morning Musume. 2013 Autumn ~CHANCE!~

2012Nominee

Best Performance

Hello! Channel Vol.11 ~2013nen Shinshun Tokudaigou Mano Erina Sotsugyou Special!~

2019Nominee

Best Performance

Hello! Project 2019 Summer "harmony"

Career Highlights

2015Highlight

Best Performance

Hello! Project 2015 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015-2016 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~

2014Highlight

Best Performance

Hello! Project 2014 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014-2015 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~