Kanna

Kanna (2010)

Kanna (栞菜) (born Arihara Kanna (有原栞菜)) is a talent signed to BLUE ROSE. She was formerly known as a Japanese pop singer and idol who was a member of Hello! Project.

Profile

• Birth Name: Arihara Kanna (有原栞菜)
• Stage Name: Kanna (栞菜)
• Nicknames: Kanna (かんな), Arikan (アリカン), Kankan (かんかん), Kan-chan (かんちゃん), Kannan (かんなん)
• Birthday: June 15, 1993 (1993-06-15)
• Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
• Blood type: A
• Height: 155 cm
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Hello! Pro Egg (2004–2005)
  • Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai (2005–2006)
  • °C-ute (2006–2009)
  • Wonderful Hearts (2007–2009)
• Other:
  • Little Gatas (2004)

History

Arihara Kanna joined Hello! Project in 2004 from the Hello! Pro Egg auditions. She was a member of Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai, but then graduated from Hello! Pro Egg and made her debut as a member of °C-ute in January 2006.

In February 2009, Arihara went on medical leave due to bunions on the feet, and was subsequently absent from all activities within Hello! Project. Although initially on a temporary hiatus, it was announced several months later in July that she had left °C-ute and Hello! Project to return to a normal life.

Arihara made a return to the public eye in early 2010, when Umeda Erika revealed on her blog how they were still in touch with each other. In May, Arihara opened her official blog. In June, she became a talent signed to BLUE ROSE, her stage name simply becoming Kanna.

DVDs

• [2011.01.27] Smile Again
• [2011.06.22] Ano Toki

Photobooks

• [2010.12.18] Kanna (栞菜 (かんな)) amazon.co.jp

Works

Filmography

Films

• [2011.02.03] Hiromi-kun! Zenkoku sō Banchō e no Michi (ヒロミくん!全国総番長への道)
• [2011.07.22] Joshikosei Tokumu Sousakan Nagi and Saya (女子高生特務捜査官)
• [2011] lacrimal (short film)
• [2011] Gekiatsu ~Midsummer's Etude~ (ゲキアツ〜真夏のエチュード〜)
• [2011] Jikuu Keisatsu Wecker ・Deadly Night Shade (時空警察ヴェッカー・デッドリーナイトシェイド)
• [2012] TF

Internet

• [2011] New BanPresto News (バンプレちゃんねる) (as MC)

Theater

• [2010.10.15] ALICE in Deadly School (as guest)
• [2011.02.03-06] Rakka Girl (落下ガール)
• [2011.06.22-26] VAMPIRE HUNTER
• [2011.08.10-14] Stranger than Paradise ~Deep Love~ (Stranger than Paradise 〜深愛〜)
• [2011.09.13-18] Kimi wa Shiranai (キミハ・シラナイ)
• [2011.11.01-16] Jikuu keisatsu Wecker x Noel Cendre (時空警察ヴェッカーχ ノエルサンドレ)

Radio

• [2011.01.29-02.05] Love YOKOHAMA
• [2011.02.06-27] Aigaku Ooedo Idol Gakuen (アイガク 大江戸アイドル学園)
• [2011.07.10;17;31] Tokyo Idol Collection (Tokyoアイドルコレクション)

Trivia

• Has said the Hello! Project member she respects the most is Yaguchi Mari.
• MC Makoto gave her the nickname "Kan-kan"
• She has a female Yorkshire Terrior named Cocoa.
• Arihara was named after her mother's favorite flower, the canna. Coincidentally, Umeda Erika was also named after her mother's favorite flower, the erica.

External Links

• BLUE ROSE Profile
• Official Blog: Kanna no Toriatsukaisetsumeisho  (カンナの取扱説明書) | Translations
• Twitter
• Japanese Wikipedia: 栞菜