Nakayama Natsume

Nakayama Natsume promoting CHAnnel #1 (2023)

Nakayama Natsume (中山夏月姫) is a Japanese pop singer and idol managed by Up-Front Promotion and part of Hello! Project. She is a member of OCHA NORMA.

Profile

Name: Nakayama Natsume (中山夏月姫)
Birthdate: July 20, 2005 (2005-07-20) (age 18)
Birthplace: Ishikawa, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 157cm
Specialties: Jumping rope, horizontal bars, shampooing her cat
Hobbies: Being fashionable, reading fashion magazines, furicopy
Looks Up To: Makino Maria, Kudo Haruka
Hello! Project groups:
- Hello! Pro Kenshuusei (2017–2021)
- OCHA NORMA (2021–)
Other groups:
- Sweet Girl (2016)

History

Nakayama Natsume became a member of the group Sweet Girl in May 2016, and graduated several months later on December 18th. She participated in the "Morning Musume '16 Shinseiki Audition Saiboshuu", but failed. It was announced through an official website update on March 6, 2017 that Nakayama had joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei, alongside Shimakura Rika, Hibi Marina, Eguchi Saya, Doi Rena, Okamura Minami, Matsunaga Riai, and Yamada Ichigo. She made her first live appearance and was formally introduced at the "Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 3gatsu ~Marching!~" event on March 11th.

Nakayama received a special judges award, given by former °C-ute member and soloist Suzuki Airi, for her performance of °C-ute's "Namida no Iro" at the "Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 ~Natsu no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~" event on July 26, 2020. The following year on May 29, 2021 at the "Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~." she received the Semi-Best Performance award, with 945 audience votes, for her performance of "Kioku no Meiro" by High-King.

On July 5, 2021, during a broadcast of the show Harodori, Nakayama was revealed to be one of four additional Hello Pro Kenshuusei joining the new upcoming Hello! Project group, alongside Hiromoto Ruli, Nishizaki Miku, and Kitahara Momo. The final 10 member lineup and name of the new group, OCHA NORMA, was revealed on December 12, 2021. Activities would begin with the Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~ concert tour starting January 2, 2022.

Publications

Photobooks

[2022.09.07] Natsume 17sai (夏月姫17歳; Natsume 17 Years Old)

[2021.11.17] Hello Pro Visual Photobook 2021 New Season Vol.10 (ハロプロビジュアルフォトブック2021 New Season Vol.10) (Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa, Ebata Kisaki, Kasai Yuumi, Yagi Shiori, Fukuda Marine, Yofu Runo, Yonemura Kirara, Ishiguri Kanami, Nakayama Natsume, Kubota Nanami, Saito Madoka, Hiromoto Ruli, Nishizaki Miku, Kitahara Momo)

Works

Filmography

TV Programs

[2020–] Hello Dream. (ハロドリ。)
[2022–] OCHA NORMA no Ocha no Ma-Sama no Iutoori (OCHA NORMAのお茶の間さまの言うとおり)
[2022] Music Break ~[Kakusan Kibou] OCHA NORMA~ (ミュージックブレイク～【拡散希望】OCHA NORMA～)

Radio

[2021–] BEYOOOOONDS no DOYOOOOOB! (BEYOOOOONDSのDOYOOOOOB!)
[2022–] OCHA NORMA no Oshigoto Noruma Koushinchuu! (OCHA NORMAの推し事ノルマ更新中!) (Radio corner)

Trivia

Made her first live appearance at the "Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 3gatsu ~Marching!~" event on March 11, 2017.
Was formerly a member of the indie idol group Sweet Girl (Sweetガール).
Her favorite genre of music is J-Pop.
Favorite sports are pro-wrestling, rhythmic gymnastics, gymnastics, and track and field.
Favorite foods are spicy mentaiko and cartilage karaage.
Her motto is "Dreams don't run away. It's you that runs away." (夢は逃げない。逃げるのはいつも自分だ。; Yume wa nigenai. Nigeru no wa itsumo jibunda.)
Thinks her charm point is her long, firm eyelashes she can balance a toothpick on.
Her favorite school subject is foreign languages.
Her favorite sushi conveyer dishes are sea snail and shirako ponzu, and cartilage karaage.