Kubota Nanami

Kubota Nanami (2021)

Kubota Nanami (窪田七海) 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: Kubota Nanami (窪田七海)
Stage Name: Ichikawa Nana (市川奈々)
Nicknames: Nana-chan (ななちゃん), Nanami-chan (ななみちゃん)
Birthdate: July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23) (age 19)
Birthplace: Chiba, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 154cm
Specialties: Hair styling, dance
Hobbies: Reading shoujo manga and novels, making sweets
Looks Up To: Sato Masaki, Michishige Sayumi, Murota Mizuki
Hello! Project groups:
- Hello! Pro Kenshuusei (2017–)
- OCHA NORMA (2021–)
Other groups:
- Onigo Musume (2016)
- Negaigoto (2016–2017)

History

Kubota Nanami was at some point signed with talent agency Production I in 2015. She joined the idol group Onigo Musume on February 12, 2016. Sometime later the same year she became a member of the group Negaigoto, until her graduation on July 6, 2017. Over the summer of 2017 she participated in the "Hello! Project Shin Member Audition" and became a finalist. When it was announced that no winners would be chosen from the audition, she and several other finalists accepted an invitation to join Hello Pro Kenshuusei. They made their first live appearance and were officially introduced at the "Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 12gatsu ~Conti→New!~" concert on December 10, 2017.

Kubota was announced as one of the first five members from Hello Pro Kenshuusei and Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido to be assigned to the new rotational training Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit on July 11, 2019. The following year on July 26, 2020 Kubota received the Singing Award for her performance of former Morning Musume member Mitsui Aika's solo "Watashi no Miryoku ni Kizukanai Donkan na Hito", at the "Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 ~Natsu no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~" event.

On March 7, 2021, Fukumura Mizuki, current leader of Morning Musume and Hello! Project, made a surprise appearance at the end of the "Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 3gatsu ~Yell~", where she announced that the members of the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit would debut in a new Hello! Project group forming in 2021, with the possibility of more members being added later. 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.

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～)

Internet

[2017] Shoujo-tachi no Ketsudan ~Mitchaku!! Hello! Project 20th Anniversary Audition~ (少女たちの決断〜密着!!ハロー!プロジェクト20周年オーディション〜)
[2020] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge! 2 (ハロプロのお仕事チャレンジ!2)

Music Videos

[2021] Miyamoto Karin - "Kikakugai no Romance" (規格外のロマンス) (as back dancer)

Theater

[2018] Nettai Danshi (熱帯男子)
[2021] Toshokan Monogatari ~3tsu no Bookmark~ (図書館物語~3つのブックマーク~)

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! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai December 2017 ~Conti→New!~" event on December 10, 2017.
Was previously a member of the local indie idol groups Onigo Musume (おにごっ娘; also known as Onigokko) and Negaigoto (ねがいごと), under the stage name Ichikawa Nana (市川奈々).
She is the second Hello Pro Kenshuusei to have been part of Onigo Musume, the first being Yamada Ichigo.
Was a finalist in the 2017 Hello! Project New Member Audition; her number was #124. No finalists passed the audition.
Said that she both admires and thinks she could be like former Morning Musume member Michishige Sayumi because she thinks she has a similar cute character.
Practices her dancing in front of a mirror at home.
Thinks her charm point is her cute bangs. She's especially particular about styling her bangs when fixing her hair.
Her favorite types of music are J-Pop (Hello! Project) and K-Pop.
Her favorite sports are dance and badminton.
Her motto is "Full sprint towards your dream" (夢に向かって全力疾走; Yume ni mukatte zenryoku shissou).
Her Favorite food is shrimp, especially Hawaiian garlic shrimp.
She likes acrobats.
Her favorite color is pink.
Her favorite Hello! Project songs are "Shabondama" by Morning Musume, "Sekaiichi HAPPY na Onna no Ko" by °C-ute, and "Hatsukoi Cider" by Buono!.