Kana Nakanishi

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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.

Known For

Hello! Project 2013 Summer COOL HELLO! ~Sorezoore!~

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Hello! Project 2013 Summer COOL HELLO! ~Mazekooze!~

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Hello! Project 2014 Hina Fes ~Full Course~ Main Dish wa Morning Musume.'14 Desu.

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Hello! Project 2017 Summer ~HELLO! MEETING~

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Hello! Project 2017 Summer ~HELLO! GATHERING~

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Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.27

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Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.39

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Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.28

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Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2020	Petit Best 20 2020 MOVIE	Self
2020	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.65 MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.64 MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project 2019 Summer "harmony" MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project 2019 Summer 'beautiful' MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.63 MOVIE	Self
2019	ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final MOVIE	Self
2019	Morning Musume.'19 Sato Masaki Birthday Event MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~Morning Musume.'19 Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~ANGERME Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~Juice=Juice Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.62 MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project 2019 Winter ~NEW AGE~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project 2019 Winter ~YOU & I~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2019	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.61 MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project 2018 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018-2019 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2018	Petit Best 19 MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello Pro All Stars 2018 Single Hatsubai Kinen Event ~Team Taikou Uta Gassen~ MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project 2018 Haro! Fes Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.60 MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project 2018 Summer ~ONE FOR ALL~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.59 MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.58 MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project 2018 Summer ~ALL FOR ONE~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2018	ANGERME DVD Magazine Vol.18 MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project 2018 Hina Fes ~Morning Musume.'18 Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project 2018 Hina Fes ~ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.57 MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project 2018 Winter ~FULL SCORE~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project 2018 Winter ~PERFECT SCORE~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2018	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.56 MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017-2018 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! MOVIE	Self
2017	Petit Best 18 MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 Summer ~HELLO! GATHERING~ MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 Summer ~HELLO! MEETING~ MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.55 MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~℃-ute Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~Morning Musume.'17 Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~Tsugunaga Momoko Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.54 MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 Winter ~Kaleidoscope~ MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.53 MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project 2017 Winter ~Crystal Clear~ MOVIE	Self
2017	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.52 MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project 2016 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016-2017 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.51 MOVIE	Self
2016	Morning Musume.'16 × ANGERME FC Event "Gachi☆Kira Christmas Sen" - ANGERME MOVIE	Self
2016	Morning Musume.'16 × ANGERME FC Event "Gachi☆Kira Christmas Sen" - Christmas Battle MOVIE	Self
2016	Morning Musume.'16 × ANGERME FC Event "Gachi☆Kira Christmas Sen" - Christmas Battle FINALE MOVIE	Self
2016	Petit Best 17 MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project 2016 Summer ~Rainbow Carnival~ MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project 2016 Summer ~Sunshine Parade~ MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.50 MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.49 MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project 2016 Hina Fes ~Morning Musume.'16 Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project 2016 Hina Fes ~℃-ute Premium~ MOVIE	Self
2016	ANGERME DVD Magazine Vol.4 MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project 2016 Winter ~DANCING! SINGING! EXCITING!~ MOVIE	Self
2016	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.48 MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project 2015 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015-2016 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ MOVIE	Self
2015	Petit Best 16 MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.47 MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project 2015 Summer ~CHALLENGER~ MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project 2015 Summer ~DISCOVERY~ MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.46 MOVIE	Self
2015	アンジュルム STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @日本武道館『大器晩成』 MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.45 MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project 2015 Hina Fes ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ Morning Musume.'15 Premium MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project 2015 Hina Fes ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project 2015 Hina Fes ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ ℃-ute Premium MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.44 MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project 2015 Winter ~DANCE MODE!~ MOVIE	Self
2015	Hello! Project 2015 Winter ~HAPPY EMOTION!~ MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project 2014 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014-2015 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ MOVIE	Self
2014	S/mileage 2014 Autumn ~FULL CHARGE~ FINAL in O-EAST MOVIE	Self
2014	Petit Best 15 MOVIE	Self
2014	Morning Musume.'14 2014 Autumn GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project 2014 Summer ~YAPPARI!~ MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.43 MOVIE	Self
2014	S/mileage 2014 Summer LIVE FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~ MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project 2014 Summer ~KOREZO!~ MOVIE	Self
2014	LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki- ~The Musical~ MOVIE	Self
2014	Morning Musume.'14 & S/mileage DVD Magazine Vol.1 MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.42 MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project 2014 Hina Fes ~Full Course~ Main Dish wa Morning Musume.'14 Desu. MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.41 MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project 2014 Winter ~GOiSU MODE~ MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project 2014 Winter ~DE-HA MiX~ MOVIE	Self
2014	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.40 MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project 2013 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013-2014 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.39 MOVIE	Self
2013	S/mileage 2013 Autumn ~Smile Charge~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Petit Best 14 MOVIE	Self
2013	Morning Musume. 2013 Autumn ~CHANCE!~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.38 MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project 2013 Summer COOL HELLO! ~Mazekooze!~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.37 MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project 2013 Summer COOL HELLO! ~Sorezoore!~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.36 MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project 2013 Spring Yaon Premium LIVE ~Soto Fes~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Channel Vol.12 ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Special!~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.35 MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project 2013 Spring Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ～Berryz Koubou 10 Nenme Totsunyuu Special!～ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project 2013 Spring Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Thank You For Your Love!~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project 2013 Winter Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~BRAVO!~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project 2013 Winter Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~VIVA!~ MOVIE	Self
2013	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.34 MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Channel Vol.11 ~2013nen Shinshun Tokudaigou Mano Erina Sotsugyou Special!~ MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.33 MOVIE	Self
2012	Petit Best 13 MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.32 MOVIE	Self
2012	S/mileage 2012 Autumn ~Choi Kawa Banchou~ MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Channel Vol.10 ~Tabi wo Shichaimashita! Special~ MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.31 MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project 2012 Summer Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2012 Natsu ~Wkwk (Wakuwaku) Natsu no FAN Matsuri!~ MOVIE	Self
2012	New Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: Ghost Story MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project 2012 Summer Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2012 Natsu ~Ktkr (Kitakore) Natsu no Fan Matsuri!~ MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Channel Vol.9 MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.30 MOVIE	Self
2012	Mosuma. FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~ MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Channel Vol.8 MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.29 MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project 2012 Winter Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~ MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project 2012 Winter Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~ MOVIE	Self
2012	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.28 MOVIE	Self
2011	S/mileage Zen Single MUSIC VIDEO Blu-ray File 2011 MOVIE	Self
2011	Petit Best 12 MOVIE	Self
2011	Hello! Project 2011 Autumn Hello! Project ☆ Festival 2011 ~MOBEKIMASU~ MOVIE	Self
2011	S/mileage 2011 Autumn ~Gyakushuu no Mini Skirt~ MOVIE	Self
2011	Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.27 MOVIE	Self
2011	Hello Pro! TIME Vol.5 MOVIE	Self
2010	Bijo Gaku TV	Self
	Rinnetenshou ~ANGERME Past, Present & Future~ MOVIE	Self
	Hello Pro! TIME TV	Self
	P-sma TV	Self
	MUSIC JAPAN TV	Self

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