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.

Known For

Hello Pro! TIME

Bijo Gaku

MUSIC JAPAN

P-sma

New Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: Ghost Story

Hello! Project 2013 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013-2014 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~

Petit Best 17

Petit Best 13

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2010	Bijo Gaku
	Hello Pro! TIME
	P-sma
	MUSIC JAPAN