
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
July 13, 1965 (age 60)
Place of Birth
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
나카모리 아키나
Akina Nakamori
Biography
Nakamori Akina (中森明菜) is a Japanese soloist and former idol.
Nakamori started in show business after auditioning for the talent scouting TV show Star Tanjou!. She did not clear the preliminary rounds in 1979 and 1980's contests, but won 1st place in 1981 with a record breaking score, guaranteeing her a recording contract.
She debuted as an idol in 1982 with the single slow motion, but it did not sell as planned. However, her subsequent single Shoujo A (少女A) became a huge hit, and after that she became one of the best selling artists of the 1980s.
She remained active in entertainment until 2009 when she went on an extended hiatus. She returned to entertainment in 2014, but her physical apperances were rare. After the release of her album Akina in 2017, she went on an extended hiatus again.
In August 2022, she launched her official Twitter account and announced her return to show business under a new management company. In December 2023, she opened her official YouTube account.
Known For

TV
SMAP×SMAP
1996

TV
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990

TV
Furuhata Ninzaburo
小石川ちなみ
1994

TV
Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa
2011

TV
Araiguma Calcal-dan
Vocal (voice)
2025

TV
Primadam
Ranko Kurahashi
2006

TV
Chance
Guest Role
1993

TV
Just the Way We Are
月島カンナ
1992

TV
Cold Moon
希代加
1998

TV
Border - Criminal Psychology Investigation File
Sugishima Kirie
1999
TV
Drifter's Christmas Presents
1982

TV
ファイル ボーダー
1999

Film
Love: Starting on a Journey
1985
TV
悪女A・B
1991
TV
悪女Ⅱ サンテミリオン殺人事件
1993

Film
Women with Stars in Their Eyes
Kaoru
1993

Film
Best Friend
1987

TV
Best Friend
1987

TV
The Best Ten Nakamori Akina Premium BOX
Singer
2012

TV
The Best Ten
1978
Filmography
2025FilmFANCLUB LIVE 「ALDEA Bar at Tokyo 2024」2025TVAraiguma Calcal-danas Vocal (voice)2025Film中森明菜プレミアムBOX ルーカス〜NHK紅白歌合戦&レッツゴーヤング etc.as self2017FilmAKINA NAKAMORI LIVE TOUR 2006 The Last Destination2015TVNakamori Akina Premium BOX Lucas ~ NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen & Let's Go Young etc.as Singer2012TVThe Best Ten Nakamori Akina Premium BOXas Singer2011TVControl - Hanzai Shinri Sousa2010FilmAkina Nakamori Special Live 2009 Empress at Yokohamaas self2006TVPrimadamas Ranko Kurahashi2002Film“Utahime” Akina Nakamori Parco Theater Liveas Herself1999TVBorder - Criminal Psychology Investigation Fileas Sugishima Kirie1999TVファイル ボーダー1998TVCold Moonas 希代加1996TVSMAP×SMAP1994TVFuruhata Ninzaburoas 小石川ちなみ1993FilmWomen with Stars in Their Eyesas Kaoru1993FilmLive in '88 Femme Fatale1993FilmNakamori Akina - Live In '87 A HUNDRED Daysas Herself1993TVChanceas Guest Role1993TV悪女Ⅱ サンテミリオン殺人事件1992Film-Dream- ‘91 Akina Nakamori Special Liveas Self1992TVJust the Way We Areas 月島カンナ1991FilmTales of the Bizarre: Vol. 41991TV悪女A・B1990TVYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen1987FilmBest Friend1987TVBest Friend1985FilmBITTER & SWEET 1985 SUMMER TOUR1985FilmHajimemashite Nakamori Akinaas Herself1985FilmLove: Starting on a Journey1983FilmNEW AKINA Étranger Akina Nakamori in Europeas Herself1983FilmAkina Milkyway '83 春の風を感じて1982TVDrifter's Christmas Presents1978TVThe Best Ten—FilmAkina East Live Index-XXIII The 8th Anniversaryas Self—TVThe Best Ten