Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
June 4, 1997 (age 28)
Place of Birth
Osaka, Japan
Also Known As
Nakanishi Kana (中西香菜)
Nakanishi Kana
Kananan
かななん
Kanana
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
TV
Hello Pro! TIME
TV
P-sma
TV
Bijo Gaku
2010
Film
Morning Musume. 2013 Autumn ~CHANCE!~
2013
Film
Hello! Project 2017 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017-2018 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!
2017
TV
MUSIC JAPAN
Film
Hello! Channel Vol.11 ~2013nen Shinshun Tokudaigou Mano Erina Sotsugyou Special!~
2012
Film
Hello! Channel Vol.12 ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Special!~
2013
Film
LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki- ~The Musical~
2014
Film
Hello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~Tsugunaga Momoko Premium~
2017
Film
Hello! Project 2018 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018-2019 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!
2018
Film
New Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: Ghost Story
2012
Film
Hello! Channel Vol.10 ~Tabi wo Shichaimashita! Special~
2012
Film
Hello! Channel Vol.8
2012
Film
Petit Best 14
2013
Film
Morning Musume.'14 & S/mileage DVD Magazine Vol.1
2014
Film
Hello! Project 2015 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015-2016 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~
2015
Film
Mosuma. FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~
2012
Film
S/mileage 2014 Summer LIVE FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
2014
Film
Hello! Channel Vol.9
2012
Filmography
2020FilmPetit Best 20 20202020FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.652019FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.642019FilmHello! Project 2019 Summer "harmony"2019FilmHello! Project 2019 Summer 'beautiful'2019FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.632019FilmANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final2019FilmMorning Musume.'19 Sato Masaki Birthday Event2019FilmHello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~Morning Musume.'19 Premium~2019FilmHello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~ANGERME Premium~2019FilmHello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium~2019FilmHello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~Juice=Juice Premium~2019FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.622019FilmHello! Project 2019 Winter ~NEW AGE~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2019FilmHello! Project 2019 Winter ~YOU & I~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2019FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.612018FilmHello! Project 2018 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018-2019 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2018FilmPetit Best 192018FilmHello Pro All Stars 2018 Single Hatsubai Kinen Event ~Team Taikou Uta Gassen~2018FilmHello! Project 2018 Haro! Fes Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2018FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.602018FilmHello! Project 2018 Summer ~ONE FOR ALL~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2018FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.592018FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.582018FilmHello! Project 2018 Summer ~ALL FOR ONE~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2018FilmANGERME DVD Magazine Vol.182018FilmHello! Project 2018 Hina Fes ~Morning Musume.'18 Premium~2018FilmHello! Project 2018 Hina Fes ~ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium~2018FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.572018FilmHello! Project 2018 Winter ~FULL SCORE~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2018FilmHello! Project 2018 Winter ~PERFECT SCORE~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2018FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.562017FilmHello! Project 2017 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017-2018 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!!2017FilmPetit Best 182017FilmHello! Project 2017 Summer ~HELLO! GATHERING~2017FilmHello! Project 2017 Summer ~HELLO! MEETING~2017FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.552017FilmHello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~Morning Musume.'17 Premium~2017FilmHello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~℃-ute Premium~2017FilmHello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~Tsugunaga Momoko Premium~2017FilmHello! Project 2017 Hina Fes ~ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium~2017FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.542017FilmHello! Project 2017 Winter ~Kaleidoscope~2017FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.532017FilmHello! Project 2017 Winter ~Crystal Clear~2017FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.522016FilmHello! Project 2016 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016-2017 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~2016FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.512016FilmMorning Musume.'16 × ANGERME FC Event "Gachi☆Kira Christmas Sen" - Christmas Battle2016FilmMorning Musume.'16 × ANGERME FC Event "Gachi☆Kira Christmas Sen" - ANGERME2016FilmMorning Musume.'16 × ANGERME FC Event "Gachi☆Kira Christmas Sen" - Christmas Battle FINALE2016FilmPetit Best 172016FilmHello! Project 2016 Summer ~Rainbow Carnival~2016FilmHello! Project 2016 Summer ~Sunshine Parade~2016FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.502016FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.492016FilmHello! Project 2016 Hina Fes ~Morning Musume.'16 Premium~2016FilmHello! Project 2016 Hina Fes ~℃-ute Premium~2016FilmANGERME DVD Magazine Vol.42016FilmHello! Project 2016 Winter ~DANCING! SINGING! EXCITING!~2016FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.482015FilmHello! Project 2015 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015-2016 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~2015FilmPetit Best 162015FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.472015FilmHello! Project 2015 Summer ~CHALLENGER~2015FilmHello! Project 2015 Summer ~DISCOVERY~2015FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.462015Filmアンジュルム STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @日本武道館 『大器晩成』2015FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.452015FilmHello! Project 2015 Hina Fes ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ Morning Musume.'15 Premium2015FilmHello! Project 2015 Hina Fes ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ ℃-ute Premium2015FilmHello! Project 2015 Hina Fes ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium2015FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.442015FilmHello! Project 2015 Winter ~DANCE MODE!~2015FilmHello! Project 2015 Winter ~HAPPY EMOTION!~2014FilmHello! Project 2014 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014-2015 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~2014FilmS/mileage 2014 Autumn ~FULL CHARGE~ FINAL in O-EAST2014FilmPetit Best 152014FilmMorning Musume.'14 2014 Autumn GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~2014FilmHello! Project 2014 Summer ~YAPPARI!~2014FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.432014FilmS/mileage 2014 Summer LIVE FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~2014FilmHello! Project 2014 Summer ~KOREZO!~2014FilmLILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki- ~The Musical~2014FilmMorning Musume.'14 & S/mileage DVD Magazine Vol.12014FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.422014FilmHello! Project 2014 Hina Fes ~Full Course~ Main Dish wa Morning Musume.'14 Desu.2014FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.412014FilmHello! Project 2014 Winter ~GOiSU MODE~2014FilmHello! Project 2014 Winter ~DE-HA MiX~2014FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.402013FilmHello! Project 2013 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013-2014 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~2013FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.392013FilmS/mileage 2013 Autumn ~Smile Charge~2013FilmPetit Best 142013FilmMorning Musume. 2013 Autumn ~CHANCE!~2013FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.382013FilmHello! Project 2013 Summer COOL HELLO! ~Mazekooze!~2013FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.372013FilmHello! Project 2013 Summer COOL HELLO! ~Sorezoore!~2013FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.362013FilmHello! Project 2013 Spring Yaon Premium LIVE ~Soto Fes~2013FilmHello! Channel Vol.12 ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Special!~2013FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.352013FilmHello! Project 2013 Spring Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ～Berryz Koubou 10 Nenme Totsunyuu Special!～2013FilmHello! Project 2013 Spring Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Thank You For Your Love!~2013FilmHello! Project 2013 Winter Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~BRAVO!~2013FilmHello! Project 2013 Winter Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~VIVA!~2013FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.342012FilmHello! Channel Vol.11 ~2013nen Shinshun Tokudaigou Mano Erina Sotsugyou Special!~2012FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.332012FilmPetit Best 132012FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.322012FilmS/mileage 2012 Autumn ~Choi Kawa Banchou~2012FilmHello! Channel Vol.10 ~Tabi wo Shichaimashita! Special~2012FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.312012FilmHello! Project 2012 Summer Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2012 Natsu ~Wkwk (Wakuwaku) Natsu no FAN Matsuri!~2012FilmNew Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: Ghost Story2012FilmHello! Project 2012 Summer Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2012 Natsu ~Ktkr (Kitakore) Natsu no Fan Matsuri!~2012FilmHello! Channel Vol.92012FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.302012FilmMosuma. FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~2012FilmHello! Channel Vol.82012FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.292012FilmHello! Project 2012 Winter Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~2012FilmHello! Project 2012 Winter Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~2012FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.282011FilmS/mileage Zen Single MUSIC VIDEO Blu-ray File 20112011FilmPetit Best 122011FilmHello! Project 2011 Autumn Hello! Project ☆ Festival 2011 ~MOBEKIMASU~2011FilmS/mileage 2011 Autumn ~Gyakushuu no Mini Skirt~2011FilmHello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.272011FilmHello Pro! TIME Vol.52010TVBijo Gaku—FilmRinnetenshou ~ANGERME Past, Present & Future~—TVHello Pro! TIME—TVP-sma—TVMUSIC JAPAN