Yanagawa Nanami

Yanagawa Nanami (梁川奈々美) is a former Japanese idol as a member of Juice=Juice and Country Girls under Hello! Project.
She initially joined Hello! Project as an Hello Pro Kenshuusei on April 1, 2015 and was formally introduced on May 4, 2015. She was introduced as a Country Girls member on November 5, 2015 alongside Funaki Musubu. She joined Juice=Juice as a new member on June 26, 2017 after Country Girls ceased regular activities.
She graduated from Hello! Project and retired from entertainment on March 11, 2019 to focus on entering university.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Yanagawa was born on January 6, 2002 in Kanagawa, Japan.
===2014===
In mid-2014, she participated in Morning Musume '14 <Golden> Audition!, but failed."話題のカントリー・ガールズ新メンバー本当の実力" (in Japanese). Dwango.jp news. 2015-11-15.
===2015===
In early 2015, Yanagawa auditioned for Hello Pro Kenshuusei after failing a Morning Musume audition and successfully passed. She officially joined the trainee program on April 1, 2015 and was officially announced as a member on April 27 alongside Ono Mizuho, Nakano Rion, Maeda Kokoro, Akiyama Mao, Kanatsu Mizuki, Kasahara Momona and Okamoto Honoka."ハロプロ研修生 新メンバー加入！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2015-04-27. She was formally introduced and participated in Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ on May 4, where she performed "Romance no Tochuu".
On November 5, a surprise announcement was made at Country Girls' first anniversary event that Yanagawa would be joining the group along with Funaki Musubu."カントリー・ガールズ　新メンバー加入決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2015-11-05. She concluded her trainee activities in the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~11gatsu・12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~.
===2016===
On March 9, Yanagawa debuted alongside Funaki Musubu in Country Girls's 3rd single, "Boogie Woogie LOVE / Koi wa Magnet / Ranrarun ~Anata ni Muchuu~".
On May 3, Yanagawa began the monthly radio show Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi for the Hello! Project Mobile service along with promotion manager Kudo Haruka and fellow promotion staff members Ogata Haruna and Nonaka Miki.Kudo Haruka. "道！ 工藤 遥" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Tenkigumi Official Blog. 2016-05-03.
===2017===
On January 12, Yanagawa celebrated her 15th birthday at a fanclub event titled Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2017, which featured two shows at Mt.RAINIER HALL.
On June 9, it was announced that Country Girls would be ceasing regular activities and that three of the members, including Yanagawa, would be transferring to other Hello! Project groups for their main activities as concurrent members."カントリー・ガールズの今後の活動について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-06-10."[EN Concerning the future activities of Country Girls]." UP-FRONT LINK. 2017-06-10. On June 26, through a special episode of Hello! Project Station, it was announced that she would be joining Juice=Juice as a new member along with Dambara Ruru from Hello Pro Kenshuusei."ハロ！ステ号外 ～ハロー！プロジェクト2017新体制決定スペシャル～" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2017-06-26. They began performing with the group in the Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER concert tour"ハロー！プロジェクト 新体制について" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-06-26."[EN Concerning the new organization in Hello! Project]." UP-FRONT LINK. 2017-06-26. and Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 ~Seven Horizon~.Kanazawa Tomoko. "♪.リハ 金澤朋子" (in Japanese). Juice=Juice Official Blog. 2017-07-11.
===2018===
On January 10, Yanagawa celebrated her 16th birthday at fanclub event titled Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2018, which featured two shows at Shinjuku ReNY.
On June 9, she released her first solo photobook, titled Yanaming.
On November 2, Yanagawa announced that she would be graduating from Juice=Juice, Country Girls and Hello! Project in March 2019 to further her education."梁川奈々美 卒業に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-11-02.
===2019===
On January 8, Yanagawa celebrated her 17th birthday at a fanclub event titled Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2019, featuring two shows at Yamano Hall.
On February 22, Yanagawa released her second and last solo photobook as an idol, titled unbalance."梁川奈々美(Juice=Juice/カントリー・ガールズ)セカンド写真集「unbalance」発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-01-06.
On February 26, she and Funaki Musubu held a fanclub event titled Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami & Funaki Musubu FC Event 2019 ~Nametenai zo!~, which was also her last.
On February 27, she released her first and only solo image Blu-ray, Watashi no Ashioto.
On March 11, Yanagawa graduated from Hello! Project in the Juice=Juice & Country Girls LIVE ~Yanagawa Nanami Sotsugyou Special~ at Zepp Tokyo."Juice=Juice＆カントリー・ガールズ、東西で梁川奈々美ラストライブ" (in Japanese). natalie. 2018-12-11. She subsequently retired from the entertainment industry to solely focus on entering university."カンガル＆Ｊ＝Ｊの梁川奈々美、笑顔で卒業「一生分の夢と笑顔と希望と愛をいただいた」" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 2019-03-12.
==Personal Life==
==Profile==
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==Discography==
===Solo Image Blu-rays===
*[2019.02.27] Watashi no Ashioto
===Solo DVDs===
*[2019.03.11] Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Sotsugyou Memorial
===Other Blu-rays===
*[2017.05.11] Greeting ~Yanagawa Nanami・Funaki Musubu~
===Fanclub DVDs===
*[2016.12.23] Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami & Funaki Musubu FC Event 2016
*[2017.xx.xx] Country Girls Yamaki Risa & Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2017
*[2018.05.26] Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2018
*[2019.05.25] Juice=Juice / Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami Birthday Event 2019
*[2019.06.26] Country Girls Yanagawa Nanami & Funaki Musubu FC Event 2019 ~Nametenai zo!~
==Publications==
===Solo Photobooks===
*[2018.06.09] Yanaming
*[2019.02.22] unbalance
===Group Photobooks===
*[2017.06.03] Yanagawa Nanami・Funaki Musubu Mini Photobook "Greeting -Photobook-"
==Works==
===Theater===
*[2016] Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!
*[2018] Time Repeat ~Towa ni Kimi wo Omou~
===TV Program===
*[2015-2019] The Girls Live
*[2017-2018] Test no Hanamichi (テストの花道) (regular)
===Internet===
*[2015-2019] Hello! Project Station
*[2015–2016] MUSIC+
*[2015] GREEN ROOM
*[2016-2017] Girls Night Out
*[2016-2019] Upcoming
*[2017-2019] tiny tiny
*[2018-2019] OMAKE CHANNEL
*[2018] Hello Pro no Monohon!
===Radio===
*[2015] Country Girls no Tadaima Radio Kenshuuchuu!! (カントリー・ガールズの只今ラジオ研修中‼)
*[2015–2019] Country Girls no Tadaima Radio Housouchuu!! (カントリー・ガールズの只今ラジオ放送中!!)
*[2016–2019] Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi (ハロ！モバ宣伝会議) (Hello! Project Mobile exclusive)
==​Trivia==
*She can treat anything as having a bright side.
*She's too quick to say what she's thinking.
*Michishige Sayumi is who led her to aim to become a Hello! Project idol.
*Her future dream is to be an idol known as Hello! Project's "ace".
*She feels a sense of accomplishment every time she improves.
*She also wants to develop her own character and bring that out more.
*She started playing saxophone when she was invited to join band by one of her seniors at school.
*Her audition number for the Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition! was #311.
*She sang C-ute's "Love take it all" for her audition.
*Her rival in Hello Pro Kenshuusei was Funaki Musubu, and she wanted to debut with her. In Fall 2015 the two debuted in Country Girls together, fulfilling this wish.
*She is the first of her Hello Pro Kenshuusei generation to debut.
*She said her goal for 2018 is to release a photobook. She ended up completing this goal with the release of Yanaming in June 2018.
*Her mother likes singing Hello! Project songs.
==Honorary Titles==
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==References==
==External Links==
*Juice=Juice Profile (archived)
*Country Girls Profile (archived)
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Profile (archived)
*Former Blogs:
**Juice=Juice Official Blog
**Country Girls Official Blog
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