Nozomu Nanase

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### Unit(s)

**Nozomu Nanase** (七瀬 望 *Nanase Nozomu*) is an idol under TSUKINO TALENT PRODUCTION. He is a member of the unit SOARA where he performs the bass.

## Appearance

Nozomu is a young man of above average height, with burgundy hair and light burgundy-brown eyes. He initially had his bangs down in front of his face but has recently been seen with the middle of his bangs held back by a clip, possibly to physically differentiate him from Sora Ohara.

In the live action movies his hair color is slightly toned down, being a more reddish-brown color to look more natural.

## Personality

Nozomu is a quirky, energetic person who likes to tease his friends, but is well-meaning nonetheless.

## History

Nozomu's father died when he was young, and he was raised by his mother and his older brother, Izuru. As a result, Nozomu idolises his brother and wishes to be a great bassist like him when he grows up.

## Plot

### 2015

* **Age:** 16/17
* **Height:** 172 cm

### 2017

* **Age:** 19
* **Height:** 176 cm

### 2021

* **Age:** 23
* **Height:** 179 cm

### 2022

* **Age:** 24
* **Height:** 179 cm

## Relationships

**Sora Ohara** - Nozomu's personality is the same as Sora's in most aspects, with Nozomu being a little quirkier, louder, and weirder than Sora. Nevertheless, they get along pretty well and are almost always "partners in crime" when it comes to teasing Ren. Nozomu is almost always the first person to go along with Sora's decisions (like agreeing to go to the audition right away). The both of them are also not really keen on studying for exams ahead of time. Sora likes having contests with Nozomu when it comes to who can cause ruckus better.

They are on a first-name basis, calling each other "Nozomu" and "Sora-senpai" respectively.

**Ren Munakata** - Ren and Nozomu were in the same class in high school, the latter often joking around and pulling pranks on Ren.

## Etymology

* His surname, Nanase (七瀬), can be read as seven (七) currents (瀬).
* His given name, Nozomu (望), can be read as to wish/desire/hope.

## Trivia

* His catch phrase for 2021 is "Stay optimistic."
* His room is really messy.
* He also has tons of alarms in his room but he never seems to wake up when they ring.
* Nozomu's dream is to become a "charismatic" bassist like his elder brother.
* He carries around a lucky charm, a black guitar pick with a lightning bolt on it attached to a strap; the pick was given to him by his brother when he debuted.
* Nozomu's seiyuu (voice actor) also portrayed him in SOARA's movies, LET IT BE -Kimi ga Kimi Rashiku Aru You ni- & I will. -Kimi ga Mirai o Aruku Toki-.
	+ He also portrayed him in the fourth episode of the S.Q.S stage plays (in a limited video appearance), though he has a different actor in ALIVESTAGE & TSUKIPRO STAGE.
	+ Nozomu was the first character to be played by the same actor across more than one medium. He now shares this distinction with Roa Mikaze.
* He has recently been playing an online game with Koi, Ichiru & Naosuke.
* Ren is capable of beating Nozomu at an arm-wrestling competition.
* His brother is listed in his phone as Nii-chan (にーちゃん).
* When he was younger he snuck into his brother's high school for Izuru's graduation concert so he could watch his brother perform.
* His second stage actor, Hibiki Watanabe, is also the movie actor for Hiro Watanabe.

## References

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ SOARA Drama CDs
3. ↑ Sā、 Ongaku o Hajimeyou! (SOARA ver.)
4. ↑ Ongaku wa Jiyū da!
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 FRIEND
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Gift for the Future
7. ↑ Gekkan TSUKIPROINFO Tokubetsu Gou 2018 (translated by Shero on Twitter)
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 LET IT BE -Kimi ga Kimi Rashiku Aru You ni-