Bando Nozomi

## Bando Nozomi坂東 希

Bando Nozomi (2023)

**Bando Nozomi** (坂東希) is a Japanese performer, actress and model. She is a former member of Flower and E-girls.

## Early Life

Bando Nozomi was born on September 4, 1997 in Tokyo, Japan. She began classical ballet classes at the age of 3.

When she was in the fourth grade of elementary school, she was scouted by LDH while she was at Odaiba Boken Ou with her family. At that time, she aspired to become a model, so she accepted the offer and went on to attend EXPG Tokyo.

## Career

### 2010

Bando made her modeling debut in April 2010 by being an exclusive model of the teen magazine Hana\*chu→. She was a model for the magazine until May 2011, when it stopped publication.

### 2011

On July 26, during an *E-Girls SHOW* event in SHIBUYA-AX, it was revealed that Bando had become one of the winners of the *EXILE Presents VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 3 ~For Girls~* dance performance division and had been added to FLOWER as a performer alongside Sato Harumi. On the same day, she was also added as a member of E-girls, having a concurrent position between the group and FLOWER. Recalling this time, she later revealed that she initially had no desire to become an artist, but took the audition anyways: "*At first, I had no desire to be an artist and was just dancing for fun, but when I was 13, there was an audition for E-girls, and I was just thinking 'everyone else is auditioning, so I'll take it', but I was lucky enough to pass. I didn't think I would be accepted, so I was surprised myself.*"

On August 30, she was one of the winners of the audition *Miss Seventeen 2011*, an event held by the magazine *Seventeen*. She started working for the magazine as an exclusive model from the October issue.

On October 12, she debuted as a member of FLOWER with the single "Still".

### 2012

In July, she made her acting debut in the TV drama *GTO*.

### 2015

In April, she graduated from the magazine *Seventeen*, ending her work as an exclusive model for the magazine.

### 2019

On September 30, 2019 she left Flower with the group's disbandment, remaining as member of E-girls. On December 22 in the same year, with the announcement of E-girls' disbandment set for around the end of 2020, it was revealed that Bando would focus on acting and modeling activities.

### 2020

On December 31, 2020, she left E-girls with the group's disbandment. After the disbandment, her profile was moved to the actor section.

### 2022

On December 31, 2022, Bando announced that she would be leaving LDH JAPAN on the same day after 14 years with the company. She also announced that she would open a new personal Instagram and Twitter account and closing her previous ones on January 31, 2023 and January 1, 2023 respectively.

*This time, I am pleased to announce that I am leaving LDH JAPAN.*
*I have been indebted (to the company) for 14 years, counting from before the debut of Flower and E-girls.*
*I am surprised myself that so much time has passed as I write this.*
*Thanks to HIRO, the many staff members, seniors, and friends, I have been able to see many sights that I could not have seen on my own.*
*The 14 years I spent at LDH were definitely my youth.*
*The times are changing rapidly, and as time progresses, I came to this decision because I wanted to challenge myself by changing the environment from a place that has always warmly watched over me.*
*I am sorry if I have surprised you with my sudden announcement, but I will continue to work as usual.*
*I will do my best every day in a new environment so that I can give you all many happy reports!*
*I would be very happy if you all could continue to watch over me.*
*I would like to ask for your continued support for Bando Nozomi.*

### 2023

On February 12, she announced that she had joined a new agency, Sticker Inc., as an actress.

In November, she became part of the main cast of the Netflix romance reality show *Love Like a K-Drama*.

## Works

### Music

***Main article:** List:Bando Nozomi Discography Featured In*
Music Video Appearances
* [2010] Love - "Kataomoi"
* [2021] Ketsumeishi - "Aozora" (青空)

### Filmography

Movies
* [2016] ROAD TO HiGH&LOW
* [2016] HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE
* [2016] HiGH&LOW THE RED RAIN
* [2017] HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 2
* [2018] Nanairo Days (虹色デイズ)
* [2019] 3-ri no Nobunaga (3人の信長)
* [2020] Hachioji Zombies (八王子ゾンビーズ)
* [2021] DANCING MARY
* [2023] Seiyoku (正欲)

TV Dramas
* [2012 - 2013] GTO
* [2014] Koibumi Biyori (episode 9)
* [2014] Binta! ~Bengoshi Jimu-in Minowa ga Ai de Kaiketsu Shimasu~ (ビンタ!〜弁護士事務員ミノワが愛で解決します〜) (episode 11)
* [2015] HiGH&LOW ~THE STORY OF S.W.O.R.D.~
* [2016] HiGH&LOW Season2
* [2020] Hachioji Zombies (八王子ゾンビーズ) (episode 1)
* [2021] Nishi Ogikubo Mitsuboshi Yoshudou (西荻窪 三ツ星洋酒堂) (episode 5)
* [2021] Keishicho Zero Gakari ~Seikatsu Anzenka nan demo Sodanshitsu~ Season 5(警視庁ゼロ係〜生活安全課なんでも相談室〜 SEASON5) (episode 5)
* [2021] Promise Cinderella
* [2022] Teppachi! (テッパチ!) (episode 5)
* [2023] Kashimashi Meshi (かしましめし)
* [2024] SHUT UP (episode 7)

Digital Dramas
* [2021] IDOLS ~Koi no Center Position~ (IDOLS (アイドルズ) ～恋のセンターポジション～)
* [2022] Minatoku Joshi (港区女子)

Digital Shows
* [2023] Love Like a K-Drama (韓国ドラマな恋がしたい)

TV Shows
* [2022] Azatokute Nani ga Warui no? "Kimi ga Azatokute Nani ga Warui no?" (あざとくて何が悪いの？ 「君があざとくて何が悪いの？」)

Stage
* [2020] BOOK ACT "Geinin Koukan Nikki" (芸人交換日記; *Entertainer Exchange Diary*)
* [2021] "This is a o Kanjo Hakase" (This is a お感情博士！)
* [2022] Gekidan TEAM-ODAC 40th main performance "Butai Hatenkou Phoenix" (舞台・破天荒フェニックス)
* [2023] Hirusagari no Shishunki-tachi wa Tadayou Ookami no yoda (昼下がりの思春期たちは漂う狼のようだ)

## Trivia

* Favorite Artist: Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry
* Favorite Movie: The Devil Wears Prada
* Favorite Food: Dumplings
* Favorite Flower: Poinsettia
* Hobbies: Riding around the neighborhood on her bike.
* Dream: To become a person with a pretty heart
* She was Flower's youngest member.
* Her hobbiy is reading books, especially Murakami Haruki's works, and she often goes to coffee shops to read there.
* Not very interested in makeup and usually doesn't wear any: "*I usually wear no makeup, and sometimes I put on my own makeup for events, but the members sometimes warn me that my makeup is too light (laughs). I think I need to learn more about makeup.*"
* Started an Instagram account on August 1, 2017.
* Her favorite actresses are Aoi Yu and Bae Doona.
* Admires people like Kawakubo Rei and would like to be someone with a strong core.
* Loves both dancing and modelling: "*I feel that they share the same "creating" aspect and that I like to be involved in that aspect when I am working.*"
* In an interview in October 2021, she described her period as a member of E-girls as hectic and stressful: "*I was really afraid of vacations, thinking that I should go to dance lessons, go on a trip, and input something. When I was in the COVID-19 (period), I had to sit at home, so for the first time I felt like I was on vacation. About a year ago, I got a dog and started to enjoy being at home. I think I was able to make a good transition.*"
* Describes E-girls as a group "where the members have strong personalities".
* In an interview in October 2021, she revealed that she decided to focus on acting after E-girls' dissolution in order to not become burned out: "*I was desperate for E-girls. I didn't want to become burned out after the decision was made to break up, so I thought it would be good to do something that I could learn from. As for acting, I had a lot of fun and good moments while I was working on plays several times. I've been taking acting lessons since last year, and the more I learn, the more interesting I find it, and the more fun I have on set, so I'm glad I did it.*"
* Her role in the movie *Seiyoku* was the first role she auditioned for after E-girls broke up, and working on the movie motivated her to do more acting. She also took dance lessons together with Gekidan EXILE actor Sato Kanta for the movie.
	+ They practiced waacking and krumping.
	+ According to Sato Kanta, she collaborated with the staff of the production department who was in charge of the dance part and created all the dances for the movie.
	+ During the time both belonged to LDH, they had the same manager. According to herself, the manager was like a father to them.
* According to herself, there were times when she did not have confidence in herself and her acting since she had not always been an actress.
* Has LGBTQ friends.
* Studied Korean for her appearance in *Love Like a K-Drama*. Also, everything she wore on the show were her own clothes.
	+ According to herself, she had never been in love or made friends with a non-Japanese person before the show.
* Likes to go shopping with her mother.
* A casual watcher of Korean dramas, but her mother is a big fan.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://www.wwdjapan.com/articles/501392
2. ↑ “EXILEの妹分”新生FLOWER、5人加入し9人体制で10月デビュー
3. ↑ ミスセブンティーン2011：12～18歳の4人があこがれの専属モデルに
4. ↑ 「Seventeen」岡本杏理、北山詩織、森川葵ら人気モデルが卒業 それぞれの歩み、今後の進路を語る
5. ↑ E-girlsを応援してくださる皆様へ
6. ↑ 坂東希を応援してくださっている皆様へ
7. ↑ https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202212310000500.html
8. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2262833/full/
9. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3534177
10. ↑ https://encount.press/archives/401211/
11. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3534220
12. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm0d7wOL5Sd/
13. ↑ https://twitter.com/bandonozomi94/status/1609051887323746304
14. ↑ To all supporters of Bando Nozomi
15. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3601160
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/4031587
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://natalie.mu/music/news/547606
18. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2243675/full/
19. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3274421
20. ↑ https://www.vivi.tv/post241520/
21. ↑ https://tokyo-calendar.jp/article/23763
22. ↑ https://www.ldh.co.jp/eng/news/detail.php?lang=eng&site=LDH&newsid=0000038588
23. ↑ https://m.ldhgirls-m.jp/news/detail?news\_id=40600
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 https://encount.press/archives/235038/
25. ↑ https://twitter.com/nozomi\_bando94/status/1681170972261634049
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 https://lp.p.pia.jp/article/essay/180127/296635/index.html
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 https://www.ellegirl.jp/fashion/column/a45932965/nozomi-bando2023/

## External Links

* Official Twitter
* Official Instagram
* Official TikTok
* Agency Profile:
	+ Sticker Inc.
	+ LDH JAPAN *(archived)*