Itabashi Kana

## Groups Information

**Itabashi Kana** (板橋加奈) is a Japanese singer. She is the leader of Fragrant Drive. She was a member and 2nd leader of Clef Leaf.

On September 28, 2016 it was announced that Itabashi passed the Columbia Idol Audition 2016 and joined Label The Garden. October 1, 2020 she left Label The Garden along with the other members of Fragrant Drive.

## Biography

### Early Life

Itabashi was born on August 9, 1996 in Fukashima, Japan.

### 2016

In the summer of 2016 Itabashi auditioned in the Columbia Idol Audition 2016 in hopes of joining Label The Garden. On September 28 it was announced that Itabashi successfully passed along with Tachibana Riko, Katagiri Miho, and Asahina Ruu.

On December 23, it was announced that Itabashi would debut in the group Clef Leaf along with Kamiya Izumi, Yukishige Nana, Ueno Tsuyuha, Ihara Kanami, and Sakashita Miyabi.

### 2017

On August 19, Itabashi celebrated her 21st birthday at a live event titled *Seven Seeds Vol.16 〜Itabashi Kana Birthday Party〜*.

On October 31, it was announced that Itabashi would become the new leader of Clef Leaf.

### 2018

On August 19, Itabashi will celebrate her 22nd birthday with a birthday live called ItabaC Fest 2018 〜Itabashi Kana Birthday Party〜. It is themed after summer idol festivals with different groups performing at the concert.

On October 2, it was announced that Itabashi, along with the other seeDream members and Clef Leaf members, would become a member of a Fragrant Drive.

On November 25, it was announced during the LTG Blooming Session in November Steps concert. That Itabashi would be the leader of Fragrant Drive with Katou Marin being the sub-leader.

From November 30 to December 2, Itabashi starred in a stage play called *Musebi Naku Shoushou-kan*. It was produced by Chara De asagaya.

### 2019

On January 15, Itabashi performed at IDOL BOX #12.

On August 31, Itabashi celebrated her 23rd birthday with a birthday concert titled ItabaC Fest 2019 ~Itabashi Kana Birthday Party~.

### 2020

On February 3, Itabashi and Katagiri Miho held a Cafe&Bar event titled, Cafe&Bar Furadora ~Kappou Itabashi & Real Oya Nai~.

On March 30, Itabashi and Ihara Kanami were supposed to hold a Cafe&Bar event, Cafe&Bar Furadora Vol.2 ~One Man Uchiage SP~. It was cancelled as the Tokyo Metropolitan Governor requested people not to go out due to the coronavirus pandemic.

On July 31, it was announced that Itabashi would leave Nippon Columbia with Label The Garden closing down on October 1. She will continue to be a member of Fragrant Drive along with Katagiri Miho and Katagiri Miho.

On August 9, Itabashi celebrated her 24th birthday with a birthday concert.

On October 20, Itabashi performed at IDOL BOX #30.

On October 1, it was announced that Itabashi would star in the TOKYO MX drama *Kare ga Boku ni Koishita Wake.*

### 2021

On August 3, it was announced that Itabashi would be halting activities for a short amount of time. On July 29, fellow Fragrant Drive member Tsuji Rio was announced to be diagnosed with COVID-19. Itabashi was deemed a close contact and will be refraining from activities until her isolation period is done on August 18.

On September 12, Itabashi celebrated her 25th birthday with a birthday concert, Itabashi Kana Birthday Part 2021 〜 Itaba C to C Awasena Jikan o.

### 2022

On August 11, Itabashi celebrated her 26th birthday with three birthday events. ItabaC Fest feat. Gran☆Ciel*,* ItabaC Fest feat. CURTiA*,* and ItabaC Fest ~Fragrant Drive Itabashi Kana Birthday Party~*.*

On September 12, it was announced that Itabashi would be taking time off to recuperate due to poor physical health. On October 3, it was announced that Itabashi had recovered and would be resuming activities.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Nicknames
* Friendships

She has an older sister. She has a pet cat.

She has graduated high school.

* **Kana** (かな): Official Nickname.

The following is a list of friendships Itabashi has acquired.

* **Ihara Kanami:** she is close friends with Fragrant Drive member Ihara Kanami.
* **Sakashita Miyabi:** she is close friends with Fragrant Drive member Sakashita Miyabi.
* **Katagiri Miho:** she is close friends with Fragrant Drive member Katagiri Miho.
* **Takahashi Mio:** she is close friends with former Flower Notes member Takahashi Mio.
* **Yukishige Nana:** she is good friends with former Clef Leaf member Yukishige Nana.

Other

* **Kanakanacombi** (かなかなコンビ): is her and Ihara Kanami's pairing name.

## Profile

* Stats
* Q&A

* **Name:** Itabashi Kana (板橋加奈)
* **Nickname:** Kanana (かなな  *Kanana*?)
* **Birthday:**  August 9, 1996 (1996-08-09) (age 27)

* **Birthplace:** Fukushima, Japan
* **Blood Type:** A
* **Zodiac Sign:** Leo
* **Height:** 160cm
* **Label The Garden Status:**
	+ 2016.09.28: Label The Garden Member
	+ 2020.10.01: Left
* **Nippon Columbia Status:**
	+ - 2016.09.28: Joined Nippon Columbia
		- 2020.10.01: Left
* **Member Color:** **Purple** (2019-)
* **Happi Color:** **Red** (2018)
* **LTG Groups:**
	+ Fragrant Drive (2018-)
	+ Clef Leaf (2016-2018)

- **Favorite foods:** Ice cream, beef tongue

- **Least favorite foods:** Bitter gourd, lotus root.

- **Hobbies:** drawing, painting, using alphabet especially the letter C in conversations.

- **Special Skill:** Imitation of a department store announcement, giving someone a self-flowing message.

- **Learning Language:** Chinese

- **Favorite Idol Groups:** Doll☆Elements, S/mileage, Morning Musume '17, Nogizaka46, Babyraids Japan.

- **Favorite Idols:** Tonosaki Rika, Maeda Yuuka, Makino Maria, Ikuta Erika, Maeda Atsuko, Watanabe Miyuki, Matsui Jurina, Sashihara Rino.

## Work

### Stage

* [2018] Musebi Naku Shoushou-kan
* [2019] IDOL BOX#12

## Trivia

* She is the first LTG member from Fukushima.
* She admires Hazuki Kotomi.
* She had been MC for Flower Notes' LIVE the Garden events.

## Honorary Titles

 Preceded by**First**
 Preceded by**First**
 Preceded by**First**
 Preceded by**Kamiya Izumi**

## References

1. ↑ "「コロムビアアイドルオーディション2016」" (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2016-09-28
2. ↑ "Label The Garden第二弾メジャーデビュー決定！" (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2016-12-23.
3. ↑ "いずみたん卒業とスタート！＊C" (in Japanese). Itabashi Kana Line Blog. 2017-11-01.
4. ↑ "#ClefLeaf🍀 #seeDream🌱" (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2018-10-02.
5. ↑ "11月25日❤︎まりん" (In Japanese). Katoh Marin Official Blog. 2018-11-26
6. ↑ "板橋加奈 舞台出演決定‼️" (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2018-10-29.
7. ↑ [1] (in Japanese). Itabashi Kana Official Twitter. 2019-01-03.
8. ↑ [2] (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2020-03-26
9. ↑ "Fragrant Driveより大切なお知らせ" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Website. 2020-07-31.
10. ↑ "板橋加奈 出演決定！！" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2020-10-01.
11. ↑ "【お知らせ】" (in Japanses). Fragrant Drive Official Twitter. 2021-08-03.
12. ↑ "【Fragrant Drive出演情報】" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Official Twitter. 2021-08-09.
13. ↑ "【お知らせ】" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Official Twitter. 2022-09-12.
14. ↑ "【お知らせ】" (in Japanese). Itabashi Kana Official Twitter. 2022-10-03.
15. ↑ [3] (in Japanese). Official Itabashi Kana Twitter. 2018-11-27.

## External Links

* Official Twitter
* Official Instagram
* Official Blog
* Official Cheerz

 Label The Garden Concerts | **Seven Seeds:** 2017 | 2018
**Harvest:** Vol.1 (2017) | Vol.2 (2017) | Vol.3 (2018)
**LTG Teiki Kouen in ZEST:** LTG Teiki Kouen in ZEST 〜Clef Leaf〜 (May/June 2018) | LTG Teiki Kouen in ZEST 〜Clef Leaf feat. seeDream〜 (July 2018)