Ihara Kanami

## Groups Information

**Ihara Kanami** (伊原佳奈美) is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of Fragrant Drive. She is the former sub-leader of Clef Leaf.

Ihara joined Label The Garden on November 25, 2016. As of October 1, 2020 she left Label The Garden along with the other members of Fragrant Drive. On March 30, 2022 Ihara graduated from Fragrant Drive.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ihara was born on July 24, 1999 in Saitama, Japan.

### 2016

On November 25, Ihara was announced as a new member of Label The Garden along with Sakashita Miyabi.

On December 23, it was announced that Ihara would debut in Label The Garden's second major label group Clef Leaf along with Kamiya Izumi, Yukishige Nana, Ueno Tsuyuha, Itabashi Kana, and Sakashita Miyabi.

### 2017

On January 1, it was announced that she will be the sub-leader of Clef Leaf.

On July 8, Ihara celebrated her birthday with a birthday event titled *Seven Seeds Vol.14 ~Ihara Kanami Birthday Party~**.*

### 2018

On January 1 held her first broadcast of her weekly radio program Clef Leaf Kanami Jump Radio♪ on FM NACK5.

In May Ihara and Sakashita Miyabi had a photoshoot with TOKYO IDOL NET.

On July 22, Ihara will celebrate her birthday with a birthday concert titled Seven Seeds Vol.44 〜Ihara Kanami Birthday Party〜.

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

### 2019

On July 14, Ihara celebrated her 20th birthday with a live titled Seven Seeds Vol.78 ~Ihara Kanami Birthday Party~.

On July 19, it was announced that Ihara participated in TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL's gravure event, *TOKYO GRAVURE IDOL FESTIVAL*, along with Hayama Yuzu, Nishioka Rena, and Katoh Marin.

On November 12, it was announced that Ihara would participate in a LINE LIVE competition in collaboration with Young Champion a Gravure magazine. The competition started on November 14th.

### 2020

On February 7, Ihara participated in Fresh! PhotoSession at Fresh AKIBA, along with Hayama Yuzu, Nishioka Rena, and Katoh Marin.

On March 30, Ihara and Itabashi Kana 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 June 11, it was announced that Ihara would participate in the Miss Ichigo Idol Audition. The preliminary audition is from June 12 to the 20th, with the top three contestants going to the final. The audition took place on the Cheerz app.

On July 25, Ihara celebrated her 21st birthday with a live titled Fragrant Drive Thumva Showcase ~Ihara Kanami Birthday Party~.

On July 31, it was announced that Ihara 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 Itabashi Kana and Katagiri Miho.

On September 16, it was announced that Ihara participated in TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL's gravure event, *TGIF ONLINE 2020*, which would be online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

### 2022

On February 22, it was announced that **Ihara Kanami** would graduate from Fragrant Drive. alongside Mita Noe on March 21, 2022 with a graduation live Fragrant Drive Ihara Kanami & Mita Noe Farewell Party.

On March 31, Ihara sold her first mini photobook *Mi Piaci.*

## Personal Life

* Education
* Friendships
* Name Meaning

As of March 2018 Ihara has graduated from high school. When Ihara joined Label The Garden she was in her second year of high school.

The following is a list of friendships Ihara Kanami has acquired:

* **Itabashi Kana:** She is close friends with Fragrant Drive member Itabashi Kana.
* **Tachibana Riko:** She is good friends with Shine Fine Movement member Tachibana Riko.
* **Sakashita Miyabi:** she is close friends with Fragrant Drive member Sakashita Miyabi.
* **Katou Marin:** she is close friends with Fragrant Drive member Katou Marin.

Other

* **Kanakanacombi** (かなかなコンビ): the pairing name of Ihara and Itabashi Kana.

Ihara's given name, "Kanami," means excellent, beautiful (佳; Ka), combined with na (奈) and combined with beauty, beautiful (美; mi).

## Profile

* Stats
* Q&A

* **Name:** Ihara Kanami (伊原佳奈美)
* **Nickname:** Kanamin (かなみん)
* **Birthdate:** July 24, 1999 (1999-07-24) (age 24)

* **Blood Type:** A
* **Zodiac Sign:** Leo
* **Height:** 151cm
* **Birthplace:** Saitama, Japan
* **Label The Garden Status:**
	+ 2016.11.25 Label The Garden Member
	+ 2020.10.01 Left Label The Garden
* **Nippon Columbia Status:**
	+ 2016.11.25 Joined Nippon Columbia
	+ 2020.10.01 Left
* **Fragrant Drive Member Color:** **Geranium Pink** (2019-2022)
* **Happi Color:** **Blue** (2018)
* **LTG Groups**
	+ Fragrant Drive (2018-2022)
	+ Clef Leaf (2016-2018)

- **Hobbies:** idol apperication, dance, shopping.

- **Special Skill:** calligraphy, hula hoop.

- **Favorite Idol Group:** NMB48, Wa-suta, Keyakizaka46, AKB48.

- **Favorite Food:** Omurice, hamburger, grilled meat.

- **Favorite Vegetables:** Carrots.

- **Favorite Fruits:** Strawberry, cherry, peach, melon, mandarin oranges.

- **Favorite Drinks:** Clapis, orange juice, coke.

- **Favorite Sweets:** Chocolate.

- **Favorite Color:** Pink.

- **Favorite Season:** Summer.

- **Learning Language:** Spanish

## Trivia

* She shares the same birthday as former SeeDream member Tsugawa Arika.
* Kamiya Izumi said that Ihara was the middle child out of the Clef Leaf's members becuase of her do it her own way attitude.
* She has stated on her radio channel that her dream is to release a solo album.

## References

1. ↑ "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.
2. ↑ "今夜初オンエア🍀" (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2018-01-01
3. ↑ "今日25:40から！！" (in Japanese). Ihara Kanami Twitter. 2018-01-01
4. ↑ "#ClefLeaf🍀 #seeDream🌱" (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2018-10-02.
5. ↑ "「TOKYO GRAVURE IDOL FESTIVAL 2019」" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Official Twitter. 2019-07-19.
6. ↑ "「TOKYO GRAVURE IDOL FESTIVAL 2019」" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Official Twitter. 2019-07-19.
7. ↑ "#フラドラ🌹伊原佳奈美" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Official Twitter. 2019-11-12
8. ↑ [1] (in Japanese). Ihara Kanami Official Twitter. 2019-11-12
9. ↑ [2] (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2020-03-26
10. ↑ "【お知らせ】" (in Japanese). Ihara Kanami Twitter. 2020-06-11
11. ↑ "Fragrant Driveより大切なお知らせ" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Website. 2020-07-31.
12. ↑ "#フラドラRose伊原佳奈美 出演決定!!" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2020-09-16.
13. ↑ "【Fragrant Driveより大切なお知らせ】" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2022-02-22.
14. ↑ [https://twitter.com/FD\_LTG/status/1509399147027505153 "伊原佳奈美

ミニ写真集「Mi piaci」発売中"] (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2022-03-31.

## External Links

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* 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)