1. Check the 2023 Stage48 Member Ranking Results, how did your Oshimen rank this year?

Nishimura Nanako (Naachan) / 1st Generation

Discussion in 'NGT48 Graduated Members' started by nobodywil, Sep 8, 2015.

  1. nobodywil

    nobodywil Upcoming Girls

    Joined:
    Aug 20, 2009
    Location:
    From the Islands to The Bay
    nishimura_nanako.jpg

    Birthdate August 11, 1997
    Birthplace Tokyo, Japan
    Blood Type O
    Current Age 18 Years Old
    Height 163cm


    Trivia

    -Debuted on March 1st, at the AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi 2015
    -Pros: Won't complain easily
    -Cons: Bad at keeping stuff organized
    -Hobbies: Watching road relays, Watching soccer
    -Special skill: Doing all kinds of dance (Hip-hop, jazz, ballet, etc.), Replenishing liquid soap containers
    -Dog or cat person: Not good with animals (though she would say cats)
    -Admires Moriyasu Madoka
    -Was not selected at the AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi 2015



    if the video does not show watch the video here
     
    Last edited: Oct 22, 2015
  2. burningbrita

    burningbrita Kenkyuusei

    Joined:
    Nov 22, 2014
    Location:
    Tokyo, Japan
    Oshimen:
    yamamotosayaka
    Twitter:
    sparklingbrita
    Apparently Nanako was the last member to be picked for the 1st generation. She started sobbing when she was chosen. I'm so happy for her :)
     
    • Like Like x 1
  3. Palioxis

    Palioxis Kenkyuusei

    Joined:
    Oct 26, 2014
    Oshimen:
    miyazawasae
    While I was watching the Draft Kaigi, someone commented that she quit her job to audition for the 48group draft... so I felt really bad for her when she wasn't selected. I didn't have any interest in her though, hahaha...

    It's great that she got into NGT :) She actually looks cuter the more I see her ~
     
  4. ABF48

    ABF48 Member

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2015
    saying this.. she's so beautiful... really, and i'm not kiddin. She's more bautiful than what she look like in that video, oh~ i know.. she's like "no make up" in that audition video, thats why she look a bit dark. but actually.. she's far more bautiful than what you thought.

    she have an actress face, she just need a proper make up, and lose some wight and then boom!! ... she's a real actress now. for me, her face is like a mix between Alice Hirose and Nanami sakuraba !!! and thats really captivated me~ <3

    I will follow her from now on.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Dec 11, 2016
  5. atsukoD

    atsukoD Kenkyuusei

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2013
  6. JadeFlower

    JadeFlower Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2015
    Location:
    Germany
    Twitter:
    sarahfylxr
  7. MadBunny

    MadBunny Kenkyuusei

    Joined:
    May 5, 2016
    Location:
    Ukraine
    Oshimen:
    hirateyurina
    Twitter:
    letdown
  8. Crystelle

    Crystelle Next Girls

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2015
    Location:
    Where the mountains are
    Oshimen:
    Izuta Rina, Ida Reona
    :ome:Happy Birthday Nanako!:ome:
     
  9. CutePanda

    CutePanda Next Girls

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2015
    :ome::ome:Happy Birthday Naachan:ome::ome:
     
  10. EinhanderX

    EinhanderX Next Girls

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2015
  11. jokoyamajui

    jokoyamajui Kenkyuusei

    Joined:
    Dec 24, 2014
    Oshimen:
    nagasawananako
    This girl is on showroom right now. She's quite good at talking! She said she can talk about any topic for long lengths of time because she likes lots, and lots, and lots of things. I'm enjoying showroom a lot because it allows you to see girls you'd never see generally--at least not at length--and they sort of deliver themselves to you on their own terms. I think showroom will be a major contributor to my decisions about with whom to shake hands with.
     
  12. Humbucker

    Humbucker Next Girls

    Joined:
    Jun 19, 2014
    Location:
    Fortune Cookie Palace
    Oshimen:
    Sashihara Rino
  13. tyt0nidae

    tyt0nidae Kenkyuusei

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2012
    So she auditioned for N46 1st Generation, 1st Draft, 2nd Draft, Team 8 and now NGT... such a persistent girl, I like it.
    AKB48 Documentary 2016 - Sonzai Suru Riyuu.mp4_snapshot_00.09.16_[2016.12.22_22.25.13].jpg AKB48 Documentary 2016 - Sonzai Suru Riyuu.mp4_snapshot_00.09.26_[2016.12.22_22.25.47].jpg AKB48 Documentary 2016 - Sonzai Suru Riyuu.mp4_snapshot_00.09.33_[2016.12.22_22.26.04].jpg AKB48 Documentary 2016 - Sonzai Suru Riyuu.mp4_snapshot_00.09.38_[2016.12.22_22.26.19].jpg AKB48 Documentary 2016 - Sonzai Suru Riyuu.mp4_snapshot_00.09.42_[2016.12.22_22.26.29].jpg
     
  14. ForrestFuller

    ForrestFuller Senbatsu

    Joined:
    Dec 4, 2013
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    Naachan's 2017 SSK Appeal Video

    if the video does not show watch the video here
     
  15. ForrestFuller

    ForrestFuller Senbatsu

    Joined:
    Dec 4, 2013
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    Naachan's Solo PV (Short Version) for the 2nd Single

    if the video does not show watch the video here
     
  16. Cisalpine88

    Cisalpine88 Next Girls

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2009
    Location:
    Italy
    Twitter:
    speranzom
    Two-part article about ekiden races that was published on Melos a few days back, with Nanako and a prominent athlete of this discipline, Daichi Kamino, having an one-on-one talk together.

    https://melos.media/hobby/17975/
    https://melos.media/hobby/17974/

    I'm absolutely unfamiliar with this kind of sport, but I gotta applaud Nanako for her dedication to this hobby. To be honest, when you are an idol this is not exactly a very marketable character to have, especially if you are a "watching specialist" as opposed to being a "running specialist", like the article introduced both of them. Sometimes this side of hers is a source of hilarity because of her way to rave on endlessly about it with the wrong people: Miharu and Ayanyan learned it the hard way when they dared to give her a telephone call for the New Year's greetings, while she was already in the middle of an ekiden rambling in her own Showroom. :^^;: On the other hand, it's nice too see there are also times when staying true to yourself pays off in terms of outside jobs.

    Anyway, enjoy~
     
    Last edited: Jan 6, 2018
  17. Cisalpine88

    Cisalpine88 Next Girls

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2009
    Location:
    Italy
    Twitter:
    speranzom
    While on the topic of ekiden, yesterday was also Nanako's guest appearance on NHK's ekiden special (to add some context, quoting the program's description, today marks the start of the women's national ekiden marathon in Kyoto, while on the 21st the men's one will begin in Hiroshima). Here's a snippet of the variety show I found on Twitter: even from what little is shown, Nanako was clearly in her element as she reeled off facts and observations about the event's history. (*´∀`)

    https://twitter.com/keikeikei9/status/952216125256777728
     
    Last edited: Jan 14, 2018
  18. Cisalpine88

    Cisalpine88 Next Girls

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2009
    Location:
    Italy
    Twitter:
    speranzom
    Nanako was featured on a full-page interview of Nikkan Sports a handful of days ago (the dates on the article refer to January, in fact). Looking back at her NHK guest appearance (mentioned above), more geeking out about ekiden, but also a short reflection about the recent Draft, as someone who had been through it before. Here's wishing it'll be a fruitful year for her.
    [​IMG]

    A complete translation of the article, for those interested...
    There's a NGT48 member whose solo activities become especially conspicous when winter comes around. It's the "Ekiden Idol", Nishimura Nanako (20). Even this year, she made a guest appearance on NHK's "Ekiden All-Stars Game" - National Men Ekiden-Women Ekiden Special", aired on NHK on the 13rd. We had an individual interview with this brand-new adult, who sank her teeth into her first national broadcast as a solo.

    "There are few even among Senbatsu"

    "Even inside the whole AKB Group, the times someone has had the chance to appear alone on a NHK national broadcast while being a Kenkyuusei have been rather few. Even out of the Senbatsu members, there has been few of them. Therefore, I'm sincerely grateful for this."
    In addition to experts such as Arimori Yuko-san and Masuda Akemi-san, she appeared along with Ogiyahagi, Yasuda Misako, and Takei So. She received the offer because of her deep level of knowledge about ediken.

    "I feel disappointed at my amateurish behavior"

    "Just one thing, all the co-starring cast was talking constantly and I felt overwhelmed by them... When it comes to variety, instead of waiting to speak up until you are called into the discussion, it's necessary to have the courage to barge into the middle of the talk. After the end of the recording, I felt disappointed at what was my amateurish behavior."
    While they have a regular program "NGT48 no Niigatta Friend!", the routine is often that Kenkyuusei member would take a backseat position and follow along the conversation started by Kitahara Rie. This time around, she also received advices from idol fan Takei and Ogiyahagi, who has a long history of co-starring with AKB Groups, and she learned on her own skin how difficult it is to appear alone on a TV program.

    Her goal is doing an ekiden live report

    Her goal is of course to do a live report at the New Year's "Hakone Ekiden", which is the one boasting the greatest popularity in Japan, and is what brought Nishimura to fall in love for the charm of ekiden.
    "This year, the fourth consecutive victory of Aoyama Gakuin happened just as predicted, but their victory in the first half of the round-trip race, toward the goal, was unexpected, which made me so excited. Personally speaking, long ago, the team I used to be a fan of at first was the Toyo University, so every year with a hint of favouritism I would place them high on my prediction of the race outcome, but this year around they actually came in third. I felt deeply impressed at how they surpassed even my projection. If you wonder why they're so strong...
    (because the technical commentary dragged on for so long, we have omitted the middle part)
    ...as such, they achieved victory by putting together a team of students from the junior years, therefore next year they are definitely going to come in first! Aaah, however, recently manager Hara of Aoyama Gakuin has also designated as captain Morita Homare (third year), the winner of the second leg of the race. Even though up until this moment they wouldn't entrust this duty to the type of person with an organizer role, I can see an indication that they are going to change their structure, so Aoyama Gakuin's progress is nothing to scoff at."
    She's so knowledgeable that, once she gets into a talk about ekiden, she cannot be stopped anymore. Last year, on the dedicated pages of this newspaper she got to write a firsthand account of the Hakone Ekiden. This year, it was the turn for a television special. Even from now on, it seems there'll still be demand for her.

    Izumo too, and also the All-Japan!

    "In reality, ekiden isn't held only in Winter. Even speaking of university students, there isn't just the October Izumo Ekiden and the November All-Japan Ekiden, but also the preliminary events starting from Spring and plenty of others. Therefore, I'm ready to attend any of them!"
    When it comes to tarentos, if you can make a good use of your own unique characteristics, the scope of your activities will automatically get broader. In truth, Nishimura too is on her way to secure her own "reserved seat".

    "I'm really grateful"

    At the AKB48 Group Request Hour held on the 20th, the song "Shita no Na de Yobeta no wa...", featuring Nishimura and the other NGT48 Kenkyuusei members, ranked in third. "I think that it's especially because our Kenkyuusei period was so long that they gave us such a support. I'm really grateful."

    The AKB Draft, "it's merciless"

    An experience with attempting it twice

    In truth, Nishimura also has a history of trying out two different times for the Draft Meeting. In the first edition of 2013, she failed the selection at the last screening of the candidate audition. In the second edition of 2015, she got to stand on the stage at the actual event, but it ended without her being nominated. Therefore, even on the third edition of the Draft Meeteing held on the 21st, she followed the event with mixed feelings. "It's merciless. Through handshake events, actual lessons and lodging together for training, the candidates get to make a small step into the group, but the moment they fail to get chosen they'll have to return back to their ordinary life."
    Nishimura's first ever audition was for the 1st generation members of Nogizaka46. After that, it was the 1st Draft edition, then as the Tokyo representative of Team 8 in the role of Oguri Yui's substitute, then the 2nd edition of the Draft Meeting -- it was a sequence of "Failing by an inch" moments. To all the candidates who ended up crying bitter tears at the 3rd Draft edition, she wanted to send them an encouragement. "I wish that you won't think of this as the end. I hope that the girls who found the lessons and the handshake events enjoyable and want to try once again will audition anew. After all, this is how I managed to make it here and be selected into NGT48."
    Coincidentally, application for the NGT48 2nd generation audition will start tomorrow, February 1st. The candidates from the 3rd Draft Meeting will be able to try out again at this audition right from the final screening, skipping the other stages. We are wating impatently for the birth of a second Nishimura Nanako.

    ---

    On other non-ekiden-related news, it looks like Nanako will also have her first solo gravure published on the April issue of Girls!. Yeah, solo! (*´∀`)

    [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]

    Opinions about it among NGT members were actually, errr... divided: on one hand, Gatanee's reaction needs no translation, while Ayanyan's comment was just "In one word, boobies". (´∀`;)
    By contrast, Okappa firmly stuck to her usual "no bikini" stance and, given her shock at the sight of it, she prefers that Nanako would stop sending her photos on LINE where she "doesn't wear clothes above" (in Okappa's own words) while at it. Apparently she even showed serious concern about NGT's image from now on, since she says they were giving the impression of being girls who you can see wearing proper clothes (while now they're getting more disrobed), and so she appealed for people to exercise self-control when posting such stuff. (´∀`;)
    And then, someone even drew a funny fanart to sum it all up:
    [​IMG]
    Source: https://twitter.com/kaztasu/status/959769310766878720

    Thankfully for Okappa, Nanako quickly posted some additional pictures the day after, and it turns out there'll also be photos in an one piece dress included in the feature. (´∀`;)
    [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]

    Sources:
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Ber97ApBSki/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BeuGpL5gO1q/
     
    Last edited: Apr 25, 2018
    • Informative Informative x 1
  19. Cisalpine88

    Cisalpine88 Next Girls

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2009
    Location:
    Italy
    Twitter:
    speranzom
    From a recent Instagram story. After the recent happenings, here's Nanako directly submitting her newly released gravure to Okappa, now become the Public Morals Censor of the group, for scrutiny. Let's say she wasn't all that happy for it. "What's up with that pose?" (´∀`;)
     
    Last edited: Mar 2, 2018
    • Informative Informative x 1
  20. kaworu - kun

    kaworu - kun Kenkyuusei

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2011

Share This Page