Nana Nakayama (中山 菜々, Nakayama Nana), known professionally as Nana Yamada (山田 菜々, Yamada Nana, born 3 April 1992 in Osaka Prefecture) is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48.[1] She was a member of NMB48's Team M. She left the group on April 3, 2015. Her younger sister, Suzu Yamada (born Suzu Nakayama), is also a former member of NMB48,[2] and her younger brother, Yuma Nakayama, is an actor represented by Johnny & Associates.[3]

Nana Yamada
山田 菜々
Birth nameNana Nakayama (中山 菜々)
Also known asNana
Born (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32)
OriginOsaka Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)Idol, singer
Years active2006 (2006)–2021 (2021)
LabelsShowtitle
Formerly ofNMB48, SKE48, Hello! Project

Biography

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In 2005, Yamada passed Hello Project's Kansai auditions.[4] She graduated from being a trainee member in April 2008 and debuted under the group "SI☆NA" with 3 other ex-trainees from Hello Project.[5] In July 2009, she graduated from "SI☆NA".[6]

Yamada later passed NMB48's 1st generation auditions in September 2010. Her audition song was "Shoujo A" by Akina Nakamori. Her debut was on October 9, 2010. Her stage debut was on January 1, 2011. In March 2011, she was selected to Team N. Her first NMB48 Senbatsu was for Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo.

In the 2012 AKB48 general elections, Yamada ranked for the first time, placing 46th with 6,683 votes.[7]

In April 2013, during NMB48's Request Hour Setlist Best 30, Yamada was transferred to Team M. She started activities as a Team M member in May 2013. In the 2013 general elections, her rank improved and she placed 28th with 23,950 votes.[8]

In February 2014, during AKB48's Group Shuffle, Yamada was appointed the captain of Team M and also started holding a concurrent position in SKE48's Team KII. In the 2014 general elections, she placed 29th with 23,299 votes.[9]

In October 2014, Yamada announced her graduation during NMB48's 4th Anniversary Live. She graduated on her birthday, April 3, 2015.[10][11]

On March 31, 2021, Yamada retired from entertainment industry.[12]

Discography

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NMB48 singles

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Year No. Title Role Notes
2011 1 "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" A-side Debut with NMB48 Team N. Sang on "Seishun no Lap Time", "Mikazuki no Senaka" and "Boku ga Maketa Natsu" with Shirogumi
2011 2 "Oh My God!" A-side, center Sang on "Boku wa Matteru", "Kesshou" with Shirogumi and "Uso no Tenbin" with NMB Seven.
2012 3 "Junjō U-19" A-side Sang on "Doryoku no Shizuku" with Shirogumi and "Renai no Speed" with NMB Seven
2012 4 "Nagiichi" A-side Sang on "Boku ga Mou Sukoshi Daitan Nara" with Akagumi and "Hatsukoi no Yukue to Play Ball" with NMB Seven.
2012 5 "Virginity (song)" A-side Sang on "Mōsō Girlfriend" and "Bokura no Regatta" with Shirogumi.
2012 6 "Kitagawa Kenji" A-side Sang on "Renai Higaitodoke"
2013 7 "Bokura no Eureka" A-side Sang on "Todokekana Soude Todoku Mono" and "Okuba" as Shirogumi
2013 8 "Kamonegix" A-side Sang on "Doshaburi no Seishun no Naka de" as Shirogumi.
2014 9 "Takane no Ringo" A-side Sang on "Mizukiri"
2014 10 "Rashikunai" A-side Sang on "Tomodachi" and "Migi ni Shiteru Ring" as Team M
2015 11 "Don't look back!" A-side, center Yamada's last single with NMB48. Also sang "Minna, Daisuki" which was also her graduation song.

SKE48 singles

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Year No. Title Role Notes
2014 15 "Bukiyō Taiyō" A-side Also sang on "Sayonara Kinou no Jibun" as Team KII
2014 16 "12 Gatsu no Kangaroo" A-side Also sang on "DA DA Machine Gun" as Team KII

AKB48 singles

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Year No. Title Role Notes
2011 21 "Everyday, Katyusha" B-side Sang on "Hito no Chikara"
2012 27 "Gingham Check" B-side Ranked 46th in 2012 General Election. Sang on "Doremifa Onchi"
28 "Uza" B-side Sang on "Tsugi no Season"
29 "Eien Pressure" B-side Sang on "HA!"
2013 30 "So Long!" B-side Sang on "Waiting Room"
31 "Sayonara Crawl" A-side First AKB48 A-side
32 "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" B-side Ranked 28th in 2013 General Election.[13] Sang on "Ai no Imi wo Kangaetemita"
34 "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" B-side Sang on "Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta"
2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" B-side Sang on "KONJO"
37 "Kokoro no Placard" B-side Ranked 29th in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Dareka ga Nageta Ball"
38 "Kibouteki Refrain" B-side Sang on "Utaitai"
2015 39 "Green Flash" B-side Sang on "Punkish"

Appearances

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Stage Units

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NMB48 Kenkyuusei Stage "Dareka no Tame ni"
  1. "Shinkirou"
  2. "Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru"
Team N 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni"
  1. "Shinkirou"
  2. "Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru"
Team N 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"
  1. "Kinjirareta Futari"
  2. "Fushidara na Natsu"
Team M 1st Stage "Idol no Yoake"
  1. "Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate"
Team KII 3rd Stage "Ramune no Nomikata" (Revival)
  1. "Manazashi, Sayonara"
Team M 2nd Stage "RESET"
  1. "Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa"

Movies

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  • NMB48 Geinin! THE MOVIE Owarai Seishun Girls! (2013)
  • Mustard Chocolate (2017)

Variety Shows

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  • AKBINGO!
  • Shukan AKB
  • AKB MOTOR CLUB

TV dramas

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  • Isharyō Bengoshi: Anata no Namida, Okane ni Kaemashō (NTV, 2014) as Sara Mizutani[14]

Stages

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  • Taylor Burton: Ubawareta Hihō (Sōgetsu Hall, 2015)
  • Super Danganronpa 2 The Stage: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen (Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi, 2015)[15]
  • Tokyo Ivonnu the 11th performance Antonín Dvorak Symphony No.9 From the New World (Square Ebara Hiratsuka Hall, 2016)[16]

Bibliography

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Photobooks

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  • Yamada Nana 4+3=7: NMB48 Sotugyō Memorial Photobook (24 April 2015), Kobunsha, ISBN 9784334902025[17]
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References

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  12. ^ 山田菜々、芸能界引退を発表「幸せな人生を歩んでいきます」 (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  13. ^ "AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2013-06-08.
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  15. ^ 元NMB48山田菜々、舞台「ダンガンロンパ2」白髪ビジュアル解禁 初の本格演技「すごく緊張」 (in Japanese). modelpress. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  16. ^ なだぎ武、山田菜々主演 第11回公演「ドヴォルザークの新世界」 (in Japanese). Tokyo Ivonnu. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  17. ^ 山田菜々4+3=7 : NMB48卒業メモリアル・フォトブック (光文社): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-06-29.