is a Japanese actress, model, television host, and former member of

Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements b ...

girl group A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...

Nogizaka46 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, created as the of the group AKB48. They are the first group from the Sakamichi Series, which also includes sister groups Sakurazaka46 (formerly Keyakizaka46), Yoshimotozaka46, and ...

. Her lead roles in TV and film have included Asahi Tōjima in ''

Asahinagu is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Kozaki. It revolves around the life of a timid girl who joins a naginata club to improve herself. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic Spirits'' magazine from January 2011 to S ...

'' and Ai Amano in '' Denei Shojo: Video Girl Ai 2018''. She co-hosts the

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variety show ''Lion no Goo Touch''.

Career

In 2011 Nishino auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was selected as one of the 36 first generation members. She was chosen as one of the members performing on their debut single "

Guruguru Curtain is the debut single by Japanese girl group Nogizaka46, released on February 22, 2012. It reached number two in the Oricon Weekly Chart and sold 136,309 copies in the first week. It reached number three on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. Release ...

", released on February 22, 2012. On November 8, 2012, Nishino made her model debut walking the runway at GirlsAward 2012 Autumn/Winter with Nogizaka46 bandmate

Mai Shiraishi is a Japanese singer, model, YouTuber and actress who is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. Career After graduating from high school, Shiraishi attended music college as she desired to be a singer. Later on, one of he ...

. She was selected as the choreographic center for the first time for Nogizaka46's 8th single "

Kizuitara Kataomoi is the 8th single by Nogizaka46. It was released on April 2, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. It's the 6th best-selling single of the year, as of June 18. It has sold a total of 546,369 copies, as of August 11. ...

", which was released on April 2, 2014. Her first solo song, "Hitoriyogari" was included on Nogizaka46's debut album '' Tōmei na Iro'', which was released on January 7, 2015. Nishino's first photo book, titled ''Fudangi'' (''Everyday Clothes''), was published on February 18, 2015. It sold 36,000 copies in a week and ranked 1st on the

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weekly sales chart in the photobook category. She was the second member from Nogizaka46 to release a photo book, after Shiraishi. Nishino returned to the center position for the group's 11th single, "

Inochi wa Utsukushii is the 11th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on March 18, 2015. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, and as of May 25, 2015 (issue date), has sold 605,529 copies. It also reached number one o ...

", which was released on March 18, 2015. The single also included her second solo song, titled "Gomenne Zutto..." as a

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. She appeared in the fashion magazine ''

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'' as an exclusive model starting with the June 2015 issue. In July 2015 she played the lead role in the Nogizaka46 TV

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drama ''

Hatsumori Bemars is a Japanese television drama series starring Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. Nanase Nishino played the lead role. It premiered on TV Tokyo on 11 July 2015. The theme song is "Taiyō Nokku". Cast * Nanase Nishino as Nanamaru * Mai Shiraish ...

''. On August 30, 2015, Nishino and Shiraishi were selected as Nogizaka46's first double center for their thirteenth single "

Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru is the 13th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on October 28, 2015. It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 626,905 copies sold, becoming the best-selling single in Japan in October. It was the six ...

". On March 7, 2016, Nishino was announced as the co-host of the

variety show ''Lion no Goo Touch''. Her 2nd photo book, ''Kaze o Kigaete'', was published on September 29, 2016. The included photos were taken in

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and

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over 5 days. ''Kaze o Kigaete'' ranked first on the Oricon book ranking in the photobook category for two consecutive weeks. On 22 September 2017, the film adaptation of the

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manga ''Asahinagu'' was released, with Nishino playing the starring role of Asahi Tōjima. On September 20, 2018, Nishino announced her graduation from Nogizaka46 on the group's official blog. Her first post-Nogizaka46 acting role was as Yōko Matsuda in the 2019

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series ''Bet on This Girl!'' A supporting role in the

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series ''It's Your Turn'' followed later that year.

Discography

Singles with Nogizaka46

Albums with Nogizaka46

Other featured songs

Filmography

Television

Webseries

Films

Commercials

Bibliography

Magazines

* ''Up to Boy +'',

Wani Books is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979. It publishes a manga magazine called ''Comic Gum''. Magazines published ''Wink Up'' is an idol ...

1979-, since October 2014 * ''

Non-no is a Japanese women's fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. ''Men's Non-no'', targeted for a male demographic, was first published in 1987. History The magazine was established as a fortn ...

'',

Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

1971-, as an exclusive model since the June 2015 issue

Photobooks

* ''Kikan Nogizaka vol.1 Sōshun'' (5 March 2014, Tokyo News Service) * ''Fudangi'' (18 February 2015,

Gentosha is a Japanese publisher, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Gentosha publishes manga magazine ''Comic Birz'', Web comic magazines '' GENZO'', ''SPICA'', '' Comic MAGNA'', literary magazines '' Lynx'', ''papyrus'', as well as business magazine ''GOET ...

) * ''Kaze o Kigaete'' (27 September 2016,

Shūeisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

) * ''Watashi no Koto'' (9 May 2018,

)

Awards

References

External links

* on Nogizaka46 LLC. * * on Nogizaka46 LLC. * on Nogizaka46 LLC. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishino, Nanase Nogizaka46 members 1994 births Living people Japanese idols Japanese women singers J-pop singers Japanese television actresses Japanese film actresses Japanese female models Japanese television personalities Japanese gravure models People from Osaka Prefecture Musicians from Osaka Prefecture