is a Japanese dancer, model and actress. She is a former member of
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...
and
E-girls, former model for ''Hanachu'' and an exclusive model for ''
Seventeen
Seventeen or 17 may refer to:
*17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18
* one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017
Literature
Magazines
* ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine
* ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...
''. Nozomi is represented with
LDH.
Early life
Nozomi was born in Tokyo in 1997. She has an older brother. From the age of 3 Bando started to learn classical ballet and attended Masako Ono Ballet Studio during her second grade in elementary school. She also started hip-hop dancing and was scouted in Odaiba during her 4th year in elementary school, her entrance to attending the Exile Professional Gym (EXPG) in Tokyo.
In 2010, Bando made her model debut in the fashion magazine ''Hanachu'' and served as an exclusive model until she went on hiatus in May 2011.
Career
''For more information, see
Flower (Japanese band) § History''
On July 26, 2011, it was revealed during an ''E-Girls SHOW'' event in SHIBUYA-AX, that Nozomi passed the dance performance department of the ''Exile Presents VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 3 ~For Girls''~ and was added to
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...
as a performer alongside Harumi Sato. On that same day, she was also added as a member to
E-girls, having a concurrent position in the group and Flower. On August 30, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine ''
Seventeen
Seventeen or 17 may refer to:
*17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18
* one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017
Literature
Magazines
* ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine
* ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...
'' after winning the ''Miss Seventeen 2011'' audition along with
Yua Shinkawa,
Ayami Nakajo
is a Japanese-British actress and model who is affiliated with Ten Carat.
Biography
Early life
Nakajō was born in Abeno-ku, Osaka in 1997. Her mother is Japanese and her father is British. She grew up in a family with her mother, father, ...
and Ai Hashizume. On October 12, Flower made their debut with the single "Still".
In July 2012, Nozomi made her acting debut in the Kansai Telecasting Corporation drama ''
GTO''.
In April 2015 she ended her work as an exclusive model for ''Seventeen''.
On January 12, 2018, Nozomi was announced as one of the cast members for the live-action adaptation of the manga ''
Rainbow Days (虹色デイズ Nanairo Days)''.
The movie stars her label mate
Reo Sano
Reo Sano (佐野 玲於 Sano Reo, born 8 January 1996) is a Japanese dancer and actor. He is one of the performers and the youngest member of the Japanese all-male dance and music group Generations from Exile Tribe.
Career
In 2006, Sano start ...
, member of
Generations from Exile Tribe, and was released on July 6. On May 30 in the same year, it was also announced Nozomi would play one of the leading roles in the short film ''Kuu'' alongside her group members
Anna Ishii and
Nonoka Yamaguchi from E-girls. The short film was part of
LDH's ''Utamonogatari -CINEMA FIGHTERS project- (ウタモノガタリ -CINEMA FIGHTERS project-)''.
On April 15, 2019, Nozomi was announced to be part of the cast for the movie ''Three Nobunaga (3人の信長)'' which stars
Exile Takahiro playing the main character and will be released on September 20.
On April 23 in the same year, she was chosen as one of the representative E-girls members alongside Harumi Sato,
Kaede Dobashi and
Nonoka Yamaguchi for the advertisements of ''Mister Donut''
's
Tapoica Drink ''"Tap！Tap！Tapioca！''", a new product released on the same day.
On September 10, 2019, it was announced that she would be on the cover for the 12th issue of the Japanese fashion magazine ''Please'', making it her first solo cover in her career.
Personal life
*Bando is friends with Ikumi Hisamatsu when working for ''Hanachu'', and she was nicknamed by Hisamatsu.
Filmography
''To see her appearances with Flower, see Flower (Japanese band); To see her appearances with E-girls, see E-girls''
TV dramas
Films
Stage
Music videos
Commercials
Other work
Runways
Magazines
Awards
References
External links
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Japanese female models
Japanese female dancers
21st-century Japanese actresses
People from Tokyo
1997 births
Living people
LDH (company) artists
Models from Tokyo Metropolis