is a Japanese pop singer signed to Up-Front Promotion. She is a former member of

Hello! Project is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of Up-Front Group. The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume's fan club name in 1999, but has s ...

and leader of Japanese idol group

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and a member of

Hello! Pro Kenshuusei (formerly known as until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group within Hello! Project is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups ...

. Her official nickname in Juice=Juice was . Her fruit in the group was

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. Kanazawa is represented by Up-Front Promotion.

Biography

Kanazawa was submitted to the "Sign-iri Poster" excellence award and won during the

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Chō Happy Song "Dam Tomo Karaoke Contest". The performance made her noticed that it impressed her to sing. Wishing to becoming a singer from experience, Kanazawa became an applicant for Up-Front Works' Ocean Music Award Shinjin Hakkutsu Ausition 2012 ni Dam Tomo. During the audition she failed and later announced on 20 November that she joined the

Hello Pro Kenshusei (formerly known as until January 2012) is a pre-debut training group established by Japanese entertainment agency Up-Front Group within Hello! Project is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups ...

. On 9 December Kanazawa was introduced at the ''Hello Pro Kenshusei Happyōkai 2012: 12-tsuki no Nama Tamago Show!'' She was later chosen as a member of the new group

. During the group's third indie single "Ten Made Nobore!" on 13 June, Kanazawa announced that she was appointed as the sub-leader of the group. On 25 January 2016 she announced that she had

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. Kanazawa's agency said that "she will be watching activities during her condition" and an "expected change". On 5 August 2016, she accompanied the first child birth of

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, Hello! Project's senior, and suspended activities as a public relations ambassador in

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in which she came from the prefecture, and Kanazawa cooperated with the business of Miyoshi and from the previous year she took office as Assistant for Public Relations Ambassador for Miyoshi as a substitute. Her term in office is from 5 August 2016 to 31 March 2017. On November 24, 2021, Kanazawa graduated from

and

due to her still unstable condition caused by her endometriosis. She, however, stayed signed to Up-Front Promotion as a soloist.

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Announcement of the 17th generation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanazawa, Tomoko Japanese female idols Japanese women pop singers English-language singers from Japan Musicians from Saitama Prefecture 1995 births Living people Juice=Juice members