Kana Nakanishi
中西香菜 (Nakanishi Kana) is a designer, YouTuber, and former Japanese idol under Hello! Project as a second generation member and sub-leader of ANGERME. She was first introduced at the Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa WOW WOW Live~ concert on August 14, 2011. She retired from the entertainment industry following her graduation from both ANGERME and Hello! Project on December 10, 2019.cOn July 15, 2020, she launched the accessory brand Solpenna. The name of the brand comes from the Italian words "sol (sun)" and "penna (feather)". Nakanishi designs and models the items herself. In 2021, she became a founding member of the YouTube girl group, Youplus alongside other former idols who became YouTubers such as Ogata Haruna. She acts as the group's leader.
Known for
- Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.63 (2019)
- Hello Pro! TIME
- Bijo Gaku (2010)
- P-sma
- Hello! Project 2015 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015-2016 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ (2015)
- Hello! Project 2017 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017-2018 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! (2017)
- MUSIC JAPAN
- Hello! Project 2016 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016-2017 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ (2016)
- S/mileage 2014 Summer LIVE FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~ (2014)
- Hello! Project 2014 Winter ~GOiSU MODE~ (2014)
- Hello! Project 2018 COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018-2019 ~GOODBYE & HELLO!~ Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! (2018)
- ANGERME DVD Magazine Vol.4 (2016)
- Hello! Project 2013 Summer COOL HELLO! ~Sorezoore!~ (2013)
- Hello! Project 2013 Spring Yaon Premium LIVE ~Soto Fes~ (2013)
- Hello! Project 2011 Autumn Hello! Project ☆ Festival 2011 ~MOBEKIMASU~ (2011)
- Hello! Project 2017 Summer ~HELLO! MEETING~ (2017)
- Hello! Project 2019 Hina Fes ~Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium~ (2019)
- Hello! Project 2012 Winter Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~ (2012)
- Hello! Project 2014 Winter ~DE-HA MiX~ (2014)
- Hello! Project DVD Magazine Vol.44 (2015)