television personality
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and former
idol
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. She is a former member of the
girl group
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AKB48
AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history. AK ...
under Team 4 and of AKB48's subgroup Tentoumu Chu!.
She is now a solo ''tarento'' and idol represented by
Twin Planet
is a Japanese marketing firm and talent agency headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was found in 2006 and focuses on various marketing related businesses in the entertainment industry, including talent management.
The company was established in ...
, and formerly worked part-time at a
yakiniku
, meaning "grilling, grilled meat", is a Japanese language, Japanese term that, in its broadest sense, refers to grilled meat cuisine.
Today, "yakiniku" commonly refers to a style of cooking bite-size meat (usually beef and offal) and vegetables ...
restaurant owned by fellow former AKB48 member Mayumi Uchida for a short period of time after graduation from AKB48.
She is currently active as a ''tarento'', appearing on several
variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
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programs. Her persona on-screen is associated with exaggerated movements and reactions, a style that is similar to Nana Suzuki, who is a
senior
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at her agency ''Twin Planet Entertainment''.
Personal life
On November 22, 2022, Nishino announced her marriage to
Gokuraku Tombo
, meaning ''Heavenly Dragonfly'', was a manzai comedy duo consisting of and . Members of the Yoshimoto Kogyo entertainment conglomerate, they performed on the Fuji TV variety show '' Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!'' Their main act was based on arguing an ...
and
Yoshimotozaka46
is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. It was created on February 21, 2018. It is Nogizaka46's second sister group, after Keyakizaka46 (now split between Sakurazaka46 and Hinatazaka46). This was named after the Osaka-based enter ...
member Keiichi Yamamoto, who is thirty-one years her senior. On October 17, 2024, she gave birth to a daughter.
Discography
AKB48 singles
Appearances
Dramas
* Joshikou Keisatsu (October 27, 2013 – March 17, 2014,
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ...
)
* Sailor Zombie (June 7, 2014, episode 7,
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Majisuka Gakuen 4 as Over (February 17, 2015, episode 6,
Nippon TV
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Hulu
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AKBingo!
''AKBingo!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese television variety show featuring Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The show aired weekly on Nippon Television. In each episode, members of AKB48 and occasionally their sister groups participate in ...
(June 25, 2013 – present,
NTV NTV may refer to:
Television
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* NTV (Kenya)
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* AKB48 Nemousu TV (September 15, 2013 – present,
Family Gekijo
is a Japanese cable television station which was founded during Japan's cable TV boom of late 1990s. It carries mostly domestic TV programs and has several popular anime titles on its program list. The channel is owned by a number of investors, i ...
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* AKB48 Show! (October 5, 2013 – present,
NHK
, also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee.
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Radio
* AKB48 no All Night Nippon (October 18, 2013,
Nippon Broadcasting System
, or JOLF, is a Japanese radio station based in Yurakucho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, headquartered near the Tokyo Imperial Palace. It is also the main company of the Nippon Broadcasting Group. Nippon Broadcasting System is a subsidiary of Fu ...