Nakanishi Chiyori

Nakanishi Chiyori
Nakanishi Chiyori (2019)
Name
Kanji	中西智代梨
Kana	なかにし ちより
Romaji	Nakanishi Chiyori
Nickname	Chori (ちょり)
Birth Info
Birthdate	May 12, 1995
Birthplace	Fukuoka, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	29 Years Old
Sizes
Height	160cm
Professional Info
Agency	TRUSTAR
Social Networks	7gogo / Instagram / TikTok / Twitter / YouTube / Threads
Idol Career Info
Former Group	AKB48
Former Team	Team A
Debuted	July 2011 / HKT48 1st Generation
Graduated	August 2023

Nakanishi Chiyori was a member of AKB48's Team A.

Catchphrase

朝からすき焼き～（大丈夫！）スタミナまーんてん。福岡県出身29歳ちょりこと中西智代梨です。

Asa kara sukiyaki~ (Daijoubu!) SUTAMINA maanten. Fukuoka-ken shusshin 29-sai Chori koto Nakanishi Chiyori desu.

(From the morning I like sukiyaki [simmered beef] (It's ok!) Stamina full marks. I'm Nakanishi Chiyori, also known as Chori, 29 years old, from Fukuoka prefecture.)

Trivia

• Charm point: Smile
• Hobbies: Dancing, singing, listening to music
• Special skills: Hip Hop dance, making faces
• Favorite foods: Sukiyaki, chocolate, cookies, sweets
  • She loves sukiyaki and has many opinions on how to eat it. She uses two eggs, does not add matsutake mushrooms, and adds udon.
• Admired members: Oshima Yuko, Sashihara Rino
• Close friends with: Tani Marika, Nakanishi Ayaka, Sugamoto Yuko, Murashige Anna, Kawaei Rina, Kojima Natsuki, Shimazaki Haruka, Ogasawara Mayu
  • She has been best friends with Tani Marika since childhood. Marika even asked Chiyori's permission to audition for HKT48, since Chiyori had already been accepted as a 1st Generation member.
  • She was also friends with Nakanishi Ayaka before auditioning for HKT48.
• Future ambition: To be an actress and TV personality
• When she was only two years old she developed a serious illness and couldn't eat by mouth. She was hospitalized for nine months.
  • According to her mother, when Chiyori was in the hospital she always had a smile on her face and laughed. Ever since then, she has loved to make people smile.
• She was known as one of the best vocalists in the 1st Generation of HKT48.
• She practiced swimming, hip-hop dance, and Japanese dance when she was younger.
• She is well known for her comedy skills.
• She can do many impersonations, such as Inoki Antonio, Inoue Yosui, Imoto Ayako, Stitch, bird calls, the sirens at Koshien Stadium.
• She often mispronounces the "forty-eight" in "HKT48" and "AKB48" as "pory-eight". Fans have teased her about this for many years.
• She is afraid of insects.
• Former HKT48 theater manager Sato Kazuya described her as "a mood maker, to put it well, or noisy, to put it worse". He described her as a bright personality who can liven up her surroundings. Theater manager Ozaki Mitsuru described her attitude toward variety shows as more serious and enthusiastic than anyone else.
• When her transfer to AKB48 was announced, she posted her feelings on Google+. She acknowledged that she would probably never be part of AKB48 Senbatsu the way she was part of HKT48 Senbatsu. Despite this, she decided being in AKB48 could give her more chances to appear in media programs.
• When she first moved to Tokyo she lived in a hotel for three months before moving into an apartment.
• In September 2020, she participated in the M-1 Grand Prix 2020 comedy tournament with Oya Shizuka under the combi name "Mentai Musume". They passed the first round, but were eliminated in the second round.

History

2011

• In July, joined HKT48 as part of its 1st Generation.
• On November 26th, had her theater debut at the shonichi performance of HKT48's Kenkyuusei stage, Te wo Tsunaginagara.

2012

• On March 2nd, was part of the senshuuraku performance of HKT48's Kenkyuusei stage, Te wo Tsunaginagara.
• On March 4th, was promoted to Team H (Team H formation).
• On March 4th, was part of the shonichi performance for Team H's 1st stage, Te wo Tsunaginagara.
• On June 27th, had her first appearance on AKBINGO!.
• On August 29th, was part of her first AKB48 song, Ano Hi no Fuurin, on AKB48's 27th single Gingham Check.
• On November 26th, had her concert debut at HKT48 1st Anniversary.

2013

• On February 2nd, appeared in the movie Tsunagirl.
• On February 17th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team H's 1st stage, Te wo Tsunaginagara.
• On March 1st, was part of the shonichi performance for Team H's 1st Waiting stage, Hakata Legend.
• On March 20th, was part of her first senbatsu for HKT48's 1st single, Suki! Suki! Skip!.

2014

• On January 9th, was one of the 50 winners for the Young Jump Gravure Competition.
• On February 14th, at the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri, was transferred to Takahashi Team A.
• On April 17th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team H's 1st Waiting Stage, Hakata Legend.
• On April 25th, was part of the shonichi performance for the revival for Team A's 5th stage, Renai Kinshi Jourei.
• On September 17th, at the 2014 Janken Tournament, came in 16th place and would be part of a unit song featured on the winner's single.
• On September 24th, had her first double center position together with Tani Marika for the song Ima, Kimi wo Omou, on HKT48's 4th single Hikaeme I love you!.
• On December 24th, participated in the song Harukaze Pianissimo on Watanabe Miyuki's debut solo single, Yasashiku Suru Yori Kisu wo Shite, for coming 16th place at the Janken Tournament.

2015

• On August 23rd, was part of the senshuuraku performnce for Team A's 5th stage, Renai Kinshi Jourei.
• On September 16th, at the 2015 Janken Tournament, came in 2nd place and would be part of a unit song featured on the winner's single.
• On December 23rd, had her first solo center position on Fujita Nana's debut solo single, Migiashi Evidence, for coming 2nd place at the Janken Tournament.

2016

• On February 10th, was part of the shonichi performance for Team A's 7th stage, M.T. ni Sasagu.
• On June 18th, at the 8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo, ranked for the first time at #91.
• On November 21st, was part of the shonichi performance for AKB48's 5th special stage, Koukando Bakuage.

2017

• On February 28th, was part of the shonichi performance for AKB48's 6th special stage, Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okosen.
• On December 8th, at the AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle, was moved to Takahashi Team B.

2018

• On May 16th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team A's 7th stage, M.T. ni Sasagu.
• On June 15th, had her first appearance on Produce 48.
  • During the first judges' evaluation, received rank D.
  • During the second judges' evaluation, received rank C.
  • During the first performance (Group Battle), performed Mamma Mia! by KARA.
  • During the first fan voting, ranked 39th.
  • During the second performance (Position Evaluation), performed Instruction by Jax Jones.
  • During the second fan voting, ranked 37th and was eliminated.

2019

• On June 30th, was part of the shonichi performance for AKB48's 12th special stage, Boku no Natsu ga Hajimaru.
• On September 24th, had her final appearance on AKBINGO!.

2020

• On September 14th, participated in the M-1 Grand Prix 2020 comedy tournament with Oya Shizuka under the combi name "Mentai Musume".

2021

• On December 8th, at the AKB48 16th Anniversary Team Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred to Mukaichi Team A.

2022

• On March 19th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team B's Theater no Megami stage.
• On April 19th, was transferred to Mukaichi Team A.
• On May 21st and 28th, appeared in episodes 1 and 2 of AKB48 no Uta (AKB48の歌).
• On June 17th, had her first appearance on AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san (AKB48サヨナラ毛利さん).

2023

• On July 17th, appeared at Motomura Aoi Graduation Concert ~Yuiitsu Aoku Kagayaku Houseki~.
• On August 28, had her final theater performance and graduated from AKB48 Team A.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 4th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 5th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 6th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 7th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 8th Senbatsu Election - #91
• 9th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 10th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 3rd Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Shimazaki Haruka)
• 4th Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
• 5th Janken Taikai - #16 (Lost to Kotani Riho)
• 6th Janken Taikai - #2 (Lost to Fujita Nana)
• 7th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Goto Rara)

Team History

HKT48 Kenkyuusei → Team H → Team A → Team B → Team A → Graduation

Joined HKT48 as a Kenkyuusei on July, 2011

Promoted to Team H on March 4, 2012

Transferred to AKB48's Team A on February 24, 2014 (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri) (Debut: April 25, 2015)

Transferred to Team B on December 8, 2017 (AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle)

Transferred to Team A on April 19, 2022 (Announcement: December 8, 2021 (AKB48 16th Anniversary Team Shuffle))

Graduated from AKB48 Team A on August 28, 2023 (Announcement: May 28, 2023)

Singles Participation

AKB48 B-Sides

Ano Hi no Fuurin (Gingham Check) Hatsukoi Butterfly (Eien Pressure) KONJO (Mae Shika Mukanee) Kimi wa Kimagure (Labrador Retriever) Juujun na Slave (Kibouteki Refrain) Utaitai (Kibouteki Refrain) Yasashii place (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby) M.T. ni Sasagu (Kimi wa Melody) Set me free (Tsubasa wa Iranai)

Atarashii Chime (Teacher Teacher) Wakariyasukute Gomen (NO WAY MAN) Black Jaguar (Ne mo Ha mo Rumor) Okubyou na Namake Mono (Moto Kare desu) Unmei no Uta (Hisashiburi no Lipgloss) Da Re Da (Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da)

HKT48 A-Sides

• Suki! Suki! Skip!
• Sakura, Minna de Tabeta

HKT48 B-Sides

Onegai Valentine (Suki! Suki! Skip!) Ima ga Ichiban (Suki! Suki! Skip!) Soko de Nani wo Kangaeru ka? (Melon Juice) Doro no Metronome (Melon Juice) Kimi wa Doushite? (Sakura, Minna de Tabeta)

Kidoku Suru (Sakura, Minna de Tabeta) Kimi no Koto ga Suki yaken (Sakura, Minna de Tabeta) Ima, Kimi wo Omou (Hikaeme I love you!) (WCenter with Tani Marika) Koisuru Ribbon! (Kiss wa Matsushikanai no Deshouka?)

Other Singles

• Harukaze Pianissimo (Yasashiku Suru Yori Kisu wo Shite)
• Kimi wa Ima made Doko ni Ita? (Migiashi Evidence) (Center)
• Hanareteitemo

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• Oh! Baby (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!)
• Ikitsuzukeru (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!)
• Clap (0 to 1 no Aida)

Units

Stage Units

KKS1 (Te wo Tsunaginagara)

Glory days

H1 (Te wo Tsunaginagara)

Kono Mune no Barcode

H-W1 (Hakata Legend)

Tengoku Yarou

HW1 (Pajama Drive)

Pajama Drive

A5 Revival (Renai Kinshi Jourei)

Tsundere!

A7 (M.T ni Sasagu)

Make Otoko

SS5 (Koukando Bakuage)

Skirt, Hirari

Senaka Kara Dakishimete

SS6 (Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okosen)

Yume de Kiss me! (Solo)

SS12 (Boku no Natsu ga Hajimaru)

Oh! Baby

A8 (Juuryoku Sympathy)

Sono Mama de

Kinmokusei

Concert Units

HKT48 1st Anniversary

• Ame no Doubutsuen

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

• Takeuchi Senpai

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"

• Enjou Rousen

AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~

Fukuoka Dome

• Blue rose

HKT48 2nd Anniversary

• Kinjirareta Futari

HKT48 Kyushu 7 Prefecture Tour ~Kawaii Ko ni wa Tabi wo Saseyo~

Kumamoto Kenritsu Gekijou

• Valentine Kiss

Kagoshima Shimin Bunka Hall

• Naminori Kakigoori
• FIRST LOVE

Nagasaki Brick Hall

• Kimi ni Tsuite

AKB48 Sister Groups in Saitama Super Arena

HKT48

• Aa Yokatta

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014

Shimane

• Hatsukoi Dash
• Kirigirisu Jin

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

• Flying Get

Takajo Aki and Nagao Mariya Graduation Concert

• Zipper

Kitahara Rie Graduation Concert ~Yume no 1115-nichi Niigata no Onna ni Narimashita!~

• Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?

AKB48 Team B Tandoku Concert 〜Megami wa Kawaii Dake Janai〜

• Namida no Hyomen Choryoku

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2019 ～Tanoshii bakari ga AKB!～

Kanagawa

• Gomen ne Jewel

MX Matsuri! AKB48 60th Single "Hisashiburi no Lipgloss" Announcement Commemoration Concert in Budokan 2022

New Team Concert

• Tengoku Yarou

Motomura Aoi Graduation Concert ~Yuiitsu Aoku Kagayaku Houseki~

• Tengoku Yarou

AKB48 Current Team Final Concert 2023 in KT Zepp Yokohama 〜Kore wa Team A Festival!〜

• Yume de Kiss me! (Solo)

Media Appearances

Movies

• Tsunagirl (2013)

Variety Shows

• HaKaTa Hyakkaten
• HKT48 no Odekake
• HKT48 Tonkotsu Mahou Shoujo Gakuin
• AKBINGO! (2012 - 2019)
• AKB Kanko Taishi
• AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san (AKB48サヨナラ毛利さん) (2022 - 2023)

Survival

• Produce 48 (2018)

Dramas

• AKB48 no Uta (AKB48の歌) (2022) - Episodes 1 & 2

Gallery

Nakanishi Chiyori 10th Senbatsu Election Poster (2018)

Nakanishi Chiyori (Produce 48) (2018)

Nakanishi Chiyori (2018)

Nakanishi Chiyori 9th Senbatsu Election Poster (2017)

Nakanishi Chiyori (2017)

Nakanishi Chiyori 8th Senbatsu Election Poster (2016)

Nakanishi Chiyori (2016)

Nakanishi Chiyori (2015)

Nakanishi Chiyori 6th Senbatsu Election Poster (2014)

Nakanishi Chiyori (2014)

Nakanishi Chiyori (2013) (HKT48)

Nakanishi Chiyori (2012) (HKT48)

Nakanishi Chiyori (2011) (HKT48)