Nakanishi Chiyori

Name

Nakanishi Chiyori

Nakanishi Chiyori (2019)


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	DH
Social Networks	7gogo / Instagram / SHOWROOM / TikTok / Twitter / YouTube

Idol Career Info

Group	AKB48
Team	Team A
Debuted	July 2011 / HKT48 1st Generation

Lightstick Colors

White	Yellow

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

1 Catchphrase
2 Trivia
3 History
- 3.1 2011
- 3.2 2012
- 3.3 2013
- 3.4 2014
- 3.5 2015
- 3.6 2016
- 3.7 2017
- 3.8 2018
- 3.9 2019
- 3.10 2020
- 3.11 2021
- 3.12 2022
4 AKB48 Senbatsu Elections
5 AKB48 Janken Tournaments
6 Team History
7 Singles Participation
8 Albums Participation
- 8.1 AKB48 Albums
9 Units
- 9.1 Stage Units
- 9.2 Concert Units
10 Media Appearances
11 Gallery

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).