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Suzuka Nakamoto

Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer

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When
Saturday, December 20 199729 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Who they were

Personal life Nakamoto tends to compare songs to colors. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She is a fan of the metal band Sabaton . [ 3 ] ^ Terunuma, Kenta (2023). "BABYMETAL復活インタビュー 初のコンセプトアルバム『THE OTHER ONE』と「新人バンドみたいな気持ち」を語る" . Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-03-15 . Retrieved 2024-03-15 . ^ Umezawa, Naoyuki (2023-10-26). ヘドバン Vol.40 [ Hedoban Vol.40 ] (in Japanese). Shinko Music. ISBN   978-4401653966 .

Suzuka Nakamoto , better known by her stage name Su-metal, is a Japanese singer. She is best known as a member of the kawaii metal band Babymetal and was formerly a member of the idol groups Karen Girl's and Sakura Gakuin. She is represented by the talent agency Amuse Inc.

Early life

Early life Nakamoto was born in Hiroshima on December 20, 1997. [ 1 ] Her mother works with gemstones [ 2 ] and her father formerly played in a rock band called Hooligans. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] She has two older sisters, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] one of whom is mental health counselor and former Nogizaka46 member Himeka Nakamoto ; the two studied together at the Actor's School Hiroshima and sang together in a duo called Tween. [ 8 ] At the age of five,

Path and career

Career Nakamoto performing in Toronto in 2023 In 2006, Nakamoto was accepted into Actor's School Hiroshima . She studied with another future Sakura Gakuin member, Mariri Sugimoto  [ ja ] , with whom she had been acquainted before attending the school. [ 1 ] She also had a rivalry with Riho Sayashi , a future Morning Musume member who would later become a temporary backup dancer for Babymetal , as they were considered the school's top two students at the time. [ 2 ] In 2007,

Why this date

Suzuka Nakamoto appears on our December 20 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.

December 20 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1997Suzuka Nakamoto
  2. 1999Handover of Macau
  3. 1999Macau
  4. 2004Northern Bank robbery
  5. 2007Elizabeth II
  6. 2007Portrait of Suzanne Bloch
  7. 2007Pablo Picasso
  8. 2016Aerosucre Flight 157
  9. 2019United States Space Force
  10. 20242024 Magdeburg car attack
  11. 2024Zagreb school stabbing

Also in 1997

  • May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.
  • September 11NASANASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
  • September 11Kurkse tragedyKurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Ku…
  • September 111997 Scottish devolution referendumAfter a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • September 13German Air ForceA German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.
  • September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast ExpressEighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • September 18Ted TurnerUnited States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
  • September 18Ottawa TreatyThe Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.

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