Akiyama Nana - Cute Gravure Idol

Name: Akiyama Nana
Japanese Name: 秋山奈々
Date of Birth: 12-26, 1989
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Profession: Model, singer, gravure idol and actress.
Blood Type: A
Height: 157cm
Bust: 85cm
Waist: 59cm
Hips: 84cm
Shoe Size: 24.5cm
Hobbies: Shopping, listening to music
Abilities: Calligraphy, clarinet, dancing
Favorite sports: Soccer, basketball
Favorite movies: Ao no Honoo, The Sound of Music
Favorite manga: Othello., NANA, Peach Girl
Favorite novel: Little By Little
Favorite word: "Positive" (ポジティブ)
Favorite colors: Pink, white, black
Favorite brands: Anna Sui, Cecil McBee
Favorite foods: Omelette with fried rice, boiled white rice, strawberries
Currently hooked on... Nail art, listening to music
Family: Mother, grandmother, cat (Momo)

Akiyama Nana is a Japanese gravure idol (former U-15), actress and model for Pichi Lemon. She was signed as a singer to Victor Entertainment Inc. in 2006. Nana has said she couldn't live without Nakashima Mika's Love or Shiina Ringo's Shouso Strip albums. Akiyama Nana began her career as a child model, appearing in television commercials.

She made her official debut in 2000 as a model of Kids' Debut, and three years later was made a model of the junior fashion magazine Pichi Lemon, becoming a Pichimo (short for "pichi model"). By this time she was appearing in several gravure magazines, including Up to Boy and Pure Pure. She also became a campaign girl for Nissan Motor and Sumitomo Forestry commercials.

Akiyama made her debut as an actress in 2005, being cast in the role of Amami Akira on Kamen Rider Hibiki, boosting her popularity tremendously. She continued to act in various dramas since then. The following year she was signed to Victor Entertainment and released her first single and a DVD documenting her journey to becoming a singer. When her first photobook Pupil was released in spring 2006, it rose to #1 on the Amazon charts.

Akiyama Nana Works

DVDs

[2006.05.27] Pupil
[2006.07.26] Still Progress DVD Vol.1
[2007.03.13] Akiyama Nana
[2007.03.21] Still Progress DVD Vol.2
[2007.10.24] Still Progress DVD Vol.3
[2007.12.19] Light Bright

Singles

[2006.07.26] Wakatte Kureru Tomodachi wa Hitori Datte ii / Yoake Mae (わかってくれるともだちはひとりだっていい / 夜明け前)
[2006.11.22] Orange Iro (オレンジ色)
[2007.02.14] Sayonara to Hajimari (さよならとはじまり)
[2007.09.19] Onaji Hoshi (同じ星)

Albums

[2007.04.18] Hikari to Kage no Palette (光と影のパレット)

Television

[2005.01.30] Kamen Rider Hibiki
[2005.04.03] Koi Suru Nichiyoubi
[2005.05.08] Sato Yonshimai
[2006.04.01] Tokyo Shoujo (Internet series)
[2007.08.xx] Tantei Gakuen Q