Background
She was born in Osaka, and the first member of South/mileage, chosen from outside the Kantō region.
中西 香菜
She was born in Osaka, and the first member of South/mileage, chosen from outside the Kantō region.
On October 16, 2011, at the launch event of South/mileage"s new single "Tachi-a-girl", Tsunku announced the promotion of four sub-members to full-time members (official member).
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She was first added as a sub-member of South/mileage with four other girls, and promoted to an official member two months later. On August 14, 2011, at a joint concert, she was elected to become one of the five sub-members of South/mileage, a result announced by Tsunku, the producer of South/mileage.