About Suzuka Nakamoto
Suzuka Nakamoto (Japanese: 中元 すず香, Hepburn: Nakamoto Suzuka;; born December 20, 1997), 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 == Nakamoto was born in Hiroshima on December 20, 1997. Her mother works with gemstones and her father formerly played in a rock band called Hooligans. She has two older sisters, 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. At the age of five, Nakamoto won the 2002 Grand Prix in the Image Girl contest for Bandai's toy cosmetics line Jewel Drop, and subsequently starred in several Jewel Drop commercials. == Career == In 2006, Nakamoto was accepted into Actor's School Hiroshima. She studied with another future Sakura Gakuin member, Mariri Sugimoto, with whom she had been acquainted before attending the school. 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.
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