About Neru Nagahama
Neru Nagahama (Japanese: 長濱 ねる, Hepburn: Nagahama Neru) is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and actress. She is a former member of the idol girl groups Keyakizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46) and Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46). Nagahama joined Keyakizaka46 in 2015 as the founding member of its subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46, and was briefly the only member of that subgroup. She left Hiragana Keyakizaka46 in 2017, Keyakizaka46 in 2019, and returned to the entertainment industry a year later as a television presenter and actress. She was also chairperson of the Tokyo Idol Festival from 2021 to 2026. == Early life == Nagahama was born in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. Between the ages of 3 and 7, she lived on Nakadōri Island, a remote part of Nagasaki in the Gotō Islands. During high school, Nagahama appeared as a participant in the All Japan High School Quiz Championship, a game show for high school students. She advanced to the prefectural-level championships. == Career == Nagahama auditioned to be a part of Keyakizaka46; however, despite impressing the judges, she withdrew before the final round of auditions due to her parents' opposition.
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