Yuki Nakashima (actress)

Yuki Nakashima (中島 由貴, Nakashima Yuki, born September 12, 1997) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and model from Wakayama Prefecture who is affiliated with Beffect.[1] She began her career as a child model and actress, appearing in magazines and commercials, before passing a voice acting audition and becoming a member of the idol group Earth Star Dream. In 2018, she was cast as the character Lisa Imai in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!, replacing Yurika Endō; as part of her responsibilities, she plays the bass for the band Roselia.

Yuki Nakashima
中島 由貴
Born (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997
Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Occupation
Years active2006–present
Agent
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)

Biography

Nakashima was born in Wakayama Prefecture on September 12, 1997.[2][3] She had been interested in entertainment from an early age, and she wanted to do something involving singing, acting, or dancing.[4] While in junior high school, she joined a jazz music club where she learned how to play the bass guitar.[4] She then became interested in voice acting after watching the anime series Gin Tama,[5] an interest that would later grow after becoming familiar with the anime series Teekyu.[4]

Nakashima began her career as a child model, appearing in the magazine JS Girl.[6] She also appeared in a number of television commercials and dramas while affiliated with the talent agency Amuse.[3] In 2014, at the urging of her mother, she participated in a voice acting audition held by the publishing company Earth Star Entertainment.[4] She and Kanon Takao won the competition, beating 3,000 other contestants.[4][7] Following the competition, she, Takao, and some of other the participants became part of the idol group Earth Star Dream.[8] The following year, she made her voice acting debut in Teekyu.[9]

In 2017, Nakashima was cast as Yūki Otokura in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls.[10] Later that year, she announced that she would leave Earth Star Dream and begin solo activities.[8] Although she initially announced that she would remain with Earth Star Entertainment, she left the company in April 2018 after they announced that they would cease artist management activities.[11] She then joined the talent agency Beffect.[12] In May 2018, it was announced that she would be replacing Yurika Endō, who had announced her retirement from the entertainment industry, as the voice actor of the character Lisa Imai in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!. As part of her new role, she joined the band Roselia as its bassist.[13]

Personal life

Nakashima's interests include listening to music and playing the bass guitar. She had been interested in promoting Wakayama Prefecture, and in 2018 she became an ambassador for a campaign to promote the prefecture's orange industry.[14] In 2019, she was appointed as a public relations officer by the prefectural government to further promote the area.[15]

Filmography

Anime
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

Games
2015
2017
2018

Discography

Albums
Release Date Title Package Number
Regular Edition Limited Edition
1 23 Dec 2020 Chapter I GNCA-1597 GNCA-1596

References
  1. "中島 由貴 – Beffect" (in Japanese). Beffect. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. "Official blog profile" (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  3. "中島 由貴" (in Japanese). Amuse, Inc. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. "「中島由貴」声優インタビュー＆ミニグラビア【声優図鑑】". Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. March 30, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. "通じない和歌山弁、魅力…人気声優・中島由貴さんが故郷への思い語る" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. February 14, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  6. Nakashima, Yuki (April 2, 2011). "JSガール☆". Ameba. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  7. "アース・スター主催「国民的声優グランプリ」の受賞者9名がユニット"アース・スター ドリーム"を結成。TVアニメ『血液型くん！2』の主題歌を担当" (in Japanese). Moca News. December 16, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  8. "Earth Star Dream Idol Yuki Nakashima Goes Solo". Anime News Network. October 10, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  9. Nakashima, Yuki (January 10, 2015). "嬉しいご報告でーす(❁'ω'❁)" (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  10. "お知らせ☆アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ 乙倉悠貴役決定☆" (in Japanese). Ameba. February 28, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  11. "Earth Star Entertainment Leaves Voice Acting/Talent Management Business". Anime News Network. April 8, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  12. "声優・中島由貴が事務所移籍を発表、今後はビーフェクトに所属" (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  13. "BanG Dream! Replaces Yurika Endō With Yuki Nakashima as Lisa's Voice". Anime News Network. May 14, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  14. Nakashima, Yuki (August 14, 2018). "！カゴメ 野菜生活100！" (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  15. "声優・中島由貴さんを「和歌山県ふるさと広報局員」に（動画・写真付）" (in Japanese). Wakayama Broadcasting System. June 10, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  16. "Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Anime Casts Takahiro Sakurai, Subaru Kimur". Anime News Network. April 21, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  17. "Staff & Cast |「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ」公式サイト". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  18. "CAST・STAFF | 劇場版「BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia Ⅰ : 約束」". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  19. Nakashima, Yuki (October 1, 2015). "嬉しい報告でーす(*´∇')ﾉ". Ameba. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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