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Himeka Nakamoto (中元 日芽香, Nakamoto Himeka, born April 13, 1996)[1] is a Japanese mental health counselor, radio personality, and former idol. She was a first-generation member of the idol group Nogizaka46.

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Himeka Nakamoto
中元 日芽香
Born	(1996-04-13) April 13, 1996 (age 26) Hiroshima, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Waseda University
Occupation	Mental health counselor Radio personality Japanese idol (former)
Years active	2009–2017; 2018–present
Agent	Nogizaka46, LLC
Relatives	Suzuka Nakamoto (sister)
Musical career
Also known as	Himetan (ひめたん)
Genres	J-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–2017
Labels	N46Div.
Musical artist
Website	nakamotohimeka.com

Career

In 2006, Nakamoto enrolled in Actor's School Hiroshima as part of the sixteenth batch, joining her sister Suzuka who enrolled in the previous batch the same year. As students, they performed in a duet called Tween.[2] She was also a member of the idol group SPL∞ASH, which was founded by the school.[3]

Nakamoto passed the auditions for Nogizaka46 on August 21, 2011, and joined as a first generation member. Her audition song was "Aitakatta" by AKB48.[4] In the group, she was known for her special pose called the "Himetan Beam" (ひめたんびーむ), with which she supposedly transferred energy to their fans.[5][6] She was also the lead vocalist of Nogidan, the rock subunit of Nogizaka46.[7] In the sixth season of NogiBingo!, she served as assistant MC. She was also an assistant MC on the NHK Radio 1 program Radirer! Sunday.

In 2017, Nakamoto went on hiatus from January to early April, citing poor health (later revealed to be a form of adjustment disorder, which she began to experience a few days after joining Nogizaka46).[8][9][10][11] On August 6, she announced in a live broadcast of Radirer! Sunday that she would graduate from Nogizaka46.[12] Her final performance as a Nogizaka46 member took place at the Tokyo Dome on November 7–8, 2017.[13] On November 8, "Last Number", a collaboration single between her and Radio Fish, the boy band formed by Radirer! Sunday hosts Oriental Radio, was released.[14] Her final blog post on the official Nogizaka46 blog was published on December 22, 2017.[15]

Post-Nogizaka46

Nakamoto became interested in pursuing a mental health care career after she attended psychological counseling sessions while in Nogizaka46.[16] In April 2018, she enrolled into the Faculty of Human Sciences e-School of Waseda University.[16] As of May 17, she has also completed training as a hand reflexology counselor at the Heartful Life Couselor Academy in Shinjuku, Tokyo.[17]

On November 20, Nakamoto's official website was launched.[18] She has obtained mental health counselor certification from the Japan Promotion Counselor Association and works as a counselor and trainer while continuing her studies. She provides counseling through her own Skype-based service, the "Monica and Me Counseling Salon" (カウンセリングサロン モニカと私), to accommodate those who cannot leave their homes or are concerned about the stigma around mental health issues.[16][19] Like several other former Nogizaka46 members, she is still signed to the Nogizaka46 management and has made public appearances related to her current occupation.[20]

In March 2021, it was announced that Nakamoto would host her own consultation segment in the NHK Hiroshima radio program Hiroshima Koiraji (ひろしまコイらじ).[21][22] In April, she announced that her autobiography, titled Thank You, Me: From Graduating from Nogizaka46 to Becoming a Psychological Counselor (ありがとう、わたし～乃木坂46を卒業して、心理カウンセラーになるまで, Arigatō, watashi ~ Nogizaka 46 o sotsugyō shite, shinri kaunserā ni naru made), would be released on June 22.[10]

Personal life

Nakamoto is the older sister of Babymetal lead singer and former Sakura Gakuin member Suzuka Nakamoto and the middle child of three sisters. She owns a Yorkshire Terrier named Monica (モニカ).[23]

Appearances

Radio

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2021	Hiroshima Koiraji	NHK Hiroshima		[22][24]
2021–present	Himeka Nakamoto's 'Na'	PodcastQR (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting podcast station)		[25][26]

Bibliography

Title	Release Date	Publisher	ISBN
Thank You, Me: From Graduating from Nogizaka46 to Becoming a Psychological Counselor (ありがとう、わたし～乃木坂46を卒業して、心理カウンセラーになるまで, Arigatō, watashi ~ Nogizaka 46 o sotsugyō shite, shinri kaunserā ni naru made)	June 22, 2021	Bungeishunjū	ISBN 978-4163913919

References

External links

• Nogizaka46, LLC profile (in Japanese)
• Monica and Me Counseling Salon (in Japanese)
• Nippon Cultural Broadcasting profile (in Japanese)

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