Yuki Nakashima

Biography

Yuki Nakashima (中島 由貴, Nakashima Yuki; born September 12, 1997) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, model, singer, and bassist from Wakayama Prefecture who is affiliated with Beffect. 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!; as part of her responsibilities, she plays the bass for the band Roselia.

== Biography ==

Nakashima was born in Wakayama Prefecture on September 12, 1997. She had been interested in entertainment from an early age, and she wanted to do something involving singing, acting, or dancing. While in junior high school, she joined a jazz music club where she learned how to play the bass guitar. She then became interested in voice acting after watching the anime series Gin Tama, an interest that would later grow after becoming familiar with the anime series Teekyu. Nakashima began her career as a child model, appearing in the magazine JS Girl. She also appeared in a number of television commercials and dramas while affiliated with the talent agency Amuse. In 2014, at the urging of her mother, she participated in a voice acting audition held by the publishing company Earth Star Entertainment. She and Kanon Takao won the competition, beating 3,000 other contestants. Following the competition, she, Takao, and some of other the participants became part of the idol group Earth Star Dream. The following year, she made her voice acting debut in Teekyu. In 2017, Nakashima was cast as Yūki Otokura in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. Later that year, she announced that she would leave Earth Star Dream and begin solo activities. 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. She then joined the talent agency Beffect. 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. On December 23, 2020, Nakashima made her solo artist debut under NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan with the release of her first album, Chapter I.

== 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. In 2019, she was appointed as a public relations officer by the prefectural government to further promote the area. Since 2019 she maintains a gaming channel with her Roselia bandmate Megu Sakuragawa.

== Filmography ==

=== Anime === 2015 Teekyu as Kinako Tanaka Castle Town Dandelion as Female Santa (episode 9) A Simple Thinking About Blood Type 2016 Ooya-san wa Shishunki! as Asuka Mori Onigiri as Veronica Usakame as Kinako Tanaka 2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS as Aoi Zaizen The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls as Yūki Otokura Himouto! Umaru-chan as Akira Asuka 2018 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico as Lisa Imai 2019 BanG Dream! 2nd Season as Lisa Imai BanG Dream! Film Live as Lisa Imai 2020 BanG Dream! 3rd Season as Lisa Imai BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico ~Ohmori~ as Lisa Imai 2021 BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia (Yakusoku and Song I am.) as Lisa Imai BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage as Lisa Imai BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico Fever! as Lisa Imai 2022 Petit Sekai as Shiho Hinomori The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt as Zeno Idol Bu Show as Yui Kongōji Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress as Mirei Minae Prima Doll as Hо̄kiboshi 2024 Days with My Stepsister as Saki Ayase Narenare: Cheer for You! as Suzuha Obunai Tasūketsu as Eren Kunashiri Loner Life in Another World as Gal D 2025 Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing as Shiho Hinomori The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows as Krishna 2026 Tetsuryō! Meet with Tetsudō Musume as Chihaya Asakura

=== Games === 2015 Emil Chronicle Online 2017 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls as Yūki Otokura 2018 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! as Lisa Imai Dragalia Lost as Elias 2020 Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku as Shiho Hinomori 2022 Azur Lane as HMS Vanguard 2024 Honkai Impact 3rd as Dreamseeker (1P) and Leylah Granblue Fantasy as Indala 2025 Umamusume: Pretty Derby as Lucky Lilac

== Discography ==