Ayaka Nagate
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History
Nagate joined Hello! Project in 1999 after being discovered by Template:Ill, fellow Sharan Q bandmate of Tsunku, with four other girls, forming Coconuts Musume. Having lived most of her teenage years in Hawaiʻi and attending English schools in Japan, Nagate is fluent in both Japanese and English. She is best known by foreign fans for her "Ayaka no Totsugeki Eikaiwa" (Ayaka's Surprise English Lessons) TV segment, where she would test the English skills of Morning Musume members.
On April 30, 2008, Nagate left from Coconuts Musume and Hello! Project to pursue acting.[2][3] The following day, it was revealed that she had signed with Tristone Entertainment, going under the stage name of Ayaka Nagate.[4]
Personal life
On July 14, 2008, it was announced that she and professional golfer Hideto Tanihara had married.[5]
Photobooks
- September 5, 2003 – Script error: No such module "Nihongo".