Draft:Kazuha (singer)

Kazuha
Kazuha
	Kazuha in November 2022
Born	Kazuha Nakamura; August 9, 2003 (age 21); Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Dutch National Ballet Academy
Occupations	Singer; rapper; ballerina; dancer;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; J-pop;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2022–present
Labels	Source
Member of	Le Sserafim
Japanese name
Kanji	中村一葉
Hiragana	なかむらかずは
Katakana	ナカムラカズハ
Romanization	Nakamura Kazuha
Korean name
Hangul	나카무라 카즈하
Revised Romanization	Nakamura Kajeuha
McCune–Reischauer	Nak'amura K'achŭha
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Declined by Paper9oll 3 months ago. Last edited by Bloomingbyungchan 43 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 7 September 2023 by Lightoil (talk).

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of music-related topics). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Declined by Lightoil 14 months ago.

Comment: the subject currently does not meets the WP:GNG, WP:NBLP, WP:SINGER, and WP:BANDMEMBER criteria showing no significant coverage for individual notability from secondary reliable sources that is independent of the subject apart from passing mentions from Le Sserafim's related reporting and/or mentioned in relation to Le Sserafim. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 07:16, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Comment: see WP:BANDMEMBER Lightoil (talk) 12:31, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Kazuha Nakamura (Japanese: 中村一葉, Hepburn: Nakamura Kazuha, born August 9, 2003), known mononymously as Kazuha, is a Japanese singer and rapper based in South Korea. She is one of two Japanese members of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim, formed in 2022 by Source Music and Hybe Corporation.^[1]

Early life

Kazuha was born on August 9, 2003, in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.^[2] She attended Hashimoto Sachiyo Ballet School & Jr in Japan, Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Royal Ballet School in the United Kingdom, and since 2020 she has been studying at the Dutch National Ballet Academy in Netherlands where she was scouted to be part of Le Sserafim.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Career

Pre-debut

Kazuha did ballet before she was scouted to be part of Le Sserafim.^[7] She was a silver medalist at the Asian Grand Prix Competition - Junior's Division 2018.She has won numerous competitions such as Japan MIE Ballet Competition in 2016, World Dream Ballet High School in 2017, Victoire Ballet Competition Kobe in 2019 and many more. Kazuha cites South Korean girl group Blackpink as her inspiration to transition from ballet to K-pop.^[8]

2022–present: Debut with Le Sserafim

On March 14, 2022, Source Music announced that they would launch a new girl group in collaboration with Hybe Corporation.^[9]^[10] Kazuha was revealed as the 5th member through 'The First Moment of Le Sserafim' on April 8.^[3]^[11]

Endorsements

In November 2022, Kazuha was named an ambassador for cosmetics brand Etude and Calvin Klein.^[12]^[13]^[14]^{[unreliable source?]} She is also known for her workout videos.^[15]^{[unreliable source?]}

Discography

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.^[16]

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Lyrics
"Fearnot (Between You, Me and the Lamppost)"	2023	Le Sserafim	Unforgiven
"Swan Song"	2024	Le Sserafim	Easy

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
International Ballet Competition Asian Grand Prix	2017	JB Category	"Princess Florina's Va"	2nd	^[17]
Japan MIE Ballet Competition	2016	J1A Category	"Esmeralda Va"	Won
Kobe Dream National Western Dance Contest	2018	Classic Women's Jania Part II	"Esmeralda Va"	Won
Lake Biwa Western Dance Contest	2018	Junior High School	"Sleeping Beauty No. 3"	Won
World Dream Ballet Competition	2017	Junior High School	"Esmeralda Va"	Won
Victoire Ballet Competition Kobe	2017	Middle School	"Satanella"	2nd
Victoire Ballet Competition Kobe	2019	Middle School	"Queen of the Forest"	Won

References

^ Munson, Olivia (May 3, 2023). "Meet Le Sserafim: A guide to the girl group's members, first album 'Unforgiven' and more". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ Mallorca, Hannah (May 2, 2023). "For Le Sserafim, their personal stories make them 'fearless'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Yoon, Sang-geun (April 8, 2022). "르세라핌 5번째 멤버는 카즈하..네덜란드 발레 전공 '우아한 비주얼'" [The 5th member of Le Sserafim is Kazuha..Dutch ballet major 'Elegant Visual']. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "[단독]사쿠라·김채원→네덜란드 발탁 멤버..하이브 新걸그룹 6인 확정". entertain.v.daum.net (in Korean). March 25, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ 宮脇咲良らLE SSERAFIM、5人目はカズハオランダでバレエを学んだ異色経歴 [Miyawaki Sakura and her team LE SSERAFIM, the fifth being Kazuha, who studied ballet in the Netherlands, a unique career path]. Oricon (in Japanese). April 8, 2022. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "The many talents of Lesserafim – 'BTS' little sisters' are K-pop's newest idols, but Sakura, Chaewon, Kim Garam, Kazuha, Huh Yun-jin and Hong Eun-chae can do everything from ballet to opera singing". South China Morning Post. May 18, 2022. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "Le Sserafim: Who are the 6 members of HYBE's new K-pop girl group". Meaww (in Korean). April 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ Lee, Na-rin (May 12, 2022). "[SBS Star] Le Sserafim Kazuha Says Blackpink Is Her Role Model & She Danced to BTS' Song for Her Audition". SBS News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ "미야와키 사쿠라·김채원 하이브 합류 "쏘스뮤직 걸그룹 데뷔" [Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chae-won join Hybe "Source Music girl group debut"]. Star News (in Korean). March 14, 2021. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ Yang, Haley (March 14, 2022). "Ex-IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura, Kim Chaewon sign with Source Music". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ @le_sserafim (April 8, 2022). "#LE_SSERAFIM #르세라핌 #KAZUHA #카즈하" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Mun, Wan-sik (November 6, 2022). "르세라핌 카즈하, 청순→우아 '궁극의 비주얼'..뷰티 브랜드 모델 발탁" [Le Serafim Kazuha, innocence → elegance 'ultimate visual'..beauty brand model selected] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Naver.
^ King, Austyn (November 16, 2022). "Le Sserafim star Kazuha joins Etude as latest muse". Cosmetics Business. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ Padhee, Namrata (August 4, 2023). "LE SSERAFIM Kazuha's look for Calvin Klein's latest campaign wins the internet: "How is she so cool?"". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ Teodoro, Floralyn (August 7, 2023). "LE SSERAFIM's Kazuha Workout Routine: Here's How To Have Abs, Sexy Physique Of An Idol". International Business Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ "Songs Registered Under KAZUHA (100388130)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "ルセラフィムLESSERAFIMカズハ(中村一葉)のバレエ経歴まとめ！実力すごいしオランダ留学はバレリーナになるため？". Kiramune (in Japanese). April 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

External links

Kazuha at Source Music

[1] Munson, Olivia (May 3, 2023). "Meet Le Sserafim: A guide to the girl group's members, first album 'Unforgiven' and more". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[2] Mallorca, Hannah (May 2, 2023). "For Le Sserafim, their personal stories make them 'fearless'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[Netherlands-3] Yoon, Sang-geun (April 8, 2022). "르세라핌 5번째 멤버는 카즈하..네덜란드 발레 전공 '우아한 비주얼'" [The 5th member of Le Sserafim is Kazuha..Dutch ballet major 'Elegant Visual']. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[4] "[단독]사쿠라·김채원→네덜란드 발탁 멤버..하이브 新걸그룹 6인 확정". entertain.v.daum.net (in Korean). March 25, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[5] 宮脇咲良らLE SSERAFIM、5人目はカズハオランダでバレエを学んだ異色経歴 [Miyawaki Sakura and her team LE SSERAFIM, the fifth being Kazuha, who studied ballet in the Netherlands, a unique career path]. Oricon (in Japanese). April 8, 2022. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[6] "The many talents of Lesserafim – 'BTS' little sisters' are K-pop's newest idols, but Sakura, Chaewon, Kim Garam, Kazuha, Huh Yun-jin and Hong Eun-chae can do everything from ballet to opera singing". South China Morning Post. May 18, 2022. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[7] "Le Sserafim: Who are the 6 members of HYBE's new K-pop girl group". Meaww (in Korean). April 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[8] Lee, Na-rin (May 12, 2022). "[SBS Star] Le Sserafim Kazuha Says Blackpink Is Her Role Model & She Danced to BTS' Song for Her Audition". SBS News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[9] "미야와키 사쿠라·김채원 하이브 합류 "쏘스뮤직 걸그룹 데뷔" [Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chae-won join Hybe "Source Music girl group debut"]. Star News (in Korean). March 14, 2021. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[10] Yang, Haley (March 14, 2022). "Ex-IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura, Kim Chaewon sign with Source Music". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[11] @le_sserafim (April 8, 2022). "#LE_SSERAFIM #르세라핌 #KAZUHA #카즈하" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Twitter.

[12] Mun, Wan-sik (November 6, 2022). "르세라핌 카즈하, 청순→우아 '궁극의 비주얼'..뷰티 브랜드 모델 발탁" [Le Serafim Kazuha, innocence → elegance 'ultimate visual'..beauty brand model selected] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Naver.

[13] King, Austyn (November 16, 2022). "Le Sserafim star Kazuha joins Etude as latest muse". Cosmetics Business. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[14] Padhee, Namrata (August 4, 2023). "LE SSERAFIM Kazuha's look for Calvin Klein's latest campaign wins the internet: "How is she so cool?"". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[15] Teodoro, Floralyn (August 7, 2023). "LE SSERAFIM's Kazuha Workout Routine: Here's How To Have Abs, Sexy Physique Of An Idol". International Business Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[16] "Songs Registered Under KAZUHA (100388130)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[17] "ルセラフィムLESSERAFIMカズハ(中村一葉)のバレエ経歴まとめ！実力すごいしオランダ留学はバレリーナになるため？". Kiramune (in Japanese). April 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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