17 Facts About Suzuka Nakamoto

Suzuka Nakamoto, known by her stage name Su-metal, is a Japanese singer.

Suzuka Nakamoto is best known as a member of the kawaii metal band Babymetal.

Suzuka Nakamoto is represented by the talent agency Amuse Inc and has been a member of three musical groups formed by the company: Karen Girl's, Sakura Gakuin, and Babymetal.

In 2002, Nakamoto won the Grand Prix in the Image Girl contest for Jewel Drop, a line of toy cosmetics produced by Bandai, subsequently starring in several Jewel Drop commercials.

In 2006, Suzuka Nakamoto was admitted to Actor's School Hiroshima.

Suzuka Nakamoto studied with another future Sakura Gakuin member, Mariri Sugimoto, with whom she had been acquainted before attending the school.

Suzuka Nakamoto had a rivalry with Riho Sayashi, future Morning Musume member and Babymetal support dancer, as they were considered the school's top two students at the time.

In 2008, her agency formed a trio called Karen Girl's, and Suzuka Nakamoto was selected to be in it.

In March 2009, Suzuka Nakamoto was cast in a musical stage adaptation of the 1972 Japanese novel The Adventurers: Gamba and His Fifteen Companions by Atsuo Saito.

The Adventurers was performed again in June 2010, with Suzuka Nakamoto playing the role of Shioji.

Suzuka Nakamoto became a member of the "Heavy Music Club", which released songs under the name Babymetal, and included fellow Sakura Gakuin members Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi.

Suzuka Nakamoto continued to perform with Babymetal, which had been spun off from Sakura Gakuin following her graduation, under the stage name Su-metal.

Suzuka Nakamoto ranked ninth place on the Oricon News ranking for "2018 Rankings for Anticipation of New Adults", commenting on her "overwhelming singing ability".

In October 2022, with the release of the single "Divine Attack ", Suzuka Nakamoto was credited for the first time as a lyricist on a song by Babymetal.

Suzuka Nakamoto's second sister, Himeka Nakamoto, is a former member of the idol group Nogizaka46.

Suzuka Nakamoto's father played in a rock band called Hooligans.

Suzuka Nakamoto is a fan of the metal band Sabaton.