Nagano Serika is a member of AKB48.
Catchphrase
- 背は小さいけど、夢は大きく。たこ焼きやお好み焼きで有名な大阪府から来ました、永野芹佳、トヨタの名車と同じ名前の24歳です
- Se wa chiisai kedo, yume wa ookiku. Takoyaki ya okonomiyaki de yuumei na Osaka-ken kara kimashita, Nagano Serika, Toyota no meisha to onaji namae no 24-sai desu
- (My height is small, but my dreams are big. I came from Osaka prefecture, famous for takoyaki and okonomiyaki, I am Nagano Serika, a 24-year old with the same name as Toyota's famous car.)
Team History
- 2014.04.03 - Joined AKB48 as a Team 8 member
- 2017.12.08 - Given a Concurrent Position in Team 4 (AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle)
- 2022.04.19 - Transferred Concurrent Position to Team A (AKB48 16th Anniversary Shuffle)
- 2023.04.30 - Fully transferred to Team A (AKB48 Team 8 Soukessan Matsuri 9-nenkan no Kiseki)
- 2023.10.17 - Transferred to AKB48 New Formation
AKB48 Senbatsu Election
- 6th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
- 7th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
- 8th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
- 9th Senbatsu Election - #67 (Upcoming Girls)
- 10th Senbatsu Election - #104
Singles Participation
AKB48 B-Sides
Other Songs
- Pick Me (Naekkeoya) (Produce 48)
- Pick Me (Nekkoya) (Produce 48)
- Love Whisper (Produce 48 Cover ver.)
- Hanareteitemo
Albums Participation
AKB48 Albums
- Henachoko Support (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!)
- Issho no Aida ni Nannin to Deaerudarou (0 to 1 no Aida)
- Jaa ne (Nantettatte AKB48)
- LOVE Machine (Nantettatte AKB48)
Units
Stage Units
- 81 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)
- Skirt, Hirari
- Hoshi no Ondo
- 42 Revival (Te wo Tsunaginagara)
- Choco no Yukue
Concert Units
AKB48 9th Anniversary
Team 8 National Tour 〜47 no Suteki na Machi e〜
- Ishikawa
- Honehone Waltz
- Jingle Bells
- Tottori
- Hyogo
Kojimatsuri ~Kojima Haruna Kanshasai~
AKB48 Team 8 Senbatsu Concert ~Bokutachi wa Nekkyou Suru~
AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2019 ~Tanoshii bakari ga AKB!~
- Kanagawa
Media Appearances
Variety Shows
- Mirai ☆ Monster (ミライ☆モンスター) (2014)
- AKB48 no Anta, Dare? (AKB48のあんた、誰?) (2014)
- AKBINGO! (2014)
- Nogizaka ni Hikosaremashita ~Gakeppuchi AKB48 no Dai Gyakushu~ (2021)
Survival
- Produce 48 (2018)
Etymology
- Nagano means "eternal" (永) (naga) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).
- Serika means "celery" (芹) (seri) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (ka).
Trivia
- Name in Korean: 나가노 세리카
- Team 8 Performances: Tokushima, Nagano, Okinawa, Hyogo (Center)
- Hobbies: Singing, dancing, eating, watching movies, playing mahjong
- Special skills: Dancing, model walking, Moupai (technique in mahjong), hula hoops, dancing
- Strong points: Good heart
- Weak points: My steps
- Charm point: Fair skin
- Favorite word: "Thank you"
- Favorite foods: Green peppers, macaroons, cheese
- Hated foods: Eggplant
- Most admire person: Murase Sae, Kojima Haruna, Yamamoto Sayaka
- Close friends: Shitao Miu, Miyazato Rira
- Describe yourself in one word: Positive
- How I relieve my stress: Playing with members
- Animal you wold describe yourself as: Squirrel
- Thing I want most now: Mahjong equipment, cosmetics
- Future Dream: Make people around smile
- A place you'd like to go when you're allowed to drive: Minoh's waterfalls
- Message to the fans: I will do my best to put everyone in high spirits so please cheer for me!
- Participated in STAR☆DRAFT on NTV
- Was a successful child model signed under Artist-house Pyramid
- Her father works in a car-related company.
- As she mentions in her catchphrase, she shares her name (in Japanese reading) with Toyota's famous automobile model Celica (Toyota is the Team 8 sponsor)
- Can ride a unicycle, but cannot ride a bicycle
- Has a flexible body
- One of the 15 selected Team 8 members that performed Koi Suru Juuden Prius with Sashihara Rino on AKBINGO! on June, 2014
- One of the 16 selected Team 8 members that performed:
- 47 no Suteki na Machi e on AKBINGO! in July 2014
- A medley on AKB48 SHOW! on October 11 and 25, 2014
- One of the 12 selected Team 8 members that performed on Philippines-Japan Friendship Celebration at Manila, Philippines on December 4, 2016
- Finished in 77th place on Produce 48
- Tested positive for COVID-19 on August 1, 2021
- Fellow AKB48 members Gyoten Yurina, Uemi Sorano, Omori Maho, Kuranoo Narumi (for the first time), Suzuki Yuka, Sakaguchi Nagisa, and Tokunaga Remi also tested positive that day.
- She tested positive for COVID-19 a second time on June 30, 2022.
- Her MBTI is ENFJ
Gallery
- AKB48 Website
- Team 8 Website
- PRODUCE48 Image