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Haruka Nishio (西尾 晴香, Nishio Haruka, born March 31, 1994), better known by her stage name Yūka Nishio (西尾 夕香, Nishio Yūka) is a Japanese musician, singer, voice actress and DJ from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Hibiki. She was formerly active as a solo musician under the name Haruca, releasing the single "Eien no Kotae" in 2017. She is known for her roles as Nanami Hiromachi in BanG Dream!, where she also serves as the bassist of the band Morfonica, and as Rinku Aimoto, the protagonist of the multimedia franchise D4DJ.
Nishio was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on March 31, 1994.[2] During her youth, she played the violin and was in an orchestra in elementary school before quitting as a middle schooler.[3]
She also had an interest in anime and manga from an early age, and upon entering Keio University, she decided to pursue a career as a voice actress.[2] She began her entertainment activities as a singer in 2016 under the stage name Haruca. In October 2017, she released the single "Eien no Kotae" (永遠のこたえ), the title song of which was used as the ending theme to the anime series Kado: The Right Answer; the single peaked at 98 on the Oricon weekly charts.[4]
In April 2019, she joined the talent agency Hibiki following an audition, and changed her stage name to Yūka Nishio.[5] Later in the year, she was cast as Rinku Aimoto, the main protagonist of the franchise D4DJ and member of the unit Happy Around!.[6][7] Before joining the series, Nishio had DJing experience at a club.[8] She also voiced Yuu Higashiyama for the collectible card gameRebirth for you and its corresponding anime Rebirth.[9]
In 2020, Nishio joined the music project BanG Dream!, voicing the character Nanami Hiromachi as well as becoming bassist of the band Morfonica.[10] She was unfamiliar with the bass guitar prior to joining the band; as Morfonica is a rock violin group, Nishio developed a rapport with violinist and bandmate Ayasa over their mutual background in the instrument.[11] Nishio co-hosts the YouTube series Monica Radio alongside bandmate Hina Suguta.[12] On August 22–23, she participated in the BanG Dream! 8th Live by performing with Happy Around! as the opening acttoRaise A Suilen's The Depths concert and with Morfonica on the following day's Special Live: Summerly Tone.[13][14]
On April 21, 2022, Hibiki announced Nishio had tested positive for COVID-19, forcing her to skip upcoming events like Morfonica's Resonance concert and D4DJ's anniversary program. For the former, backing tracks of her vocals and bass were used in her place.[15][16]
^Nishio, Yūka (July 27, 2020). "西尾夕香「中学生の頃の放課後はカラオケで"ひとり部活"してました！」【声優図鑑】" [Haruka Nishio: "After school when I was in junior high school, I used to sing karaoke alone!" [Voice actor pictorial book]] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Tanu, Azabu. Da Vinci News. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"『D4DJ』各キャラクターの情報を公開！ 10/14開催の"2nd LIVE"に志崎樺音の追加出演が決定" [Information on each character of "D4DJ" has been released! Kanon Shizaki's additional appearance will be at "2nd LIVE" held on 10/14]. Famitsu (in Japanese). July 24, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^"冬アニメ『りばあす』が2020年1月5日より放送開始！ 声優・西尾夕香さん、原作・西あすか先生、吉岡忍監督からコメントが到着！" [Winter animation "Rebirth" will start broadcasting from January 5, 2020! Comments have arrived from voice actor Yuka Nishio, the original Asuka Nishi, and director Shinobu Yoshioka!] (in Japanese). Animate. November 28, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^Nishio, Yūka (April 27, 2020). "『ガルパ』新バンド・Morfonica、Ba.広町七深役の西尾夕香さんにインタビュー【拡大版】" [Interview with Haruca, the new band of "Garupa", and Yūka Nishio, who plays the role of Ba. Hiromachi Nanami [full version]]. Dengeki (Interview) (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"声優の西尾夕香がコロナ感染で自宅療養中21日「ハンドリ！TVLIFE」など出演キャンセル" [Voice actor Yūka Nishio is undergoing medical treatment at home due to corona infection 21st Cancellation of appearances such as "BanG Dream! TV LIFE"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
