Kazuha (singer)
Japanese singer (born 2003)
Kazuha Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 一葉, Hepburn: Nakamura Kazuha; born August 9, 2003), also known mononymously as Kazuha, is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim, formed in 2022 by Source Music.
Early life
Kazuha was born on August 9, 2003 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is an only child. Starting from the age of 3 in 2006, Kazuha practiced ballet. Having danced competitively, she was a silver medalist at the Asian Grand Prix Competition - Junior's Division 2018 and champion of the Japan MIE Ballet Competition in 2016, World Dream Ballet High School in 2017, and Victoire Ballet Competition Kobe in 2019.
She attended Hashimoto Sachiyo Ballet School & Jr in Japan, Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, and the Royal Ballet School in the United Kingdom. In 2020, she was studying at the Dutch National Ballet Academy in the Netherlands before she was scouted to be a member of Le Sserafim.
Career
Pre-debut
In September 2021, Kazuha applied for and passed Source Music's online audition with a performance of BTS's "Dynamite". She cited South Korean girl group Blackpink as her inspiration to transition from ballet to K-pop.
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