Yūmi Nagashima

Yūmi Nagashima
永島 優美
Yūmi Nagashima in 2016
Born (1991-11-23) November 23, 1991
Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Alma materKwansei Gakuin University
Occupations
Years active2014–present
Known forMain presenter of Mezamashi TV
Spouse
Taku Nishiya
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1

Yūmi Nagashima (Japanese: 永島 優美, Nagashima Yūmi, born November 23, 1991) is a Japanese former announcer for Fuji TV. She is known for being the main presenter of Mezamashi TV.

Early life

Nagashima was born on November 23, 1991, in Kobe,[1] Hyogo Prefecture.[2] Her father is Akihiro Nagashima, a former soccer player for the Japan national team and sports commentator.[3] She has a younger brother.

Her mother gave her the name "Yūmi" because she was a big fan of singer Yumi Matsutoya (called Yūmin among her fans).[4]

On January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin earthquake that occurred when she was three years old, completely destroyed her paternal grandparents' house. The announcer Chisa Takeda was her junior in elementary school.[5]

When she was at Keimei Gakuin High School, she belonged to the cheerleading club. She entered Kwansei Gakuin University in 2010, studying in the Faculty of Sociology.[1] On August 9, 2010, she was elected the first Kobe Wedding Queen.[6] She also won the Grand Prix of Miss Campus of Kwansei Gakuin in 2011.[7]

Career

In 2010, Nagashima was appointed as Kobe City Tourism Goodwill Ambassador.[1]

From October 2012 to March 2013, she was a news reporter for Ohayo Asahi desu Saturday edition on Asahi Broadcasting while she was a university student.[1]

Nagashima joined Fuji TV in April 2014.[8] Her first program there was the late night program Yumipan, the 9th version of the Fuji TV "Pan" series. It lasted one year.[9]

She became the seventh female main presenter of Mezamashi TV in April 2016.[10] On March 29, 2021, she was appointed main presenter of Mezamashi 8, with Shōsuke Tanihara. She left Mezamashi TV, where she had been the female main presenter for five years, since 2016.[11] On March 31, 2023, she left Mezamashi 8, effectively ending her role as morning female main presenter after eight years.[12]After she left, she opened her YouTube account, with some videos where her father appeared.

On March 31, 2025, she left Fuji TV as announcer alongside her senior, Keiko Tsubakihara.[13] After retiring, she plans to work in a sports-related job or in a job promoting fruit.[14]

On March 4, 2026, it was announced that Nagashima, together with Shunsuke Kazama, was appointed as presenter for the JR East's Train Channel's Train TV's new program Urban Information Navigator GoodMove! (都市型情報ナビゲーター GOODMOVE!, Toshigata jōhō nabigētā GOODMOVE). The program's contents include from useful information for daily life to current trends and popular places to visit, all information tailored to consumers' daily commutes.[15]

Personal life

Nagashima revealed on March 3, 2021, that she had been married a year before with a director Taku Nishiya.[16] On July 20, 2023, she announced the pregnancy of her first child.[17][18][19] She announced her marriage live on Mezamashi TV the next day.[20] On January 12, 2024 she announced on her Instagram that she had given birth and it was reported on Mezamashi 8 that her child was a girl.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "永島優美アナ、めざましテレビ卒業「感" [Yumi Nagashima announces graduation from Mezamashi TV]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 4, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "ユミパンが父・永島昭浩氏にインタビュー！" [Yumipan interviews her father, Akihiro Nagashima!]. Sports Hochi News (in Japanese). August 10, 2015. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "サッカーで14ー0…永島優美アナが父・昭浩さんのコメントを紹介 「良い試合だった」谷原章介も納得" [14-0 in soccer...Announcer Yumi Nagashima introduces comments from her father Akihiro "It was a good game" Shosuke Tanihara agrees]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2021 – via Yahoo! News.
  4. ^ ""ユミパン"永島優美アナ目標はユーミン" ["Yumipan" Nagashima Yumi announcer's goal is Yumin]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "とんねるずのみなさんのおかげでした" [Thanks to everyone at Tunnels Broadcast]. TVでた蔵 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Love Kobe Yuumi Queen". Love Kobe. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "ミスキャンパス｜MISSCAMPUS Kwansei Gakuin 2011". Miss Campus (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Shukan Posto". Shukan Posto. May 3 and 10 – via Shogakkan.
  9. ^ "ユミパン 2015年4月2日(木)放送終了". Fuji TV Official site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  10. ^ "ユミパンがカトパンに代わるフジテレビ朝の顔に、入社３年目で抜てき : スポーツ報知 - Sports Hochi News". February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "フジ「とくダネ！」後番組は谷原章介＆永島アナＭＣ - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "フジ・永島優美アナ、「めざまし８」卒業を正式発表「入社１０年目の節目を迎えるにあたり…」 後任は後日発表". サンスポ (in Japanese). Sankei Digital Inc. January 24, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  13. ^ Staff, Tokyo Reporter (March 9, 2025). "Fuji TV announcers to resign amid ongoing Masahiro Nakai scandal". TokyoReporter. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  14. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (March 10, 2025). "フジ・永島優美＆椿原慶子アナが退社へ 永島アナ「スポーツに関する仕事やフルーツの魅力伝える仕事に携わりたい」 椿原アナ「家族との時間をさらに大切に」". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  15. ^ "開局３年目を迎える「TRAIN TVⓇ」４月にブランドリニューアル。新情報番組『都市型情報ナビゲーター GOODMOVE!』放映を開始。MCに風間俊介さん、永島優美さんを起用". PR Times (in Japanese). March 4, 2026. Archived from the original on March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  16. ^ "フジ永島優美アナ結婚、３年半交際同局30代社員と - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  17. ^ "フジ永島優美アナ、第１子妊娠を発表「賑やかになりそうですが、変わらず仕事も頑張ります」２１年に社内結婚". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  18. ^ "フジ・永島優美アナが妊娠 結婚３年目で待望第１子！すでに安定期…今冬出産へ". サンスポ (in Japanese). July 19, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  19. ^ "フジ永島優美アナ結婚、３年半交際同局30代社員と - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  20. ^ "永島優美アナ結婚生報告「支えられている」のろけも - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "フジテレビ・永島優美アナウンサー、第１子出産を報告「先日、一児の母になりました」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  22. ^ "フジ永島優美アナ、第一子女児を出産　初孫の父・昭浩氏は「いい脚してる」めざまし８で". Daily (in Japanese). January 12, 2024. Archived from the original on March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
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