Growing up in Toyama, Nakai had aspirations to become famous since she was in elementary school. With influences from
AKB48 while Nakai was young, she entered and passed the
NGT48 audition for 1st generation members in 2015 during the twelfth grade of high school. In 2016, Nakai was placed in Team NIII with 15 other members and performed at the NGT48 Theater grand opening. In 2017, she signed up to
Ohta Production from her previous agency
AKS, and had been appearing on various television programs afterwards, even performing in a dedicated one-day solo concert in 2018. Nakai left NGT48 on August 31, 2023. == Personal life ==