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Erina Mano

Erina Mano (真野恵里菜, Mano Erina, born April 11, 1991 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer in Hello! Project. She joined Hello! Project in 2006 as a member Hello Pro Egg. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and its promotional J-pop group Ongaku Gatas. On March 29, 2008 she became a soloist after graduating from Ongaku Gatas,[1] working under management and promotion of J.P Room.[2]

Biography

Having received piano lessons since kindergarten, Mano's solo work within Hello! Project prominently features her the playing piano parts of her musical releases, providing the vocal and piano parts of her songs while performing in concerts and at live events. In 2008, Mano released three singles under an indies label. She has debuted under major label hachama with the single "Otome no Inori", released on March 18, 2009. It reached a #3 position on the Oricon charts the first day of release and reached #5 on the weekly chart.[3] In 2009, Erina was announced as being one of the members of the new version of Petitmoni, Petitmoni V.

On July 1, 2010, Mano made her US debut in Los Angeles. Kai-Ki: Tales of Terror from Tokyo, a Japanese horror film in which she starred, had its world premiere at Club Nokia. Mano also had a short mini concert, a mini Q and A and an autograph session for the fans who attended the event.

Discography

Singles

# Title Release date
Peak ranks
Indies
1 "Mano Piano" (マノピアノ) June 29, 2008
2 "Lucky Aura" (ラッキーオーラ) October 5, 2008
3 "LaLaLa-SoSoSo" (ラララ・ソソソ) December 12, 2008
Major
1 "Otome no Inori" (乙女の祈り, "Maiden's Prayer")[4] March 18, 2009
2 "Hajimete no Keiken" (はじめての経験, "My First Experience")[5] May 20, 2009
  • Oricon Weekly Singles: #6[6]
  • Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales: #11[7]
3 "Sekai wa Summer Party" (世界は サマー・パーティ, "Worldwide Summer Party")[8] July 29, 2009
4 "Kono Mune no Tokimeki o" (この胸のときめきを, "The Beating of This Chest")[9] September 30, 2009
5 "Love & Peace = Paradise" (Love & Peace = パラダイス) November 25, 2009
6 "Haru no Arashi" (春の嵐, "Spring Storm")[10] February 24, 2010
7 "Onegai Dakara..." (お願いだから..., "So Please...")[11][12] May 12, 2010
8 "Genkimono de Ikō!" (元気者で行こう!)[13] September 15, 2010

Albums

# Title Release Date
1 Friends[14] December 16, 2009

Acts

Television dramas

Show Start date End date Station
Pocky 4 Sisters! (ポッキーフォーシスターズ!, Pokkii Fō Shisutaazu)[15][16] December 27, 2008 BS-i
Tokyo Shōjo (東京少女, lit. Tokyo Girl)[17] February 7, 2009 February 28, 2009 BS-i
Koisuru Seiza (恋する星座)[18] April 6, 2009 June 25, 2009 Tokyo Broadcasting System
Hanbun Esper (半分エスパー) "Half ESPer" January, 2010 Fuji Television

Television shows

Show Start date End date Station
Berikyuu! (ベリキュー!) March 31, 2008 October 3, 2009 TV Tokyo
Yorosen! (よろセン!) October 6, 2008 March 27, 2009 TV Tokyo

References

  1. ^ "ハロー!プロジェクトからのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. March 2, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
  2. ^ "Fujimoto, Ogawa, Mano under new management". Hello!Online. October 28, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
  3. ^ "Otome no Inori weekly #5 in Oricon" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works.
  4. ^ "Otome no Inori" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.
  5. ^ "Hajimete no Keiken" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.
  6. ^ "Oricon Weekly Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28.
  8. ^ "Sekai wa Summer Party" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.
  9. ^ "Kono Mune no Tokimeki wo".
  10. ^ "Haru no Arashi" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.
  11. ^ "Onegai Dakara... [Hello! Project Wiki]".
  12. ^ "Onegai Dakara... [HMV]" (in Japanese).
  13. ^ "Genkimono de Ikō!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.
  14. ^ "Friends" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.
  15. ^ "Pocky Street: Pocky 4 Sisters!" (in Japanese). Ezaki Glico. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  16. ^ "BS-i Pocky 4 Sisters!" (in Japanese). BS-i. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  17. ^ "BS-i Tokyo Girl: Story" (in Japanese). BS-i. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  18. ^ "News from the Staff" (in Japanese). Erina Mano Official Blog. March 9, 2009.

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