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singer and actress formerly associated with Hello! Project. She joined in 2006 as a member of Hello Pro Egg, as a trainee. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project

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and its musical group Ongaku Gatas. On March 29, 2008, she started a solo music career, working under the management and promotion of J.P Room. She continued with Hello! Project until 2013, and is now performing in solo music projects as well as acting in films and television.

Life and career

2008

Mano Erina joined Hello! Project as a

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in 2006 after passing the Up-Front Group "Egg" Audition. In 2007, she was one of the six members of the Hello! Pro Egg to be added to Ongaku Gatas and became a reserve player for the

club. She graduated from Ongaku Gatas on March 2, 2008 and Hello! Pro Egg on March 29, 2008 to debut as a soloist. On June 29, 2008 she released her debut indie, "Manopiano". She has been featured as the opening act in various of her Senpai's concerts (

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and

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), starting in August 2008.

2009

Having received piano lessons since kindergarten, Mano's solo work within Hello! Project prominently features her playing the piano parts of her musical releases and 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 independent label. She has debuted under a major label

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with the single "Otome no Inori", released on March 18, 2009. It reached a number three position on the

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charts the first day of release and reached number five on the weekly chart. In 2009, Erina was announced as being one of the members of the new version of Pucchi Moni. Mano's songs are usually composed by KAN.

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has told her via a video comment in April 2009 that she "...needs to be the best singer in H!P, and in order to do that, she'll need to be a better singer than

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2010

Mano, along with S/mileage and

will star in the CS-

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-TWO dorama ''Half Esper'' which will begin broadcasting in January 2010. Mano's role is a half-trained esper that left a secret government esper research organization known as Kokueken, without being able to fully control her supernatural powers. In 2010 as well, the TBS drama ''Mano Spy'' will begin, where Mano plays herself, under the fictional premise that she's an undercover agent. She's sent to Japan as a spy for the

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, and ends up passing an idol audition, so she has trouble with her espionage duties. The theme song of the show is "Matsuge no Saki ni Kimi ga Iru" (from Mano's first album). The show will begin streaming on the internet on January 26 and will be broadcast on BS-TBS on February 27. She also was in a new drama called ''DEATH GAME PARK''. On July 1, 2010, Mano made her US debut in

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. ''Kai-Ki: Tales of Terror from Tokyo'', a Japanese horror film in which she starred and had its world premiere at

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. She also had a short mini concert, a mini Q and A, and an autograph session for the fans who attended the event.

2011

In 2011, Mano Erina's radio show, "Mano-Deli", was replaced by Morning Musume 9th gen member Sayashi Riho's "Riho-Deli" Also in 2011, it was announced that Mano would star in a short film called "Miyuki's Wind Bell". In 2011 she had her another solo concert named, Mano Erina's Concert Tour 2011〜Hatachi no Otome 801DAYS. In July she made a public appearance at

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to attend the Puchon International Fantastic Film which would film her movie.

2012

On April 18, it was announced that Mano, Yajima Maimi, Suzuki Airi, and Okai Chisato would star in a new stage play, ''Theatre In The Round''. On November 30, it was announced that she would be joining the M-Line fanclub in March 2013.

2013

On February 19, it was announced she would star in TV Tokyo's drama ''

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''. On February 23, she released the photobook ''Mano na no'' and graduated from Hello! Project. On July 25, it was announced she would star in the drama ''Nijushi no Hitomi'', which was her first prime time drama. On August 18, Mano appeared on the cover of the magazine ''Nini-Funi''. On December 6, her manager announced that she would appear in a new drama, ''Shark,'' in January 2014. starring Johnnies Jr.

2014

In June 2014, Mano held her first concert since her graduation from Hello! Project1, titled "Again ~ Live House de Moetsukiyou!~".

Personal life

She married footballer

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on July 16, 2018.

Activities outside Japan

On July 1, 2010, she made her first promotional appearance outside Japan at

for her movie debut in ''Kai-Ki: Tales of Horror''. Mano sang two songs before the screening and held a Q&A and autograph session for her fans. In July 2011, she made her second appearance outside Japan in

Discography

Singles

Collaboration singles

Albums

Filmography

Television dramas

Television shows

Films

* '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max'' - Nadeshiko Misaki * ''Waga Haha no Ki ~

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'' (2012, as Sadayo the maid) * '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum'' - Nadeshiko Misaki * ''

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'' (2014, 2015) as Akira Izumino * '' Tag'' (2015) – Izumi * ''

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'' (2017) as Miou Suguri * '' The 100th Love with You'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2018) as Yurika Fukahori * ''Impossibility Defense'' (2018) as Yū Kimura * ''We Are'' (2018) as Kana * '' Bleach'' (2018) as

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Awards

Japan Gold Disc Awards

, - , rowspan=1, 2010 , rowspan=1, Erina Mano , Best 5 New Artists ,

References

External links

* at Just-Pro * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mano, Erina 1991 births Living people Japanese idols People from Zama, Kanagawa Hello! Project solo singers Japanese women pop singers Japanese child singers Japanese mezzo-sopranos Petitmoni members Actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese voice actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Japanese expatriates in Spain