Mano Erina
Mano Erina (真野恵里菜) is a soloist within Hello! Project.
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Profile
- Name: Mano Erina (真野恵里菜)
- Nickname: Manoeri (まのえり)
- Birthdate: April 11, 1991
- Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Blood Type: B
- Hobby: Piano
- Specialties: Basketball, Y-balance
- Hello! Project Groups:
- Hello! Pro Egg (2006–2008)
- Ongaku Gatas (2007–2008)
- Pucchimoni V (2009)
- Concert Units:
- Elder Club (2008)
- Wonderful Hearts (2008–)
- Other:
- Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (Reserve player) (2007–2008)
History
Mano Erina joined Hello! Project as a Hello! Pro Egg 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 Gatas Brilhantes H.P.. She graduated from Ongaku Gatas on March 2nd, 2008 and Hello! Pro Egg on March 29th, 2008 to debut as a soloist. On June 29th, 2008 she released her debut single, Manopiano.
She's been featured as the opening act in various Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou and C-ute concerts, starting in August 2008.
Starting on October 30th, 2008, Mano Erina's indies singles are to be sold at TOWER RECORD stores throughout Japan.
Mano was featured in the BS-i dorama special Pocky 4 Sisters ~Dasenai Tegami~ (Pocky 4 Sisters!～出せない手紙～) that aired in December 27th, 2008. She was the protagonist in the BS-i Tokyo Shoujo (東京少女) dorama series during the February 2009 episodes. She's the protagonist in the first TBS internet dorama series, Koisuru Seiza (恋する星座), which is scheduled to have 12 episodes, and in each one of them Mano has the role of a different girl; each episode features one of the 12 actors that interact with Mano (usually romantic interest).
Discography
Singles (Indies)
| No. | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | マノピアノ (Manopiano) | 2008.06.29 |
| 2 | ラッキーオーラ (Lucky Aura) | 2008.10.05 |
| 3 | ラララ-ソソソ (Lalala-Sososo) | 2008.12.13 |
Singles (Major)
| No. | Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales | Highest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 乙女の祈り (Otome no Inori) | 2009.03.18 | 20,812 | 25,228 | 5 |
| 2 | はじめての経験 (Hajimete no Keiken) | 2009.05.20 | 22,107 | 24,721* | 6 |
| 3 | 世界は サマー・パーティ (Sekai wa Summer Party) | 2009.07.29 |
Concert DVDs
- [2009.08.05] Mano Erina Debut Concert "Prologue ~Otome no Inori~"
- [2009.??.??] Mano Erina First Concert Tour "Introduction ~Hajimete no Kandou~"
Other DVDs
- [2009.04.01] マノグアム (Manoguam)
Works
Select Concerts
- [2007.10.20] ハロプロエッグデリバリーステーション！02 (Hello! Pro Egg Delivery Station! 02) (with Noto Arisa, Furukawa Konatsu, Fukuda Kanon, Okai Asuna)
Trivia
- Her first live appearance was on 2 January 2007, as a backup dancer for Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Wonderful Hearts Otome Gokoro~.
- Her Gatas uniform number was #27 (December 2007–July 2008).
- She is allergic to cats.
- She is a huge Magic Knights Rayearth fan.
