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Mana Kana
Mana Kana (茉奈 佳奈) is a Japanese pop duo formed by twin sisters Mikura Mana and Mikura Kana, born February 23rd, 1986 in Osaka.
Members
- Mikura Mana (三倉茉奈)
- Mikura Kana (三倉佳奈)
Information
Mikura Mana and Mikura Kana were born in Osaka and Mana is the older sister. They are both 156cm in height and have O blood type. Mana and Kana first debuted as child actresses in 1995. In 1997, the Mikura twins formed pop group ManaKana (マナカナ - written in Katakana) and made their major debut with the single "Nisenichiya no Mew". After releasing their fifth single, "Chibi Maruko-chan", the group went on a long hiatus for Mana and Kana to focus on their acting careers.
In 2007, the Mikuras returned to the music scene again. As the twins are both adults now, they changed the group name to Mana Kana (茉奈 佳奈 - written in Kanji) and re-debuted with the single "Nigatsu no Watayuki". But it was not until their first cover album Futari no Uta in 2009 that Mana Kana began to gain more attention. The album reached #30 on the Oricon weekly charts and had a long chart-life. Their next single, Inochi no Uta, released one month later, also became their first release to enter the top 20 of Oricon. Following the success of the album Futari no Uta, Mana Kana released their second cover album Futari no Uta 2 on August 12th, 2009.
Discography
Albums
- [2011.??.??] Sweet Home
Cover Albums
- [2009.01.14] Futari no Uta (ふたりうた)
- [2009.08.12] Futari no Uta 2 (ふたりうた2)
- [2010.03.31] Futari no Uta 3 (ふたりうた3)
Singles
- [1997.03.20] Nisenichiya no Mew (二千一夜のミュウ) (ManaKana)
- [1997.08.21] Up to Me (アップトゥミー) (ManaKana)
- [1998.07.01] Odoru Ponpokorin (おどるポンポコリン) (ManaKana)
- [1998.07.01] Jyaga Buttercorn-san (じゃがバタコーンさん) (ManaKana)
- [1998.07.18] Chibi Maruko-chan (ちびまる子ちゃん) (ManaKana)
- [2007.01.31] Nigatsu no Watayuki (二月のわた雪)
- [2007.09.19] Fighting Girl
- [2008.01.31] Naite Waratte (泣いて笑って)
- [2009.02.18] Inochi no Uta (いのちの歌)
- [2010.04.21] Mother
- [2011.02.23] Yume wo Gayoushi (夢の画用紙)
Compilation
- [2009.03.25] Otona no Ai Uta (#9 Matsuwa)