Posted 14 April 2009 - 02:51 PM
Erina Mano also known as Manoeri, born April 11, 1991 in Kanagawa, Japan, is a Japanese pop singer in Hello! Project. She joined the Hello! Project from the Hello! Project Egg audition in 2006, and became one of the most visible Eggs when she was given a lead role in the Gatas Brilhantes music group Ongaku Gatas.
She graduated from the group at the end of their concert tour, and from the Eggs at the Shinjin Koen on March 29th, to start training for her debut as a soloist in the Hello! Project.
Mano Erina released her first indie single "Mano Piano" at a fan-club event on June 29th 2008. After two more indie singles, her major debut single "Otome no Inori" will be released on the 18th March 2009.
Uniquely in the Hello! Project, Erina plays the piano on all of her singles, and performs them live at concerts.
Manoeri nickname
April 11, 1991 (age 18) born
Kanagawa, Japan origin
Japanese pop genre
Singer occupation
Singing, piano instrument
2007–present years active
Gatas Brilhantes H.P., Ongaku Gatas associated acts
Erina Mano official website (Jp) websites
Official Hello! Project profile (Jp)
Official blog (Jp)
B I O G R A P H Y ♥
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]
D I S C O G R A P H Y ♥
Indies
1. "Mano Piano"
2. "Lucky Aura"
3. "LaLaLa-SoSoSo"
Major
1. "Otome no Inori"
2. "Hajimete no Keiken"
D R A M A S ♥
Pocky 4 Sisters! (December 27, 2008)
Tokyo Shōjo (February 7, 2009)
Koisuru Seiza (April 6, 2009 )
Credit: wikipedia, maihaman, google
