Niinuma Kisora

Niinuma Kisora (新沼希空) is a member of Tsubaki Factory, a Hello Pro Kenshuusei unit under Hello! Project. She officially joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei on September 22, 2013 alongside six other girls.

Early Life
Niinuma Kisora was born on October 20, 1999 in Aichi, Japan.

2013
In 2013, Niinuma auditioned the Morning Musume 12ki Member "Mirai Shoujo" Audition for an opportunity to join Morning Musume. She made it up to the final round, but on August 24, Tsunku announced via YouTube that they were not interested in adding new members to the group at that moment, leading to Niinuma failing to join the group in the end along with the 6 other finalist.

September 22, Niinuma joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei along with the other Mirai Shoujo finalists, becoming the 20th generation. On the same day, an introduction video of Niinuma was uploaded to the Hello Pro Kenshuusei YouTube channel.

On December 7, Niinuma was officially introduced as a Hello Pro Kenshuusei at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~, alongside Yamaki Risa, Yokogawa Yumei, Oura Hirona, Danbara Ruru, Haga Akane and Funaki Musubu. All seven girls did a dance performance of Juice=Juice's debut single "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne".

2014
From March 15 to May 31, Niinuma participated in the Morning Musume '14's spring concert tour as a back dancer and the opening act alongside Yoshihashi Kurumi, Nomura Minami, Wada Sakurako, Inaba Manaka and Danbara Ruru.

2015
On April 29, it was announced that Niinuma would be debuting in a new unit named Tsubaki Factory alongside Yamagishi Riko, Kishimoto Yumeno, Asakura Kiki, Ogata Risa and Tanimoto Ami.

Personal Life
Education= When Niinuma joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei, she was a second year middle school student. As of April 2016, she is currently attending her second year of high school.

The following list are notable friendships Niinuma Kisora has acquired:
 * -|Friendships=
 * Asakura Kiki: She gets along best with Asakura Kiki in Tsubaki Factory. The pair is referred to as "Kikisora" a combination of their names "Kiki" and "Kisora".
 * Yamaki Risa: Niinuma is good friends with Yamaki Risa from Country Girls.
 * Danbara Ruru: Niinuma is good friends with Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Danbara Ruru.
 * Taguchi Natsumi: She also gets along well with Kobushi Factory member Taguchi Natsumi.

Here is a list of nicknames that was used to refer to Niinuma Kisora:
 * -|Nicknames=
 * Kisora (きそら): Official nickname, given her since Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * Niinu (にいぬー): Used by Taguchi Natsumi.

Profile
Stats=
 * Name: Niinuma Kisora (新沼希空)
 * Nickname: Kisora (きそら)
 * Birthday:
 * Birthplace: Aichi, Japan
 * Height: 160.2
 * Blood type: O
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2013-09-22: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Member
 * 2015-04: Tsubaki Factory Member
 * Tsubaki Factory Member Color: Light Blue
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2013–Present)
 * Tsubaki Factory (2015-Present)


 * -|Q&A=
 * Specialty: Playing the flute, whistling
 * Hobbies: Looking at the sky, looking around zakkayasan (boutiques selling various goods)
 * Favorite Music Genre: J-pop
 * Favorite Sport: Swimming
 * Motto: Seishinseii (誠心誠意; Whole-hearted devotion)
 * Favorite Colors: Pink, blue
 * Favorite Food: Yakitori
 * Favorite Subject: Art
 * Worst Subject: Japanese
 * Favorite Hello! Project songs: "Itsumo to Onnaji Seifuku de"
 * Looks Up To: Fujimoto Miki, Ishida Ayumi

Solo Songs

 * [2016.09.14] Diana (from Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!)

Theater

 * [2015] Thank You Very Berry
 * [2016] Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!

Magazines

 * [2014.06.23] UTB (with Oura Hirona, Danbara Ruru)
 * [2014.07.10] JUNON (with Tanabe Nanami, Hamaura Ayano, Makino Maria, Sasaki Rikako, Danbara Ruru, Funaki Musubu)

Trivia

 * She believes she is the true "mirai shoujo", because of her personality, which she is often told is like that of someone from outer space.
 * She believes she won't lose to any other Hello Pro Kenshuusei member at "heart dimples" and short bangs.
 * She collects Ishida Ayumi goods.
 * She wants to be an idol that everyone knows.
 * She was ranked 3rd with Ogawa Rena at "most airheaded" Kenshuusei. (Gekkan Entame magazine)
 * Her rivals in Hello Pro Kenshuusei are her generation-mates, they joined at the same time but there are girls in the generation better at singing and dancing than she is, so she wants to be able to catch up to them. She wants to become someone who leaves an impression with people even when she's performing with all of her generation-mates.
 * Her dream is to have a major debut, she wants to continue her activities in Hello Pro Kenshuusei and work on her expressions so that her smile can reach everyone.
 * Mentioned that one of her dreams was to have a page on Wikipedia.
 * For her, the best thing about Hello Pro Kenshuusei is having fans cheer for her at the Nama Tamago Shows.
 * For her, the hardest thing about Hello Pro Kenshuusei is remembering the dances.
 * She says the toughest thing about being a Kenshuusei is coming to rehearsals, and greeting and bowing to everyone and then not being able to do any of the performances and having people who have worked harder and are better than her have to stop what they're doing to help her because she's so far behind.
 * She tried during her first Kenshuusei performance to be aware of her facial expressions, since she's prone to making gloomy facial expressions, but seeing the crowd get excited during their song made her feel happy more naturally.
 * Tsunku's comments: "Your dancing is still half-hearted, I want to focus on the rhythm. The movements overall are very subtle, and so it's good to be able to show those subtle movements visibly, so I want you to go on to working on those subtle gestures. When your bangs are longer you look gloomy, so it might be better to keep them cut."
 * Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki and Yamaki Risa said that they are curious about Kisora.
 * According to an interview with JUNON magazine released in July 2014, Niinuma hoped on getting a blue member color.
 * Her favorite music genre is J-Pop.