Niinuma Kisora

"I need to improve my singing and my dance capacities... I also would like that people will remember my name so I hope we can have soon a live tour."

- Niinuma Kisora, March 2017

Niinuma Kisora (新沼希空) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project as a member of Tsubaki Factory. She first joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei on September 22, 2013.

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, Dambara 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 Dambara 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.

2017
On October 20, Niinuma celebrated her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled Tsubaki Factory Niinuma Kisora Birthday Event 2017, featuring two shows at Square Ebara Hiratsuka Hall.

2018
On July 25, the comedian duo will release their debut single "", which features Niinuma in the B-side "Sunao ni Narenai Sakuranbo" as a member of the the fictional group Yamato Nadeshiko along with  and Akiyama Mao.

Personal Life
Education= When Niinuma joined Tsubaki Factory, she was a first year high school student. She graduated from high school in March 2018.

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".
 * Ono Mizuho: She is good friends with Ono Mizuho.

Niinuma's given name, Kisora, consists of the kanji meaning "rare" (希; ki) and "sky" (空; sora). Her parents wanted to include "sora" in the last part of her name, and after going through 50 different characters from "a" to "m", they decided "Kisora" had the best kanji and sound.
 * -|Name Meaning=

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
 * Blood type: O
 * Height: 160.2cm
 * Western Zodiac: Libra
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2013-09-22: Hello Pro Kenshuusei Member
 * 2015-04: Tsubaki Factory Member
 * Tsubaki Factory Member Color: Light Blue (2015-)
 * 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 Colors: Pink, blue
 * Favorite Food: Yakitori
 * Favorite Subject: Art
 * Worst Subject: Japanese
 * Favorite Sport: Swimming
 * Charm Point: Pale skin, yaeba, being cat-like
 * Motto: Seishinseii (誠心誠意; Whole-hearted devotion)
 * Favorite Tsubaki Factory Song: Hitorijime
 * Favorite Hello! Project songs: "Itsumo to Onnaji Seifuku de", "Fantasy ga Hajimaru", "1 Kara 10 Made Aishite Hoshii"
 * Looks Up To: Fujimoto Miki, Ishida Ayumi, Takagi Sayuki

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, Dambara Ruru)
 * [2014.07.10] JUNON (with Tanabe Nanami, Hamaura Ayano, Makino Maria, Sasaki Rikako, Dambara 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.
 * In the March 2014 issue of Gekkan Entame, she was ranked 3rd with Ogawa Rena as the "most airheaded" in Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
 * 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 was to have a major debut, she wanted 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 future goal is appear on music TV shows.
 * She likes dogs.