Inaba Manaka

Inaba Manaka (稲場愛香) is a Japanese pop singer and dancer. She is a member of Hello! Pro Kenshuusei under Hello! Project, she was introduced alongside five other girls at the Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event on May 5, 2013.

She is previously from the idol group PEACEFUL, and she is also previously an EXILE backdancer.

2010-2012
In 2010, Inaba was a back-dancer for EXILE.

In 2011, Inaba passed the Hokkaido Idol Project audition, and she was added to a new Idol group called PEACEFUL, she was assigned the sub-leader role. The group released their first and only single, "START!!", on June 8, 2011.

On July 31, 2012 PEACEFUL disbanded.

2013
On May 5, Inaba was introduced as a member of Hello! Pro Kenshuusei alongside Tanaka Karen, Mikame Kana, Fujii Rio, Mashiro Kana and Inoue Hikaru at the Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~.

On June 8 and June 15, Inaba participated in Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~.

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 * Name: Inaba Manaka (稲場愛香)
 * Nicknames: Manakan (まなかん), Ma~nyan (ま～にゃん), MANAKA
 * Birthdate:
 * Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan
 * Bloodtype: B
 * Hobbies: music appreciation, reading, painting/drawing, having wild ideas
 * Special Skills: dance, making people laugh, English level 5
 * Favorite Food: Fruits
 * Favorite Flowers: Rose, Carnations
 * Favorite Color: Pink
 * Treasured Item: Her dreams
 * Looks Up To: Miyamoto Karin, Sayashi Riho
 * Hello! Project groups: 
 * Hello! Pro Kenshuusei (2013–present)
 * Other groups:
 * PEACEFUL (2011-2012)

PEACEFUL

 * START!! (Debut & Last)

Hello! Pro Kenshuusei

 * Ten Made Nobore! (Debut)

Music Videos

 * [2012] PEACEFUL - START!!

Trivia

 * She is the second Hello! Pro Kenshuusei member who came from a non-H!P idol group.
 * She trained at the dance/performing arts school EXPG in Sapporo.
 * She was a backdancer for EXILE.
 * She was the sub-leader of PEACEFUL.
 * She has a younger brother.
 * She's currently a first year high school student.
 * She compares herself to a cat.
 * She wants to try singing "Uchouten LOVE" by S/mileage, and "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne" by Juice=Juice.
 * Kanazawa Tomoko says that Inaba is a cute girl.
 * If she saw a shooting star, she'd wish to debut.
 * She was born on the same day as Da Xiao Jie member Frances.
 * In live videos of PEACEFUL, she is usually wearing a yellow outfit, yellow sweater (with yellow boots) or a coat with yellow-squares. In Coca-Cola London Challenge, as KAKAMASASHI, she was the one wearing the black bow-tie and black gloves.