Manaka Inaba

December 27, 1997 (28 years old)

Place of Birth: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

稲場愛香 (Inaba Manaka) is a Japanese pop singer and dancer. She is a former idol under Hello! Project as a member of Country Girls, sub-leader of Juice=Juice, and the leader of Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido. She was first introduced as a 19th generation member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei on May 5, 2013 and debuted in Country Girls on November 5, 2014. Due to asthma problems, Inaba graduated from Country Girls on August 4, 2016 after a three months absence from the group. She made her return to Hello! Project on September 8, 2017 as a solo act based in Sapporo and the leader of Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido. It was then announced on June 13, 2018 that she would join Juice=Juice. Prior to joining Hello! Project, she was a member of the idol group PEACEFUL as the group's sub-leader. She graduated from Juice=Juice and Hello! Project on May 30, 2022.