False alarm, people! Sorry! But really, when you look at her in the picture, doesn't she remind you of a younger Gocchin? XD The resemblance sure struck me when I first looked up the latest H!P sensation that is Mano Erina.

Obligatory Profile Thingy
Name: Mano Erina (真野恵里菜)
Nickname: Manoeri (まのえり)
Birth date: 11/4/1991
Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type: B
Hello! Project Groups: Hello! Pro Egg (2006–2008)
Ongaku Gatas (2007–2008)
Concert Units: Elder Club (2008–)
Other: Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (2007–)

She recently graduated from Ongaku Gatas on 2/3/2008 and will graduate from Hello! Pro Eggs on the 29th this month - my birthday! ...what? Imaginary friends can't have birthdays now? Well hmph.XP Anyways, back to Manoeri...

Okie, so I'll admit I'm taken in by the fact she reminds me so much of Gocchin lol.^^; I hope she sounds just as good. Never actually listened to any Ongaku Gatas songs before, so just now I gave Yatterezou a try. Pretty cool song actually ~! But Manoeri's lines didn't really impress me all THAT much. =(

I kinda doubt Tsunku would risk taking a H!P Egg member and train her to be a soloist unless he knew what he was doing. Then again, maybe he's banking on the fact she actually resembles Gocchin? I knew it! Tsunku misses Gocchin just as much as we do! XD Well in my opinion, you can't replace Gocchin!

Then again, I only listened to ONE song where Manoeri only had like what...2-3 lines? So I'm not really one to judge. Maybe with some training, she can make it. Well, we'll see in times to come I guess.

For now, all we can do is check her out in action in past Ongaku Gatas releases and this lovely collection of high-res pics. I've already went through them and saved a few faves, so I'll just be checking out the Ongaku Gatas stuff now.^^

Amethyst crashing out!

Oh, and Manoeri has a message for you...



=D