Hinaki Yano

Hinaki Yano (矢野妃菜喜; born March 5, 1997) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer from Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She began working in entertainment in elementary school as a child model and actor. Later, she worked under Stardust Promotion and joined Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku on February 14, 2010, before leaving the group on April 17, 2011. After that, she took leading film roles in INORIGAMI and ブラックリスター ゼロ. She was also active in music, including with うたたねこ歌劇団 and DUSTY FRUITS CLUB, and then moved into voice acting. In 2020, she joined Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as Yu Takasaki. Her other roles include Momoe Sawaki in Wonder Egg Priority, Suzune Miyama in Selection Project, Kitasan Black in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, and Akane Sakuramori. She won the Best New Actress award at the 16th Seiyu Awards in 2022. In music, in connection with her role as Akane Sakuramori, she performed "Suki Kirai mo Oikoshite (スキキライも追い越して)," the ED of "Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta." On March 5, 2026, five years after her solo artist debut, she released her first full album, POPPING BOX. In the same year, she also published her first photo book, Aimai, which was shot in Okinawa and had its cover revealed ahead of release.