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Kusaba Manami was a member of HKT48's Team KIV. She is now a member of the idol group Licht.

Catchphrase[]

あいと書いてまなみやけん、覚えてくれたらまなみのハートをプレゼント(ありがとう!)。どういたしまして。福岡県出身28歳、大学2年生のまなみんこと草場愛です。
Ai to kaite Manami yaken, oboete kuretara Manami no HAATO wo PUREZENTO (arigatou!). Douitashimashite. Fukuoka-ken shusshin 28-sai, daigaku 2-nensei no Manamin koto Kusaba Manami desu.
(You write it like Ai, but you say Manami, remember this and you get Manami's heart. (Thank you!) You're welcome. From Fukuoka prefecture, a 28-year old 2nd year university student, I'm Kusaba Manami, also known as Manamin.)

Team History[]

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections[]

Singles Participation[]

HKT48 B-Sides[]

Units[]

Stage Units[]

RS2 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)
Anata to Christmas Eve
RS3 (Nounai Paradise)
MARIA (Under)
Kimi wa Pegasus (Under)
Kurukurupa (Under)
HW1 (Pajama Drive)
Temodemo no Namida
Pajama Drive
Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc
Junjou Shugi
KIV1 (Theater no Megami)
Locker Room Boy (Under)
Arashi no Yoru ni wa (Under)
Candy (Under)
Hatsukoi yo, Konnichiwa (Under)
Yokaze no Shiwaza (Under)

Concert Units[]

HKT48 Kyushu 7 Prefecture Tour ~Kawaii Ko ni wa Tabi wo Saseyo~[]

Oita Iichiko Grand Theater

Media Appearances[]

Variety Shows[]

  • HKT48 no Odekake

Trivia[]

  • Hobbies: Following professional baseball (Softbank Hawks)
  • Charm point: Eyes
  • Favorite flower: Sunflower
  • Special skill: Dance
  • Was studying at university
  • Is a big fan of Akimoto Sayaka, with whom she occasionally meets in private
  • Has a bit of a tsundere and "troublesome", moody character
  • Helped many of her younger fellow 2nd Generation members with their dancing
  • Her name was written "Kusaba Ai" when she got promoted, because of that she started to write her name with hiragana in her Google+ posts. This is also reflected in her catchphrase
  • Went to the same dance school as Wakatabe Haruka
  • Performed all the units in Theater no Megami


Gallery[]

HKT48
Members
Team H Aramaki Misaki | Ikuno Rina | Ishibashi Ibuki | Ichimura Airi | Ito Yueru | Kawahira Hijiri | Kitagawa Hiiro | Kurihara Sae | Sakai Moeka | Sakamoto Rino | Shibui Mina | Toyonaga Aki (Captain) | Fuchigami Mai | Mogami Nanaka | Yanase Reia | Yamauchi Yuna
Team KIV Akiyoshi Yuka | Izawa Miyu | Imamura Maria | Eguchi Kokoha | Oba Risaki | Kuriyama Rina | Sakamoto Erena | Takemoto Kurumi | Tachibana Kokoro | Tanaka Iori | Jitoe Nene | Fukui Karen | Matsuoka Hana (Captain) | Morisaki Saaya | Yamashita Emiri
Kenkyuusei Ishimatsu Yuina | Ihara Hanna | Ouchi Rinka | Fujino Kokoha | Matsumoto Urara | Yasui Hina
Former Members
Team H Komori Yui | Sugamoto Yuko | Taniguchi Airi | Umemoto Izumi | Anai Chihiro | Wakatabe Haruka | Okamoto Naoko | Inoue Yuriya | Ui Mashiro | Yamada Marina | Yamamoto Mao | Sashihara Rino | Kodama Haruka | Komada Hiroka | Tanaka Natsumi | Kamijima Kaede | Ueno Haruka | Tashima Meru | Mizukami Rimika | Kojina Yui | Matsuoka Natsumi | Sakaguchi Riko | Watanabe Akari | Yabuki Nako | Oda Ayaka | Unjo Hirona
Team KIV Kusaba Manami | Goto Izumi | Ito Raira | Okada Kanna | Ota Aika | Tanaka Yuka | Tomiyoshi Asuka | Iwahana Shino | Ueki Nao | Tomonaga Mio | Fukagawa Maiko | Moriyasu Madoka | Miyawaki Sakura | Murashige Anna | Kumazawa Serina | Imada Mina | Shimono Yuki | Murakami Wakana | Goto Hinano | Baba Sayaka | Motomura Aoi | Nagano Miyabi | Takeda Tomoka | Tanaka Miku
Team TII Tsutsui Riko | Matsuda Yumi | Tsukiashi Amane | Shimizu Rio | Matsumoto Hinata | Seki Ai | Murakawa Bibian | Hokazono Hazuki | Miyazaki Sono
Kenkyuusei Eto Sayaka | Nakanishi Ayaka | Abe Kyoka | Otoshima Risa | Kudo Haruka | Ogawa Sana | Kawashima Yuna
Discography
Album 1. 092 | 2. Outstanding
Singles 1. Suki! Suki! Skip! | 2. Melon Juice | 3. Sakura, Minna de Tabeta | 4. Hikaeme I love you! | 5. 12 Byou | 6. Shekarashika! | 7. 74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e | 8. Saikou ka yo | 9. Bagutte Iijan | 10. Kiss wa Matsushikanai no Deshouka? | 11. Hayaokuri Calendar | 12. Ishi | 13. 3-2 | 14. Kimi to Doko ka e Ikitai | 15. Biisan wa Naze Naku Naru no ka? | 16. Kimi wa Motto Dekiru | 17. Baketsu wo Kabure!
Other Songs Hatsukoi Butterfly | Wink wa Sankai | Otona Ressha | Make noise | Tomaranai Kanransha | Buttaoreru Made
Units & Other Groups
One-Shot Units Team Surprise | Team BS
Sister Groups AKB48 | SKE48 | SDN48 (Disbanded) | NMB48 | NGT48 | STU48 | JKT48 | BNK48 | TPE48 | MNL48 | SNH48
Events
Sousenkyo 4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki"
5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai"
6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~"
7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single
8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single
9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single
10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single
Janken Taikai 3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single
4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single
5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut + 38th Single
6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut
7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut
8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
Group Draft Meeting AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013
AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015
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