Mana Kana (茉奈 佳奈) is a Japanese pop duo formed by twin sisters Mikura Mana and Mikura Kana, born February 23rd, 1986 in Osaka.Information
Mana Mikura and Kana Mikura were born in Osaka and Mana is the older sister. They are both 156cm in height and have O blood type. Mana and Kana first debuted as child actresses in 1995. In 1997, the Mikura twins formed pop group ManaKana (マナカナ - written in Katakana) and made their major debut with the single Nisenichiya no Mew. After releasing their fifth single, Chibi Maruko-chan, the group went on a long hiatus for Mana and Kana to focus on their acting career.
In 2007, Mikura returned to the music scene again. As the twins are both adult now, they changed the group name to Mana Kana (茉奈 佳奈 - written in Kanji) and re-debuted with the single Nigatsu no Watayuki. But it is not until their first cover album Futari no Uta in 2009 for Mana Kana to gain more attentions. The album reached #30 on the Oricon weekly charts and has a long chart-life. Their next single, Inochi no Uta released one month later also became their first release to enter the top 20 of Oricon. Following the success of Futari no Uta, Mana Kana released their second cover album Futari no Uta 2 on August 12th, 2009.
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