Kusunoki Mei

Kusunoki Mei (楠萌生) is a former member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei under Hello! Project.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Kusunoki Mei was born on November 10, 2004, in Osaka, Japan.
===2018===
Kusunoki participated in Hello! Project "ONLY YOU" Audition, but failed.
On November 1, it was announced that Kusunoki had joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei alongside Saito Madoka and Onoda Karin. They were introduced in the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 12gatsu ~Mikan~ show on December 2."ハロプロ研修生に新メンバー加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-11-01.
===2019===
For unknown reasons, Kusunoki was not scheduled to appear in the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 3gatsu ~SUN~.
On April 2, Kusunoki's profile was removed from the Kenshuusei website, indicating that she had left the program. The event details about Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ posted to the Hello! Project website also clarified that she had ended her training."Hello! Project 研修生発表会2019 ～春の公開実力診断テスト～" (in Japanese).
===2021===
In March, she opened a tiktok account.@o11m10 (formerly @ikusaha._.iya1229
On August 9, she opened a instagram account.
On August 13, she opened a Twitter and LINE live account. She also announced her entry into the Kansai branch of the "JK Miss 2021" social media competition to determine the "cutest schoolgirl" in Japan.JK Miss 2021 Profile She received the most overall votes for the Kansai region and moved forward to the competition semifinals,「女子高生ミスコン2021」都道府県別“一番かわいい女子高生”が決定　セミファイナリスト107人発表＜SNS審査結果＞ (in Japanese). Modelpress. 2021-08-23. but eventually lost to the representative from Hokkaido.日本一かわいい“最旬レトロJK”決定 北海道出身のりりさん＜女子高生ミスコン2021＞ (oin Japanese). Modelpress. 2021-12-09.
===2022===
In January, Kusunoki appeared in promotional materials for the Osaka School of Music.https://twitter.com/osm_today/status/1485477548427739136
==Personal Life==
==Profile==
==Trivia==
*She loves everyone in Hello! Project but is particularly fond of Oda Sakura.Stated during an MC at Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 12gatsu ~Mikan~
==References==
==External Links==
*JK Miss 2021 Profile
*Social Media Pages: Twitter, Instagram (deleted), TikTok (deleted), LINE Live (deleted), Lit.Link
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Profile (archived)
Category:2018 Additions
Category:Hello Pro Kenshuusei
Category:29th Generation Hello Pro Kenshuusei
Category:2004 Births
Category:November Births
Category:Members from Osaka
Category:Blood Type B
Category:Scorpio
Category:2019 Departures
Category:Hello Pro Kenshuusei Formers
Category:Members who failed a Hello! Project Audition
Category:Monkey
Category:Members born in Heisei Period
Category:Members born after Hello! Project's formation
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