Inoue Hikaru

Inoue Hikaru (井上ひかる) is a former member and leader of Hello Pro Kenshuusei under Hello! Project. She joined on May 5, 2013 alongside five other girls at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~.
On May 29, 2018, it was announced that she had finished her training.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Inoue Hikaru was born on August 31, 2000 in Mie, Japan.
===2013===
On May 5, Inoue was introduced as a member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei alongside Tanaka Karen, Inaba Manaka, Mikame Kana, Fujii Rio and Mashiro Kana at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event.
===2014===
Inoue participated as a back dancer in the Berryz Koubou Debut 10th Anniversary Concert Tour 2014 ~Real Berryz Koubou~.
===2015===
On May 4, Inoue won the judge's special "Shimizu" award at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event for her performance of "Nakimushi Shounen".
===2016===
Inoue participated as the opening act and a back dancer in the ℃-ute Concert Tour 2016 Haru ~℃ONCERTO~.
On May 5, Inoue won the judge's special award at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2016 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event for her performance of "Sayonara Usotsuki no Watashi".
===2017===
From April 1 to June 4, Inoue participated in the Hello Pro Kenshuusei opening act and as a back dancer for the ℃-ute Concert Tour 2017 Haru ~℃elebration~.
On May 5, at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~, Inoue was awarded the judge's singing award and was also announced as the new leader of Hello Pro Kenshuusei.Hirose Ayaka. "涙、涙に包まれて。、大好き♡広瀬彩海" (in Japanese). Kobushi Factory Official Blog. 2017-05-05.
On June 30, she and Inoue Rei released a digital song titled "Inoue no Uta".
===2018===
On May 6, Inoue was absent from the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ due to "poor health",https://twitter.com/ODYSTAFF/status/992932200713629696 however she was also absent from the rehearsals shown on Hello! Project Station.
On May 29, it was revealed that Inoue had completed her training and therefore left Hello Pro Kenshuusei."Hello! Project 研修生発表会 2018 6月 ～にじ～" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-05-29. While there was no official statement, Morning Musume member Kaga Kaede implied on her blog that Inoue left to focus on her education and become a teacher."ありがとう。 加賀楓" (in Japanese). Morning Musume 13th Generation Blog. Kaga Kaede. 2018-05-29.
The announcement of her departure came as a shock to fans, as she had been scheduled to attend a fanclub event on June 5, titled Hello Pro Kenshuusei Event ~Hello! Nagoya 4Kaime~ at Midland Square Cinema 2 alongside Kodama Sakiko, Yonemura Kirara, Yamazaki Yuhane and Hashisako Rin.
===2019===
In September, she opened up a personal Twitter account and began uploading dance cover videos online.https://twitter.com/hikaru_8310/status/1197441588059758593
==Personal Life==
==Profile==
==Works==
===Internet===
*[2013-2018] Hello! Project Station
==Trivia==
==Honorary Titles==
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==References==
==External Links==
*Twitter
*Niconico
*Twitter (inactive)
*Official Profile
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Blogs: June 2013, December 2013, February 2014, September 2014 (not tagged), November/December 2014, February/March 2015, 2015 Test, May/June 2015
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