Voice actor Hinaki Yano (Yu Takasaki in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club , Akane Sakuramori in I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class ) will release her first full album "POPPING BOX" on March 5, 2026, her 29th birthday. The announcement was made at the final show of her nationwide tour <Happy! Next Key!> in Osaka on December 28. The tour visited five cities to commemorate her solo artist debut's fifth anniversary. Yano began her entertainment career at a young age, expanding her activities across various genres including idol, actor, voice actor, and artist. Other anime characters she has voiced include: Kitasan Black in Umamusume Pretty Derby , Shizuku in The Elusive Samurai , and Tomo Namba in Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms . As a solo singer, she has released six singles since 2021. Her fist full album "POPPING BOX" will include those six single songs, plus "HNK," which performed for the first time during her latest tour, and "Lurimatsuri," produced by voice actor and singer-songwriter Tomori Kusunoki (Llenn in Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online ). The bonus Blu-ray disc for the album's first press limited edition includes footage from her live concert "<Yano Hinaki LIVE 2025 ~Girls in the Mirror World~>" held at Club Quattro in Shibuya, Tokyo in August 2024, as well as behind-the-scenes footage from the jacket photo shoot. "POPPINNG BOX" song list: 1. "Maesetsu" 2. "HNK" 3. "Poya Ponopo!" (3rd single) 4. "Kimi to Ita Natsu wo" (4th single) 5. "Bourgeois Towel" 6. "Namida Dilemma" 7. "Follow me!" (2nd single) 8. "KagamiYOKagami feat. Rika Mayama from Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (6th single) 9. "Hologram no Tenshi" (1st single) 10. "Kokoro no Awa" 11. "Lurimatsuri" 12. "Arigato-dayo" (5th single) "Follow me!" Music Video "Poya Ponopo!" Live Performance Video "Kimi to Ita Natsu wo" Lyric Video "Bourgeois Towel" Lyric Video "Arigato-dayo" Live Performance Video RELATED: Voice Actor Hinaki Yano Releases First Photo Book in March 2026 Source : Hinaki Yano official website / X (formerly Twitter)
