Kitano Hinako (北野日奈子) is a Japanese idol singer. She is a second generation member of the group Nogizaka46. Good friends with: Saito Asuka Debuted on May 6, 2013 Promoted on January 26, 2014 Born in Hokkaido and raised in Chiba, Japan During her first introduction she demonstrated her "will and resolve", as well as her physical strength, by ripping a manga book in half She can also bend a frying pan Went on hiatus from November 2017 to May 2018 because of health reasons She was a "Zipper" exclusive model until the end of the magazine