 Outside of Key in 2006, Hinoue was the art director for the yaoi visual novel "Bokura wa Minna, Koi o suru" by the company Pekoe, also under VisualArt's.In 2007, Hinoue provided uniform design and one of five character designs in a five-part moe adult drama CD series named "School Heart's" produced by Mana, a brand under VisualArt's.Between December 2007 and August 2010, Hinoue was one of three personalities (the others being Shinji Orito and another named woman from Pekoe named Chiro) on an Internet radio show sponsored by Key in regards to the brand called "Key Net Radio".