I looked at who she follows on twitter and there is only 3 SKE members. Rena is not close to Jurina but hate seems a too "strong" word.
I'd call them rivals which they've both talked about in documentaries and such. They consistently were very close to each others rankings in SSKs. They've always seemed to get along well though they're just very different personalities. Their relationship was more like two leaders of SKE who were trying to push the group higher together.
Rena will be in The Cherry Orchard, 24th Street in Bunkamura Theater Cocoon starting tomorrow , tickets are still available http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/cocoon/20171108.html EDIT : from the said play's program
So Rena has been confirmed to appear as "Banba" in the upcoming Kuragehime dorama... as someone who is a huge fan of Kuragehime I'm stoked! she appears with an afro covering her face and she's a huge train otaku... I'm looking forward to see what Rena-chan's Banba is like! https://twitter.com/renampme/status/942566601336832000
"huge train otaku" <-- how fitting ! Official dorama website: https://www.fujitv.co.jp/kuragehime/ - no trailers yet
https://netallica.yahoo.co.jp/news/20180507-47892486-techinq Rena went to the Babyraids Japan 6th anniversary show.
https://mdpr.jp/cinema/detail/1765020 https://twitter.com/toei_riderBUI…/status/994130915407220737 http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/14690230/ "Matsui Rena will join as part of the cast for Kamen Rider Build the Movie on August 4, 2018. Roleplaying Saiga Ryoka, Governor of Hokuto."
Rena announced a tour on her fan club page for fan club members. fan club Live "SPICA TOUR 2018" https://matsuirena.club/free/news/details.php?id=155 https://twitter.com/rena_info/status/994859289000005632 Story: https://netallica.yahoo.co.jp/news/20180512-86379052-techinq She is also in Street Jack magazine talking about sneakers. She likes Reebok, Nike, and a new line from Converse, "Converse 's <All Star Light> literally is an ultra light weight all - star. "Is this the default for not having strings?" - No, this time it's a slippon arrangement. The model itself can be customized through a string, or it can be as it is." (see page 3 for pictures) http://best-times.jp/articles/-/9195
Hanging with Rie. https://mobile.twitter.com/Rie_Kitahara3/status/1013768009188454400 I admit that google translate has left me in the dust. The post references the Tokogawa Shoganate and Okita Shouji and rehearsal. Is one of her shows or movies set in the late Shoganate period? Maybe that is a show Rie is in. However, in searching for what she might be in, I found this recent article that said she has been added to the cast of the morning NHK drama, Manpuku, to play a friend of the heroine. "Matsui plays Takeno Shikano, a friend of the main character / Fukuko" https://natalie.mu/music/news/285197 http://www6.nhk.or.jp/nhkpr/post/preview.html?i=14795
There is a news story that explains the connection between Rie, Rena, and Okita Shouji. Rena played the same part that Rie is going to play. "Former NGT 48 Kitahara Rie published the sesame signing with former SKE 48 Matsui Rena on SNS on 2 July. Kitahara Rie will serve as the protagonist, Shoji Okita at the 70th anniversary commemorative special performance "New Bakamatsu* Junjo" FAKE NEWS (performed from 7th July). "New Bakumatsu Junjo" series is a unique setting that Shinsengumi** Shoji Okita was actually a woman, and in the previous work, Rena Matsui starred." https://netallica.yahoo.co.jp/news/20180703-33486934-techinq *bakumatsu refers to the end of the Edo period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakumatsu **The Shinsengumi(新選組, "New Selected Group") was a special police force organized by the Bakufu (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863.
She is still working. She also had a confession to make. Mr. Rena Matsui, who is close to 27 years old, confessed "I have not yet gotten a high school diploma." "The event "Completed theatrical version of Kamen Rider Build Be The One" and "Comedy Sentai Lupine Ranger VS Police Squadron Patrianger En Film" (both released on August 4) will be held on the 26th in Tokyo, Matsui Rena showed off "a very nice talk about the story". "In the talk, the "best talk of a confession" came up to the topic. Matsui, 27, who will be 27 on the 27th day of the event, said, "I will be 27 at this year, which is 9 years since I graduated from high school." "I have not been going to take a high school diploma yet and I am leaving in school," she said. I heard that she was unable to attend the graduation ceremony, but she continued, "I do not know if my diploma is taken, I think it would be nice." I asked the children who came to the venue "We all went to get a diploma properly!" https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180726/dyo/00m/200/012000c https://eiga.com/news/20180726/13/ https://www.rbbtoday.com/article/2018/07/26/162316.html Update: And of course Churi sent a birthday wish (but they met was a week ago as I understand google). https://twitter.com/akane29_o8o/status/1022612731898130432
And once again, it is no surprise that she gets together with Churi. https://twitter.com/akane29_o8o/status/1031168984685600768 another pic on Rena's twitter https://twitter.com/renampme/status/1031148932213010432
^ those two are practically married I really hope Rena appears for SKE’s 10th year anniversary concert/theater
My brain has got stuck a bit - what is Rena doing in 小説すばる 2018年11月号, which is basically a literary magazine?