Kawaei Rina

Kawaei Rina
Kawaei Rina (2015)
Name
Kanji	川栄李奈
Kana	かわえい りな
Romaji	Kawaei Rina
Nickname	Ricchan (りっちゃん)
Birth Info
Birthdate	February 12, 1995
Birthplace	Kanagawa, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	30 Years Old
Sizes
Height	152cm
Professional Info
Agency	avex management
Social Networks	Ameblo / Instagram / Twitter
Idol Career Info
Former Group	AKB48
Former Team	Team A
Debuted	July 2010
Graduated	August 2015

Kawaei Rina was a member of AKB48's Team A. She is now an actress affiliated with avex management.

Catchphrase

弾ける笑顔でスマイルセンター,チーム A 川栄李奈です。

Hajikeru egao de SUMAIRU SENTAA, CHIIMU A no Kawaei Rina desu

(Smile Center will pop out with a smile, I am Kawaei Rina from Team A)

Trivia

• Audition Song: Oogoe Diamond
• Admired member: Maeda Atsuko
• Hobby: Playing
• Favorite AKB48 song: Iiwake Maybe
• Favorite animal: Dog
  • She owns two dogs.
• Favorite color: Pink
• Favorite country: France
• Favorite movie: Koizora
• Favorite number: 2
• She was also called "Kawaei" and "Kawae" by the members, and "Eiko-chan" by Nakanishi Chiyori.
• Known for its foot odor. On variety shows, several members were forced to sniff her feet.
• She is a former member of the unit AnRiRe with her good friends Iriyama Anna and Kato Rena.
• She scored the lowest of all participants on test that was part of Mecha mecha iketeru! AKB48 Kimatsu Test. Being AKB48's "dumbest member" earned her the title "Baka (Idiot) Center". As a result, she was given the center position of BKA48 and the song Hasute to Wasute.
• She is a member of the ksgk ("annoying kids") Senbatsu with Tano Yuka, Oshima Ryoka and Takahashi Juri, a popular joke between Team A members.
• She was named the ace of the 11th Generation.
• In Oshiete Mommy MV she appears and dance with her arm hidden behind her back due to her hand injuries.
• She announced her graduation from the group on March 26, 2015, declaring that since she could not participate in handshake events anymore after the Iwate Incident. Since then, she has focused on her acting career.
• On May 17, 2019, she married actor Hirose Tomoki.
  • On November 8, 2019, she gave birth to her first child.
• Since graduation, she has gone on to be one of the most successful AKB48 members and actress in her own right.
  • She has appeared in several NHK productions, including two Taiga dramas, and notably starred in Come Come Everybody, the 105th NHK Asadora series.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 3rd Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 4th Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 5th Senbatsu Election - #25 (Undergirls)
• 6th Senbatsu Election - #16 (Senbatsu)
• 7th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 1st Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
• 2nd Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
• 3rd Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Kuramochi Asuka)
• 4th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Ichikawa Miori)
• 5th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Kizaki Yuria)

Team History

AKB48 Kenkyuusei → Team 4 → Team A → Graduation

Joined AKB48 as a Kenkyuusei on July 24, 2010

Promoted to Team 4 on March 23, 2012 (Saitama Super Arena)

Transferred to Team A on August 24, 2012 (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle)

Graduated from AKB48 Team A on August 4, 2015 to focus on her acting career (Announcement: March 26, 2015 at the AKB48 Spring Concert 2015 | Graduation Ceremony: August 2, 2015 at Saitama Super Arena)

Singles Participation

AKB48 A-Sides

Manatsu no Sounds Good! Sayonara Crawl Heart Ereki Mae Shika Mukanee Labrador Retriever (Media Senbatsu)

Kokoro no Placard Kibouteki Refrain (Media Senbatsu) Green Flash Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai (Media Senbatsu)

AKB48 B-Sides

Fruits Snow (Chance no Junban) Ougon Center (Sakura no Ki ni Narou) Anti (Everyday, Kachuusha) Tsubomitachi (Kaze wa Fuiteiru) NEW SHIP (GIVE ME FIVE!) Ano Hi no Fuurin (Gingham Check) Tsugi no Season (UZA) (Center) Kodoku na Hoshizora (UZA) (WCenter with Watanabe Mayu) Totteoki Christmas (Eien Pressure) Eien Yori Tsuzuku You ni (Eien Pressure) Ruby (So long!) Waiting Room (So long!) (WCenter with Tashima Meru) Ikiru koto (Sayonara Crawl)

Haste to Waste (Sayonara Crawl) (Center) Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie) Kiss made Countdown (Heart Ereki) Mosh & Dive (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) Party is over (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) Kyou Made no Melody (Labrador Retriever) Kimi wa Kimagure (Labrador Retriever) Oshiete Mommy (Kokoro no Placard) Juujun na Slave (Kibouteki Refrain) Majisuka Fight (Green Flash) Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu (Green Flash) Kimi no Dai-ni shou (Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai) (Center) Yankee Machine Gun (Halloween Night)

Other Singles

• Sugar Rush (Wreck-It Ralph Soundtrack)

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

High school days (Koko ni Ita Koto) Koko ni Ita Koto (Koko ni Ita Koto) Itsuka Mita Umi no Soko (1830m) Chokkaku Sunshine (1830m) Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m) Boku wa Ganbaru (Tsugi no Ashiato) (Center) Watashi Leaf (Tsugi no Ashiato)

Ponkotsu Blues (Tsugi no Ashiato) Kakushin ga Moterumono (Tsugi no Ashiato) Ai no Sonzai (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!) Oh! Baby (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!) Panama Unga (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!) Saisho no Ai no Monogatari (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!)

Units

AnRiRe

• Ikuji Nashi Masquerade (Sashihara Rino with AnRiRe)

NyaaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda

• Idol wa Uunyanya no Ken / アイドルはウーニャニャの件

Stage Units

RS4 (Theater no Megami)

Hatsukoi yo, Konnichiwa

41 (Boku no Taiyou)

Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster

Higurashi no Koi (During Oba Mina's suspension)

Team A Waiting Stage

Skirt, Hirari

Tenshi no Shippo

Zannen Shoujo (New Units)

A5 (Renai Kinshi Jourei)

Renai Kinshi Jourei (Revival)

Concert Units

AKB48 First Dome Concert "Yossha~Ikuzo~! in Seibu Dome"

• Lemon no Toshigoro

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011

• Skirt, Hirari

Unit Matsuri 2012

• Skirt, Hirari

Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena

• Pajama Drive

Washington D.C. Concert

• Kiseki wa ma ni Awanai

AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~

• 7ji 12fun no Hatsukoi
• Skirt, Hirari
• Nagisa no CHERRY

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

• Heart Gata Virus

Unit Matsuri 2013

• Pajama Drive

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"

AKB48 Group

• Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru

AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~

Fukuoka Dome

• Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc

Sapporo Dome

• Hoshi no Ondo

Osaka Dome

• Glass no I LOVE YOU

AKB48 8th Anniversary

• Blue rose

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

• Rappa Renshuu-Chuu

Unit Matsuri 2014

• Wagamama na Nagareboshi
• Watashi Leaf

AKB48 National Olympic Stadium Concert

• Gomen ne Jewel

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014

• Avocado Jane~shi...

AKB48 Manatsu no Tandoku Concert in SSA 〜Kawaei-san no Koto ga Suki Deshita〜

• Kioku no Dilemma

Photobook

• [2016.01.20] Korekara (これから)

Media Appearances

Movies

• Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (2012)
• Death Note: Light Up the New World (デスノート Light up the NEW world) (2016)
• Ajin: Demi-Human (亜人) (2017)
• Principal (プリンシパル 恋する私はヒロインですか？) (2018)
• The Lies She Loved (嘘を愛する女) (2018)
• For Love's Sake (恋のしずく) (2018)
• My Teacher, My Love (センセイ君主) (2018)
• The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (人魚の眠る家) (2018)
• Don't Cry, Mr. Ogre (泣くな赤鬼) (2019)
• Diner (Diner ダイナー) (2019)
• Until I Meet September's Love (九月の恋と出会うまで) (2019)
• Step (ステップ) (2020)
• Jigoku no Hanazono (地獄の花園) (2021)

Dramas

• Majisuka Gakuen 3 (マジスカ学園3) (2012)
• So long! (2013)
• Sailor Zombie (2014)
• Gomen ne Seishun! (ごめんね青春!) (2014)
• SHARK (2014)
• Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジスカ学園4) (2015)
• Whispers from a Crime Scene (ヒガンバナ～警視庁捜査七課～) (2016)
• Toto Nee-Chan: Fatherly Sister (とと姉ちゃん) (2016)
• The Single Teacher Miss Hayato (早子先生, 結婚するって本当ですか?) (2016)
• Death Cash (死幣-DEATH CASH-) (2016)
• The Braze Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People (勇者ヨシヒコと導かれし七人) (2016)
• Kanjo Hachi Gosen (感情8号線) (2017)
• Frankenstein's Love (フランケンシュタインの恋) (2017)
• Fugitive Boys (僕たちがやりました) (2017)
• Ashi-girl (アシガール) (2017)
• Otoko no Misao (男の操) (2017)
• Hotel on the Brink (崖っぷちホテル!) (2018)
• Caseworker's Diary (健康で文化的な最低限度の生活) (2018)
• Idaten (いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺〜) (2019)
• Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom (3 Nen A Kumi) (3年A組-今から皆さんは、人質です-) (2019)
• Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono (Season 3) (家政夫のミタゾノ) (2019)
• RemoteLove (#リモラブ 〜普通の恋は邪道〜) (2020)
• BG: Personal Bodyguard (Season 2) (BG〜身辺警護人〜) (2020)
• Familiar Wife (知ってるワイフ) (2021)
• Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (青天を衝け) (2021)
• Come Come Everybody (カムカムエヴリバディ) (2021 - 2022)

Variety Shows

• AKBINGO!
• Shukan AKB
• AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (Season 8/9)
• High Noon TV Viking! (バイキング) (2014 - 2015) - Exclusive Reporter
• A-Studio (2018 - 2019) - 10th Generation Sub MC
• Golden Manabi Week (ゴールデンまなびウィーク) (2018) - Student Representative

Gallery

Kawaei Rina's graduation in Saitama Super Arena (2015)

Kawaei Rina 6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo Poster (2014)

Kawaei Rina (2014)

Kawaei Rina (2013)

Kawaei Rina (2012)

Kawaei Rina (2011)

Kawaei Rina (2010)