Kawakami Rena

Name

Kawakami Rena

Kawakami Rena (2019)


Kanji	川上礼奈
Kana	かわかみ　れな
Romaji	Kawakami Rena
Nickname	Renapyon (れなぴょん)

Birth Info

Birthdate	September 16, 1995
Birthplace	Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	29 Years Old

Sizes

Height	162cm

Professional Info

Agency	ONS PRODUCTION
Social Networks	7gogo / Instagram / Twitter

Idol Career Info

Former Group	NMB48
Former Team	Team M
Debuted	October, 2010 / 1st Generation
Graduated	October, 2019

Kawakami Rena was a member of NMB48's Team M.

Catchphrase

香川のうどんはチャンピオン、あなたの具材はれーなぴょん、うどんの都、香川県からやってきました、れなぴょんこと川上礼奈です。

Kagawa no udon wa chanpion, anata no guzai wa Renapyon, udon no miyako, Kagawa ken kara yattekimashita, Renapyon koto Kawakami Rena desu.

History

2010

In October, joined NMB48 as part of its 1st Generation.

2011

On May 5th, was part of the Shonichi for the Idol no Yoake stage.
On June 8th, was part of her first AKB48 song with Koko ni Ita Koto on the group's Koko ni Ita Koto album – every active member of any Japanese 48 group participated in this song.
On July 20th, was part of the song Mikazuki no Senaka on NMB48's debut single Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo.

2012

On January 26th, was promoted to Team M (Team M Formation).
On March 27th, was part of the title song Teppen Tottande! for NMB48's first album Teppen Tottande!
On August 29th, was part of her first selected AKB48 song with Ano Hi no Fuurin on their 27th single Gingham Check.

2014

On February 26th, got to perform her first solo, Warupyon, at the NMB48 Team M Osaka Tour 2014 ~Benchi Atametemashita~.
On May 2nd, was part of the Shonichi for Team M's RESET stage.

2016

On October 18th, was appointed Team M Captain.

2017

On January 24th, was part of the Shonichi for the revival of Team M's Idol no Yoake stage.

2018

On October 17th, was part of her NMB48 A-side for Boku Datta naichau yo.

2019

On March 2nd, was part of the Shonichi for Team M's Dareka no Tame ni stage.
On August 23rd, announced her graduation from NMB48.
On October 25th, held her graduation concert Kawakami Rena Sotsugyo Concert ～Nikorame Tsudzukete 9-nen! Oishiku Meshiagare～ at Zepp Namba.

2020

On July 15th, participated in the LARME LINE LIVE Model Audition – the event would make the winner an exclusive model with the magazine.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

2nd Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify
3rd Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kimoto Kanon)
4th Janken Taikai - Didn't Qualify

Team History

NMB48 Kenkyuusei → Team M → Graduation

Joined NMB48 as a Kenkyuusei on October, 2010

Promoted to Team M on January 26, 2012 (Team M Formation)

Graduated from NMB48 Team M on October 30, 2019 (Announcement: August 23, 2019)

Singles Participation

NMB48 A-Sides

NMB48 B-Sides

AKB48 B-Sides

Ano Hi no Fuurin (Gingham Check)

Albums Participation

NMB48 Albums

AKB48 Albums

Units

Stage Units

M1 (Idol no Yoake): Tengoku Yarou

M2 (RESET): Gyakuten Oujisama

M1 Revival (Idol no Yoake): Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate

M3 (Dareka no Tameni): Rider; Nage Kiss de Uchi Otose!; Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru

Concert Units

NMB48 Request Hour Best 30 2013

Tengoku Yarou

NMB48 Team M Osaka Tour 2014 ~Benchi Atametemashita~

Warupyon

NMB48 National Tour

Sendai Sunplaza (Sendai)

Candy

Sonic City Big Hall (Omiya)

Candy

Trivia

Hobbies: Baking, making confectionery
Special Skills: Making udon, jumping rope
Favorite Foods: Udon
Ambition: Model
Favourite AKB48 group song: Dakishimecha Ikenai
She is close with Yamagishi Natsumi.
Has the same birthday as Yamagishi Natsumi.
Member of Cooking Club and Art Club.
Known for her exceptional love of udon. The prefecture she is from, Kagawa, is famous for its udon.