Okabe Rin

Name

Okabe Rin

Okabe Rin (2019)


Kanji	岡部麟
Kana	おかべりん
Romaji	Okabe Rin
Nickname	Berin (べりん), Rinrin (りんりん)

Birth Info

Birthdate	November 7, 1996
Birthplace	Ibaraki, Japan
Blood type	**
Current Age	28 Years Old

Sizes

Height	159cm

Professional Info

Agency	Hori Pro
Social Networks	Instagram / SHOWROOM / Twitter / Weibo

Idol Career Info

Group	AKB48
Team	Team 8/Team A
Debuted	April 2014 / Team 8

Okabe Rin is a member of AKB48's Team 8 and the captain of AKB48's Team A.

Catchphrase

おー!壁!りんりんりん♪ もしもーし、茨城県から来ました、りんりんこと岡部麟です。

O-! Kabe! Rin rin rin♪ Moshi mo~shi, Ibaraki-ken kara kimashita, "Rinrin" koto Okabe Rin desu.

(O-! Kabe! Rin rin rin♪ Hello hello, came from Ibaraki prefecture, Okabe Rin known as Rinrin.)

Team 8 Performances: Kumamoto, Sapporo, Fukushima, Gunma, Aichi, Niigata
Hobbies: Listening to music, taking walks, drawing, cooking
Special skills: Dance
Strong points: Can be anything as long as in a fully concentrated situation
Weak points: A bit quiet
Charm point: Dimples on right cheek
Favorite word: "The important thing is try first!"
Favorite foods: Italian Cuisine, cucumber
Hated foods: Spicy foods
Most admire person: Kojima Haruna, Umeda Ayaka, Amami Yuki
Close friends: All Kanto members
Describe yourself in one word: Imcomplete
Animal you wold describe yourself as: Fox
Thing I want most now: Friends who are good at foreign languages
How I relieve my stress: Staring at a candle flame
Future Dream: Want to be an important figure
A place you'd like to go when you're allowed to drive: The coast
Message to the fans: I am still very inexperienced, but please watch me dearly! I count with your support. While enjoying everyone's growth, please root for me (laugh)
She designed the logo for the Team 8 National Tour and the Team 8 1st Anniversary T-shirt, and also Team 8's mascot (Eight-kun)
Her catchphrase was thought of by staff members
Learned jazz ballet from 3rd grade of elementary school
One of the 15 selected Team 8 members that performed Koi Suru Juuden Prius with Sashihara Rino on AKBINGO! on June, 2014

On April 3rd, joined AKB48 through its Team 8.
On June 4th, had her first appearance on AKB48 no Anta, Dare?.
On July 8th, had her first appearance on AKBINGO!.
On August 6th, had her stage debut for Team 8's PARTY ga Hajimaru yo stage.
On August 27th, was part of her first AKB48 song 47 no Suteki na Machi e, on the group's 37th single Kokoro no Placard.
On October 11th, had her first appearance on AKB48 SHOW!.
- One of the 16 selected Team 8 members that performed a medley on AKB48 SHOW! on October 11 and 25, 2014
On December 23rd, had her concert debut at AKB48's Team 8 National Tour 〜47 no Suteki na Machi e〜.

On February 14th, was part of the shonichi performance for Team 8's Aitakatta stage.
On July 21st, had her first appearance on AKB48 no All Night Nippon.
On September 17th, appeared in Team 8's first original stage play, Kenran Toka Ranman Toka.
On December 4th, was one of the 12 selected Team 8 members that performed on Philippines-Japan Friendship Celebration at Manila, Philippines.

On February 28th, was part of the shonichi performance for AKB48's Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okose special stage.
On September 2nd, was part of the shonichi performance for Team 8's Kimi mo 8 de Nakou janai ka stage.
On September 10th, was part of her first senbatsu position for AKB48's 50th single, 11gatsu no Anklet.
On November 7th and 8th, was one of the 12 selected Team 8 members that performed on Cool Japan Festival at Manila, Philippines-
On December 8th, at AKB48's 12th Anniversary, received a kennin position in Team A and was also made the captain (Okabe Team A).

On July 21st, appeared in Team 8's second original stage play, KISS KISS KISS.
On November 22nd, was part of the shonichi performance for Team 8's Sono Shizuku wa, Mirai e to Tsunagaru Niji ni Naru. stage.
On November 29th, had her final appearance on AKB48 no All Night Nippon.

On June 30th, was part of the shonichi performance for AKB48's Boku no Natsu ga Hajimaru stage, produced by Kashiwagi Yuki.
On September 5th, appeared in Team 8's third original stage play, Bee School.
On September 24th, had her final appearance on AKBINGO!.

On December 16th, it was announced she would be affiliated with the agency HoriPro.
On December 23rd, appeared in the January 2021 issue of BIG ONE GIRLS, alongside the AKB48 soukantoku Mukaichi Mion and the other team captains (Komiyama Haruka, Iwatate Saho and Murayama Yuiri).

On March 30, 2021, appeared in the special AKBINGO NEO episode 1 for ranking 7th place in the AKB48 no Dobboun! Hitori Jime app event.
On July 20, 2021, appeared in the special AKBINGO NEO episode 2 for ranking 8th place in the AKB48 no Dobboun! Hitori Jime app event.
On July 21st, appeared in Nihon Terebi's "Baguette" (バゲット).