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
Prefecture	Ibaraki

Lightstick Color

Pink

Okabe Rin is a member of AKB48's Team 8 and 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.)

Trivia

Team 8 Performances: Kumamoto, Sapporo, Fukushima, Gunma, Aichi, Niigata
Hobbies: Listening to music, taking walks, drawing, cooking
Special skills: Dance, drawing
Strong points: Can do anything when focused
Weak points: A bit quiet
Charm point: Dimples on right cheek
Favorite foods: Lightly-pickled cucumber, Italian cuisine, grilled beef tongue
Disliked foods: Spicy foods, natto
- Ironically, Ibaraki prefecture is famous for its natto.
Most admired person: Kojima Haruna, Umeda Ayaka, Amami Yuki
Close friends: Oguri Yui (PonPon), all Team 8 Kanto region members
Describe yourself in one word: Incomplete
Animal you would describe yourself as: Fox
Future Dream: Want to be an important figure
She has an older brother.
Her nicknames include Berin, Rinrin, Orin, and Rinchan.
She was inspired to join AKB48 after seeing the Team 8 audition announcement in her second year of high school, thinking it would be a good opportunity to live a life she could be proud of.
She practiced jazz ballet from 3rd grade of elementary school.
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.
Her speaking voice is said to sound like Maeda Atsuko's.
Fellow Team 8 members from the Kanto Region have described her as funny, calm, clever, and mature.
She likes clothing with rips, holes, or distressing details. Mukaichi Mion joked that Rin dresses nicely for Instagram photos, but in private her personal clothes have so many rips that they look like they came from the trash.
She likes collecting stationery and browsing home decoration catalogs.
She likes prosciutto ham, and even gifted her father prosciutto on his birthday.
She has a habit of correcting people for mispronouncing "Ibaraki". When Sata, host of AKBINGO!, pronounced "Ibaraki" as "Ibaragi", she corrected him twice during the show.
She was one of the 15 selected Team 8 members that performed Koi Suru Juuden Prius with Sashihara Rino on AKBINGO! on June, 2014.
In May 2015 she appeared as a live broadcast reporter for the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race in Germany. She returned to Japan two days later.
She made her voice acting debut in 2016 as a McDonald's Crew Member in the McDonald's Japan animation "Future Me".
In January 2018 she was made an official Ambassador of Ibaraki Prefecture by Governor Oikawa Kazuhiko.
In November 2021 she was made the image model in a campaign against drunk driving in Ibaraki Prefecture.
In AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san she admitted that when AKB48 staff hold virtual meetings with the members late at night, she has joined in while sitting in the bathtub. She explained that everyone has their cameras and microphones turned off anyway, so it isn't a problem if she happens to be bathing.
Her official blog is titled “Atelier Berin”.

History

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〜.

2016

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.

2017

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).

2018

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.

2019

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!.

2020

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).

2021

On March 30, appeared in the special AKBINGO NEO episode 1 for ranking 7th place in the AKB48 no Dobboun! Hitori Jime app event.
On July 20, 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).
On December 8th, at the AKB48 16th Anniversary Team Shuffle, kept her concurrent position in Team A but lost her captain role for that team.
- It was announced the new captain would be Mukaichi Mion

2022

On March 15th, was part of the senshuuraku performance for Team A's Mokugekisha stage.
On April 7th, appeared on AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san for the first time.
On April 19th, officially joined Mukaichi Team A.
On April 27th, had her first and only appearance on AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~ (AKB48、最近聞いた？～一緒になんかやってみませんか？～).
From July 23rd to August 2nd, was scheduled to appear in the Japanese version of the Broadway musical "Peter Pan" as Wendy. However, she was only able to perform the first couple of days (see next line).
On July 26th, tested positive for COVID-19 and had to enter self-isolation and a hiatus.
On August 5th, resumed activities.