Rina Koike
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
actress and idol
affiliated with Very Berry Production.
Koike started a junior Idol
career with the DVD
Big Brother at age 10, when she was in 4th grade. Koike also works for Very Berry Production as a model. Koike Rina had a role on the live-action version of Sailor Moon
, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
. She plays the character Sailor Luna, as Luna transforms to a young girl later on in the series.
She also co-hosted the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Super Dance Lesson, on which she teaches the audience three different dances along with co-stars Miyuu Sawai and Myū Azama . These dances loosely follow line dancing. Sawai plays as Sailor Moon
and Usagi Tsukino
. Azama plays as Sailor Jupiter
and Makoto Kino. Sawai and Azama wear special dance-costumes, but Koike is left out, wearing her everyday costume from the show.
Koike has now released a photo collection titled "Innocence."
She also played the role of Shizuka on the 2008 Kamen Rider Series
, Kamen Rider Kiva
. In early 2011 she starred in the short TV drama Onegai Kanaete Versailles (おねがいかなえてヴェルサイユ "Fulfill My Wish Versailles"), alongside visual kei
metal band Versaillles
.
crossbreed.
Her favourite food is butter and peach croquette stew. Her favorite personal quote is, "やればなんでもできる！" (yareba nan de mo dekiru!) or, loosely translated, "If you try, anything's possible!"
, she was 155 centimetre tall. She likes taking club prints with friends, jazz dancing, drawing, swimming, playing piano and skipping rope.
Even though she had fun playing Sailor Luna, she wished she could have played Sailor Chibi Moon as her favorite color is pink.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actress and idol
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
affiliated with Very Berry Production.
Koike started a junior Idol
Junior idol
In Japan, a , alternatively or , is primarily defined as a child or early teenager pursuing a career as a photographic model ....
career with the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
Big Brother at age 10, when she was in 4th grade. Koike also works for Very Berry Production as a model. Koike Rina had a role on the live-action version of Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon metaseries originally created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is produced by Toei, the same company that produces the Super Sentai Series and the Kamen Rider Series and of which their animation firm Toei Animation, produced the...
. She plays the character Sailor Luna, as Luna transforms to a young girl later on in the series.
She also co-hosted the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Super Dance Lesson, on which she teaches the audience three different dances along with co-stars Miyuu Sawai and Myū Azama . These dances loosely follow line dancing. Sawai plays as Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
and Usagi Tsukino
Usagi Tsukino
is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon metaseries and the main protagonist of the franchise, as well as its title character. Her civilian name, , becomes Serena Tsukino in the English-language versions...
. Azama plays as Sailor Jupiter
Sailor Jupiter
is one of the central characters in the Sailor Moon metaseries. Her real name is , a strong schoolgirl who can transform into one of the series' specialized heroines, the Sailor Senshi....
and Makoto Kino. Sawai and Azama wear special dance-costumes, but Koike is left out, wearing her everyday costume from the show.
Koike has now released a photo collection titled "Innocence."
She also played the role of Shizuka on the 2008 Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
, Kamen Rider Kiva
Kamen Rider Kiva
is the title of the 2008 Kamen Rider Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions. It premiered on January 27, 2008, following the finale of Kamen Rider Den-O. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2008 Super Hero Time block with Engine Sentai Go-onger...
. In early 2011 she starred in the short TV drama Onegai Kanaete Versailles (おねがいかなえてヴェルサイユ "Fulfill My Wish Versailles"), alongside visual kei
Visual Kei
is a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources state that visual kei refers to a music genre, or to a sub-genre of Japanese rock, with its...
metal band Versaillles
Versailles (Japanese band)
Versailles is a Japanese visual kei metal band formed in 2007. Their key characteristics are their rococo-esque costumes, dueling guitars and heavy but melodic arrangements....
.
Facts
Koike has a pet dog named Cheese: a Shiba InuShiba Inu
The is the smallest of the six original and distinct breeds of dog from Japan.A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally bred for hunting. It is similar in appearance to the Akita, though much smaller in stature...
crossbreed.
Her favourite food is butter and peach croquette stew. Her favorite personal quote is, "やればなんでもできる！" (yareba nan de mo dekiru!) or, loosely translated, "If you try, anything's possible!"
, she was 155 centimetre tall. She likes taking club prints with friends, jazz dancing, drawing, swimming, playing piano and skipping rope.
Even though she had fun playing Sailor Luna, she wished she could have played Sailor Chibi Moon as her favorite color is pink.
Filmography
- Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry BlossomsTown of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossomsis a one-volume manga written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno. The two connected stories were first published in Japan by Futabasha in Weekly Manga Action in 2003 and 2004, then collected in a single tankōbon volume in 2004. The stories about a family of survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima...
(2007) - Kamen Rider Kiva (2008)