| Rino Sashihara 指原莉乃 |
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Rino Sashihara at Japan Expo 2009, Paris |
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| Also known as | Sasshii(さっしー), Sashiko(さしこ), Rino(りの) |
| Born | November 21, 1992 Oita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | August 2008 - present |
| Labels | King Records |
Rino Sashihara (指原 莉乃 Sashihara Rino, born November 21, 1992), is a member of Japanese idol group AKB48 team A produced by Yasushi Akimoto.
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In October 2007, she auditioned and was chosen as a trainee for AKB48. She was promoted to a regular member of former Team B. She was chosen as a "Senbatsu" member for first time on the single "Ōgoe Diamond", followed by other songs, including "Under Girls". On August 2009, it was announced that she would transfer to Team A. She transferred in July 2010.
On December 4, 2010, she attempted to upload 100 articles in a day on her official blog, with the number of page views reaching 35 million on the same day.[1]
Since January 2011, Sashihara has been featured on a half-hour TV program with her nickname, Sashiko no Kuseni (Kono Bangumi wa AKB to wa Mattaku Kankei Arimasen) (さしこのくせに〜この番組はAKBとは全く関係ありません〜, Although you are Sashiko (This program is totally unrelated to AKB), broadcast by TBS, which features her "Hetare" (ヘタレ, means somewhat cowardice, incompetent, impatient) character, and subtitled "Sashiko Ikusei Variety" (さしこ育成バラエティ A variety program to train Sashiko).[2]
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