Rina Katsuta
| Rina Katsuta | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1998 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
| Labels | hachama, zetima |
| Associated acts | S/mileage, Hello Pro Egg, Hello! Project Mobekimasu |
| Website |
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Rina Katsuta (勝田 里奈 Katsuta Rina, born April 6, 1998) is a member of the Japanese idol group S/mileage. She was first added as a sub-member of S/mileage with four other girls, and promoted to an official member two months later.
Biography
On June 7, 2009, at the 'Newcomers Performance' in Nakano Tokyo, it was announced that Rina Katsuta and Tomomi Hirano had been added to Hello! Pro Egg.
On August 14, 2011, at a joint concert, she was elected to become one of the five sub-members of S/mileage, a result announced by Tsunku, the producer of S/mileage.[1][2]
On October 16, 2011, at the launch event of S/mileage's new single "Tachi-a-girl", Tsunku announced the promotion of four sub-members to full-time members (official member).[3]
References
- ↑ スマイレージ 新メンバー決定! - スマイレージ公式ウェブサイト. 2012-6-14 (Japanese)
- ↑ スマイレージ：新メンバーは5人に決定 サブメンバーからスタート - MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ）. 2012-6-14 (Japanese)
- ↑ "スマイレージ、サブメン4人正メンバー昇格&12月新曲発売 (Natalie)" (in Japanese). 株式会社ナターシャ. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
External links
- Official member blog (Japanese)
- Profile on Smileage official website (Japanese)
- Profile with Smileage on H!P official website (Japanese)
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