Katsuta Rina

Katsuta Rina (勝田里奈) is a Japanese idol under Hello! Project as a 2nd generation member of ANGERME. She first joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello Pro Egg and was first introduced at the 2009 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 6gatsu ~Nakano Step!~ concert in June 2009. She later successfully auditioned for S/mileage in 2011. She is also a former member of the SATOYAMA movement unit Sato no Akari. She is set to graduate from both ANGERME and Hello! Project at the end of Hello! Project's summer tour on September 25, 2019.

Early Life
Katsuta Rina was born on April 6, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan to a couple whose names are undisclosed.

2009
On June 7, at the Newcomers Performance in Nakano Tokyo, it was announced that Katsuta Rina and Hirano Tomomi had been added to Hello Pro Egg.

2011
On August 14, at a joint concert, she was announced by Tsunku as one of the five sub-members of S/mileage along with Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Kosuga Fuyuka, and Tamura Meimi.

On October 16, at the launch event of S/mileage's new single, Tachiagirl, Tsunku announced the promotion of the four sub-members to official second generation members. Following the announcement, Katsuta, along with Takeuchi, withdrew from Hello Pro Egg.

2012
On March 16, Katsuta was diagnosed with influenza and was absent in all event for the nex few days, including TV Tokyo's PON Spring Festival and Bayfm's K・WEST ENTAME GENERATION SPECIAL, which both were held on March 20.

On May 13, information was released about an event for the 9th and 10th generation members of Morning Musume as well as S/mileage’s 2nd generation members, titled Mosuma FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~, that was set to take place on June 15, 18, and 20 at Yokohama Blitz.

2013
On January 11, it was announced that Katsuta Rina and Wada Ayaka had influenza and would be absent from 'Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu' on January 12 and 13, and that Katsuta Rina would also be absent from the 'Hello! Channel vol. 11' handshake event on January 16.

On April 6, Katsuta had a solo fanclub event for her 15th birthday. Fellow generation members Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari and Tamura Meimi appeared in the event and special guests.

On April 14, S/mileage 2nd Generation had a fanclub event.

In September, Katsuta participated in the last Gekiharo stageplay, titled Warera Jeanne ~Shoujo Seisen Kageki~ along with the rest of Berryz Koubou and S/mileage. She and Tokunaga Chinami interchanged the roles of "Harold" and "Tatiana" depending on the acts.

2014
On February 16, Katsuta's first solo e-Hello! DVD, Rina to Rina, was announced. It was released on March 17.

On March 13, it was announced that Katsuta, Sato Masaki, and Uemura Akari would be members of a new SATOYAMA & SATOUMI movement unit called Sato no Akari.

On April 6, Katsuta celebrated her 16th birthday at fanclub titled S/mileage Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2014, featuring two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

2015
On April 6, Katsuta celebrated her 17th birthday. The special event was called ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2015 and featured two performances in Tokyo.

2016
On March 4, it was announced that she had influenza type B and she would lose the next activities with the group.

On April 7, Katsuta celebrated her 18th birthday. The special event was called ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2016 and featured two performances in Tokyo.

2017
On April 6, Katsuta celebrated her 19th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2017, featuring two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

2018
On April 10, Katsuta celebrated her 20th birthday at a fanclub event titled ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2018, featuring two shows at Shinjuku ReNY.

On November 1, it was announced that Katsuta would start an article series in the women's fashion magazine mina. The series, titled "R Fashion Tool", started in the January issue sold on November 20.

2019
On April 8, she celebrated her 21st birthday in a fanclub event titled ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday Event 2019, featuring two shows at TOKYO FM HALL.

On June 26, Katsura Rina announced that she would graduate from ANGERME and Hello! Project on September 25 at Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER in Pacifico Yokohama to pursue fashion.

Personal Life
Family= Katsuta's family has two pet dogs, both female Pomeranians, named Pupu and Kuran.

When she auditioned for S/mileage, Katsuta was a first year middle school student. She graduated from high school in March 2017.
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In April 2017, Katsuta began university. She graduated from Bunka Gakuen University's Junior College Department of Fashion on March 11, 2019.

Katsuta most notably gets along with Takeuchi Akari, Sasaki Rikako and Natsuyaki Miyabi.
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Katsuta's given name, Rina, has no particular meaning and was chosen because the stroke count in combination with her last name was a sign of good luck.
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 * Rinapuu (りなぷ～): Official nickname, given her since joining Hello Pro Egg.
 * Puurina (ぷーりな): Nickname for Katsuta Rina, compounded of Puu (PuPu her pet dog) and rina (Katsuta Rina).
 * Bakuwara (ばくわら): A wota-originated nickname for Katsuta Rina of S/mileage, originally a Japanese internet slang for ROFL. Since Katsuta frequently used the term in her blog posts just like ordinary schoolgirls of her generation would do, wotas started to use this nickname to describe her quality of being commonplace and ordinary.

Profile
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 * Name: Katsuta Rina (勝田里奈)
 * Nickname: Rinapuu (りなぷ～), Pupu (ぷぷ), Puurina (ぷーりな), Baku (ばく), Bakuwara (ばくわら), Wonka (をんか)
 * Birthdate:
 * Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
 * Bloodtype: A
 * Height: 162cm (5'4")
 * Western Zodiac: Aries
 * Eastern Zodiac: Tiger
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2009-06-07: Hello Pro Egg
 * 2011-08-14: S/mileage Sub-member
 * 2011-10-16: Full S/mileage Member
 *  Years in ANGERME:  12 years
 * S/mileage / ANGERME Color:
 * Yellow (2011-2014)
 * Orange (2014-Present)
 * Audition Song: "Short Cut" by S/mileage
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Hello Pro Egg (2009-2011)
 * Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai (2010)
 * ANGERME (2011-Present)
 * Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011-2013)
 * Sato no Akari (2014-2016)
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 * Specialty: Funny faces, imitations, cartwheel, handstand forward roll
 * Hobbies: Shopping, eating, talking with friends
 * Strong Points: Energy
 * Weak Points: Laziness
 * Favorite Food: Pudding, pasta, curry, cheese-filled hamburger
 * Favorite Color: Pink, yellow, orange
 * Favorite English Word: "Take"
 * Favorite Movie: Harry Potter series
 * Favorite Kaomoji (Emoticon): \ (^o^) /
 * Favorite Animals: Dog, cat, tigers, red pandas
 * Favorite Subject: Japanese, P.E., art
 * Favorite Songs: "OVER THE RAINBOW", "Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku"
 * Looks up to: Mano Erina, Sugaya Risako, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume, Michishige Sayumi

Discography

 * See also: List:Katsuta Rina Discography Featured In

Solo Songs

 * Asu wa Date na no ni, Ima Sugu Koe ga Kikitai (S/mileage cover; from SMILE FANTASY!)
 * Aiko no Uta (from MODE)

Solo DVDs

 * [2014.03.25] Rina to Rina (“e-Hello!” DVD)
 * [2016.04.02] ANGERME Katsuta Rina Birthday DVD 2016

Featured on the cover

 * [2012.01.xx] Memew DX
 * [2014.xx.xx] Anican R Yanyan (Vol.12)

Movies

 * [2012] Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro•Igyou (怪談新耳袋・異形) (as Haruka)

TV Programs

 * [2011-2012] Hello Pro! TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)
 * [2012] S/mileage no Sono Joshiki Choto Mate Kudasai! (スマイレージのその常識チョトマテクダサイ!)
 * [2012-2013] Hello! SATOYAMA Life (ハロー! SATOYAMA ライフ)
 * [2014-2019] The Girls Live

Commercials

 * [2012] Mister Donut (ミスタードーナツの)

Music Videos

 * [2012] Team Okai - Wakuteka Take a chance (ワクテカ Take a chance) (as Michishige Sayumi)
 * [2013] Team Okai - Brainstorming (as Michishige Sayumi)

Theater

 * [2013] Warera Jeanne ~Shoujo Seisen Kageki~ (as Tatiana and Harold)
 * [2014] LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki- (as Nasturtium)
 * [2014] SMILE FANTASY!
 * [2016] MODE
 * [2017] Yumemiru Television
 * [2018] Attack No.1

Radio

 * [2012–] SS1422

Internet

 * [2013-] Hello! Project Station (ハロ！ステ)

Trivia

 * She describes her personality as outgoing.
 * She was the first sub-member of S/mileage to be announced.
 * She says she would like to make S/mileage iPod earphones as concert goods.
 * She has a bad habit of procrastinating her math homework.
 * She would like to try wearing the outfits from the Morning Musume music video "Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai".
 * She believes that Tamura Meimi is the most energetic member of Hello! Project, while Oda Sakura being the mellowest.
 * Mentioned in her blog that she would like to see Kyary Pamyu Pamyu live.
 * When asked about the biggest change within the last year she answered it was the length of her hair.
 * If she had a 10,000 yen ($100) bonus she would spend it on a day trip.
 * If she could change one of the parts of her face into one of another H!P member she would like to have Sayumi's eyes.
 * She likes Disney and often goes to the Disney store.
 * Would pick an exceptional figure over perfect singing skills.
 * Said she doesn't really like mice and hamsters.
 * Mentioned in her blog that she loves sweet potato ice cream.
 * Shares the same birthday as former Hello! Project soloist Heike Michiyo.
 * In Fukuda Kanon's final interview before her graduation, she had this to say about Katsuta: "We call her the energy saver but she’s always the first to learn all the dance routines and writes down the formations on paper for us. She’s not the type to let people know how hard she’s trying but she really is a hard worker."
 * If she could be reborn as someone else, she would be Suzuki Airi because she would be really happy if she could sing with her voice.
 * She believes she is the most "my pace" member in Hello! Project.
 * If she did not become an idol, Katsuta would like to work in fashion as a model in the entertainment industry or even a clerk in an apparel store.
 * In an episode of tiny tiny, leader Wada Ayaka calls Rina the "fashion leader" of the group.
 * She is the first ANGERME member to graduate at the end of a Hello! Project concert tour.