, is a Japanese model, singer, and television personality. Shiina debuted as a model in the fashion magazine ''

Ranzuki ''Ranzuki'' is a fashion magazine published monthly in Japan by Bunka-sha Publishing & Co.."Ranzuki"

'' in 2009. She modeled exclusively for the fashion magazine ''

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'' from 2010 to 2016. In addition to modeling, Shiina debuted as an

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singer under the name , releasing her first single "Shinryaku Pikarin Densetsu" on December 12, 2012.

Career

Modeling career

During middle school, Shiina often watched

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and played video games at home due to frequently being suspended for violence, such as destroying property and throwing firecrackers. Shiina admitted at one point in her life, she had suicidal thoughts. After seeing an application for magazine models, she decided to apply to "shine somewhere." In 2009, Shiina began appearing in the fashion magazine ''

Ranzuki ''Ranzuki'' is a fashion magazine published monthly in Japan by Bunka-sha Publishing & Co.."Ranzuki"

'' as an amateur model, and subsequently began modeling for other ''

gyaru ( ja, ギャル) , is a Japanese fashion subculture. The term ''gyaru'' is a Japanese transliteration of the English slang word . The term for was introduced in Japan by the American jeans company ''Lee'', who introduced a new line of je ...

'' fashion magazines such as ''

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'' and '' Men's Egg.'' From 2010 to 2016, she modeled exclusively for the fashion magazine ''

'' under the nickname "Pikarin." While modeling for ''Popteen'', Shiina's cosplay photoshoots of

characters went viral, notably during a time where there was no crossover between ''gyaru'' fashion and anime.

Music career

In 2012, Shiina made her singing debut under the name Pikarin Shiina and branded herself as an "

from the Demon World." Shiina thought up her Pikarin persona while modeling for ''

''. She released her first single "Shinryaku Pikarin Densetsu" on December 12, 2012, which was used as an ending theme to the television program ''Happy Music''. On October 16, 2013, Shiina released "Toro Amachu" as her second single, which was used as the theme song for ''Donyatsu'', an anime series she also starred in. On May 21, 2014, Shiina released her first studio album, titled ''Shikkoku no Yami ni Somarishi Utagoe ga Kisama ni mo Kikoeru ka...'' This was followed up with the release of her second album, ''Makai no Owari'', on August 26, 2015. On May 3, 2016, Shiina released and wrote the lyrics for the song "Makai Shinjū", which was produced by Kenta Matsukura. The single was released with "Mitsu to Batsu" as a double

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. On December 14, 2016, she released "Dogeza Road" on digital services as a collaboration song with Village Vanguard. On May 3, 2017, she released the song "Ba-Ba-Bah-Ba-Baumkuchen" as her fourth single, which was used as the ending theme to the television program ''Mutoma 2''. The single included the song "Geboku Gebo Gebo!!" as a double

. On November 20, 2018, Shiina released her fifth single, "Fukanzen na Boku to Kanseisareta Kaisha", with "Hate! Hate! Hate!" as its leading track.

Publications

Photo books

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Promotional singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shiina, Hikari 1994 births Living people 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Japanese female models Japanese women pop singers Japanese idols