(born September 3, 1993,

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affiliated with Very Berry Production.

Career

In the early 2000s, Koike auditioned for

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but did not pass the audition. Koike started a

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career with the

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Big Brother at age 10, when she was in 4th grade. She played Sailor Luna in the 2004

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version of ''

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'', ''

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''. She also played the role of Shizuka on the 2008

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''. 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

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metal band

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. After graduating from Asia University in 2016, Koike took a two-year break from the entertainment industry to spend time studying English in New Zealand and Australia.

Filmography

Movies

TV Dramas

Publications

Photobooks

* 2006: ''Tenshinranman'' * 2006: ''Ichinen shi-kumi jū kyū-ban'' * 2007: ''Rina biyori'' * 2008: ''Rina no tabi'' (Making with DVD) * 2009: ''Rina-iro 4 〜 seasons 〜'' * 2009: ''sabrina'' * 2009: ''Sono manma. '' (Making with DVD) * 2009: ''Koike Rina no subete misemasu!'' * 2010: ''BOMB tokubetsu henshū DVD-tsuki mukku `Koike Rina to Kobayashi shōjo complete file' '' * 2010: ''17-Sai'' * 2012: ''Sotsugyō '' * 2012: ''Mubobi.''

DVDs

* 2004: ''Onii-chan to Issho'' * 2006: ''Rina. Tanjō shite kara 12-nen'' * 2006: ''Rina sagashi tsuā go shōtai'' * 2007: ''Rina wa honjitsu ten'nen nari'' * 2008: ''Ri nattsu ☆'' * 2008: '' Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World'' (Nomura Shizuka role) * 2008: ''Kētai shōjo ~ koi no kagai jugyō ~ Vol. 1 ~ Vol. 6'' (Fujimiya Momoka role) * 2009: ''Rina-shiki 4 ~ seasons ~'' * 2009: ''Fushigi shōjo katō urara'' (Kato Urara role) * 2009: ''Bikkuri na!'' * 2010: ''Koike Rina@san Daime Akechi Kogorou-Kobayashi Shoujo No Jikenbo-'' (Kobayashi girl role) * 2011: ''Koike Rina RINAism ♪ ~ Rina-teki shinka-ron ~'' * 2012: ''JD RINA 3'' * 2012: ''Ri na~tsu moto.''

References

External links

Official blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koike, Rina 1993 births Japanese child actresses Living people Models from Tochigi Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese idols Actors from Tochigi Prefecture