is a Japanese female singer-songwriter.

Background

Sumioka was born in Noboribetsu city in the

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

prefecture. Just before graduating from high school, her juniors invited her to join a band as their vocalist. Since then she started composing songs with her father's acoustic guitar and writing lyrics herself. During her university years, she was very active in her school's music club. She even became the head of the music club in her third year. She graduated from the Faculty of Environmental System Sciences of

Rakuno Gakuen University is a private university in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, established in 1960. Its name, , refers to the university's predecessor, a public school teaching dairy farming that was founded in 1933. Its specializations remain agriculture and veterinary m ...

in March 2012.

Career

When Sumioka was playing her first live performance at a live house in 2009, she was scouted by some staff from Sony Music. She debuted with the single "feel you" on June 20, 2012 under the Ki/oon music label. She joined

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's reality show '' Terrace House: Boys × Girls Next Door'' as a regular cast member from July 12, 2013 to January 27, 2014, which greatly increased her popularity.

Discography

Singles

* ''Nagareboshi'' (2009) - pre-debut, indies era * ''feel you'' (June 20, 2012) * ''Harenohi'' (January 30, 2013) * ''Hello Yellow! / Nagareboshi'' (October 23, 2013) * ''Kotoba ni Shitainda'' (February 26, 2014) * ''flavor'' (May 28, 2014) * ''My Friend / Bokura no Ayumu Michi'' (September 17, 2014) * ''Large & Small GIFT'' (February 11, 2015)

Albums

* ''Tsumugi Uta'' (November 27, 2013) * ''watchword'' (November 12, 2014) * ''Moment'' (April 27, 2016) - Mini Album * ''Kokoro ga Kimi wo Utatteru'' (December 7, 2016) * ''colors'' (August 23, 2017) - Double Mini Album

Filmography

Film

References

External links

*
Sony Music Artist Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sumioka, Rina 1990 births Living people Musicians from Hokkaido Anime musicians Japanese women pop singers Japanese women singer-songwriters Japanese pop musicians Ki/oon Music artists 21st-century Japanese women singers