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tarento, model, actress, hairdresser, makeup artist and former
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. She is a former member of the Japanese female idol group
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and was in Team A. She was also a member, along with her good friends
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and
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, of a one-shot AKB48 subunit named AnRiRe. Formed in 2012, the trio released their first and only single "
Ikujinashi Masquerade is the second solo single by Rino Sashihara, a Japanese idol singer who is part of the AKB48 sister group HKT48. It was released in Japan on October 17, 2012. It features the unit Anrire, whose name is a portmanteau of AKB48 members Anna Iriyama, ...
" with
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, charting at number one in Japan.


Biography

Kato was born on July 10, 1997, in
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, Japan. As a child, she appeared in many magazines as a model, and subsequently joined AKB48, aspiring to become a famous model someday. She joined AKB48 to pursue that dream, with the encouragement of her friends. Kato participated in the 10th-generation auditions held by AKB48, and joined as a ''kenkyuusei'' trainee in March 2010. She officially participated on AKB48 singles on
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's coupling song, titled "Fruits Snow", as part of Team Kenkyusei. On December 17, 2011, Rena Katō, together with two other members of AKB48, Ami Maeda and
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, held a large autograph-signing event in Hong Kong. At the end of 2011, while still an AKB48 trainee, she appeared on the cover of the Japanese magazine ''
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'' with seven other top members of AKB48 and SKE48. It was the last issue of 2011. In 2012, she participated in the AKB48 drama ''Majisuka Gakuen 3'', which was a sequel to the series, but with a different storyline completely unrelated to the previous adaptations. She was also promoted to Team 4 on March 23, 2012. Soon after the TV series ''
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'' ended on June 30, 2012, it was announced that Rena Katō would participate in its film adaptation. The series and movie starred several
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and AKB48 members. She participated on her first A-side in AKB48 on the summer single titled "Manatsu No Sounds Good!". She was transferred to Team B after the AKB48 Tokyo Dome Shuffle on August 24, 2012, where her then-team, the first version of Team 4, was disbanded. In 2013, she participated in her second A-side in AKB48 on the summer single "Sayonara Crawl", which included 38 members. She got her first center song in "Heart Electric", the 33rd single's B-side, "Kaisoku To Dotai Shiryoku", as the center of Undergirls, a duo center with SKE48 member Suda Akari. In 2014, she got a knee injury and had to temporarily postpone her AKB48 activities, as a result, she was not able to participate in the Unit Matsuri 2014, as well as the AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 200, except on the final day. Even with an injury, she and
Yuki Kashiwagi is a Japanese singer. She was a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, NMB48 and NGT48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and was a member of AKB48's Team B. She was previously the captain of Team B before she was replaced ...
held a large autograph-signing and handshake event in Hong Kong with thousands of fans. She resumed her activities on February 16, 2014. She was transferred back to Team 4 during the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri. She joined the Senbatsu for the third time in the 37th single's A-side, titled "Labrador Retriever", released on May 21, 2014. On March 26, 2015, she was transferred back to team B in the AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015 event. From 2015 to 2017, Kato held annual contests called , inspired by the AKB48 Group's '' Senbatsu Sōsenkyo''. It started when Kato made a list of her favorite members on social media at her fans' request, but received the approval of
Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, ma ...
shortly after and eventually became an official event. Every year, AKB48 Group members can apply for the opportunity to take part in singles, photoshoots, and theatrical productions organized by her. Despite the name, the winners are decided by Kato and her team instead of by
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. On December 16, 2021, during a
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livestream, Kato announced her graduation from AKB48 to pursue a career as a
beautician Cosmetology (from Greek , ''kosmētikos'', "beautifying"; and , ''-logia'') is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such a ...
. Her last theater performance was on February 14, 2022, and her final group activity was on February 20. She states that she will continue performing arts activities while pursuing cosmetology. Her official fanclub, "Rena's dresser", was launched on March 1, 2022, 9 days after graduating from AKB48. On September 30, 2023, Kato announced via Instagram that she had obtained a beautician's license. On April 14, 2024, Kato opened a second Instagram account that focuses on her hair and makeup career.


Discography


Singles


With AKB48


Albums


With AKB48


With Sashihara Rino with Anrire

* ''
Ikujinashi Masquerade is the second solo single by Rino Sashihara, a Japanese idol singer who is part of the AKB48 sister group HKT48. It was released in Japan on October 17, 2012. It features the unit Anrire, whose name is a portmanteau of AKB48 members Anna Iriyama, ...
'' (October 17, 2012)


= Chart performance

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Stage units

;Team Kenkyūusei 4th Stage "Theater no Megami" # ;Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami" # ;Team K 6th Stage "Reset" # ;Team A 5th Stage "Mokugekisha" # ;Team 4 1st Stage "Boku No Taiyo" # ;Team B Waiting Stage # ;Team 4 3rd Stage "Idol No Yoake" #


Appearances


Movies

* '' Gekijōban Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō'' (October 13, 2012) * ''Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi'' (September 1, 2017) * ''Tsujiura Renbo'' (May 21, 2022)


TV dramas

* ''
Majisuka Gakuen 2 (lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48. The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year. Th ...
'' (Final episode, July 1, 2011,
TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Majisuka Gakuen 3'' (Episode 2 — final episode, July 20 — October 5, 2012, TV Tokyo) - ''Shokkaku'' * ''So Long!'' (Team B episode - February 13, 2013, TV Tokyo) - ''Yuka'' * '' Majisuka Gakuen 4'' (Episode 1 — final episode, January 19 — March 30, 2015,
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) - ''Dodobusu'' * '' Majisuka Gakuen 5'' (Episode 1 — final episode, August 24 — October 27, 2015, Nippon Television,
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) - ''Dodobusu'' *''AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night'' Ep.23 - There's, Another One (2015) - Shōko *'' Kyabasuka Gakuen'' (Episode 5 — final episode, December 4, 2015 — January 4, 2016, Nippon Television) - ''Dodobusu'' *''Tofu Pro Wrestling'' (January 22 — July 2, 2016,
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) - ''Cutie Renacchi''


Variety shows

* ''
AKBingo! ''AKBingo!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese television variety show featuring Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The show aired weekly on Nippon Television. In each episode, members of AKB48 and occasionally their sister groups participate in ...
'' (April 2, 2011 - 2021, TV Tokyo) * ''Shukan AKB'' (June 1, 2011 - May 25, 2012, TV Tokyo) * ''Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku'' (January 20, 2011 - March 29, 2016, TBS) * ''AKB Nemousu TV'' (Season 8 - 9, Family Gekijo) , - , 27 * ''AKB Konto, Bimyo'' (October 20, 2011 - November 3, 2011, Hikari TV Channel) * ''AKB48 to Chome Chome!'' (Yomiuri TV) * ''AKB48 no Anta, Dare?'' (NotTV) * ''AKB Kousagi Dojo'' (December 7, 2012 - March 28, 2014, TV Tokyo) * ''Saturday Night Child Machine'' (April 13, 2013 - June 29, 2013, TV Tokyo) * ''AKB Kanko Taishi'' (April 10, 2014, FujiTV)


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kato, Rena 1997 births Living people AKB48 members Japanese idols People from Chiba Prefecture Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists Singers from Chiba Prefecture 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese hairdressers Japanese make-up artists