Japanese Entertainment News & Pop Culture in English since 1993
Today is Ikoma Rina’s birthday in Japan (Dec. 29th) and she also was voted by Netorabo’s Survey for “Nogizaka46 Successful Center Popularity Ranking”. In August 2011, Ikoma joined the idol group Nogizaka46 as a member of the first generation. She was in charge of the Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rina (26) sent her congratulatory message to Hoshino Minami (24) who graduated from Nogizaka46 member and retired from the entertainment industry on February 12th. Ikoma wrote, “Congratulations on Minami-chan’s graduation !! Minami-chan is really cute! The cutest in the world! !! Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rina performed on stage at the “SOLO performance ENGEKI” [Boku to Merivu Eru no 7322-ko no Ai] at CBGK Shibugeki in Tokyo on October 6th. After the event, Ikoma who celebrated her 10th anniversary of her debut in the entertainment world Read More …
On her YouTube Channel, actress Ikoma Rina confessed in a video posted on January 16th on “The Most Disappointing Thing in My Life” and that she was scammed. According to Ikoma, she noticed that she couldn’t use her credit card early in the month and Read More …
Former Nogizaka46/AKB48 member turned actress Ikoma Rina is featured on the cover of “Zekushi Kokunai Resort Wedding 2020 Autumn & Winter” publication and is also interviewed by the publication. Ikoma talks about her view on marriage and her ideal husband (which she responds, “A person Read More …
Due to the novel coronavirus and schools closed for the year, school events postponed or canceled, and the number of suicides increasing for a third consecutive year in Japan, celebrities who are worried, hurt and have also suffered when they were younger, share their stories Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rena wil return on stage alongside DISH member Yabe Masaki and actor Jinnai Sho for the stage sequel of “Akatsuki no Yona” (a.k.a. “Yona of the Dawn”), based on the manga series by Kusanagi Mizuho. The 2009 series received an anime Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rina and actor Wada Soko were announced to have a guest appearance in the “Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation” film which features the cast from “Kamen Rider Zero One” and “Kamen Rider Zi-O”. Ikoma will play the role of Finis Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 members Ikoma Rina and Ichiki Rena will be working together for the NTV special “Gyoretsu no dekiru horitsusodanjo Sanma vs. Okoreru Bijo Gundan 3-Jikan Special” on January 13th. Ichiki has been a co-MC for the program and Ikoma will appear as a guest. Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rina and DISH// member Yabe Masaki will be starring in a stage version of “Akatsuki no Yona ~Hiiro no Shukumei-hen~” (Yona of the Dawn ~Scarlet Fate~) at TOKYO * EX Theater in Roppongi starting on September 15th through November 25th. Tickets Read More …
Shinkawa Yuu will be starring in a new drama titled “Hoshikuzu Revengers”, a co-production between AbemaTV and Nagoya TV’s “Metelle”. The theme of the TV drama is “Dream” and “Self-Produce” and how Shinkawa Yua plays a character that wants to produce a five member male Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rina will star in the stage play version of Akamatsu Ken’s “Mahou Sensei Negima!” (a.k.a. “Negima! Magister Negi Magi”). The stage version will be titled “Mahou Sensei Negima! ~Okochama Sensei wa Shugyo-chu!~. Ikoma will play the role of Negi Springfield, a Read More …
It was announced that former Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rina will star in the stage play version of Akamatsu Ken’s “Mahou Sensei Negima!” (a.k.a. “Negima! Magister Negi Magi”). Ikoma will play the role of Negi Springfield, a mage in-training at Mahora Academy Middle School for Girls Read More …
Ikoma Rina has now completed the final event as a member of Nogizaka46. At the Nogizaka46 20th single “Synchronicity” release memorial nationwide handshake party at Chiba’s Makuhari Messe, the event drew 35,000 people, the highest number of people ever attending a Nogizaka46 national handshake event. Read More …
It was a day that many Ikoma fans have been waiting for and that is her graduation concert with Nogizaka46 at Nippon Budokan on April 22nd. With 12,000 fans in attendance, Ikoma thanked the fans, saying “Thank you for raising me since I was an Read More …