Rina Sumioka

Rina Sumioka
住岡 梨奈
Born (1990-02-15) February 15, 1990 (age 34)
Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
GenresJ-Pop
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)vocals, acoustic guitar
Years active2011-present
LabelsKi/oon (2011-2017)
Tokuma Japan Communications (2017-present)
WebsiteSumioka Rina Official Website

Rina Sumioka (住岡 梨奈, Sumioka Rina, born 15 February 1990) is a Japanese female singer-songwriter.

Background

Sumioka was born in Noboribetsu city in the Hokkaido 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.[1]

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 in March 2012.[1]

Career

When Sumioka was playing her first live performance at a live house in 2009, she was scouted by some staff from Sony Music.[2]

She debuted with the single "feel you" on June 20, 2012 under the Ki/oon music label.

She joined Fuji Television'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.[3][4]

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

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2018 Amanogawa Kana Shiratori Part-time worker at a pension guest house in Yakushima [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "住岡梨奈「feel you」インタビュー (1/3) - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. ^ "札幌出身の22歳、住岡梨奈がメジャーデビュー". 2013-04-29. Archived from the original on 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ^ "【テラスハウス】新メンバー3人公開 番組初の現役ミュージシャンも". モデルプレス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ "【テラスハウス】卒業…涙で熱い抱擁". モデルプレス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ "キャスト". 長編映画「あまのがわ」 (in Japanese). 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2018-02-07.