:Rena Matsui
{{short description|Japanese actress and singer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rena Matsui
| image = Matsui Rena from "21st Century Girl" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (31746314288).jpg
| caption = Matsui at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018
| native_name = 松井 玲奈
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|7|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
| signature =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- novelist
- singer (former)
}}
| years_active = 2008–present{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2058439/full/|title= SKE松井玲奈、7年の活動に幕「次は大きな花を」|access-date= January 5, 2022|work= Oricon|date= September 2015}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Akihisa Kondo|2024}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- vocals
- trumpet
}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| label = {{flatlist|
}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|SKE48|Nogizaka46|AKB48}}
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox YouTube personality
| channel_display_name = Rena Matsui
| channel_id = UCRQoWfwbu1dDf0XujaNQ-9A
| years_active = 2021–present
| silver_button = yes
| silver_year = 2021
| genre = {{Hlist|Vlog|Let's Play}}
| subscribers = 177 thousand
| subscriber_date = 11 February 2025
| views = 19.8 million
| view_date = 11 February 2025
| embed = yes
}}
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{{Nihongo|Rena Matsui|松井 玲奈|Matsui Rena|born July 27, 1991}} is a Japanese actress, singer, and novelist. Matsui is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups SKE48 and Nogizaka46.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/543249/profile/|script-title=ja:松井玲奈のプロフィール|access-date=2015-06-16|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=ja}} As a member of the former, she also participated in the main lineup of AKB48's singles. As an actress, she has played roles in numerous films and television series, including Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One and the 99th NHK asadora Manpuku.
Early life
Matsui was born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture on July 27, 1991. She participated in the first SKE48 audition, held in July 2008, and was selected to join the group.
Career
= SKE48 and Nogizaka46 =
Team S made its debut on October 5, 2008.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080929171619/http://www.ske48.co.jp/info/20080927_02.html | url = http://www.ske48.co.jp/info/20080927_02.html | script-title=ja:公演初日（10月5日）の概要決定！ | language = ja | work = SKE48 Official Website | date = 2008-09-27 | archive-date = 2008-09-29 | url-status = dead}} She was also chosen to be in the main lineup for AKB48's single "10nen Zakura". Her first photobook, titled Kingyo, was published on March 1, 2012.{{cite web|title=SKE48 松井玲奈ファースト写真集「きんぎょ」発売記念握手会|url=http://www.pachinko-club.com/news/3134|website=pachinko|access-date=28 May 2015|language=ja|date=2013-03-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528102739/http://www.pachinko-club.com/news/3134|archive-date=28 May 2015}} In April 2013, SKE48 reorganized the teams, and Matsui was appointed the captain of Team E.{{cite web | url = http://www.akb48wrapup.com/2013/04/ske48-team-shuffle-matsui-rena-captain-of-team-e-reformation/ | title = SKE48 announced Team Shuffle – Matsui Rena becomes Captain of team E | date = April 13, 2013 | work = AKB48wrapup.com | last = Kono | first = Tommy }} In AKB48's 2013 General Election, she placed seventh overall with 73,173 votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.akb48.co.jp/sousenkyo/32ndsingle/result.php|title=AKB48 Official Site: 2013 Election Result|work=AKB48 Official Site|language=ja}}
In the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri, held February 24, 2014, she became a member of Nogizaka46 while remaining in SKE48's Team E.{{cite web|title=SKE48松井玲奈、乃木坂46との兼任を発表＜AKB48大組閣祭り＞|url=http://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1331917/|website=modelpress|access-date= 28 May 2015|language=ja|date=2014-02-24}} She made her debut as a member of Nogizaka46 during the group's handshake event for their single "Kizuitara Katamoi" at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on April 13, 2014. For her first performance with Nogizaka46, Rena Matsui performed "Kizuitara Kataomoi" with the other members of the group.{{cite web|title=SKE松井玲奈、"交換留学"乃木坂ライブに初登場 ファンから声援|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2036338/|website=Oricon|access-date=28 May 2015|language=ja|date=2014-04-13}} She published her second photobook, titled Hemeretto, on April 1, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpop-idols.com/en/matsui-rena-hemeretto-photobook|title=Matsui Rena – Hemeretto (Photobook)|date=21 February 2014|publisher=J-Pop Idols|access-date=29 July 2014}} In AKB48's 2014 General Election, she placed fifth overall with 69,790 votes. On March 26, 2015, during a concert at Saitama Super Arena, it was announced that her concurrent position in Nogizaka46 would be cancelled.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/03/akb48-announces-reshuffling-of-personnel-kawaei-rinas-graduation|title=AKB48 announces reshuffling of personnel + Kawaei Rina's graduation|access-date=2015-06-16|publisher=6Theory Media, LLC|work=tokyohive}}
On June 11, 2015, she announced that she would graduate from SKE48 at the end of August.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/06/ske48s-matsui-rena-to-graduate-from-the-group-in-the-end-of-august-1434005564|title=SKE48's Matsui Rena to graduate from the group in the end of August|access-date=2015-06-16|publisher=6Theory Media, LLC|work=tokyohive}} Her graduation concert, titled "Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium: 2588 Days" was held on August 30, 2015, at Toyota Stadium.{{Cite web|url = http://akbzine.com/2015/06/24/mastui-rena-graduation-take-place-toyota-stadium/|title = Mastui Rena graduation to take place in Toyota Stadium|date = 24 June 2015|access-date = 7 July 2015|archive-date = 9 July 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150709110750/http://akbzine.com/2015/06/24/mastui-rena-graduation-take-place-toyota-stadium/|url-status = dead}} Her last performance with SKE48 occurred the following day.
= Acting =
Since graduating from SKE48, Matsui has worked as an actress in several TV series and films, including Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One and the ninety-ninth NHK asadora Manpuku.{{cite news|url=https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1798261|script-title=ja:松井玲奈、朝ドラ「まんぷく」出演の心境は？「二つが混在」 “特に印象的なシーン”の撮影裏明かす＜インタビュー＞|work=Modelpress|date=2018-10-19|access-date=2018-10-20|language=ja}} Matsui opened her YouTube channel in 2021.{{Cite web|title=松井玲奈から鈴木亜美まで、趣味に特化したタレントYouTuberが続々デビュー 石田純一には厳しい声も|url=https://realsound.jp/tech/2021/01/post-694161.html|access-date=2021-07-05|website=Real Sound｜リアルサウンド テック|date=21 January 2021 |language=ja}}{{Cite web|title=松井玲奈 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQoWfwbu1dDf0XujaNQ-9A|access-date=|website=YouTube}}
= Writing =
Matsui made her debut as a fiction writer in 2018, publishing the short story "Nugutte mo, nugutte mo" in the literary journal Subaru.{{cite news|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20181012dog00m200018000c.html|script-title=ja:松井玲奈：「小説すばる」で小説家デビュー 「自分の新しい感性に出会える予感」|work=MANTAN Web|date=2018-10-12|access-date=2018-10-19|language=ja}} The story was included in her first short story collection, titled Camouflage, which was published by Shueisha in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/and/article/20190531/2525611/|title=話題の新人作家は、女優の松井玲奈。デビュー作『カモフラージュ』が即日重版に|website=Asahi Shimbun Digital Magazine|language=ja|date=2019-05-31|access-date=2022-09-30}} Her second book of fiction, titled Ruirui and consisting of five connected stories, was published by Shueisha in 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2184381/full/|title=松井玲奈、"パパ"の気持ちを恋愛ゲーで学ぶ「ルートが出てこない…」 次作の小説構想も |work=Oricon News|language=ja|date=2019-02-13|access-date=2022-09-30}} That same year a collection of previously published and new essays about her experiences with food, titled Secret Food, was published by Magazine House.{{cite news|url=https://ananweb.jp/news/347280/|title=松井玲奈「闇が深い時がありました」と苦笑い 食にまつわる初エッセイ|work=An-an News|language=ja|date=2021-04-22|access-date=2022-09-30}}
Personal life
On January 3, 2024, Matsui and singer-songwriter Akihisa Kondo jointly announced through their respective social media accounts that they had officially married.{{Cite web |title=松井玲奈、近藤晃央との結婚報告 きれいな直筆メッセージで「入籍いたしました」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2309220/full/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=ORICON NEWS}}
Bibliography
= Photobooks =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Source |
| 2012
|Kingyo |
| 2014
|Hemeretto |
Discography
=Singles with SKE48=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! style="width:150px;" | Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| 1 | "Tsuyoki Mono yo" | A-side | Debut with Team S. |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| 2 | "Aozora Kataomoi" | A-side | |
| 3
| "Gomen ne, Summer" | A-side | |
| 4
| A-side | |
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| 5 | "Banzai Venus" | A-side, Akagumi, Center | Also sang on "Dareka no Sei ni wa Shinai" as subgroup Akagumi. |
| 6
| "Pareo wa Emerald" | A-side, Akagumi, Selection 8 | Also sang on "Tsumiki no Jikan"; "Papa wa Kirai" as Akagumi; "Hanabi wa Owaranai" as Selection 8. |
| 7
| "Okey Dokey" | A-side, Akagumi, Selection 8 | Also sang on "Hatsukoi no Fumikiri"; "Hohoemi no Positive Thinking" as Akagumi; "Utaōyo, Bokutachi no Kōka" as Selection 8 |
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| 8 | "Kataomoi Finally" | A-side, Akagumi, Selection 8 | Also sang on "Kyō made no Koto, Korekara no koto"; "Koe ga Kasureru Kurai" as Akagumi; "Kamoki no Tsuki" as Selection 8. |
| 9
| "Aishite-love-ru!" | A-side | Also sang on "Nante Ginga wa Arui no Darou". |
| 10
| A-side, Center | |
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| 11 | "Choco no Dorei" | A-side | Also sang on "Bike to Sidecar". |
| 12
| A-side, Center,{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Boat Pier Senbatsu | First single as member of Team E. Also sang on ""Seishun no Mizushibuki" as Boat Pier Senbatsu; "Shalala na Calendar" as Team E. |
| 13
| "Sansei Kawaii!" | A-side, Center{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} | |
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| 14 | "Mirai to wa?" | A-side | Also sang on "GALAXY of DREAMS"; "Machiawasetai" |
| 15
| "Bukiyō Taiyō" | A-side | |
| 16
| A-side | |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| 17 | A-side, Center | |
| 18
| "Mae Nomeri" | A-side, Center | First Center and last to participate of the Single in SKE48. Also sang on "Nagai Yume no Labyrinth" and "2588 Days" which is her graduation song. |
=Singles with AKB48=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! style="width:150px;" | Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="4" | 2009
| 11 | "10nen Sakura" | A-side | First single with AKB48 as member of SKE48. |
| 12
| "Namida Surprise!" | A-side | |
| 13
| "Iiwake Maybe" | Under Girls | Ranked 29th in 2009 General Election. Sang on "Tobenai Agehachō". |
| 14
| "River" | Under Girls | Sang on "Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara". |
| rowspan="4" | 2010
| 15 | "Sakura no Shiori" | B-side | Sang on "Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll" |
| 16
| Under Girls | Sang on "Nusumareta Kuchibiru" and "Majijo Teppen Blues". |
| 17
| "Heavy Rotation" | A-side | Ranked 11th in 2010 General Election.{{cite web | url = http://beauty.oricon.co.jp/news/beauty/77055/full/ | title = 「AKB48総選挙」で大波乱 大島優子が初戴冠で前田のV2阻止！| date = June 9, 2010 | work = Eltha | publisher = Oricon | language = ja }} Also sang on "Yasai Sisters". |
| 18
| "Beginner" | A-side | |
| rowspan="6" | 2011
| 20 | A-side | |
| –
| "Dareka no Tame ni - What can I do for someone?" | – | Charity single |
| 21
| A-side | Also sang on "Yankee Soul". |
| 22
| "Flying Get" | A-side | Ranked 10th in 2011 General Election. |
| 23
| "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" | A-side | |
| 24
| "Ue kara Mariko" | B-side | Did not sing on A-side; lineup was determined by a rock-paper-scissors tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2003236/full/|title=AKB次作は篠田麻里子の"初冠"シングル じゃんけん選抜曲名は「上からマリコ」|date=2011-10-29|access-date=2011-11-01|work=Oricon|publisher=Oricon Inc.|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20111030-OHT1T00021.htm|script-title=ja:篠田麻里子、じゃんけん選抜曲決定！その名も「上からマリコ」|date=2011-10-30|access-date=2011-11-01|work=Yomiuri Shimbun|publisher=Yomiuri Online (The Hochi Shimbun)|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101211026/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20111030-OHT1T00021.htm|archive-date=2013-11-01}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/10/30/kiji/K20111030001922890.html|script-title=ja:しのまり 新曲「上からマリコ」に「笑っちゃった」|work=Sports Nippon|publisher=Sports Nippon|date=2011-10-30|access-date=2011-11-01|language=ja}} Sang on "Noel no Yoru" |
| rowspan="5" | 2012
| 25 | "Give Me Five!" | A-side (Baby Blossom), Special Girls B | Played trumpet in Baby Blossom.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2006060/full/ |title="AKBバンド"が新曲ジャケ写解禁 前田＆大島の2トップ |date=2011-01-23 |access-date=2012-02-17|work=Oricon|publisher=Oricon Inc.|language=ja}} Also sang on "Hitsujikai no Tabi" as Special Girls B. |
| 26
| A-side | Also sang on "Gugutasu no Sora". |
| 27
| "Gingham Check" | A-side | Ranked 10th in 2012 General Election. |
| 28
| "Uza" | A-side | |
| 29
| "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Did not sing on A-side; lineup was determined by a rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Tsuyogari Tokei" with SKE48. |
| rowspan="5" | 2013
| 30 | "So Long!" | A-side | |
| 31
| "Sayonara Crawl" | A-side | |
| 32
| A-side | Ranked 7th in 2013 General Election.{{cite web|title=[Completed] AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu General Election results!|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2013/06/akb48-32nd-single-senbatsu-general-election-results|work=8 June 2013|publisher=Tokyohive|access-date=11 June 2013}} |
| 33
| "Heart Electric" | A-side | |
| 34
| B-side | Did not participate in the A-side. Lineup was determined by a rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Mosh & Dive" and "Escape" |
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| 35 | A-side | |
| 36
| A-side | |
| 37
| A-side | Ranked 5th in 2014 General Election. |
| 38
| A-side | |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| 39 | "Green Flash" | A-side | |
| 40
| A-side | Last single she participated in. |
=Singles with Nogizaka46=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! style="width:150px;" | Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| 9 | A-side | First single with Nogizaka46 as concurrent member. Also sang on "Sono Saki no Deguchi" |
| 10
| A-side | Also sang on "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" |
| rowspan="1" | 2015
| 11 | A-side | Last single with Nogizaka46 |
=Solo singles=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! style="width:150px;" | Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="1" | 2016
| 1 |"Shabon" | With Charan-Po-Rantan | Solo debut single. |
Stage units
= Team S 1st Stage =
- クラスメイト (Classmate)
- 星の温度 (Hoshi no ondo)
= Team S 2nd Stage =
- 雨のピアニスト (Ame no Pianist (1st Unit))
- チョコの行方 (Choco no Yukue (2nd Unit))
= Team S 3rd Stage =
- 枯葉のステーション (Kareha no Station (Solo))
- Omoide Ijou (2nd Unit)
= Team E 3rd Stage =
- ヒグラシノコ (Higurashi no Koi)
= Team E 4th Stage =
- この胸のバーコード (Kono Mune no Barcode)
Filmography
= Films =
= Television drama=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes !Source |
|
|rowspan="2" |2010 |Okagesamade! | | |
| Chuugakusei Nikki
|Rena Morikawa | |
| rowspan="3" |2011
|Mousou Deka |Herself (Celebrity judge) | |
| Oshare ni Koi Shita Cinderella: Okarie ga Yumi o Kanaeru Made
|Matsuoka Rie | |
| Shin Anata no Shiranai Sekai
|Rie |One episode |
| 2012
|Gakkou no Kaidan | | |
| 2012-17
|Nagoya Iki Saishuu Ressha | | |
| rowspan="1" |2019
|Mari Mizuno |Episode 1 |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Yell |Gin Sekiuchi |
| 30 Kin Sore wa 30-sai Miman Okotowari no Koi
|Shino Moriyama | |{{cite web|url = https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2163591/full/|script-title=ja:松井玲奈、鈴木仁と“9歳差”ラブストーリーに主演「真っ直ぐ、時にコミカルに演じていけたら」|language=ja|work=Oricon|publisher=Oricon Inc.|date=2020-06-03|access-date=2021-07-12}} |
| rowspan="1" |2021
|Kikuno/Akira Kagami | |{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/56662/|title=『プロミス・シンデレラ』キャスト・出演者一覧【2021年7月期放送】|language=ja|work=Oricon|publisher=Oricon Inc.|date=2021-06-25|access-date=2021-07-12}} |
| 2022
|Yuri Shibasawa | |{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488971|title=TVドラマ「少年のアビス」北野日奈子、本田望結、堀夏喜らメインキャスト発表|language=ja|work=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=2022-08-10|access-date=2022-08-10}} |
| 2023
|Oman |
| 2024
|Mika "Chanmika" Aihara |Asadora |
= Television animation=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes !Source |
| 2015
|Suzune Kagami | |
| 2023–present
|Sydney |Japanese dubbing |{{Cite web |title=バブル バス ベイ {{!}} キッズステーション |url=http://www.kids-station.com/programs/KS11001974 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=キッズステーション {{!}} こども・アニメ専門チャンネル |language=ja}}{{Cite web |last=Themesbrand |title=松井玲奈、内田彩が出演！海外アニメ 「バブル バス ベイ」がキッズステーションにて放送開始｜PressWalker |url=https://presswalker.jp/press/18225 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=PressWalker |language=ja}} |
= Other television=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Notes !Source |
| ????
|Dera SKE | |
| 2011-12
|SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi | |
| 2011-13
| |
| 2014-15
| |{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2042840/full/|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=ja|script-title=ja:乃木坂、冠番組で“自前”パジャマ姿を披露 『NOGIBINGO！3』10・6放送開始|access-date=2015-07-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.jp/entertainment/news/1638114.html|publisher=Nippon Television Network Corporation|language=ja|script-title=ja:「NOGIBINGO!4」初回収録も快調|access-date=2015-07-15}} |
| 2015
|Animaga | |
= Theater =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Venue(s) !Source |
|
|2014 |16-nin no Principal Trois | |
| 2015
|Majisuka Gakuen Stage Play |Gekikara |AiiA Theater |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
{{Commons category|Rena Matsui}}
- {{Official website|http://www.grick.jp/artist/rena.php|Official agency profile}} at grick {{in lang|ja}}
- {{YouTube|channel=UCRQoWfwbu1dDf0XujaNQ-9A}}
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{{Nogizaka46}}
{{AKB48}}
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