| Karin Takahashi | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 髙橋果鈴 | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | July 22, 2000 | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2011–present | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Chiba Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||
| Height: | 1.53m (05.02feet) | ||||||||
| Relatives: | Mirei Takahashi (sister) | ||||||||
| Website: | Avex Profile | ||||||||
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is a Japanese singer and actress. She debuted as a member of the girl group Prizmmy, where she also made television appearances in the live-action segments of the anime series Pretty Rhythm. Following the group's disbandment in 2017, she appeared in 2.5D musicals and other musical theatre productions. She has had notable roles including Sailor Saturn in Sailor Moon: Amour Eternal and Un Nouveau Voyage and Sayu Yagami in .
Born in Chiba Prefecture as the eldest of two children. Her little sister Mirei Takahashi was also a member of Prism Mates and their combined unit, Prism Box.
In 2010, Takahashi appeared as a member of the Roni Girls—a tween dance and modeling group—as a second- and third-generation member.[1] During her time as a member, her dance stage name was 'CaN'.
In 2011, Takahashi was featured in , where she, Mia Kusakabe, and Reina Kubo (and later Ayami Sema) were portrayed as trainees. She also hosted Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future and in Pretty Rhythm Studio along with other members of Prizmmy and Prism Mates. As a member of Prizmmy and Prism Box, she has participated in singing anime theme songs, including those of its successor PriPara.
Takahashi has released a total of three albums and 12 singles with Prizmmy and three singles with Prism Box. She also participated in their mini-album LOVE TROOPER, which was released in February 2016.[2] In their first album, TAKE OFF!!, she was given a solo song, "Tear Smile" which was later included in THE BEST album with all Prizmmy members singing[3]
On December 8, 2016, via showroom, Prizmmy announced their disbandment in order to focus on their solo activities. The group officially disbanded in March 2017, where Takahashi continued in the entertainment industry as a theatrical actress.
In 2015, Takahashi was chosen for the Sailor Moon musical Un Nouveau Voyage, where she played the role of Sailor Saturn. In 2016, she again played Sailor Saturn in the Sailor Moon musical, Amour Eternal.[4] [5]
In April 2017, she, along with the rest of the Sailor Moon musical cast (except Chibiusa) attended Anime Matsuri in Houston as guests.[6] [7] After six years with Prizmmy, Karin realized her love for acting during her time in Sailor Moon and decided to pursue a career in musicals.[8]
After her role as Sailor Saturn in the Sailor Moon Musicals, Takahashi began to receive more roles in other stages. Her next biggest role was as Sayu Yagami in the Death Note Musicals.[9] Due to COVID19, she, along with the other Death Note casts over the years, gathered together to perform "Watashi no Hero, We all Need a Hero" (Special Ver.) and it was uploaded onto YouTube.[10]
She participated in many musicals and stages based on anime such as Sailor Moon, Death Note, Actually I am[11] [12] and Children of the Whales.[13]
In April 2020, Takahashi made her first TV drama appearance in popular Tokusatsu "Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!" in episode 54, as a table tennis player.
Takahashi opened her own personal YouTube channel on June 27, 2020.
On October 19, 2020, it was announced she would play the role of Sakura Yanagi in the spinoff of Revue Starlight THE LIVE - 2 Transition, Revue Starlight - The LIVE Seiran - BLUE GLITTER.
On August 16, 2021, Takahashi announced that she will be voice acting for the first time with RPG Game, Ragnador as Harionna.
On April 1, 2019, Takahashi announced via social media that she began attending university.[14]
| 2021 | Ragnador | Harionna |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Herself | TV Tokyo | Trainee days with Reina and Mia. Ayami soon came after. | |
| 2012–13 | The whole anime was based on Prizmmy☆ and their 'rival' group Puretty.They appeared in the end along with Prism Mates and Puretty. | |||
| 2013–14 | Only appearing in a couple of episodes for "Pretty Rhythm Club"where they would play games. | |||
| 2020 | Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! | Table tennis player | TV Drama debutEpisode 54[15] & Episode 61 (Cameo) |
| 2016~ | NTT Docomo "Safety in the Classroom" | Mitsuki | Released on April 27, 2017 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sailor Moon ~Un Nouveau Voyage~ [16] | Sailor Saturn / Hotaru Tomoe / Mistress 9 | Her debut stage as a musical actress.September 18–25, October 2–4, 2015 | |
| 2016 | Actually, I am... [17] | Rin Kiryuin | The granddaughter of the main character Asahi.May 11–15, 2016 | |
| Sailor Moon ~Amour Eternal~ [18] | Sailor Saturn / Hotaru Tomoe | October 15, 2016 | ||
| 2017 | PriPara Live Musical: Reach everyone! Prism☆Voice | Herself / Dancer (Ensemble) | Cast along with Hina MiyazakiJanuary 26–29, 2017 | |
| [19] | Sayu Yagami | June 24–25 to September 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Love and Youth [20] | Mie Yoshizawa | October 25 to November 11, 2018 | |
| 2019 | A Miracle Every Thousand Years (千年に1度の奇跡)[21] | Allium | HeroineNovember 7–10, 2019 | |
| A Civil War Christmas[22] | Jessa and Laba | December 22–28, 2019 | ||
| 2020 | E Musical "Desert Island de Survival" (無人島deサバイバル)[23] | Clover | April 20 | |
| Girls Musical Revue Starlight - The LIVE Seiran - BLUE GLITTER (少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト -The LIVE 青嵐- BLUE GLITTER)[24] | Sakura Yanagi | December 21–27 | ||
| 2021 | Musical Himeyuri | Ruri | Moon groupMarch 26–29 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Goodnight Jack the Ripper [25] | Little Red Riding Hood | Only plays Little Red Riding Hood for the last show.Guest appearance along with Mia Kusakabe. April 24, 2016 |
| ShizuGeki "Stride" | Yuri Nakajima | Cast along with Mia KusakabeJuly 6–10, 2016 | |
| 2018 | Children of the Whales | Sami | January 25–28, February 2–4, 2018 |
| Gorilla ~GORILLA~ [26] | Ibra | Main Role / Heroine1st stage with Otona Pro April 18–22, 2018 | |
| Come here Josephine! | Josephine | Lead Role (Team Pluie)2nd Stage with Otona Pro May 23–27, 2018 | |
| Brave Seiyan [27] | Grass 3 | 3rd Stage with Otona ProJuly 25–29, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Magical Girl (?) Magical Ja Silica [28] | Vatican Koromochi | Her character is from the Vatican.4th Stage with Otona Pro March 13–17, 2019 |
| Back to the Your Smile ~Do you laugh at Robots?" (バック・トゥ・ザ・君の笑顔〜ロボットって笑うっけ？〜) | Brown | July 22–28, 2019 | |
| Together with the Shower of that Day (あの日の通り雨に共に) | Riko Goto | August 21–25, 2019 | |
| 2020 | Valentine Blue[29] [30] [31] | Kei Sasagawa | February 18–25 |
| Backstage! 3rd Stage | Audio Assistant; Miru Imao | July 29 – August 10 | |
| Natsu no Hidamari | Mari | September 25–27 | |
| 2021 | Gekidol the STAGE[32] | Kazuharu Yamamoto | March 3–7 |
| Galileo CV | Satomi Kudo | May 26–30 |