| Rena Hasegawa | |||||
| Caption: | Hasegawa in 2018 | ||||
| Native Name: | 長谷川 玲奈 | ||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Birth Date: | March 15, 2001[1] | ||||
| Birth Place: | Tainai, Niigata Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Nationality: | Japanese | ||||
| Years Active: | 2016-present | ||||
| Agent: | Crocodile Ltd. | ||||
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is a Japanese voice actress and a former singer. Hasegawa started her career as a member of the idol girl group NGT48 in 2015, debuting as a regular member of the group's Team NIII. In 2018, she was transferred to Team G, which later merged with Team NIII to become a unified first generation in 2019. On May 18, 2019, she left the group to pursue voice acting.
From her fourth year in elementary school to her third year in middle school, Hasegawa played baseball on a co-ed team,[2] in which she served as second baseman. After leaving the school's baseball club, she subsequently joined into the track and field group, where she received offers from over 10 different schools as a result of her achievements.[3]
See main article: NGT48.
Hasegawa auditioned for AKB48's then-upcoming Niigata-based sister group, NGT48, having been fascinated with idols after she watched AKB0048.[4] After passing the audition for the group's first generation on July 25, 2015,[5] at the opening show of NGT48's theater on January 10, 2016, she debuted as a regular member of the newly established Team NIII.[6] As part of NGT48, she subsequently made her major label debut on April 12, 2017, with the single "Seishun Dokei."[7] In 2018, Hasegawa appeared in the live-action film adaptation of the novel Midnight Bus. She was later transferred to the group's newly established Team G. She also participated in the South Korean reality competition series, Produce 48, representing NGT48 with Team NIII's Yamada Noe.[8] [9] Hasegawa was eliminated during the first round and finished at 71st place.
In 2019, after Team G co-captain Yamaguchi Maho was forced by the NGT48 management to apologize for publicly alleging that she was assaulted in December 2018, Hasegawa removed "NGT48" off her social media profiles to show support.[10] The NGT48 management responded by merging Team NIII and Team G together into a "first generation" group, with their final performances as their original teams on April 21, 2019.[11] [12] During Team G's performance on April 21, Hasegawa, along with Sugahara Riko, announced her decision to graduate from NGT48 in solidarity with Yamaguchi.[13] [14] Hasegawa held a final performance with Yamaguchi and Sugahara on May 18, 2019.[15]
During Hasegawa's graduation speech, she announced she was pursuing voice acting. On June 10, 2019, Hasegawa announced that she signed with Crocodile Ltd. with the help of Yasushi Akimoto.[2] She took voice acting lessons from the sound company BloomZ.[16] She was first assigned as the PR reporter for the second season of Dropkick on My Devil! and later made her voice acting debut as Konomi Seki on Sapporo Otome Gohan.[16] [17]
Since its inception in 2019, Hasegawa also participated in the cross-media project Idol Bu Show, playing the part of the character Kokoro Kakegawa in the correlated radio drama shows and events, among other things, and taking part in the productions of two CD albums as part of the in-story unit X-UC: Current Xanadu,[18] released on January 8, 2020, and Papier Mache Idol,[19] released on October 7, 2020.
This was later followed up in with yet another participation, announced in June 2020, in another cross-media project: Denonbu, produced by Bandai Namco. In it, Hasegawa plays the role of the character Shian Inubousaki.[20]
As a Vtuber, ever since 2019 Hasegawa has been providing voice and movements for the official mascot of the Daiei supermarket group, Mokkun, in the children educational videos published regularly on the mascot's YouTube channel.[21] [22]
A native of Tainai, Hasegawa had been serving since September 2019 also as a tourism PR ambassador for the city to engage in promotional campaigns and events for it, with her appointment being renewed over the subsequent years.[23] [24]
| Title | Release date | Product code | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Xanadu | January 8, 2020 | POCE-12138 |
| Idol Tenkado he" |
| Papier Mache IDOL | October 7, 2020 | POCE-92109 |
| -" |
| YEAH SAY YEAHHH!/Mugen Nihon Rettou LOVE/Pastel Gray | June 22, 2022 | POCE-12183 |
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| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hyper Bass (feat. Yunomi) | September 9, 2020 | Unit song as the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit Jingumae Sandou High School electronic music club; digital distribution release |
| good night baby (feat. Moe Shop) | Solo song; digital distribution release | |
| Future (feat. Midy) | November 25, 2020 | Unit song originally included as a new song in the first physical mini-album "New Pallet" by the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit; later received a digital distribution re-release on June 12, 2021 |
| Doki Doki Parirarura (Respect. CY8ER) | January 2, 2021 | Unit song as the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit; digital distribution release |
| Syrupse-α (feat. Ando Hiroki) | June 30, 2021 | Unit song by the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit originally included as a new song in the physical album "Denonbu Best Album - Season .0 - " |
| Akuma no Lullaby (Prod. KiWi) | July 17, 2021 | Unit song as the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit; digital distribution release |
| Eat Sleep Dance (feat. Moe Shop) | September 2, 2021 | Solo song; digital distribution release |
| Distortion (feat. Yunomi) | November 1, 2021 | Unit song as the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit; digital distribution release |
| Find Me (feat. Midy) | November 18, 2021 | Unit song as the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit; digital distribution release |
| You Are The Light | June 29, 2022 | First song featuring all of the Denonbu characters; digital distribution release and included as a new song in the physical album "Denonbu Best Album - Season .1 - The Lights" |
| Prayer (Prod. picco) | January 26, 2023 | Solo song; digital distribution release |
| Tokyo Bug Night (feat. Moe Shop) | March 8, 2023 | Solo song; digital distribution release |
| Full Moon | June 13, 2023 | Unit song as the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit; digital distribution release |
| Change | June 21, 2023 | Unit song as the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit; digital distribution release |
| Infinite Colour | February 29, 2024 | Unit song as the in-scenario Harajuku-based unit; digital distribution release |
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New Age | July 26, 2022 | Debut song as part of the in-game unit Roots.[25] |
| WONDEЯ GIRL | November 1, 2022 | As the in-game unit Roots.[26] |
| Hidden Stages | February 14, 2023 | As the in-game unit Roots., included inside the release of the album "'Startrail'" |
| Find Me | ||
| Wildflower | August 30, 2023 | As the in-game unit Roots.[27] |
| Mellow Melodies | November 1, 2023 | As the in-game unit Roots., included inside the release of the album "'Brightestar'" |
| XOXO PAiN | ||
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nezucchi, Hasegawa Rena no Seiyuu-san Totonoimashita! | BSN | Airing every Thursday from 21:15 to 21:45, features tarento Nezucchi and a voice actress guest in every episode | |
| Coco-Roco Crocodile | Nishinippon Broadcasting | Aring every Friday from 11:00 to 11:15, features members from the Crocodile agency | ||
| Hasegawa Rena's Ponchan-nel! | Nicovideo | Airing every Monday at 20:00. Spin-off of Nezucchi, Hasegawa Rena no Seiyuu-san Totonoimashita! | ||
| 2020 | Hasegawa Rena no radioclub.jp | Radio Kansai | Aring every Sunday from 19:00 to 19:30, with switching hosts. Appointed host for the quarter from October to December 2020. | |
| Hasegawa Rena no ai ni kinaseya | BSN Tochigi Broadcasting | Airing every Sunday from 19:30 to 20:00 on the Niigata Broadcasting station, and every Saturday from 00:30 to 00:45 on the Tochigi Broadcasting station. Continuation of Nezucchi, Hasegawa Rena no Seiyuu-san Totonoimashita!.[28] | ||
| 2021 | Light, Present, Golf Ittō-Ryōdan | InterFM | Airing every Sunday from 05:30 to 06:00, features golf-centered talk and is co-hosted with golfer Tatsuaki Nakamura, and personality Yuusuke Kondo. |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Produce 48 | Herself | Mnet | Reality competition series; finished in 71st place |
| 2019 | Gyōretsu Tamago | Herself | Chiba TV | Variety show; regular panelist[29] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tatsu no Otoshigo | Mero | [30] |
| 2021 | Lip-Sealed | Herself | On-stage reading play co-starring also Marina Yamada and Momoka Ōnishi[31] |
| 2022 | Umibe no Machi de mou ichido, ano Hi no Kanojo ni Aeta nara | Rena | On-stage reading play co-starring also Yurie Kozakai, Ma Chia-ling and Momoka Ōnishi. Also going by the official English-styled title of "If I could see her again that day in the seaside town".[32] |
| Emily Diary | Emily Dyer | Theater play based on the role-playing game Identity V | |
| Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen | Iska | Theater adaptation of the eponymous manga and anime series.[33] | |
| 2023 | Towa Tsugai | Flamingo | Theater adaptation of the eponymous game by Square Enix.[34] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Midnight Bus | Sachiko Kimura | Supporting role[35] [36] |
| 2019 | Lunch Time Hajimechatta | Mei Yashiki[37] | Direct-to-DVD short drama series |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dropkick on My Devil! | Herself | PR correspondent |
| Sapporo Otome Gohan | Konomi Seki | Season 3, 12-episode series aired in the Sapporo area and promoted by the Sapporo Cultural Broadcast. Lead role; debut voice acting role | |
| 2020 | Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It | Guest character | Episode 11 appearance[38] |
| Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash | Guest character | Season 2, episode 3 appearance[39] | |
| 2021 | WIXOSS Diva(A)Live | Rara Inumiya | [40] |
| Farewell, My Dear Cramer | Karina Kakogawa | [41] | |
| Koikimo | Rio Amakusa | [42] | |
| 2022 | Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It r=1-sinθ | Haru Kagurano | [43] |
| Dropkick on My Devil! X | Atre | [44] | |
| 2023 | Tearmoon Empire | Guillo-chin | [45] |
| 2024 | Rinkai! | Miko Yahiko | |
| Plus-Sized Elf | Kuroeda | [46] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Shishi no Gotoku: Sengoku Haō Senki | Nene | Guest voice[48] |
| Q&Q Answers | Pipa Jing | [49] | |
| 2021 | Destiny Child | Driad | [50] |
| Honkai Impact 3rd | Nagamitsu | [51] | |
| Riichi City | Saeko Igarashi | [52] | |
| Shioka Amami | [53] | ||
| 2022 | BLACK STELLA I:FernØ | Chia Kannazuki | [54] |
| Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds | Sofie | [55] | |
| WIXOSS Multiverse | VJ.WOLF | [56] | |
| Tokyo 7th Sisters | Flana Ling | [57] | |
| 2023 | Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! | Kululun/Peb | [58] |
| Onigiri | Juubei Yagyuu | [59] | |
| BLACK STELLA PTOLOMEA | Chia Kannazuki | [60] | |
| Echocalypse | Note | [61] | |
| 2024 | Seifuku Kanojo | Kuroda | [62] |
| Sakurairo Tetraprism | Natsuki Nagamine | [63] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dilili to Paris Jikan Ryokou | Camille Claudel | [64] |
| Run Away: Hong Kong Dasshutsu | Xiuping | [65] Japanese edition of the movie "Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight" (Hong Kong, 2017) | |
| Pororo, the Snow Fairy Village Adventure | Pororo | [66] | |
| 2020 | End of Nightmare | Anton's mother | [67] Japanese edition of the movie "Quiet Comes the Dawn" (Russia, 2019) |
| Big Wish: Mahou ni Negai wo | Sophia | [68] Japanese edition of the 3D animation movie "Salma's Big Wish" (Mexico, 2019) | |
| Toys & Pets: Minna de Mirai he Dai-bouken | Time Bot | [69] Japanese edition of the 3D animation movie "Tea Pets" (People's Republic of China, 2016) | |
| Magic World: Beast to Yami no Shihaisha | Faye's mother; other | Japanese edition of the movie "The Magic Kids - Three Unlikely Heroes" (Germany, 2020) | |
| Elf to Fushigina Neko | Angela | Japanese edition of the movie "The House Elf" (Russia, 2019) | |
| 2021 | Element Sisters: Yon-bun no Ichi no Mahou | Verena | Japanese edition of the movie "Four Enchanted Sisters" (Austria, 2020) |
| Dragon Labyrinth | Shirley Yang | Japanese edition of the "Mojin: Longling Misty Cave" (People's Republic of China, 2020), movie adaptation of the novel series by the same name | |
| 2022 | Ida to Doubutsutachi no Mahou Gakuen | Leonie | Japanese edition of the movie "The School of the Magical Animals" (Germany, 2021) |
| Darlin' | Billy | [70] Japanese edition of the movie "Darlin" (USA, 2019) | |
| Majo no Mitsuyaku | Amy | Japanese edition of the movie "Cherry Tree" (Republic of Ireland, 2015) | |
| Royalteen: Uwasa no Princess | Lena | [71] Japanese edition of the 2022 Netflix original movie "Royalteen" | |
| 2023 | Fingernails | Alexandra | [72] |
| 2024 | Kang Yeon-ah | [73] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Step ~Saikou no Ippou~ | - | [74] Japanese edition of the 2022 Apple TV+ original drama series "Best Foot Forward" |
| The Flash | Tinya Wazzo | [75] | |
| 2023 | Titans | - | [76] Season 4 appearance |
| 2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Suki | [77] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Idol Bu Show | Kokoro Kakegawa | Member of the in-story idol unit X-UC | |
| 2020 | Denonbu | Shian Inubousaki | Member of the in-story electronic music club of Jingumae Sandou High School | |
| 2023 | Rinkai! Project | Miko Yahiko |