Rino Nakasone Explained

Native Name:仲宗根 梨乃
Birth Date:1979 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Naha, Okinawa, Japan
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is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, artistic director and actor. Nakasone and her dance crew, Beat Freaks, participated in the third season of America's Best Dance Crew, where they finished in second place. Nakasone has worked as a choreographer in South Korea and Japan, working with groups such as Shinee, Girls' Generation, TVXQ, f(x), Red Velvet, and SMAP.

Early life and career

Rino Nakasone was born in Naha, capital of Okinawa Prefecture on June 11, 1979. She became interested in dance after watching music videos by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson and mimicking their moves. At the age of nineteen, she went to Los Angeles to study dance.[1] Just after her visa expired, she got a job as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson.

In 2004, she was chosen by Britney Spears as a backup dancer for Spears' Onyx Hotel Tour.[2] After touring with Spears, she toured with Gwen Stefani as "Music", one of the Harajuku Girls, earning praise for her dance performance.[1] She also danced for other musicians, such as Justin Bieber,[2] and taught dance at performing arts centers. She joined an all-female dance group, Beat Freaks, which competed and was runner-up in America's Best Dance Crew in 2009.[3]

Nakasone started her career as a choreographer in 2008 with South Korean boy band Shinee's debut song, "Replay".[4] In 2009, she worked with SM Entertainment's dance team to create the choreography for Girls' Generation's "Genie".[1] She has choreographed for other SM Entertainment artists, including Super Junior and BoA, as well as Japanese groups AKB48 and SMAP.[2] She has directed concerts for BoA, Girls' Generation, Shinee, Taemin, SuperM and NCT 127.[5]

In 2010, she appeared in the dance multimedia production "Siren Assassins" as Queen Jade.[6] That same year, she joined The Pussycat Dolls after four of the original members left the group.[7] [8] She performed in two musicals in 2015, The Wiz and Asterisk, both in Japan.[2]

List of choreographies

Shinee

Girls' Generation

Super Junior

BoA

Kangta

f(x)

TVXQ

Red Velvet

NCT 127

AKB48

Personal life

Rino Nakasone married LeeJ Razalan, the manager of Beat Freaks and a fellow dancer, in 2007.[4] On May 6, 2012, Rino announced that she and LeeJ had decided to go separate ways and would take their five years of marriage as a "special learning experience" while continuing to remain friends.[13]

Awards

Huading Awards

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Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Japanese Woman Behind K-Pop Bands' Moves. February 28, 2015. The Chosun Ilbo. September 5, 2009. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121324/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/09/05/2009090500222.html. live.
  2. News: Hernon. Matthew. Rino Nakasone Choreographs Her Dream Career. May 14, 2015. Tokyo Weekender. April 7, 2015. May 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083556/http://www.tokyoweekender.com/2015/04/rino-nakasone-choreographs-her-dream-career/. live.
  3. News: Méndez. Blanca. The 12 Coolest People in K-pop Right Now. February 28, 2015. MTV Iggy. February 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150217015806/http://www.mtviggy.com/lists/the-12-coolest-people-in-k-pop-right-now/. live.
  4. News: 少女時代、美脚ダンスの振り付け担当は日本人ダンサー・仲宗根梨乃. February 28, 2015. Nikkan Sports. October 20, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101023060843/http://www5.nikkansports.com/entertainment/ishii/archives/20101020_5937.html. October 23, 2010. ja. English translation at Soshified.com
  5. Web site: Meet Rino Nakasone: The Dance Expert Behind Your Favorite K-pop Moves. Rolling Stone India. Dongre. Divyansha. May 22, 2022. October 17, 2022.
  6. News: Phillips. Jevon. 'America's Best Dance Crew': Darrin Henson, choreography and style. February 28, 2015. Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2010. April 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165617/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/03/americas-best-dance-crew-darren-henson-choreography-and-style.html. live.
  7. News: Rino Nakasone, choreographer to the stars, is a Pussycat Doll. February 28, 2015. Korea JoongAng Daily. May 27, 2010. April 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155158/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2920991. live.
  8. News: Lee. Andrew C.. Rino Nakasone joins the Pussycat Dolls. February 28, 2015. Asia Pacific Arts. University of Southern California. May 27, 2010. February 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226053539/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?rino_nakasone_joins_the_pussycat_dolls_15219.aspx. dead.
  9. News: Choi Jun-yong. 소녀시대, 신곡 공개 동시 음원차트 1~10위 싹쓸이 '올킬'. February 16, 2015. Asia Economy Daily. January 1, 2013. ko. February 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226125733/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2013010118382393297. live.
  10. News: Nguyen. Mai. Dancing Across the World: an interview with choreographer Rino Nakasone. February 28, 2015. Asia Pacific Arts. University of Southern California. November 19, 2012. February 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226043428/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?dancing_across_the_world_an_interview_with_choreographer_rino_nakasone_18509.aspx. dead.
  11. News: 레드벨벳, 신곡 '루키 Rookie' 퍼포먼스로 상큼발랄함+여성美 발산!. The Star. Seong. Jin-hee. February 7, 2017. ko. February 15, 2017. February 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170208033834/http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/02/07/2017020701116.html. dead.
  12. Web site: Instagram. www.instagram.com. 2018-05-08. 2022-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20220526180953/https://www.instagram.com/stories/rinokinawa/. live.
  13. Web site: Nakasone. Rino. LeeJ and I have decided to go separate ways.. Facebook. May 15, 2015. May 5, 2012. May 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220526180956/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FRINO-Nakasone%2F215321718500330%3Fref%3Dstream#!/story.php?story_fbid=407754085923758&id=215321718500330. live.
  14. News: Hsia. Heidi. Raymond Lam wins Best Drama Actor. February 28, 2015. Cinema Online. Yahoo!. January 19, 2015. August 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150802235046/https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/raymond-lam-wins-best-drama-actor-064100894.html. live.

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