Yuina (Japanese: 結那, Hepburn: Yuina, born 27 September 2001) is a Japanese musician, actress and model affiliated with Houeishinsha.[1] She was part of the all-female band Drop Doll and currently voices Wien Margarete in Love Live! Superstar!!. She is also a member of the series' idol group Liella!.
Yuina | |
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結那 | |
| Born | 27 September 2001 Yokohama, Japan |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Employer | Houeishinsha |
| Notable work | Love Live! Superstar!! as Wien Margarete |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | StarRise |
| Member of | Liella! / LustQueen |
| Formerly of | Drop Doll (2016–2019) |
| Website | starrise |
Biography
Yuina, a native of Yokohama, was born on 27 September 2001.[1][2] She appeared as a child actor in the films Oh! My! God! Kamisama kara no okurimono (2014), Little Performer: Kaze no kodō (2016), and Nagareyama sanjūshi (2017).[3]
Yuina was the guitarist of the all-female band Drop Doll.[4] She appeared as Mao Sasaki in the 2019 film JK Rock, where Drop Doll performed the theme song.[3][5] She portrayed Nanako Sawada in the March 2021 production of Gekidol the Stage at the Theater Sun-mall in Tokyo.[6] She performed at Vandaful World, an October 2021 stage performance by Subaru Kimura's theatrical troupe Genius Gekidan Bakabacca.[7] She was a finalist at Miss World Japan 2021.[2]
Yuina starred in the second season of Love Live! Superstar!! (a multimedia project in the Love Live! franchise) as Wien Margarete, a rival character to the show's idol group Liella! in the second season.[8] In November 2022, her character's single "Butterfly Wing/Edelstein" was released, peaking at #18 at the Oricon Singles Chart.[9] In March 2023, Yuina appeared as a gravure model in Weekly Young Jump alongside the nine Liella! members.[10] In April 2023, she was promoted to Liella! as one of the two new members.[8] On 1 April 2024, it was officially announced that she would debut her solo music project "LustQueen".[11]
Filmography
- Oh! My! God! Kamisama kara no okurimono (2014), Gongen-sama[3]
- Little Performer: Kaze no kodō (2016), Yoshiko[3]
- Nagareyama sanjūshi (2017), Chisa Akimoto[3]
- JK Rock (2019), Mao Sasaki[3]
- Gekidol the Stage (2021), Nanako Sawada[6]
- Vandaful World (2021)[7]
- Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season (2022), Wien Margarete[8]
- Love Live! Superstar!! 3rd Season (2024), Wien Margarete[8]
Discography
| Title | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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| JPN | JPN Hot | ||||
| "Butterfly Wing/Edelstein" | 2022 |
| 18[9] | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
References
External links
- Official Agency Profile (in Japanese)
- Official Profile on X (in Japanese)
- Official Profile on Instagram (in Japanese)
- Official Profile on TikTok (in Japanese)
- Yuina at Anime News Network's encyclopedia