25 Facts about Okabe Rin AKB48 Member of Korean Music Lovers
Profile, Biography and Facts of Okabe Rin, an AKB48 member who really likes the K-Pop music genre. If you are a JKT48 fan, of course you already know the name Fransisca Saraswati, now Rin Okabe is the Japanese version of Sisca.
Why is that? Both have similar characters. In addition, both of them are also considered to have good talent in their fields. Sisca’s vocal technique is cool, while Okabe Rin masters dance techniques that other people rarely do.
Okabe Rin through his blog recently uploaded a video of himself dancing on the sidelines of a gravure photo shoot for a weekly magazine. It became a conversation among 48 Group fans, because yes, who doesn’t like seeing idol group members dancing in swimsuits.
Since the graduation of the core members of AKB48, Okabe Rin has often appeared in gravure magazines. Even though he is considered a bit older than his junior, he still doesn’t want to be considered a senior. Naturally, because he started his career in AKB48 from Team 8.
Want to get to know Orin closer? Let’s look at the profile, biodata and facts of AKB48’s Okabe Rin as summarized from various sources: Magazines, MC Theatre, variety shows and radio interviews.
1. Okabe Rin is familiarly called Orin, Berin or Rinchan. The three nicknames were obtained from playmates, family and colleagues in the AKB48 Group.
2. He was born November 1996, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. But spent his childhood in Tokyo.
3. Blood Type: O and Okabe Rin’s height is 160cm, and her weight is 58 kg.
4. Rinchan had a dream since childhood to become a professional dancer and model.
5. He represented Ibaraki Prefecture when recruited by AKB48 Team 8. He has performed in Kumamoto, Sapporo, Fukushima, Gunma, Niigata and Aichi.
6. His hobbies are listening to music, photographing any object, cooking in his spare time and drawing.
7. Did you know that Okabe Rin does have a hidden talent, namely Dance.
8. According to Rin Okabe, the advantage that exists in him is that he can multitask, aka do anything as long as he is in a fully focused & concentrated situation. As for his weakness, he is too quiet.
9. His favorite words are: “The most important thing of all is to try first!”
10. Okabe Rin really likes European cuisine, especially Italian and Pizza is his favorite food. But Rinchan doesn’t like spicy.
11. Kojima Haruna, Amamaki Yuki, Umeda Ayaka and Matsui Rena are inspirations for Orin in a career in the entertainment industry.
12. Rinchan is very close to all members of the AKB48 Group (SKE48, HKT48, NMB48, NGT48, STU48) who are from Ibaraki.
13. When he found out about the AKB48 Team 8 audition, at that time Okabe Rin told me that he was walking in Shibuya when he opened his smartphone he read the news of his audition directly the next day he registered.
14. At first Rinchan was hesitant and not confident with his appearance after the audition, so he didn’t have much hope. But finally the pass notification was delivered to Okabe Rin.
15. He designed the logo for AKB48’s Team 8 national tour concert, the team’s first anniversary celebration edition as well as the mascot of Team 8 (Eight-kun).
16. When he was in the 3rd grade of elementary school, Okabe Rin had already started learning to dance. But it was stopped, and developed again when entering junior high school.
17. Why is Okabe Rin so special? She was selected in the group performance at AKB48 SHOW! October 2022 episode, was re-elected to perform at the Cool Japan Festival in Manila, Philippines a year later and the next year’s Japan-Philippines Friendship Celebration (2022) in the same city.
18. Unfortunately, Okabe Rin’s performance in the AKB48 Senbatsu Sousenkyo event was not so bright. She didn’t even rank at all (Not Ranked) in the 6th to 9th editions, and in the 10th edition she finally appeared despite being in #58 (Future Girls).
19. The good news is that Rin Okabe’s popularity increased when he was sent to Team A and became Kennin (two teams, Team 8 & Team A).
20. Some of AKB48’s main singles with Okabe Rin as a senbatsu include: Jiwaru DAYS, 11gatsu no Anklet, Sustainable, No Way Man, Jabaja, Shitsuren Arigatou, and Teacher Teacher.
21. Oshi Rinchan in 48 Family are Kojiharu, Shiroma Miru, and Watanabe Miyuki. He once got advice from a role model actress Yui Aragaki, a famous film and drama player in the land of Sakura.
22. Every time the theater setlist changes, according to the sensei or dance teacher & choreographer of AKB48 Team 8 & Team A, Okabe Rin is the member who practices the most. He has an ambitious nature that wants to quickly master what he learns.
23. There was once an AKB48 Okabe Rin scandal circulating, but it was not tabloids or official news websites that spread it as usual, but fans who uploaded it to the Instagram social network.
24. Okabe Rin plans to graduate from the group after he achieves what he wants, the dream of releasing a solo photobook and becoming the center of AKB48’s single.
25. On the variety show AKBINGO! NEO, Okabe Rin mentioned that his ex-girlfriend still likes to contact him. Although they maintain communication, the two are just ordinary friends.
That’s our topic this time about the Biography and Facts of Okabe Rin, a member of AKB48 who is currently gaining popularity thanks to her gravure photo in the weekly magazine Young Magazine where she became a model for the magazine.
