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Rinu (莉犬, Riinu; born 24 May 1998) is a Japanese singer, voice actor, and live streamer. He is a member of the J-pop group Strawberry Prince.
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Rinu was born on 24 May 1998 in Tokyo, Japan. As a child, his family was constantly in debt, and he had a poor relationship with his parents. One of his childhood friends died from cancer in junior high school; he decided to become a voice actor because this friend's dream was to be a voice actor. He became interested in utaite to impress a classmate in whom he had a romantic interest, and began uploading his own song covers to Nico Nico Douga in late 2015.[1] In mid-2016, he was recruited by Nanamori to join Strawberry Prince.[2] He also collaborates with fellow STPR Records artists Vau of KnightX and Tigusakun of Amptak x Colors under the name Anipani (Japanese: あにぱに). Anipani performed the theme song for the anime movie Kaitō Queen no Yūga na Kyūka.[3]
From 2018 to 2019, Rinu played the character of Fūma Shirayuki in HoneyWorks's fictional idol unit "Dolce" (Japanese: ドルチェ). He recorded one album with the group before it disbanded.[4]
On 11 December 2019, Rinu released his first full solo album, Time Capsule (Japanese: タイムカプセル). It placed second on the Oricon weekly album ranking,[5] and first on the Oricon daily album ranking.[6] Additionally, the song "Ruma" from the album placed ninth on the Oricon YouTube chart.[7] His second solo album, Shutter Chance! (Japanese: シャッターチャンス！), released on 12 January 2022 and placed second on the Oricon weekly album ranking,[8] and first on the Oricon daily album ranking.[9] His third solo album, Kotonoha Wonderland (Japanese: 言ノ葉ワンダーランド), released on 13 August 2025 and placed third on the Oricon weekly album ranking.[10]
On 24 May 2021, Rinu released an official fanbook, Rinu Memory. The book sold 56,000 copies its first week, and ranked first on the Oricon weekly book ranking.[11]
As a voice actor, Rinu often goes by the name Koinu (Japanese: こいぬ).[4]
Rinu came out as transgender in 2017. He underwent gender-affirming surgery in October 2022.[12]
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