Karin Takahashi

Karin Takahashi
Promo image for 1st mini album, "LOVE TROOPER".
Native name	高橋果鈴
Born	July 22, 2000(15)
Nationality	Japanese
Years active	2012 - present
Home town	Chiba Prefecture
Height	152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Relatives	Mirei Takahashi (sister)

Karin Takahashi (高橋果鈴) is a current member of Prizmmy☆ (A Japanese Dance and Vocal Unit under Avex Group), a beginning actress, singer and dancer. Her dance stage name during her time as a Roni Girl was 'CaN'. She is a 2nd & 3rd Generation of Roni Girls, a Japanese model brand.

History

Born on July 22, 2000, in Chiba Prefecture, Karin has been a Roni girl since 2010 at a young age. In 2011, she was featured in Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream Along with Mia Kusakabe and Reina Kubo ( Ayami Sema joined later. ) where they practiced to debut in a group. She also hosted Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future and Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live along with the other members of Prizmmy☆ and Prism☆Mates. As a member of Prizmmy☆ / Prism☆Box she participated in singing the theme songs of the following animes : Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream, Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future, Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live and PriPara. Karin has released a total of 12 singles with Prizmmy☆, 3 singles as a member of Prism☆Box, 2 albums as a member of Prizmmy☆ / Prism☆Box and also participated in their mini-album "LOVE TROOPER" which has been released in February of 2016. In their first album "TAKE OFF!!", she was given a solo song, called 'Tear Smile'.

Pre-Debut

Before debuting with Prizmmy☆ she started off as a model for a Japanese brand, Roni. She was in the 2nd generation and also in the 3rd generation. Her sister and fellow group members including Mia Kusakabe, Reina Kubo and Hina Miyazaki were also models for this brand. She is also well known for playing piano.

Career

Prizmmy☆: (2012-Present)

Karin debuted as a member of Prizmmy☆ in 2012 with the song "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" ^[1] which is also the 4th ending of the anime television series Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream. She hosted the show along with Mia Kusakabe and Reina Kubo. Ayami Sema joined them later.

On her debut stage she unfortunately had hay fever and had to cover her right eye with an eye patch. This experience she claims to be "scary" as she couldn't see the floor as she danced.

She auditioned to be a member of the "original Prism Mates" until Ayami joined changing the name to "Prizmmy". Where in the anime Jun says that Prizmmy stands for "Prism With Me".

Her anime character in the anime series Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future is also named Karin but the surname is "Shijimi" (志々美) not "Takahashi" (高橋).

She has released a total of 12 singles as a Prizmmy☆ member to date. In 2013, Karin had her solo song "Tear Smile" released along with Prizmmy☆'s first album Take Off!! ^[2]

In Prizmmy her catchphrase is "When in a pinch smile, if you get the chance smile! Smile Forever!" (ピンチも笑顔、チャンスも笑顔！スマイルフォーエバー!)

Sailor Moon - First Acting Career

In 2015, she was chosen for the Sailor Moon Musical Un Nouveau Voyage where she played the role of Sailor Saturn. She received a lot of popularity after participating in this musical.

Filmography

Anime Ending Appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011–2012	Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream	Herself	Trainee days with Reina and Mia. Ayami soon came after.
2012–2013	Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future	Herself	The whole anime was based on Prizmmy☆ and their 'rival' group Puretty. They appeared in the end along with Prism Mates and Puretty.
2013–2014	Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live	Herself	Only appearing in a couple of episodes for "Pretty Rhythm Club" where they would play games.

Theatre

Musicals

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Sailor Moon ~Un Nouveau Voyage~[3]	Sailor Saturn	Her debut stage as a musical actress.
2016	Jitsu wa Watashi wa[4]	Rin Kiryuin	The grand daughter of the main character Asahi.

Plays

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Goodnight Jack the Reaper[5]	Little Red Riding Hood	Only plays Little Red Riding Hood for the last show. Guest appearance along with Mia Kusakabe.

References

1. "Prizmmy☆（プリズミー）OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Prizmmy☆（プリズミー）OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
2. "Prizmmy☆（プリズミー）OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Prizmmy☆（プリズミー）OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
3. "美少女戦士セーラームーン20周年プロジェクト公式サイト". 美少女戦士セーラームーン20周年プロジェクト公式サイト. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
4. "舞台版　実は私は公式サイト". 舞台版　実は私は公式サイト. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
5. "おやすみジャック・ザ・リッパー舞台化決定！！". www.zen-a.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

External links

Prizmmy Official Site

Karin Takahashi Official Twitter

Prizmmy Official Ameba Blog