Riona

Riona (2021)

Riona (리오나) is a Japanese-American artist under No.1 Media. She is currently a member of the Korean pop girl group Posh Girls, and is a former member of the Japanese pop idol group AKB48 as the Tokushima representative of Team 8.

Profile

• Stage Name: Riona (리오나/リオナ)
• Birth Name: Riona Crystal Hamamatsu
• Japanese Name: Hamamatsu Riona (濵松里緒菜)
• Nickname: Riona (りおな)
• Birthdate: July 28, 1995 (1995-07-28)
• Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
• Hometown: Tokushima, Japan
• Blood Type: O
• Height: 158cm
• Weight: 38kg
• Education: Sophia University (Faculty of Foreign Studies - Department of English) (Graduated)
• Hobbies: Singing, dancing, watching movies, listening to music
• Specialties: Singing, dancing, having an English conversation
• Bands / Groups:
  • AKB48 (2014–2017)
    • AKB48 Team 8 (2014–2017)
  • Posh Girls (2021–)

Discography

Singles

• [2018.08.29] Never Give Up!!
• [2018.11.07] Never Give Up!! ~for you~
• [2020.02.01] Tell Me Why

Filmography

Movies

• [2020] FAKE LOVE (short film - lead role)

Musicals

• [2018] NeoOz (as Matilda)

Music Videos

• [2013] Girls' Generation - Love & Girls

Stage Plays

• [2019] O-Getsu KAGURA (Young female priest)

AKB48 Song Participation

Singles

Single	Participating Song	Position/Unit
Kokoro no Placard	47 no Suteki na Machi e	Team 8
Kibouteki Refrain	Seifuku no Hane	Team 8
Green Flash	Aisatsu Kara Hajimeyou	Team 8
Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby	Amanojaku Batta	Team 8
Tsubasa wa Iranai	Yume e no Route	Team 8
High Tension	Shishunki no Adrenaline	Team 8 WEST

Albums

Album	Participating Song	Position/Unit
Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!	Henachoko Support	Team 8
0 to 1 no Aida	Isshou no Aida ni Nannin to Deaeru no Darou	Team 8

Stage Units

AKB48 Team 8 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"

• Classmate
• Anata to Christmas Eve

AKB48 Team 8 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"

• Koi no PLAN
• Rio no Kakumei

Works

Radio

• [2015–2017] AKB48 Team 8 no Hamamatsu Riona Yaken! (AKB48 Team 8の濵松里緒菜やけん！)

Trivia

• Originally a member of AKB48 Team 8 as the first representative of Tokushima, she announced her graduation on June 12, 2017 and graduated on July 2, 2017. Her successor was Harumoto Yuki.
• The kanji for her surname "Hamamatsu" is written as 濵松, instead of the more common 浜. However, the latter kanji is used in places such as mobile websites where the proper kanji is not supported.
• Her special skill is conversing in English. She lived in Los Angeles, California until the age of 10.
• Besides speaking Japanese and English, she can also speak Korean and a little bit of Thai.
• She performed at Japan Expo Malaysia 2020.
• She started learning figure skating in Los Angeles since the age of 3, but when she moved to Tokushima, she started dancing instead because there were no rinks.
• She was a member of the Moveness dance crew.

AKB48 Gallery

External Links

• Official Twitter (1)
• Official Twitter (2)
• Official Instagram (1)
• Official Instagram (2)
• Official YouTube
• Official TikTok
• Official Weibo