Inoue Rei

Inoue Rei promoting Kobushi Dai Ni Maku (2019)

Inoue Rei (井上玲音) is a Japanese pop singer and idol managed by Up-Front Promotion and part of Hello! Project. She is a member of Kobushi Factory.

Profile

• Name: Inoue Rei (井上玲音)
• Nickname: Reirei (れいれい)
• Birthdate: July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17)
• Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
• Blood Type: O
• Height: 156cm
• Specialties: Fast blinking
• Hobbies: Singing, dancing, drawing
• Favorite Color: Light purple
• Looks Up To: Hagiwara Mai
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2014–2015)
  • Kobushi Factory (2015–)
• Other groups:
  • Nice Girl Project! Kenshuusei (2012–2014)

History

Inoue Rei made her first appearance as a member of the Nice Girl Project! Kenshuusei in July 2012 at the "Trainees Collection Vol.6" event. After the Nice Girl Project! Kenshuusei program was discontinued in November 2014, Rei and several other members were introduced as new Hello! Pro Kenshuusei at the "Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014~November-December no Nama Tamago Show!~".

On January 2, 2015 she was revealed to be part of a new eight member group, later named Kobushi Factory. The unit consisted entirely of trainees from Hello! Pro Kenshuusei, including Fujii Rio, Hirose Ayaka, Nomura Minami, Ogawa Rena, Hamaura Ayano, Taguchi Natsumi and Wada Sakurako.

Discography

Digital Releases

• [2017.06.30] Inoue no Uta (いのうえのうた) (Inoue Rei & Inoue Hikaru)

Video Releases

• [2016.09.xx] Greeting ~Hirose Ayaka・Inoue Rei~ (Greeting ~広瀬彩海・井上玲音~)

Publications

Photobooks

• [2017.11.11] Rei (玲音)

• [2017.01.14] Hirose Ayaka / Inoue Rei Mini Photobook "Greeting-Photobook-" (広瀬彩海・井上玲音ミニ写真集「Greeting-Photobook-」) (Hirose Ayaka, Inoue Rei)

Magazines

• [2016–] LOVE Berry (Model)

Works

Filmography

Films

• [2017] JK Ninja Girls (JKニンジャガールズ)

TV Programs

• [2015–2019] The Girls Live
• [2015–2016] Oha Suta (as Oha Girl)
• [2019–] AI・DOL PROJECT

Internet

Net Dramas

• [2019] #Sabori (#さぼり)

Net Programs

• [2015–] Hello! Station (ハロ！ステ)
• [2019] Hello Pro no Oshigoto Challenge! (ハロプロのお仕事チャレンジ!)

Theater

• [2015] Week End Survivor
• [2017] JK Ninja Girl (JKニンジャガール)
• [2019] Reborn ~13-nin no Tamashi wa Kami-sama no Yume wo Miru~ (リボーン~13人の魂は神様の夢を見る~)

Radio

Radio Programs

• [2018–] Kobushi Factory no Yozora de Aimashou (こぶしファクトリーの夜空で逢いましょう)
• [2019–] Makoto・Kobushi Factory no Radio Punch! (まこと・こぶしファクトリーのラジオパンチ!) (Corner)

Radio Dramas

• [2015] Week End Survivor ~Purge Game~ (Week End Survivor~粛清ゲーム~)

Trivia

• Her favorite sports are dancing and volleyball.
• Her favorite Hello! Project songs are "Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe" by Morning Musume, and "Ai tte Motto Zanshin" and "Kokoro no Sakebi wo Uta ni Shitemita" by °C-ute.
• Likes the anime series Kirarin Revolution.
• Particularly likes the °C-ute song "Sekaiichi HAPPY na Onna no Ko" because of the meaning it holds for her as the first Hello! Project song she performed after becoming a Nice Girl Project! Kenshuusei in 2012.

External Links

• Hello! Project Official Profile