Hobby: Hip-hop dance, Kachashi (Okinawa folk dance). sanshin, graffiti
Special skill: Hip-hop dancing, Eisa,
Personality: Energetic
Advantage: A sore loser
Shortcomings: Cries immediately, dark skin
宮本茉凜|Miyamoto Marin
April 23, 2001
Zodiac: Taurus
Blood Type: AB
Height: 158cm (still growing)
Nee: Saitama Prefacture
Hobby: Browsing through idol content
Special skill: Hair arrangement, making her nostrils flutter quickly, memorizing things, doesn’t scream no matter how scary something is.
Personality: Selfish, genki, mischievous
Advantage: Heathly and hearty eater.
Shortcomings: KY, slow reflexes.
南端まいな|Minamibata Maina
February 21, 2000
Zodiac: Pisces
Blood type: O
Height: 152cm (still growing)
Origin: Tokyo
Hobby: Playing with her cat
Sepcial skill: Shorinji Kenpo
Personality: Own pace, cry baby
Advantage: Immune system
Shortcomings: Own pace, slow in action, can’t sleep immediately, shy
百岡古宵|Momo-Oka Koyoi
April 30, 2001
Zodiac: Taurus
Bloog type: A
Height: 158cm (still growing)
Origin: Iwate Prefacture
Hobby: Collecting stationery, fashion, making sound effects
Special skill: Dancing, quick sleeping (falls asleep in 3 seconds)
Personality: Clumsy
Advantage: Positive
Shortcomings: Faint laughter, shallow
石野理子|Ishino Riko
October 29, 2000
Zodiac: Scorpio
Blood type: A
Height: 155cm
Origin: Hiroshima
Hobby: Listening to western music
Special skill: None
Personality: Heart on sleeve
Advantage: Courageous, loves a challenge
Shortcomings: Negative, has little confidence
Past member: Hashimoto Kana, graduated September 30, 2015.
On their Youtube channel, videos are posted almost daily of the background on-goings, such as concerts, trips, recording sessions, reactions to their own videos, blog pictures or just everyday activities.
The group shares a blog, and posts pictures frequently.
Idol Renaissance Love Q&A:
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What would you say to confess?
Marin: I love ____
Koyoi: I really like how you are, and I want to be together forever.
Riko: ...
Maina: I can't take "feeling your absence"?
Nanako: Something simple lol "I like you" //laughs
Noa: I like you. Please date me. (After that we get to say a place we like)
Your reaction if he confesses?
Marin: Probably "OMG!"
Koyoi: I'm so in love with you. I think of you all the time, please date me!
Riko: ,,,
Maina: It's too simple but... "I really like you, please date me!"
Nanako: A big "OMG!!!"
Noa: I like ____ about you, ____ is a surprisingly good person.
Percentage of your femininity?
Marin: 7.5%
Koyoi: 60%
Riko: 0%
Maina: About 30%
Nanako: 7.5%
Noa: 10% since I can cook now ¥ (o) / ¥ (o) /
What are the perks gained from being a woman?
Marin: Being fashionable.
Koyoi: Wearing a lot of clothes.
Riko: Being reliable!
Maina: (x)
Nanako: I can be fashionable~♪
Noa: Skirts! (*> Ω <) ♪
Would you rather be born a man or woman?
Marin: A man!
Koyoi: Woman!
Riko: Woman!
Maina: Of course, a woman.
Nanako: Woman ♡
Noa: A man!
Would you go for the older brother type or younger brother type?
Marin: Big brother type.
Koyoi: Big brother type.
Riko: Big brother type!
Maina: Big brother type.
Nanako: Biii~g br~o.
Noa: Older brother!!!
Scenarios you would like to replicate from a drama?
Marin: Kabaedon \ (// ∇ //) \
Koyoi: Kabaedon!
Riko: A scene with a nice view, confessing on the seaside.
Maina: Since long distance love is lonely, I would take anything other than that.
Nanako: Enjoying the sea at the Summer Festival♥Warming up at the winter festival♥Watching the blossoms in Spring
Noa: After all?!?! Kabaedon!!!! Lol, by the way the members are constantly doing it to each other (^ ∇ ^)!
Painful unrequited love! How do you respond?
Marin: Be~gone!
Koyoi: I want to, if you want to.
Riko: Just confessing is the healthy thing to do. You give up if it seems like a useless effort. In particular, people who give up before even giving it a shot make me sad (tear).
Maina: Confessing to a "pipe dream" seems unpleasant.
Nanako: You can't!
Noa: Nope. (^ ∇ ^)
Who would you want to marry if they were a man?
Marin: Rikopon
Koyoi: Pon (I think that's Riko)
Riko: As it is, I know the girls' feelings toward me.
Maina: Marin ♡
Nanako: Everyone, but if I have to choose: Marin (*'³` *) ♡
Noa: Marin (^ ∇ ^)
Who would you marry if you were a man?
Marin: Nanako
Koyoi: Everyone! (It's clear she's pretty DD, she has everyone for her favorite member too haha)
Riko: By those terms, Kana (graduated member) is a riot! It would be fun everyday!
Maina: Marin is ♡
Nanako: (x)
Noa: Marin (^ ∇ ^)
Idol Renaissance Group Relationship Q&A:
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Who is the older sister for you?
Marin: Noa
Koyoi: Noa
Riko: Noa
Maina: Noa
Nanako: Noa & Kanabon & Riko♪
Noa: Kana!
Who is the younger sister for you?
Marin: Maina
Koyoi: Maina
Riko: Marin
Maina: Koyoi
Nanako: Maina this time.
Noa: Koyoi...?
Who is the most spoiled?
Marin: Maina
Koyoi: Myself
Riko: Everyone
Maina: Koyoi
Nanako: Koyoi!!
Noa: Maina
Who is the most attractive?
Marin: Riko
Koyoi: All of the members.
Riko: Everyone but myself. Absolutely stunning!
Maina: Koyoi (spoiled with good looks)
Nanako: Noa
Noa: Maina
Who is the scariest when they are angry?
Marin: Koyoi
Koyoi: Riko
Riko: Unexpectedly, Maina
Maina: Marin
Nanako: Maina, Marin
Noa: I don't know since I have never witnessed anyone angry.
Who is the best to prank?
Marin: Kana
Koyoi: Riko and myself
Riko: Kanabon
Maina: Myself? Since I believe anything...
Nanako: Kanabon!! Lol
Noa: Riko
Who is the best to share a room with?
Marin: All of the members ☆
Koyoi: Marin, Maina, Kana
Riko: Marin
Maina: Everyone is nice.
Nanako: Marin
Noa: Kana
What is your role in the group?
Marin: Tsukkomi (does that make Maina and Noa Boke?)
Koyoi: Positive!
Riko: Annoying.
Maina: Massages, and is always tired.
Nanako: Comfort??
Noa: Older sister! (Because Noah cheers...)
One kanji character that symbolizes Idol Renaissance.
Marin: Shiroi (白) - White
Koyoi: Sayaka (爽) - Refreshing
Riko: Sou (騒) - Noisy
Maina: Sei(?) (清) - Distinct (since there is a beautiful image)
Nanako: Kan (感) - Feeling
Noa: Teru (輝) - Bright
A message to the fans!
Marin: By all means, even if it is just once, please come see us!
Koyoi: We always look at our blog, so we receive your messages. Please keep supporting us so we can make it to Budokan!
Riko: You're always cheering us on, thank you very much!! Though our members are really young, Idol Renaissance is a fun group. Please support us as a we are, thank you.
Maina: As we face challenges I want to face them together! Thank you for our career!
Nanako: In the future, please follow us//♡ happy, energetic, full of energy Idol Renaissance
Noa: In order to give everyone a good experience, we work hard everyday! I want to go out in our group more and more! Ladies and gentle, please support us!!
I saw them as part of the jamboree at TIF2015 and they seem to have some really dedicated fans. Their song didn't exactly stick out that much to me but I'll definitely be occasionally checking in on them.
Can you edit the links so it says the name of each girl in front? I have like zero knowledge about them so it would be nice to know who is who. I also don't think you need to hide the member info in a spoiler tag in your first post.
That said, Maina is super adorable. I like this type of video that give us the chance to "go on a date" with a girl. Is that all there is or did they release something full length from this?
I was browsing, and apparently they did a Valentine's special also! It seems to be a theme for pretty much any theme. I hope they do one for Halloween..
I'm wondering if it is just me, or Marin looks like a cross between Sayashi and Nonaka from Morning Musume?
Hmm yeah I can see it a little bit, especially the Miki part.
Talking about similarities, to me Maina reminds me a lot on Megumi from Sakura Gakuin. It's probably the smile and the hair (she sometimes wears it's in a similar style with an Alice-band that has a ribbon attached to out, super cute)
Yeah I was watching their showroom appearance earlier. I came in a bit late but they really had a good chemistry. I'll see if I can find the TIF2015 performance I saw again.
All those videos you shared, she seems to be really a hilarious character, I had no idea. Considering her profile in the first post says she is shy that's really surprising. I saw another video that was just footage of her during a meeting almost falling asleep. She was really tired. Those Valentine's specials are awesome. They really seem to love these kind of roleplays. I definitely hope they'll do more of those. Guess which one I'll watch over and over again.
(I also like how it already seems to have established around here that I like Maina a lot )
So how did the come about using Renaissance as part of their name? That seems very specific and I'd expect it to show in their style (their theme) but somehow I don't see it yet.
I can see Megumi! Not necessarily features but their look is very similar. They're both so cute!
Their dynamic is really nice, I noticed it during Natsu no Kesshin, when they were doing activities. They seemed to genuinely have fun, instead of just smile for the camera. They remind me KIDS.
I thought the same! She and Koyoi seem like the trouble makers of the group haha. Maybe coming into the group broke her out of her shell? I had the same feelings about Noa, at first she seemed like the serious type of girl, but every video of her is her screeching and doing weird dances.
I love the roleplays too. Its fun to see all of their approaches. Hahaha, Maina is unbearably cute and funny, so I don't blame you
I'm not sure honestly. I kind of see it since, similar to country girls, they kind of bringing back that old idol style and they are doing a lot of covers? Otherwise... I'm not too sure. I think in time they will say it. I know recently they declared a Renaissance and said something about making this year their year, around the time they released the vinyl for 17sai.
She kinda reminds me of a girl from Death Rabbits.
She is wearing the silver outfit in this MV.
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Really? I don't think she does look anything like Emi besides that both their cuteness levels are off the charts. Their personalities seems rather different too. But you have to be onto something here, there has to be reason that I like both these girls to very unhealthy amounts (remember my Emi-essay)
I finally discovered that each girl has her own playlist on their YouTube. If only other units would focus that much on displaying the individual personalities. My favorite out of Maina's playlist is probably that one extra video from their travel. Although the compilation they have in there comes close too.
I have no idea what kind of character she is playing at around 0:51 seconds (and also later on the balcony) but it's hilarious. I really have trouble believing she's supposed to be a shy girl.
Overall the travel videos are really great. They really had an awesome hotel room in Thailand (I wonder why so many idols go there at early times in their careers, tsuribit did it too) and I don't blame Maina for not wanting to get out of bed at all.
Morisaki really got into their performance, that was really cute.
And Noa has a special song for Iwabo
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Hahaha it's fun how they always make up stuff regarding her last name. I guess it has a special meaning? All I noticed is that it seems rather long (and also confusing that it includes "Minami" which is a first name in itself).
Gotta say, I'm really jealous of Marin in that video.
In the TIF video with tsuribit, so the first time I saw them, it was Riko who instantly caught my attention. It makes me happy to know she is actually an incredible singer. I didn't notice Maina before I actively started looking for girls I might like (if that makes sense). The thing is, I think when I was younger I knew a girl just like her so maybe that's were a part of the feels is coming from?
I'm confused as to whether it's legit. The description mentions her as a member of Idol Renaissance and something along the lines of please follow and talk to me. They don't seem to have individual accounts officially so maybe it's an impostor? There aren't many follows too...maybe they wanted to start individual accounts at first but then didn't and that account just wasn't deleted? Maybe she uses it in private?
It's probably be false since I saw one for Kana too, but back in the audition period (which btw is a playlist too) a lot of the girls had blogs that they never used once they debuted. I think before they were announced they all had separate accounts.
Concerning the twitter accounts, maybe their agency could have reserved those names/accounts so other people could not own it. I know that UF does this with UPUPGIRLS. The members don't use those twitter accounts, excpet for 2 members ( Sekki and Konatsu ) and that are only active on special occasions. It is not just twitter, UF reserved those same account names on other popular social media sites too.
I know its off-topic but I thought this would be informative