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An ordinary superstar…
Rina Sawayama - March 15 2021

Rina Sawayama was born on August 16, 1990 in Niigata, Japan and lived there until her family decided to move to London, England when she was five. Her relationship with music comes from her university times when she was in a hip-hop group called Lazy Lion, while she was studying politics, psychology, and sociology at Cambridge University and decided to pursue the music and modelling industry. She started her solo career in 2013 with the release of her debut single "Sleeping In Waking", which was available as a vinyl with the b-side "Who?".

In 2017, she released her debut mini-album Rina, to positive reviews. The album produced three singles—including "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome". Her debut album, Sawayama was released in 2020 to widespread acclaim from music critics. The album produced five singles–including "XS" and "Chosen Family". The latter was updated with a feature of iconic English musician Elton John, released in 2021. To promote Sawayama, the singer embarked to the critically acclaimed Dynasty Tour from November 2021 to May 2022 in Europe and North America, with all 23 dates sold-out.

In 2022, Sawayama announced her sophomore album titled Hold the Girl, which was released on September 16, 2022. The album was preceded by the singles "This Hell", "Catch Me in the Air", "Hold the Girl", "Phantom" and "Hurricanes", and the associated tour began in October 2022. Rina Sawayama also appeared as Akira in the fourth instalment of the iconic John Wick franchise, which premiered in March 2023 and stars Keanu Reeves. Read more...

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Akira - JW4 Poster

Akira Shimazu is a fictional character portrayed by Rina Sawayama for the neo-noir media franchise John Wick. She appeared for the first time in John Wick: Chapter 4, the four installment of the franchise which premiered on 6 March 2023. Akira is the daughter of Shimazu Koji, and concierge of the Continental in Osaka.

On casting Sawayama, director Chad Stahelski said he was "so glad to have [her] on board to make her feature film debut" in John Wick: Chapter 4. "She's an incredible talent who'll bring so much to the film."

Featured song
"Phantom" was released on 25 August 2022 as the fourth single off Hold the Girl (2022).

Rina wrote the song with Clarence Clarity and Lauren Aquilina, and features a guitar solo written by Vic Jamieson. Musically, it is a pop-rock ballad with lyrics about "losing yourself and wanting that person back because you don't like the person that you are now". A visualiser for the song is available on YouTube. Read more...
Did you know...
Hoost

London-based producer Hoost.

  • ... that London-based producer Hoost (pictured) produced Rina Sawayama's first songs?
  • ... that the Rina EP was originally titled Alone Together?
  • ... that the very first version of "Alterlife" was written by Sawayama at 19? One of the initial versions of the song is known as "Love Tonight"
  • ... that, of the 23 dates of the Dynasty Tour, 21 were sold out?
  • ... that you can hear the Rina songs "Take Me as I Am" and "10-20-40" at the end of the track "Fuck This World (Interlude)" from Sawayama?
  • ... that Sawayama's second single released is titled "Terror"? It has since been removed from music platforms for unknown reasons.
  • ... that while growing up, Sawayama had a difficult relationship with her mother? Their relationship would inspire the songs "Paradisin'" and "Catch Me in the Air".
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