Rena Hasegawa

Career

Music career

Hasegawa auditioned for AKB48's then-upcoming Niigata-based sister group, NGT48, having been fascinated with idols after she watched AKB0048. After passing the audition for the group's first generation on July 25, 2015, at the opening show of NGT48's theater on January 10, 2016, she debuted as a regular member of the newly established Team NIII. As part of NGT48, she subsequently made her major label debut on April 12, 2017, with the single "Seishun Dokei." In 2018, Hasegawa appeared in the live-action film adaptation of the novel Midnight Bus. Hasegawa was eliminated during the first round and finished at 71st place.

In 2019, after Team G co-captain Yamaguchi Maho was forced by the NGT48 management to apologize for publicly alleging that she was assaulted in December 2018, Hasegawa removed "NGT48" off her social media profiles to show support. The NGT48 management responded by merging Team NIII and Team G together into a "first generation" group, with their final performances as their original teams on April 21, 2019. During Team G's performance on April 21, Hasegawa, along with Sugahara Riko, announced her decision to graduate from NGT48 in solidarity with Yamaguchi. Hasegawa held a final performance with Yamaguchi and Sugahara on May 18, 2019.

Voice acting career and other post-graduation activities

During Hasegawa's graduation speech, she announced she was pursuing voice acting. She was first assigned as the PR reporter for the second season of Dropkick on My Devil! and later made her voice acting debut as Konomi Seki on Sapporo Otome Gohan.

Since its inception in 2019, Hasegawa also participated in the cross-media project Idol Bu Show, playing the part of the character Kokoro Kakegawa in the correlated radio drama shows and events, among other things, and taking part in the productions of two CD albums as part of the in-story unit X-UC: Current Xanadu, released on January 8, 2020, and Papier Mache Idol, released on October 7, 2020.

This was later followed up in with yet another participation, announced in June 2020, in another cross-media project: Denonbu, produced by Bandai Namco. In it, Hasegawa plays the role of the character Shian Inubousaki.

As a Vtuber, ever since 2019 Hasegawa has been providing voice and movements for the official mascot of the Daiei supermarket group, Mokkun, in the children educational videos published regularly on the mascot's YouTube channel.

A native of Tainai, Hasegawa had been serving since September 2019 also as a tourism PR ambassador for the city to engage in promotional campaigns and events for it, with her appointment being renewed over the subsequent years.

Discography

Songs within NGT48

Songs within Idol Bu Show

Title Release date Product code NotesCurrent XanaduJanuary 8, 2020POCE-12138 CD release, performing as part of the in-scenario idol unit X-UC Additionally to the titular track, also performed in the B-side tracks "Smile×Work!" and the collaborative cross-unit track "SENRAN! Idol Tenkado he" Papier Mache IDOLOctober 7, 2020POCE-92109 CD release, performing as part of the in-scenario idol unit X-UC Additionally to the titular track, also performed in the B-side track "Brave Call! -& Just Now We Come!-"YEAH SAY YEAHHH!/Mugen Nihon Rettou LOVE/Pastel GrayJune 22, 2022POCE-12183 CD release, containing the songs performed in the Idol Bu Show anime movie

Songs within Denonbu

Songs within Tokyo 7th Sisters Title Release date NotesNew AgeJuly 26, 2022 Debut song as part of the in-game unit Roots. WONDEЯ GIRLNovember 1, 2022 As the in-game unit Roots. Hidden StagesFebruary 14, 2023As the in-game unit Roots., included inside the release of the album "'Startrail'"Find MeWildflowerAugust 30, 2023 As the in-game unit Roots. Mellow MelodiesNovember 1, 2023As the in-game unit Roots., included inside the release of the album "'Brightestar'"XOXO PAiNLink WinkJuly 9, 2024 As the in-game unit Roots. Round-Round-RoundAugust 19, 2025 As the in-game unit Roots.

Filmography

Live-action

Radio

Year Title Network Notes 2019Nezucchi, Hasegawa Rena no Seiyuu-san Totonoimashita!BSNAiring every Thursday from 21:15 to 21:45, features tarento Nezucchi and a voice actress guest in every episode Coco-Roco CrocodileNishinippon BroadcastingAring every Friday from 11:00 to 11:15, features members from the Crocodile agency Hasegawa Rena's Ponchan-nel!NicovideoAiring every Monday at 20:00. Spin-off of Nezucchi, Hasegawa Rena no Seiyuu-san Totonoimashita! 2020Hasegawa Rena no radioclub.jpRadio KansaiAring every Sunday from 19:00 to 19:30, with switching hosts. Appointed host for the quarter from October to December 2020. Hasegawa Rena no ai ni kinaseyaBSNTochigi BroadcastingAiring every Sunday from 19:30 to 20:00 on the Niigata Broadcasting station, and every Saturday from 00:30 to 00:45 on the Tochigi Broadcasting station. Continuation of Nezucchi, Hasegawa Rena no Seiyuu-san Totonoimashita!. 2021Light, Present, Golf Ittō-RyōdanInterFMAiring every Sunday from 05:30 to 06:00, features golf-centered talk and is co-hosted with golfer Tatsuaki Nakamura, and personality Yuusuke Kondo.

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes 2018Produce 48 Herself Mnet Reality competition series; finished in 71st place

Theater

Year Title Role Notes 2020Tatsu no OtoshigoMero 2021Lip-SealedHerselfOn-stage reading play co-starring also Marina Yamada and Momoka Ōnishi 2022Umibe no Machi de mou ichido, ano Hi no Kanojo ni Aeta naraRenaOn-stage reading play co-starring also Yurie Kozakai, Ma Chia-ling and Momoka Ōnishi. Also going by the official English-styled title of "If I could see her again that day in the seaside town". Emily DiaryEmily DyerTheater play based on the role-playing game Identity V Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru SeisenIskaTheater adaptation of the eponymous manga and anime series. 2023Towa TsugaiFlamingoTheater adaptation of the eponymous game by Square Enix.

Film

Voice acting

Television anime

Anime movies Year Title Role Notes 2022Idol Bu ShowKokoro Kakegawa

Video games

Movie dubbing

Majo no Mitsuyaku|Amy Japanese edition of the 2022 Netflix original movie "Royalteen"

Fingernails| Alexandra

Confidential Assignment 2: International'' Kang Yeon-ah

Live-action series dubbing

Animated series dubbing

Year Title Role Notes 2025Mighty Monsterwheelies - Season 2 appearance

Cross-media productions Year Title Role Notes 2019Idol Bu ShowKokoro Kakegawa

Photobooks Year Title Release date Publisher ISBN Notes 2020Isshunkan no HikariAugust 24, 2020 Akita Shōten