Rin Kurusu

is a Japanese singer, tarento, and voice actress from Tokyo who is affiliated with . She made her debut as a member of the idol group 26-ji no Masquerade, which was active from 2017 to 2022. After the group's disbandment, Kurusu launched a solo career, performing theme songs for anime series such as KamiKatsu, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History. She is also active as a voice actress, voicing the character Hime Anyōji in the Love Live! franchise.

Biography

Kurusu was born in Tokyo on November 8, 2000. From an early age, she was an anime fan, having been influenced by trips to video stores with her mother. She liked series such as Hayate the Combat Butler!, Lucky Star, Monogatari, and The World God Only Knows. She also admired idols and musicians, particularly Reona Matsushita of the idol group .

When she was in junior high school, Kurusu was scouted by a talent agency during her trips to Harajuku; while she initially hesitated joining, she eventually accepted the offer upon her father's urging. When she was in high school, she participated in an audition for a new idol group, 26-ji no Masquerade. She passed the audition and became one of its founding members from its debut in 2017; In 2018, she won the grand prize at that year's iteration of Seikore 18, an audition held by Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine. Kurusu announced she would be launching a solo career under the record label Lantis, becoming a singer and voice actress. Although she had considered becoming a voice actress earlier in life, her activities as an idol initially prevented her from pursuing that career. Because of her lack of training, she found it difficult to transition at first, and has since spent the following years practicing her skills.

Kurusu's first single, "I Wish", was released on May 24, 2023. The title song is used as the opening theme to the anime television series KamiKatsu; the series also marked her debut as a voice actress, with her voicing the character Cyan. She released the mini-album Happy Lucky Diary on September 27, 2023. Her second single "Believer" was released on May 22, 2024, with the title song being used as the first ending theme to the third season of the anime series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. She will release her first album This is Rin on March 18, 2026.

Discography Singles "I Wish" (May 24, 2023)