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“Thank you very much!” she says as she bends forward in a 90 degree bow. She is extremely polite even for Japanese standards.
The name of this girl who recently performed at Nico Nico Cho Kaigi is Shiina Pikarin. She is active in Japan as both a fashion model and artist. Her real name is Hikari, but she’s known by her nickname Pikarin.
Shiina Pikarin is active as an advertisement model for teen fashion magazines Popteen 1 and Ranzuki 2 as well as the brand Avail which is popular with middle school and high school students. Even though she’s such a lovely girl, she takes on the mysterious persona of a “magician who came from the world of magic” who’s an otaku who loves anime and cosplay!
In addition to this factor, she’s widely active even in TV and radio due to her well-liked personality (She’s a self-declared “ota-kei gal.”). Online, she’s an MC on Tokyo Girls' Update, an information site that promotes Japan’s kawaii culture worldwide in English. The site reports daily on new music releases from Japan’s subcultures and events both within Japan and abroad.
She is also doing well as a musician. Her first single, “Shinryaku Pikarin Densetsu,” was released on December 2012 under the production of Hachioji-P, who has created many Vocaloid songs. Her second single, “Toru Ama Chu,” was chosen as the theme song to the theatrical anime Donyatsu. Regarding her performance at Nico Nico Cho Kaigi, which included her second single “Toru Ama Chu,” Pikarin said, “It was fun to be able to perform in front of a slightly different crowd than the fans who always come to my shows.” Just like her music videos, she captivated the audience with her cute appearance and moe vocals.
After her performance, she answered with a smile, “I’m looking forward to Ebichu’s 3 performance and Vocaloid songs!” In addition to her performance, she also showed her otaku side by saying, “I want to hurry up and play!” while waiting in line to demo the PlayStation 4 game Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
Pikarin is 19 years old. Don’t miss out on her anticipated activities from here on!
^1^ A monthly fashion magazine for teenage girls published by Kadokawa Haruki.
^2^ A monthly fashion magazine for teenage girls published by Bunkasha.
^3^ The nickname of the girl idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. The group was formed as a protege of the girl idol group Momoiro Clover Z.
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.
