Hikari Shiina

Hikari Shiina (椎名 ひかり, Shiina Hikari, born November 18, 1994)[1][2], is a Japanese model, singer, and television personality. Shiina debuted as a model in the fashion magazine Ranzuki in 2009. She modeled exclusively for the fashion magazine Popteen from 2010 to 2016.

Hikari Shiina
椎名 ひかり
Born (1994-11-18) November 18, 1994[1]
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1]
Other names
  • Pikarin (ぴかりん)
  • Pikarin Shiina (椎名ぴかりん)
Occupation
  • Model
  • singer
  • television personality
Years active2009-present
AgentVithmic
Height150[1] cm (4 ft 11 in)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
LabelsAvex Trax
Websitewww.pikarin.jp

In addition to modeling, Shiina debuted as an idol singer under the name Pikarin Shiina (椎名 ぴかりん, Shiina Pikarin), releasing her first single "Shinryaku Pikarin Densetsu" on December 12, 2012.

Career

Modeling career

During middle school, Shiina often watched anime and played video games at home due to frequently being suspended for violence, such as destroying property and throwing firecrackers.[3] Shiina admitted at one point in her life, she had suicidal thoughts.[3] After seeing an application for magazine models, she decided to apply to "shine somewhere."[3] In 2009, Shiina began appearing in the fashion magazine Ranzuki as an amateur model,[1] and subsequently began modeling for other gyaru fashion magazines such as Egg and Men's Egg.[3] From 2010 to 2016, she modeled exclusively for the fashion magazine Popteen under the nickname "Pikarin."[4] While modeling for Popteen, Shiina's cosplay photoshoots of anime characters went viral, notably during a time where there was no crossover between gyaru fashion and anime.[3]

Music career

In 2012, Shiina made her singing debut under the name Pikarin Shiina and branded herself as an "idol from the Demon World."[5][3] Shiina thought up her Pikarin persona while modeling for Popteen.[3] She released her first single "Shinryaku Pikarin Densetsu" on December 12, 2012, which was used as an ending theme to the television program Happy Music.[6] On October 16, 2013, Shiina released "Toro Amachu" as her second single, which was used as the theme song for Donyatsu, an anime series she also starred in.[6][7] On May 21, 2014, Shiina released her first studio album, titled Shikkoku no Yami ni Somarishi Utagoe ga Kisama ni mo Kikoeru ka...[8] This was followed up with the release of her second album, Makai no Owari, on August 26, 2015.[8]

On May 3, 2016, Shiina released and wrote the lyrics for the song "Makai Shinjū", which was produced by Kenta Matsukura.[6] The single was released with "Mitsu to Batsu" as a double A-side.[6] On December 14, 2016, she released "Dogeza Road" on digital services as a collaboration song with Village Vanguard.[5] On May 3, 2017, she released the song "Ba-Ba-Bah-Ba-Baumkuchen" as her fourth single, which was used as the ending theme to the television program Mutoma 2.[6] The single included the song "Geboku Gebo Gebo!!" as a double A-side.[6] On November 20, 2018, Shiina released her fifth single, "Fukanzen na Boku to Kanseisareta Kaisha", with "Hate! Hate! Hate!" as its leading track.[6]

Publications

Photo books
Year Title Publisher ISBN
2014 Shiina Pikarin: Kaitai Shinsho (椎名ぴかりん 解体新書) Kadokawa Shoten ISBN 978-4758412360
2015 Hikari Hatachi no Ryōiki (ひかりハタチのりょーいき) Wani Books ISBN 978-4847047237

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[8]
Shikkoku no Yami ni Somarishi Utagoe ga Kisama ni mo Kikoeru ka... (漆黒の闇に染まりし歌声が貴様にも聞こえるか…) 2014 249 —
Makai no Owari 2015 130 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN
[6]
"Shinryaku Pikarin Densetsu" (侵略ぴかりん伝説☆) 2012 57 — Shikkoku no Yami ni Somarishi Utagoe ga Kisama ni mo Kikoeru ka...
"Toro Amachu" (とろあまちゅ) 2013 75 —
"Makai Shinjū" (魔界心中) / "Mitsu to Batsu" 2016 17 — Non-album single
"Ba-Ba-Bah-Ba-Baumkuchen" (バババーババウムクーヘン★) / "Geboku Gebo Gebo!" (下僕GEBO GEBO!) 2017 17 — Non-album single
"Fukanzen na Boku to Kanseisareta Kaisha" (不完全な僕と完成された社会) 2018 23 — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN
"Dogeza Road" (土下座ロード)[5] 2016 — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
gollark: To OWN the EVIL PEOPLE who DISAGREE WITH THEIR POLITICS!
gollark: I don't think anyone said that. Or thinks that.
gollark: But mostly we're just hesitant to ban people who could be better, I guess.
gollark: Well, free speech good?
gollark: Actually, definitionally, you can't.

References
  1. "椎名ひかり(ぴかりん)のプロフィール". Model Press (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. "GAL's POP :POP MODELS ブログ :ぴかりん" [Gal's Pop: Pop Models Blog: Pikarin]. Popteen (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014.
  3. Sugahara, Michi (June 28, 2016). "椎名ひかり／ぴかりんインタビュー　噛対応、土下座、踏み付け…ある愛の形". Kai-You. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  4. "椎名ひかり「Popteen」を卒業　5年間の思いを告白「くみっきーの存在が大きかった」". Model Press (in Japanese). June 1, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. "椎名ぴかりん、限定特典付きシングル「土下座ロード」リリース". Oricon (in Japanese). December 14, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  7. "魔界系女子高生・椎名ぴかりん、制服7変化の「とろあまちゅ」ミュージックビデオを魔解禁". Barks (in Japanese). September 16, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
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