is a Japanese musician, voice actress and model affiliated with Houeishinsha. She was part of the

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and currently voices Wien Margarete in ''

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''. She is also a member of the series' idol group Liella!.

Biography

Yuina, a native of

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, was born on 27 September 2001. She appeared as a child actor in the films ''Oh! My! God! Kamisama kara no okurimono'' (2014), ''Little Performer: Kaze no kodō'' (2016), and ''Nagareyama sanjūshi'' (2017). Yuina was the guitarist of the

. She appeared as Mao Sasaki in the 2019 film ''JK Rock'', where Drop Doll performed the theme song. She portrayed Nanako Sawada in the March 2021 production of ''

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the Stage'' at the Theater Sun-mall in

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. She performed at ''Vandaful World'', an October 2021 stage performance by

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's theatrical troupe Genius Gekidan Bakabacca. She was a finalist at

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2021. Yuina starred in the second season of ''

'' (a multimedia project in the ''

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'' franchise) as Wien Margarete, a rival character to the show's idol group Liella! in the second season. In November 2022, her character's single "Butterfly Wing/Edelstein" was released, peaking at #18 at the

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. In March 2023, Yuina appeared as a

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in ''

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'' alongside the nine Liella! members. In April 2023, she was promoted to Liella! as one of the two new members. On 1 April 2024, it was officially announced that she would debut her solo music project "LustQueen".

Filmography

*''Oh! My! God! Kamisama kara no okurimono'' (2014), Gongen-sama *''Little Performer: Kaze no kodō'' (2016), Yoshiko *''Nagareyama sanjūshi'' (2017), Chisa Akimoto *''JK Rock'' (2019), Mao Sasaki *''

the Stage'' (2021), Nanako Sawada *''Vandaful World'' (2021) *'' Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season'' (2022), Wien Margarete *'' Love Live! Superstar!! 3rd Season'' (2024), Wien Margarete

Discography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuina 2001 births Living people Japanese women pop singers Japanese female models 21st-century Japanese women guitarists 21st-century Japanese guitarists 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers Voice actresses from Yokohama Musicians from Yokohama Beauty pageant contestants Liella! members