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Rina Sawayama was born on August 16, 1990 in Niigata, Japan and lived there until her family decided to move to London, England when she was five. Her relationship with music comes from her university times when she was in a hip-hop group called Lazy Lion, while she was studying politics, psychology, and sociology at Cambridge University and decided to pursue the music and modelling industry. She started her solo career in 2013 with the release of her debut single "Sleeping In Waking", which was available as a vinyl with the b-side "Who?". Rina Sawayama also appeared as Akira in the fourth instalment of the iconic John Wick franchise, which premiered in March 2023 and stars Keanu Reeves. She will reprise her role in an upcoming and untitled spin-off of the movie. In 2025, the singer, alongside American actress Chloë Grace Moretz, co-founded Godmode Beauty, a cosmetics brand that fuses video game culture with beauty through "immersive" storytelling, collectible packaging and community-driven world building.
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Featured article  Character promotional poster. Akira Shimazu is a fictional character in the John Wick franchise, introduced in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) and portrayed by Rina Sawayama in her feature film debut. As the disciplined concierge of the Osaka Continental Hotel, Akira is fiercely loyal to her father, Koji Shimazu, and committed to the rules of the assassins' underworld, until tragedy pushes her toward vengeance. Featured song 
"Kiss Me" is a single by Empress Of featuring Rina Sawayama released on 25 September 2023 as the lead single of For Your Consideration (2023), Empress Of's fourth album. The song was announced on 13 September 2023, and was performed live at Rina's Hold the Girl: Reloaded Tour where Empress Of served as an opening act. Lirically, the song sees the singers expressing desire for another person. Featured image  Rina Sawayama graced the cover of Vogue Japan's December 2025 issue, marking her debut with this edition of the magazine, her fourth Vogue cover overall. In an interview with Rieko Shibazaki, she opened up about her time beyond music, including filming John Wick: Chapter 4, her role in the upcoming series Prodigies, and her work with Godmode Beauty alongside Chloë Grace Moretz. She also revealed that her third studio album was already in the works.
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