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Frankenstein
"Frankenstein" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, taken from her sophomore album Hold the Girl, which was released on 16 September 2022 under Dirty Hit. Sawayama wrote the song with Lauren Aquilina and Paul Epworth; Sawayama and Epworth also co-produced the song with Clarence Clarity... -
Cherry
"Cherry" is a single recorded by Rina Sawayama, released on 14 August 2018, under Different Recordings label. The song was written by Sawayama, and produced by Clarence Clarity and Justin Tailor. Initially intended for Sawayama's debut album Sawayama (2020), the song is her proud proclamation of... -
Cyber Stockholm Syndrome
"Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" is the lead single and eighth track from Rina Sawayama's debut extended play Rina (2017). Written by Rina along with Justin Tailor and its producer Clarence Clarity, the song was released on 22 March 2017. Sawayama wrote "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" back in 2015, and... -
Tokyo Love Hotel
"Tokyo Love Hotel" is the eleventh track from Rina Sawayama's debut album, Sawayama (2020). Written by Sawayama, Lauren Aquilina, and Oscar Scheller, and produced by Clarence Clarity, the song is about, in Sawayama words, "people's obsession with Japanese culture that hardly ever extends to the... -
Akasaka Sad
"Akasaka Sad" is the fifth track from Rina Sawayama's debut album, Sawayama (2020). Written by Rina with its producer Clarence Clarity, the song refers to the fact that Rina feels displaced from Japan and wonders if this is how her parents felt when they were immigrants in London. According to... -
10-20-40
"10-20-40" is the third track off of Rina Sawayama's debut extended play, Rina, released on 27 October 2017. Written by Sawayama and produced by Clarence Clarity, the lyrics offer an insight into Sawayama's experiences with depression and taking SSRIs, delivered through car-related metaphors.[1... -
Erika Kamano
Erika Kamano (born 1994) is a Japanese-American photographer based in Paris. Born in Hawaii to a Japanese mother and English father, Erika moved to the north of England.[1] Her work is mainly inspired by "old asian cinema, especially the work of Taiwanese directors Edward Yang and Hou... -
Rina Sawayama
Rina Sawayama (リナ サワヤマ, born 16 August 1990) is a Japanese-British singer-songwriter, model and actress based in London. Born in Niigata, she was raised from a young age in London, where she currently resides. Her debut extended play Rina was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. The singer... -
Hold the Girl
Hold the Girl is the sophomore studio album by Rina Sawayama, which was released on 16 September 2022 through Dirty Hit. A follow-up to her debut studio album Sawayama (2020), Hold the Girl is the result of the singer channeling the trauma she experienced as a teenager, after beginning a "more... -
RS3
In February 2025, following a hiatus from music, Rina Sawayama announced via Instagram that she was in the studio working on her upcoming third studio album. She reportedly wrote around 50 songs, selecting those that best captured her "emotional and political vision", as she explained in an... -
Where U Are
"Where U Are" is a single recorded by Rina Sawayama, released on 28 January 2016.[3] A rework of The Jackson 5's 70s hit "I Wanna Be Where You Are", the song was written and produced by Sawayama with Justin Tailor.[1] The song serves as a lens to living in a digitally-driven world focused on ego... -
Send My Love to John
"Send My Love to John" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, taken from her sophomore studio album Hold the Girl, which was released on 16 September 2022 by Dirty Hit. Upon the release of the album Hold the Girl, "Send My Love to John" received critical acclaim from music critics, many of whom... -
Holy (Til You Let Me Go)
"Holy (Til You Let Me Go)" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, taken from her sophomore studio album Hold the Girl, which was released on 16 September 2022 by Dirty Hit. The song, described as a "thumping anthemic house", was written by Sawayama with Nate Campany and Chris Lyon, and was... -
List of unreleased songs
Since the beginning of her career in 2013, singer and songwriter Rina Sawayama has written demos and even finalized studio recordings. Throughout the years, many of the unreleased recordings were performed live by Sawayama herself. This page serves to document all of these unreleased tracks... -
Sawayama
Sawayama (stylised in all caps) is the debut studio album by Rina Sawayama, released on 17 April 2020. It is a follow up to her independently released debut mini album Rina. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics, achieving an aggregate score of 90/100 on Metacritic. A deluxe... -
Chosen Family
"Chosen Family" is the fourth single and twelfth track from Rina Sawayama's debut studio album Sawayama (2020). The single, written by Sawayama and produced by Danny L Harle, was released on 3 April 2020 under Dirty Hit. Prior to the single's release, Sawayama leaked its chords and lyrics so... -
Photography/Hold the Girl
This page registers Rina Sawayama's photography during the Hold the Girl era, starting on 13 May 2022 until October 2023. The era began with the release of Hold the Girl's lead single "This Hell". The covers for the album and its singles were shot by Sawayama's long-time friend and collaborator... -
Hold the Girl Tour
The Hold the Girl Tour was the third concert tour by Rina Sawayama, in support of her sophomore studio album Hold the Girl (2022). The tour began on 12 October 2022 in Glasgow, England, and ended on 27 February 2023 in Oslo, Norway with a total of 41 dates. Sawayama performed mostly songs from... -
Mama Sawayama
Noriko Sawayama is Rina Sawayama's mother and an interior designer. She's the creative director of NSDA (Noriko Sawayama Design & Associates Ltd), a professional design practice based in London (est. 2000) providing comprehensive Interior Design and consulting services for commercial (Hotel... -
Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)
"Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" is the fourth song and second single from Rina Sawayama's debut studio album Sawayama. It was released on 17 January 2020 through the record label Dirty Hit. The song blends genres such as disco, dance, funk, house, electro house and synth-pop into a "clubby... -
Hurricanes
"Hurricanes" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, taken from her sophomore album Hold the Girl, which was released on 16 September 2022 through Dirty Hit. The song served as the album's fifth single and was released on 12 September 2022. It was written by Sawayama herself along with long-time... -
This Hell
"This Hell" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, taken from her second studio album Hold the Girl (2022). It was released as the album's lead single on 18 May 2022 through Dirty Hit, and was written by Sawayama with Lauren Aquilina, Paul Epworth and Vic Jamieson. Epworth produced the song along... -
Imagining
"Imagining" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, taken from her sophomore album Hold the Girl, which was released on 16 September 2022 through Dirty Hit. The song's title was revealed by Sawayama on an Instagram post in June 2022.[4] An alternative version of the song, featuring... -
STFU!
"STFU!" (an abbreviation for "Shut the fuck up!") is the lead single and third song off of Rina Sawayama's debut studio album Sawayama (2020). Written by Rina with its producer Clarence Clarity, the song was released on 22 November 2019 for digital download and streaming. "STFU!" is a nu metal... -
The Dynasty Tour
The Dynasty Tour was the second concert tour by Rina Sawayama, in support of her debut studio album Sawayama (2020). The tour was originally set to begin on April 24, 2020 in Los Angeles and to conclude on May 21, 2021; however, due to fears from COVID-19, all of the original planned dates were...