The photobook of Matsuno Rina (ex-Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku) entitled Rina will be published posthumously on July 20th.
Matsuno Rina passed away last February of a severe arrhythmia at the age of 18.
The book will have 122 pages with a lot of pictures, and will illustrate the short and vibrant life of Matsuno Rina, who was also active as a fashion model in addition to being a member of the idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.
Japanese idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku is in mourning.
It’s with delay but also with sadness that we announce to you the recent death of Matsuno Rina occurred of February 8. The news broke shortly after 11:30am (JST) on FNN Spark.
Matsuno, fallen ill a few days ago, was resting at her home in Tokyo while the rest of Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku members was performing a concert in Osaka on February 7th. At around 5:00am, on February 8th, her family contacted emergency medical services (119) as her condition had worsened. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Matsuno passed away at the age of 18.
Suzuki Hirono (Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku), Matsuno Rina (Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku), Miyatake Mio (bump.y), and Kyoka (Yumemiru Adolescence) will be starring in the movie Joker Game ~Escape~ (ジョーカーゲーム ～脱出～).
The story is about 7 girls, including the idols listed below, who are trying to escape do death. It is a survival horror movie. It is the sequel of the 2012 movie Joker Game in which Kitahara Rie (AKB48) was playing.
Joker Game ~Escape~ will be released in theaters on August 17 in Japan.
Check out the trailer.