Post by Electric Mami on Mar 26, 2023 10:02:07 GMT
Photo taken by Takeshi Yao at Osaka Castle Park on October 15, 2022
Full name: 鈴木 理菜 / Suzuki Rina
Stage name: RINA / SCANDAL RINA
Birth date and place: August 21, 1991 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Associated acts: SCANDAL as drummer and vocalist, occasionally keyboardist and guitarist (Since August 21, 2006) / Almond Crush (SCANDAL electro-pop sub-unit) as vocalist
Vocal range and voice type: F3 - C♯6 (2 octaves and 8 semitones) / tiny soprano by rina
{Vocal Summary}
RINA, affectionately nicknamed RINA-chan, Rinari or Rinax, is the drummer and occasional vocalist of the alternative rock (mainly but not only) band from Osaka, “SCANDAL”. Like her bandmates, she attended the dance and vocal training school “Caless”, where the staff put her together with HARUNA, MAMI, and TOMOMI to form an all-girl band at the request of Kitty Rights & Entertainment. The quartet formed SCANDAL, and self-taught themselves. Praising self-acceptance and gender equality, SCANDAL started with a striking contrast of school uniforms (which they dropped in 2011) and garage rock, playing (sometimes for no one) in the park of the Osaka Castle Hall, their 13,000-seat dream venue that they achieved in 2013 with a concert that sold out in five minutes. They have gained a progressive emancipation on songwriting that they longed for since their start, as well as popularity and well-earned respect to play at festivals in Japan, and to be invited to play concerts and events around the world. With all of their 10 studio albums having ranked in the top 5 spots of the Oricon weekly sales charts, they are still a major reference, influence and trigger for the current generation of all-girl bands in Japan, where male-fronted rock bands dominate the scene.
RINA has been the band’s main lyricist for several years now, and also occasionally writes the music for songs (“Ao no Naru Yoru no Sukima de”, “Bitter Chocolate”). Her vocal appearances are fairly rare, her backing vocals are often buried in the mix, and there are only a handful instances of her singing lead vocals solo (“Midnight City”). She also sings lead vocals for a line or two in a few songs.
The first distinction of RINA’s voice is how light it is, with her live vocals usually requiring a backing track in order to double them and hear her better. She has a fairly high-placed soprano voice, about as much as TOMOMI’s when singing, though her spoken voice isn’t as high-placed. She will casually speak in the same third octave range as HARUNA’s (usually dropping between F♯3 and E♭3), rather than TOMOMI’s (which is usually more in the upper third octave). This observation, and the fact that her lowest recorded notes (mostly in “Kanojo wa Wave”) are fairly solid, presumably meaning that she has a lower register waiting to be explored in future vocal lines. “Oyasumi”, the first song featuring RINA on lead vocals on a SCANDAL album, unveils where her voice shines the most (with a recurrent C5): The bottom fifth octave. While she usually stays in her comfortable range on studio songs, her live singing, though brief and often for non-melodic notes, showcases her easy access to the mid fifth octave that she can comfortably sustain and belt rather powerfully, despite her naturally discreet voice. There are also a few instances of her still being in mix in the upper fifth and bottom sixth octave. She and her bandmates tested positive for COVID-19 in the middle of the band’s July 2022 North American tour and forced SCANDAL to cancel the rest of the dates, but with her singing parts being fairly rare and not particularly demanding, it did not seem to cause her to struggle during live performances in the following months. RINA’s confidence as an artist will hopefully lead to more frequent singing parts both in the studio and during live performances.
RINA has been the band’s main lyricist for several years now, and also occasionally writes the music for songs (“Ao no Naru Yoru no Sukima de”, “Bitter Chocolate”). Her vocal appearances are fairly rare, her backing vocals are often buried in the mix, and there are only a handful instances of her singing lead vocals solo (“Midnight City”). She also sings lead vocals for a line or two in a few songs.
The first distinction of RINA’s voice is how light it is, with her live vocals usually requiring a backing track in order to double them and hear her better. She has a fairly high-placed soprano voice, about as much as TOMOMI’s when singing, though her spoken voice isn’t as high-placed. She will casually speak in the same third octave range as HARUNA’s (usually dropping between F♯3 and E♭3), rather than TOMOMI’s (which is usually more in the upper third octave). This observation, and the fact that her lowest recorded notes (mostly in “Kanojo wa Wave”) are fairly solid, presumably meaning that she has a lower register waiting to be explored in future vocal lines. “Oyasumi”, the first song featuring RINA on lead vocals on a SCANDAL album, unveils where her voice shines the most (with a recurrent C5): The bottom fifth octave. While she usually stays in her comfortable range on studio songs, her live singing, though brief and often for non-melodic notes, showcases her easy access to the mid fifth octave that she can comfortably sustain and belt rather powerfully, despite her naturally discreet voice. There are also a few instances of her still being in mix in the upper fifth and bottom sixth octave. She and her bandmates tested positive for COVID-19 in the middle of the band’s July 2022 North American tour and forced SCANDAL to cancel the rest of the dates, but with her singing parts being fairly rare and not particularly demanding, it did not seem to cause her to struggle during live performances in the following months. RINA’s confidence as an artist will hopefully lead to more frequent singing parts both in the studio and during live performances.
Significant High Notes (47)
C♯6 (MC Mexico City 2018/09/14, Scream at a surprise cake after SCANDAL vs BUDOKAN at Nippon Budokan 2012/03/28)
C6 (“DOLL” Storytellers: SCANDAL at Billboard Live OSAKA 2017/08/21, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover - NicoNico Live 2014/07/13, Scream SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “Stamp!” SCANDAL『SEASONS』 at Toyosu PIT 2020/12/24)
B5 (“DOLL” Storytellers: SCANDAL at Billboard Live OSAKA 2017/08/21, MC SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE” ARENA LIVE 2014 「FESTIVAL」 at Yokohama Arena 2014/06/29)
A5 (“SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21)
G5 (“LOVE SURVIVE” COUNTDOWN JAPAN 17/18 at Makuhari Messe 2017/12/29, “One Night Carnival” Kishidan cover - Various Live Performances, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “Shunkan Sentimental” Mexico City 2018/09/14)
F♯5 (“Happy Birthday” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “Oyasumi” PERFECT WORLD at Nippon Budokan 2016/01/13, “Space Ranger” SCANDAL vs BUDOKAN at Nippon Budokan 2012/03/28)
F5 (“Koi no Hajimari wa Diet” Wonderful Tonight at Osaka Castle Hall 2013/03/03, MC SCANDAL vs BUDOKAN at Nippon Budokan 2012/03/28)
E5 (“Oyasumi” Various Live Performances, “Playboy” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “SCANDAL no Theme”)
E♭5 (“Himawari” SPEED cover - GIRLS’ FACTORY 2011 at Zepp Tokyo 2011/07/30, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Otokonoko Onnanoko” Hiromi Gou cover - MUSIC FAIR 2009/05/30, “Playboy”, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE”, Scream at the end of ARENA LIVE 2014 「FESTIVAL」 at Yokohama Arena 2014/06/29)
D5 (“Hon wo Yomu”, “I want you”, “Otokonoko Onnanoko” Hiromi Gou cover - MUSIC FAIR 2009/05/30, “Oyasumi” Tokyo International Forum - Hall A 2015/04/12, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover, “SCANDAL no Theme”, “Shoujo M” TEMPTATION BOX TOUR at Zepp Tokyo 2010/10/02, “Sisters”)
C♯5 (“Iku ze!! Kaitou Shoujo” Momoiro Clover Z cover - Various Live Performances, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Midnight City”, “Platform Syndrome” SCANDAL TOUR 2023 “unlimited UTOPIA”, “Playboy”, “ROCKDOM -Kaze ni Fukarete-” THE ALFEE cover - MUSIC FAIR 2009/10/24, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE”, “TOKYO”)
C5 (“Kanojo wa Wave”, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Oyasumi”, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover, “Sisters”)
C6 (“DOLL” Storytellers: SCANDAL at Billboard Live OSAKA 2017/08/21, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover - NicoNico Live 2014/07/13, Scream SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “Stamp!” SCANDAL『SEASONS』 at Toyosu PIT 2020/12/24)
B5 (“DOLL” Storytellers: SCANDAL at Billboard Live OSAKA 2017/08/21, MC SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE” ARENA LIVE 2014 「FESTIVAL」 at Yokohama Arena 2014/06/29)
A5 (“SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21)
G5 (“LOVE SURVIVE” COUNTDOWN JAPAN 17/18 at Makuhari Messe 2017/12/29, “One Night Carnival” Kishidan cover - Various Live Performances, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “Shunkan Sentimental” Mexico City 2018/09/14)
F♯5 (“Happy Birthday” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “Oyasumi” PERFECT WORLD at Nippon Budokan 2016/01/13, “Space Ranger” SCANDAL vs BUDOKAN at Nippon Budokan 2012/03/28)
F5 (“Koi no Hajimari wa Diet” Wonderful Tonight at Osaka Castle Hall 2013/03/03, MC SCANDAL vs BUDOKAN at Nippon Budokan 2012/03/28)
E5 (“Oyasumi” Various Live Performances, “Playboy” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21, “SCANDAL no Theme”)
E♭5 (“Himawari” SPEED cover - GIRLS’ FACTORY 2011 at Zepp Tokyo 2011/07/30, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Otokonoko Onnanoko” Hiromi Gou cover - MUSIC FAIR 2009/05/30, “Playboy”, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE”, Scream at the end of ARENA LIVE 2014 「FESTIVAL」 at Yokohama Arena 2014/06/29)
D5 (“Hon wo Yomu”, “I want you”, “Otokonoko Onnanoko” Hiromi Gou cover - MUSIC FAIR 2009/05/30, “Oyasumi” Tokyo International Forum - Hall A 2015/04/12, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover, “SCANDAL no Theme”, “Shoujo M” TEMPTATION BOX TOUR at Zepp Tokyo 2010/10/02, “Sisters”)
C♯5 (“Iku ze!! Kaitou Shoujo” Momoiro Clover Z cover - Various Live Performances, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Midnight City”, “Platform Syndrome” SCANDAL TOUR 2023 “unlimited UTOPIA”, “Playboy”, “ROCKDOM -Kaze ni Fukarete-” THE ALFEE cover - MUSIC FAIR 2009/10/24, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE”, “TOKYO”)
C5 (“Kanojo wa Wave”, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Oyasumi”, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover, “Sisters”)
Significant Low Notes (35)
C4 (“Don Don Dodon Don Dodon Don Don” Dressing room improv before PENNY LANE 24 concert 2010/09/23, “Kanojo wa Wave”, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Himawari” GIRLS’ FACTORY 2011 at Zepp Tokyo 2011/07/30, “Oyasumi”, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover, “Sunny Day Sunday” Sentimental Bus cover)
B3 (“Happy Collector”, “Midnight City”, “MIRROR”, “OSAKA”, “Rouge no Dengon” Yumi Matsutouya cover - ANIMAX MUSIX Fall 2010 at Tokyo JCB Hall 2010/11/03, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE”, “Shoujo M” TEMPTATION BOX TOUR at Zepp Tokyo 2010/10/02, “Stamp!” SCANDAL『SEASONS』 at Toyosu PIT 2020/12/24, “TOKYO”)
B♭3 (“Kanojo wa Wave”, “OVER DRIVE”, Singing at TV Asahi Ontama 2008/10/21, “Yumemiru Chanson Ningyo” France Gall Japanese cover - GIRLS’ FACTORY 2011 at Zepp Tokyo 2011/07/30)
A3 (“Good morning” “SO EASY” old version from ESAKA Passion vol.1 at Esaka MUSE 2007/05/22, “Midnight City”, “OSAKA”, “Playboy”, “TOKYO”)
G♯3 (“Ameagari no Step” Atarashii Chizu cover - 7.2 Atarashii Betsu no Mado 2019/09/01, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover, “Rouge no Dengon” Yumi Matsutouya cover - ANIMAX MUSIX Fall 2010 at Yokohama Arena 2010/11/03)
G3 (“Ameagari no Step” Atarashii Chizu cover - 7.2 Atarashii Betsu no Mado 2019/09/01, “Kanojo wa Wave”, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Yumemiru Chanson Ningyo” France Gall Japanese cover - GIRLS’ FACTORY 2011 at Zepp Tokyo 2011/07/30)
F♯3 (“Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover)
F3 (“Kanojo wa Wave” Various Live Performances)
B3 (“Happy Collector”, “Midnight City”, “MIRROR”, “OSAKA”, “Rouge no Dengon” Yumi Matsutouya cover - ANIMAX MUSIX Fall 2010 at Tokyo JCB Hall 2010/11/03, “SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE”, “Shoujo M” TEMPTATION BOX TOUR at Zepp Tokyo 2010/10/02, “Stamp!” SCANDAL『SEASONS』 at Toyosu PIT 2020/12/24, “TOKYO”)
B♭3 (“Kanojo wa Wave”, “OVER DRIVE”, Singing at TV Asahi Ontama 2008/10/21, “Yumemiru Chanson Ningyo” France Gall Japanese cover - GIRLS’ FACTORY 2011 at Zepp Tokyo 2011/07/30)
A3 (“Good morning” “SO EASY” old version from ESAKA Passion vol.1 at Esaka MUSE 2007/05/22, “Midnight City”, “OSAKA”, “Playboy”, “TOKYO”)
G♯3 (“Ameagari no Step” Atarashii Chizu cover - 7.2 Atarashii Betsu no Mado 2019/09/01, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover, “Rouge no Dengon” Yumi Matsutouya cover - ANIMAX MUSIX Fall 2010 at Yokohama Arena 2010/11/03)
G3 (“Ameagari no Step” Atarashii Chizu cover - 7.2 Atarashii Betsu no Mado 2019/09/01, “Kanojo wa Wave”, “Koi no Hajimari wa Diet”, “Yumemiru Chanson Ningyo” France Gall Japanese cover - GIRLS’ FACTORY 2011 at Zepp Tokyo 2011/07/30)
F♯3 (“Pokemon Ieru Kana?” Imakuni? cover)
F3 (“Kanojo wa Wave” Various Live Performances)
{Questionable Notes (7)}
E♭6 (Scream at the end of ARENA LIVE 2014 「FESTIVAL」 at Yokohama Arena 2014/06/29 [1])
D6 (Scream at the of SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21 [1])
B♭5 (“SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21 [1])
E5 (“Space Ranger” Wonderful Tonight at Osaka Castle Hall 2013/03/03 [1])
G3 (“Shoujo R” RINA singing “Shoujo M” instead of MAMI from BEST★X’mas 4 at The Garden Hall 2012/12/23 [No existing footage/recording to prove note exists])
F3 (“Living in the city” [Spoken note with sufficient pitch, but lacking intention for countability])
E♭3 (“Ameagari no Step” Atarashii Chizu cover - 7.2 Atarashii Betsu no Mado 2019/09/01 [2 - The men are too loud to hear if she properly reaches the note])
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don’t have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that have insufficient tone and/or little support (very throaty and weak sounding).
D6 (Scream at the of SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21 [1])
B♭5 (“SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE” SCAFES at Izumiootsu Phoenix 2016/08/21 [1])
E5 (“Space Ranger” Wonderful Tonight at Osaka Castle Hall 2013/03/03 [1])
G3 (“Shoujo R” RINA singing “Shoujo M” instead of MAMI from BEST★X’mas 4 at The Garden Hall 2012/12/23 [No existing footage/recording to prove note exists])
F3 (“Living in the city” [Spoken note with sufficient pitch, but lacking intention for countability])
E♭3 (“Ameagari no Step” Atarashii Chizu cover - 7.2 Atarashii Betsu no Mado 2019/09/01 [2 - The men are too loud to hear if she properly reaches the note])
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don’t have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that have insufficient tone and/or little support (very throaty and weak sounding).
91 notes
{Albums Ranges}
2009/10/21 - BEST★SCANDAL: No vocals
2010/08/11 - TEMPTATION BOX: No vocals
2010/11/17 - R-GIRL’s ROCK (Covers Mini-Album): C4 - B♭4
2011/08/10 - BABY ACTION: No vocals
2012/09/26 - Queens are trumps -Kirifuda wa Queen-: G♯4
2013/10/02 - STANDARD: B♭3 - A4
2014/12/03 - HELLO WORLD: C4 - C5 - D5
2016/03/02 - YELLOW: F4 - D5
2018/02/14 - HONEY: A3 - A4 - C♯5
2020/02/12 - Kiss from the darkness: No vocals
2022/01/26 - MIRROR: G3 - C4 - C5
2024/03/20 - LUMINOUS: No vocals
2010/08/11 - TEMPTATION BOX: No vocals
2010/11/17 - R-GIRL’s ROCK (Covers Mini-Album): C4 - B♭4
2011/08/10 - BABY ACTION: No vocals
2012/09/26 - Queens are trumps -Kirifuda wa Queen-: G♯4
2013/10/02 - STANDARD: B♭3 - A4
2014/12/03 - HELLO WORLD: C4 - C5 - D5
2016/03/02 - YELLOW: F4 - D5
2018/02/14 - HONEY: A3 - A4 - C♯5
2020/02/12 - Kiss from the darkness: No vocals
2022/01/26 - MIRROR: G3 - C4 - C5
2024/03/20 - LUMINOUS: No vocals
Black marks chest, head voice, and mix notes.
Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark backing vocal notes and notes obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic and intentional spoken notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person’s vocal capabilities.
Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark backing vocal notes and notes obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic and intentional spoken notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person’s vocal capabilities.
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I would like to thank sylvia!! for guiding me through my first threads (layout, BBCode, hesitation on a couple of questionable notes), thoseguiltyeyes from SCANDAL HEAVEN for correcting and making my vocal summary texts more flowing, and Vadrith (a SCANDAL fan) for clearing my doubts on who sang a handful of notes!