Rima

Nakabayashi Rima (中林里茉; born Mar 26, 2004), simply known as Rima, is a Japanese singer and the main rapper of the Japanese-Korean group NiziU under JYP Entertainment. She is the daughter of famous hip hop artist Zeebra and Japanese model Miwa Nakabayahi. Rima became one of the winners of the 2020 survival show Nizi Project. She made her debut with NiziU on Dec 2, 2020 at the age of 16.



Profile

• Stage Name: Rima
• Full Name: Nakabayashi Rima
• Japanese Name: 中林里茉
• Country of Birth: Japan
• Birthday: Mar 26, 2004
• Height: 160 cm (5'3")
• Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs)
• Blood Type: O

Rima was born on March 26, 2004 in Japan to Hideyuki Yokoi (father) and Miwa Nakabayashi (mother). She comes from a very successful family. Her father, Hideyuki Yokoi, also known as Zeebra, is a well known recording artist and DJ in Japan and former member of Japanese hip-hop group King Giddra; he is one of the most popular rappers in Japan. Her mother, Miwa, is a famous model. Her paternal great grandfather, Hideki Yokoi, was president of Hotel New Japan and her maternal grandfather was a well known architect. She also has an older sister, Kanon Yokoi, and 2 half brothers, Ren and Kento.



Rima joined JYPE in February of 2019. For her JYPE audition, she performed Good Girl, Bad Girl from Miss A and Irony from Wonder Girls. Later that year, she auditioned to be a contestant of the JYPE survival show The Nizi Project and became one of the nine winners in the competition that formed the final lineup of NiziU. She ranked 3rd place.

• Age trivia: Rima was 16 years old when she made her debut with NiziU in 2020.
• Rima stands at an estimated height of 160 cm (5'3") and an estimated weight of 44 kg (97 lbs).
• Mako, Rima, Yuna, and Miihi were already JYPE trainees when they auditioned for the Nizi Project.
• Rima is trilingual; she can speak English, Japanese, and Korean fluently.
• Rima ranked #7 in dancing and #7 in singing during season 1 of the Nizi Project.
• She studied at the International School of The Sacred Heart located in Tokyo, Japan.
• Rima and other NiziU members made an appearance on Stray Kids’s MV for Back Door.
• Rima’s representative color is sky blue.
• When Rima was in elementary school, she often overslept. One time she was late to school and made the excuse that the melon bread she ate was one day past the expiration and she got ill but she got caught.
• Rima, alongside Miihi and Mako, were already a JYPE trainees when they auditioned for the Nizi Project. Rima had been training for 7 months while attending her 1st grade of high school.
• She ranked 7th in the vocal ranking and 7th in the dance ranking for the Nizi Project.
• For her JYPE audition, she performed Good Girl, Bad Girl from Miss A and Irony from Wonder Girls
• She studied at the International School of The Sacred Heart located in Tokyo, Japan.