Rina Fukushi (Japanese: 福士リナ; January 27, 1999 in Manila, Philippines) is a Japanese model and singer. She was a member of the girl group Gaia. [1]
She was born in Manila, Philippines to a Filipino mother and to a Japanese father. [nt 1] [2] [3] She is mixed-race and identifies as a hafu. [4] Her mixed-race background caused her to be bullied in school, with classmates claiming that Fukushi looked "foreign". [4] She grew up in Tokyo and speaks both Tagalog and Japanese. [5]
She modeled for Miu Miu, Marc Jacobs, [6] Louis Vuitton, [7] Alexander Wang, [8] Miuccia Prada. [9] and Bottega Veneta. [10]