Uchiyama Rin

## Uchiyama Rin内山(うちやま) 凜(りん)

Uchiyama Rin promoting PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS

**Uchiyama Rin** (内山凜) was a Japanese trainee who participated in PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS. She was eliminated in the second ranking announcement, placing 39th.

## Biography

### Early Life

Uchiyama Rin was born on February 3, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. She had been dancing and cheering (as a cheerleader) for six years prior to PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

### 2023

On September 3, Uchiyama was revealed to be a contestant of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

On November 23, Uchiyama was eliminated from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

## PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Participation

### Teams

* **Audition Team:** Lemon Squash
* **Group Battle Team:** Queen Bee(main vocalist)
* **Position Battle Team:** MADADA (sub dancer)

### Rankings

Online votes
* **Week 2:** 74th place
* **Week 3:** 73rd place (+1)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** 46th place (+27)
* **Week 6:** 35th place (+9)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** 39th place (-4)

On-site votes
* **Group Battle:** 2nd place in team, 16th place overall
* **Position Battle:** 4th place in team, 25th place overall

### First Voting Period

Uchiyama was introduced in Lemon Squash, a quartet of athletic girls. She was evaluated by the other trainees as 57th place. After performing in front of the trainers, she was evaluated at level **C**, maintaining that level after the level reevaluations.

In episode 3, Uchiyama is picked to be in group 2 for "LOVE DIVE", being the main vocalist despite having no vocal experience prior. She becomes worried after she strains her throat during practice, but Matsushita Miyu reassures her. During the performance, she wows the audience with her hidden talent and ranks 16th place overall.

In episode 5, she rises up by 27 ranks, placing 46th with 177,499 votes.

* **First Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "グループバトルで成長率と注目度が急上昇。順位は自己最高を記録しました。" (Her growth rate and attention level rose sharply in the group battle. This ranking is the highest she has reached.)
* **First Ranking Announcement:**"グループバトルでは歌未経験でメインボーカルに挑戦。練習のし過ぎでノドを壊すも本番では見事に歌い切り、隠れた才能を見せつけました。" (She took on the main vocalist position in the group battle with no singing experience. Although she had a sore throat from practicing too much, she performed perfectly in the actual performance and showed off her hidden talent.)

### Second Voting Period

In episode 6, due to none of the top 43 ranked trainees picking "WA DA DA" for the position battle, Uchiyama was one of the seven trainees put into the "WA DA DA" team. During practice, Uchiyama thinks up of a leg move for her part of the choreography. In the end, she places 25th overall.

Unfortunately, Uchiyama ranked 39th place in the second ranking announcement, so she was eliminated from the show.

## Trivia

* Her hobbies are to listen to music, to play video games, and to sing.
* Her special skills are dancing and touching her toes.
* She is the youngest trainee on the show.
* She can also quickly name all the Japanese prefectures and point at their relative positions at the same time, which she learned in fourth grade of elementary school.
* Her favorite foods are green onions and fried chicken made by her mother. Her least favorite foods are eggplant and salmon.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1分PR┊✧ 内山凜（UCHIYAMA RIN）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" YouTube. 2023-09-04.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS Profile" PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. 2023-09-04.
3. ↑ "LEAP HIGHアイコンタクト┊✧ 内山凜（UCHIYAMA RIN）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS". YouTube. 2023-09-28.

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