Katoh Marin

## Groups Information

**Katoh Marin** (加藤 真凛) is a former singer signed under Label The Garden. She is the former sub-leader of Fragrant Drive. She is a former member of seeDream.

She joined on September 15, 2017 alongside Watanabe Haruna. She graduated from Label The Garden and Fragrant Drive on May 2, 2020.

On June 10, 2020 it was announced that Kato was a member of JUROCK a Nagoya idol group.

## Biography

### Early Life

Katoh was born in 1999, in Saitama, Japan, to parents whose names are undisclosed.

### 2017

Katou auditioned for the Columbia Idol Audition 2017 and passed alongside Shine Fine Movement member Tachibana Saki, and fellow seeDream member Watanabe Haruna.

On September 15, Katoh was announced as a member of seeDream along with Watanabe.

### 2018

On June 17, Katoh celebrated her 19th birthday with a concert titled Seven Seeds Vol.41 〜Katou Marin Birthday Party〜.

On October 2, it was announced that Katoh, along with the other seeDream members and Clef Leaf members, would become a member of Fragrant Drive.

On November 25, it was announced during the LTG Blooming Session in November Steps concert. That Katoh would be the sub-leader of Fragrant Drive with Itabashi Kana being the leader.

### 2019

On June 1, Katoh celebrated her 20th birthday with a concert titled Seven Seeds Vol.75 ~Katou Marin Birthday Party~.

On July 19, it was announced that Katoh participated in TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL's gravure event, *TOKYO GRAVURE IDOL FESTIVAL*, along with Hayama Yuzu, Nishioka Rena, and Ihara Kanami.

### 2020

On February 7, Katoh participated in Fresh! PhotoSession at Fresh AKIBA, along with Hayama Yuzu, Nishioka Rena, and Ihara Kanami.

On February 29, it was announced during Fragrant Drive's regular Seven Seeds performance, Seven Seeds Vol.83, that Katoh would graduate from Label The Garden and Fragrant Drive. She had been in poor condition for the last couple of months, as she missed a couple of events and decided it was time to graduate. Her graduation concert, Seven Seeds ~Katoh Marin Farewell Party~, was on May 2.

On April 14, it was announced that Katoh's graduation concert, Seven Seeds ~Katoh Marin Farewell Party~, was cancelled due to the Japanese government declaring a national health emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus. It was also announced that instead of having the concert they would broadcast the concert and changed the name to Still Growing Up ~Katoh Marin Farewell Party~. It was also announced that you could by an autograph raw photo set of Katoh while supplies lasted.

On June 10, it was announced that Kato had joined a new idol group based in Nagoya, called JUROCK. It was announced on her new twitter and the group's twitter.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Friendship
* Nicknames
* Name Meaning

She has an older sister. She has three pet cats.

As of March 2018 Katou has graduated from High school. When Katou joined Label The Garden she was in her third year of high school.

* **Watanabe Haruna:** she gets along best with former seeDream member Watanabe Haruna.
* **Ihara Kanami:** she is close friends with Fragrant Drive member Ihara Kanami.
* **Katagiri Miho:** she is close friends with Fragrant Drive member Katagiri Miho.

- **Marin** (まりん): official nickname

- **Marichan** (まりちゃん): semi-official nickname

- **Katoh** (加藤): semi-official nickname

Katou's given name, Marin, means "true" (真; ma) combined with "cold" (凛; rin).

## Profile

* Stats
* Q&A

* **Name:** Katoh Marin (加藤 真凛)
* **Nickname:** Marin (まりん  *Marin*?)
* **Birthday:** June 10, 1999 (1999-06-10) (age 24)

* **Birthplace:** Saitama, Japan
* **Zodiac Sign:** Gemini
* **Blood Type:** A
* **Height:** 154cm
* **Label The Garden Status:**
	+ 2017.09.15 Label The Garden member
	+ 2020.05.02 Graduated
* **Fragrant Drive Color:** **Aquamarine** (2019-2020)
* **seeDream Color:** **Pink** (2018)
* **JUROCK Color:** **Green** (2020-)
* **LTG Groups:**
	+ Fragrant Drive (2018-2020)
	+ seeDream (2017-2018)
* **Other Groups:**
	+ JUROCK (2020-)

- **Favorite Food:** sushi, grilled meat, sweets.

- **Hobbies:** eating delicious things, traveling, taking pictures of members, playing with cats.

- **Special Skill:** bling touch, volleyball, typing on the keyboard, memorization.

- **Target Language:** Chinese.

- **Favorite Color:** pink and blue.

- **Favorite Animal:** cats.

- **Favorite Word:** arigatou.

- **Looks up to:** Ohara Yuuno.

## Works

### Magazines

* [2018.04.10] MARQUEE Vol.126 with Asahina Ruu and Sakashita Miyabi

## Trivia

* She states her personality is a honest type.
* While in high school she was a member of two committees.
* She shares the same birthday as her older sister who is three years older.
* She has qualifications in: abacus grade 2, mental arithmetic grade 3, cooking skill test 3, kanji test grade 5.

## See Also

* Gallery:Katoh Marin
* List:Katoh Marin Concert & Event Appearances
* List:Katoh Marin Discography Featured in

## References

1. ↑ "KawaiianTV「14☆少女奮闘記」生放送終了しました、ありがとうございました！" (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2017-09-15
2. ↑ "#ClefLeaf🍀 #seeDream🌱" (in Japanese). Label The Garden Twitter. 2018-10-02.
3. ↑ "11月25日❤︎まりん" (in Japanese). Katoh Marin Twitter. 2018-11-25
4. ↑ "「TOKYO GRAVURE IDOL FESTIVAL 2019」" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Official Twitter. 2019-07-19.
5. ↑ "「TOKYO GRAVURE IDOL FESTIVAL 2019」" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Official Twitter. 2019-07-19.
6. ↑ "お知らせ" (in Japanese). Katoh Marin LineBlog. 2020-02-29.
7. ↑ "お知らせ" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2020-02-29.
8. ↑ "【中止】" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2020-04-14.
9. ↑ "加藤真凛 生写真販売！" (in Japanese). Fragrant Drive Twitter. 2020-04-14.
10. ↑ "#ジューロック 4人目公開///////" (in Japanese). JUROCK Twitter. 2020-06-10.
11. ↑ [1] (in Japanese). Kato Marin Twitter. 2020-06-10
12. ↑ "はじめまして！ まりん" (In Japanese). Katoh Marin Official Blog. 2017-12-14.
13. ↑ "はじめまして！ まりん" (In Japanese). Katoh Marin Official Blog. 2017-12-14.
14. ↑ "自己紹介② まりん" (in Japanese). Katou Marin Official Blog. 2018-03-08.
15. ↑ "自己紹介② まりん" (In Japanese). Katoh Marin Official Blog. 2018-03-08.

## External Links

* Twitter
* Official Blog Tag

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