Takahashi Hina

## Takahashi Hina髙橋(たかはし) 妃那(ひな)

Takahashi Hina promoting PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS

**Takahashi Hina** (髙橋妃那) was a Japanese trainee who participated in PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS. She was eliminated in the third ranking announcement, placing 26th.

## Biography

### Early Life

Takahashi Hina was born on January 16, 2008 in Saitama, Japan.

### 2023

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

On December 7, Takahashi was eliminated from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

## PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Participation

### Teams

* **Audition Team:** Team Maknae
* **Group Battle Team:** Non blink (main vocalist)
* **Position Battle Team:** Shines (sub vocalist)
* **Concept Battle Team:** Tokimekkii (main vocalist)

### Rankings

Online votes
* **Week 2:** 28th place
* **Week 3:** 26th place (+2)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** 25th place (+1)
* **Week 6:** 12th place (+13)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** 12th place (=)
* **Third Ranking Announcement:** 26th place (-14)

On-site votes
* **Group Battle:** 1st place in team, 8th place overall
* **Position Battle:** 1st place in team, 7th place overall
* **Concept Battle:** 7th place in team, 33rd place overall

### First Voting Period

Takahashi is introduced in Team Maknae, trying to get her teammate Abe Nagomi out of her shell. She is ranked by the other trainees as 35th place. She performs "Habit" in front of the trainers and is evaluated as **C** class, keeping that level after the level reevaluations.

In episode 3, Takahashi is chosen to perform "FIESTA" in the group battle. She amazes the audience with her high notes, and she places 8th place overall.

In episode 5, she is revealed to have received 464,467 votes, which made her 25th place.

* **First Ranking Announcement (Hint):** "彼女を見ていると心が浄化されます。ピュアで癒し系の練習生です。" (Looking at her purifies the heart. This trainee is pure and healing.)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** Quote needed.

### Second Voting Period

In episode 6, she chooses to perform "Shine A Light" in the position battle. She wins in her group and 4th in the vocal position.

In episode 8, Takahashi, along with her audition teammate, Abe Nagomi, read letters from the other trainees in Renshuusei Radio. Abe comments on Nagomi's growth from the beginning of the show. During the second ranking announcement, Takahashi is the last to be called, which causes her to be worried. However, she places 12th, to her relief, after receiving a total of 1,164,150 votes.

* **Second Ranking Announcement:** "安定した可愛らしいボーカルでグループ評価に続き ポジション評価でもベネフィットを獲得。(quote not finished)" (With her cute vocals that are stable, she received benefits not only in the group battle evaluation but also in the position battle evaluation. (quote not finished))

### Third Voting Period

In episode 9, Takahashi maintains her main vocalist position in the "AtoZ" team. She also tries for the leader position, to the shock of everyone, even herself. However, she does not become the leader. She places 33rd place overall.

Unfortunately, she is eliminated from the show in the third ranking announcement due to placing 26th.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Friendships
* Nicknames

Takahashi is the oldest sibling in her family.

Takahashi Hina is very close with Abe Nagomi. They would practice with each other a lot and they became an iconic duo of the show

The following list are nicknames that have been used to refer to Takahashi Hina:

* **Hinapiyo** (ひなぴよ): Nickname used by her fandom during the show.
* **Hina-chan** (ひなちゃん) : Nickname used by fellow trainees.

## Trivia

* Her hobby is to listen to music, to dance, to watch videos of duck mothers and her ducking children move, and to take photos.
* Her special skills are dancing, karate, being able to peel a boiled egg quickly, and being able to stuff a lot of food into her mouth.
* People often say she looks like a chick. She also likens herself to a chick hatching after the group battle.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS Profile" PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. 2023-09-04.
2. ↑ "1分PR┊✧ 髙橋妃那（TAKAHASHI HINA）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" YouTube. 2023-09-04.

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