Karin Kojima

So here's a fun little twist I love: Karin Kojima reads as pure Kansai energy, all quick wit and that easy, room-running banter you expect from an NMB48 girl, but she's actually a Saitama kid by birth, and honestly you'd never guess. That Osaka water just took to her completely. Fronting a group looks like nonstop fun, but the people who actually carry one are usually the ones quietly sweating the details and holding everyone together. That kind of steel behind a big smile is exactly what makes her feel dependable to me.

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Karin Kojima is a Japanese idol born on July 16, 1999, in Saitama Prefecture. She is a Cancer by Western zodiac and belongs to the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. Details about her agency, debut, and personal background are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Karin Kojima

Name (Japanese)

小嶋花梨

Reading

こじま かりん

Born

July 16, 1999 (age 27)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

Origin

Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

A

Agency

吉本興業

Active years

2016 -

Occupation

Idol

Debut

2016-6-28

Works summary

Appearances

51 (2019–2026)

By year

2019: 1, 2020: 2, 2021: 4, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 5, 2026: 1

Debut work

おはよう朝日です

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nmb_kojima_48/
• Xhttps://x.com/nmb_KOJIMA_48
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E5%B6%8B%E8%8A%B1%E6%A2%A8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108109848

Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Idol

Last updated

2026-08-26

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