Rena Katō

I've got a soft spot for idols who quietly become lifers, and Rena Katō reads like one of those to me. A Chiba kid born in '97, she's spent her years inside the AKB48 machine while also dipping into acting, and honestly that double duty tells you something about her temperament. By now she's not the wide-eyed newcomer anymore, she's the steady veteran who's logged the reps, knows where the camera is, and doesn't flinch under stage lights. What I like is the switch I imagine her pulling off: the megawatt idol grin one minute, then a small flicker of a real expression in a scene the next. That range, the ability to flip between sparkle and stillness, is the underrated stuff. I'll always root for the ones who just keep showing up and doing the work.

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Rena Katō is a Japanese idol and actress born on July 10, 1997, in Chiba Prefecture. Standing 160 cm tall, she has built a career spanning both idol performance and acting. Her social media presence includes accounts on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). Further personal and professional details remain private or unknown.

Name (English)

Rena Katō

Name (Japanese)

加藤玲奈

Reading

かとう れな

Born

July 10, 1997 (age 29)

Origin

Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

160cm

Occupation

Idol / Actress

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Blood type

B

Active years

2010 - 2026

Debut

2010

Works summary

Appearances

128 (2011–2024)

By year

2011: 2, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2014: 2, 2015: 9, 2016: 4, 2017: 6, 2018: 4, 2019: 2, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2024: 1

Debut work

おじゃる丸

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/katorena_ktrn/
• Xhttps://x.com/katorena_akb48
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%A0%E8%97%A4%E7%8E%B2%E5%A5%88%20(%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169689

Tags

• From Chiba Prefecture
• Idol
• Actress

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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