Rinka Kanzaki May 2026

Critics praised the move. Real Sound Japan wrote: "Rinka Kanzaki’s solo work finally allows her artistry to catch up with her technical abilities. She is no longer just the dancer in the group; she is the auteur."

For the uninitiated, Girls² (pronounced "Girls Girls") is a 9-member performance group born from the hit drama series Girls × Heroine! . Rinka Kanzaki was cast as Momoka Tōyama , a role that required her to not only act but execute high-level action sequences. What made Girls² revolutionary was its "real-life" structure—the drama was fiction, but the group existed live on stage. rinka kanzaki

But in true comeback fashion, Kanzaki returned stronger. In 2019, the LDH agency launched a multi-media project that would change her life: . Critics praised the move

As she writes in the liner notes of her Moonchild single: "The paradox of being strong is admitting you are weak. And then dancing anyway." But in true comeback fashion, Kanzaki returned stronger