Nakabayashi Rima

Name: Nakabayashi Rima
Native name: 中林里茉
Also Known as: りま, 横井りま, 横井里茉
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: March 26, 2004
Age: 21

Yokoi Rima, later legally changed to Nakabayashi Rima, is a Japanese singer, dancer, and member of NIZIU (니쥬 / ニジュー). She dropped out of high school to pursue a career as a singer.

In 2020, she participated in the reality competition show "Nizi Project" that was created by JYP Entertainment (JYP엔터테인먼트) and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. She finished in 3rd place and earned a place in the resulting project group.

She made her debut in Japan in December 2020 as NIZIU's main rapper with their first single, "Step and a Step", and ranked at #7 on Billboard Japan charts.

After several concerts and studio albums, the group debuted in South Korea in October 2023 with the single "Press Play".

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Year	Title	Role	Rating
2024	Lovesick Ellie Japanese Movie, 2024, [Student] (Guest Role)	[Student] Guest Role	7.4

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	The Game Caterers x JYP Korean TV Show, 2025, 2 eps (Guest)	2	Guest	8.2
2024	2024 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special Korean TV Show, 2024, 3 eps (Regular Member)	3	Regular Member	7.7
2024	With Music Japanese TV Show, 2024, 25 eps (Ep. 1, 12, 25) (Guest)	25	(Ep. 1, 12, 25) Guest	0.0
2023	2023 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Switch On Korean TV Show, 2023, 1 eps [Performer] (Regular Member)	1	[Performer] Regular Member	8.0
2023	2023 Music Bank Global Festival Korean TV Show, 2023, 2 eps [Performer - Part 2] (Regular Member)	2	[Performer - Part 2] Regular Member	8.0
2023	Nizi Project Season 2: Part 2 Japanese TV Show, 2023, 10 eps [Special performer] (Guest)	10	[Special performer] Guest	7.9
2023	The Weekly 99 Music Japanese TV Show, 2023, 100 eps (Ep. 20, 57, 82) \| [Location Shoot] (Ep. 44) (Guest)	100	(Ep. 20, 57, 82) \| [Location Shoot] (Ep. 44) Guest	0.0
2023	K-Pop Generation Korean TV Show, 2023, 8 eps (Regular Member)	8	Regular Member	7.6
2022	We NiziU! TV3 Japanese TV Show, 2022, 6 eps (Regular Member)	6	Regular Member	0.0
2022	We NiziU! TV3: Dream Short Trip Special Japanese TV Show, 2022, 2 eps (Regular Member)	2	Regular Member	0.0
2022	Made in NiziU Japanese TV Show, 2022, 8 eps (Regular Member)	8	Regular Member	0.0
2022	NiziU School Japanese TV Show, 2022, 7 eps (Regular Member)	7	Regular Member	7.7
2022	Venue101 Japanese TV Show, 2022, 100 eps (Guest)	100	Guest	0.0
2021	NiziU Scout Japanese TV Show, 2021, 10 eps (Regular Member)	10	Regular Member	8.0
2020	We NiziU! ~We Need U!~ Japanese TV Show, 2020, 5 eps (Regular Member)	5	Regular Member	8.2
2020	NiziU 9 Nizi Stories Japanese TV Show, 2020, 9 eps (Main Host)	9	Main Host	9.5
2020	NiziU Make You Happy M/V Making Film Japanese TV Show, 2020, 10 eps (Main Host)	10	Main Host	8.0
2020	NiziU Autographs Japanese TV Show, 2020, 3 eps (Main Host)	3	Main Host	7.4
2020	Nizi Project Part 2 Japanese TV Show, 2020, 10 eps [Contestant] (Regular Member)	10	[Contestant] Regular Member	7.7
2020	CDTV Live! Live! Japanese TV Show, 2020, 125 eps (Guest)	125	Guest	8.0
2020	Nizi Project Japanese TV Show, 2020, 10 eps [Contestant] (Regular Member)	10	[Contestant] Regular Member	7.6
2018	The Toppa File Japanese TV Show, 2018, 200 eps (Guest)	200	Guest	0.0
2016	Utacon Japanese TV Show, 2016, 330 eps (Ep. 192, 216) (Guest)	330	(Ep. 192, 216) Guest	6.0
2015	Love Music Japanese TV Show, 2015, 350 eps (Guest)	350	Guest	7.9
2015	Buzz Rhythm Japanese TV Show, 2015, 515 eps (Ep. 286, 291, 338, 455, 476) (Guest)	515	(Ep. 286, 291, 338, 455, 476) Guest	7.9
2012	Ningen Kansatsu Variety Monitoring Japanese TV Show, 2012, 400 eps (Ep. 382, 385) (Guest)	400	(Ep. 382, 385) Guest	8.0
2010	Arashi ni Shiyagare Japanese TV Show, 2010, 460 eps (Ep. 459) (Guest)	460	(Ep. 459) Guest	8.4
2008	Shabekuri 007 Japanese TV Show, 2008, 610 eps (Ep. 447) (Guest)	610	(Ep. 447) Guest	8.2
1986	MUSIC STATION Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps [Performer] (Guest)	1328	[Performer] Guest	7.9
1974	FNS Music Festival Japanese TV Show, 1974, 51 eps (Guest)	51	Guest	0.0
1964	Music Fair Japanese TV Show, 1964, 3000 eps (Guest)	3000	Guest	7.0

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