Rina Sawayama in a new photoshoot for Who What Wear

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Japanese-British pop sensation Rina Sawayama looks stunning in this new photoshoot for Who What Wear.

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[theleveebroke]

OP made me rush to Spotify because I thought the album (!!!) released early lmaooo but AS USUAL she looks stunning in these pics and we will never stop stanning

[matsjhummels]

lol oops! Those extra two weeks of waiting for the release are going to feel that much longer 😩

[semalina]

🎶Elevate your vision when you put me on the cover🎶

[itsme_eloise]

👏🏼👏🏼

[maiden0froses]

she's STUNNING, also yesterday was her bday!!! i can't wait for Hold the girl!!

[erin805]

I’ve never heard of her but my god she’s stunning! If you guys had to compare her music to anyone else’s who would it be? I want to check it out

[itsme_eloise]

she's very much a pop girlie but has music that falls into a number of genres
XS - rock pop, reminds me of 00s Britney with electric guitars
STFU - rock
Commes de Garcons - funky house
Bad Friend - pop ballad, reminds me of Imogen Heap
Lucid - dance electropop
Ordinary Superstar - again reminds me of a different flavor of 00s pop ballads

if you are a millennial who has memories of velour, Mary Kate & Ashley movies, My Date with the President's Daughter, the Zenon movies, the "mmmm watcha say" moments on The O.C. and then SNL, delia*s catalogs, early Kardashian seasons, you'll probably like her.

[erin805]

Thank you ! I feel like I like can appreciate music more if have a point or reference for

[matsjhummels]

Like above user said, she plays with different genres which makes her music interesting!

If you like artists like Charli XCX, Sky Ferreira, Kali Uchis, SOPHIE, Gaga, etc. check out SAWAYAMA first. If you like more nostalgic-esque 2000s pop like Avril, Britney, NSync, maybe start with the RINA EP or her new stuff from Hold the Girl.

[ohwutevernvm]

Love ha. Bless ha. Her story is fantastic yet heartbreaking. That she has reclaimed her heritage and came to embrace who she truly is and where she’s at now. Hope all is going well with her rn