Childhood
Born Marina Hara on the sixth of October 1988 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan. Horikita is the eldest of three girls. She was boyish during most of her childhood. For instance, she enjoyed playing basketball and baseball with her friends and preferred playing Dragon Ball-Z with the boys than playing dolls with the girls in middle school.
Despite her boyishness, Horikita looked up to her mother. This was revealed when she appeared on KAT-TUN's variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, where she mentioned that she loved imitating her mother when she was younger.
EDUCATION.
In junior high school, Horikita served as the vice-president of her school's student council and the vice-captain of the basketball club. In class, she was dubbed "The Boss of 3-C” in recognition of her status as the class representative. As she became more active in the entertainment industry, she had to put her club and council activities on hold. Being unable to meet her many commitments, she finally withdrew from her school activities, concentrating solely on completing her high school education and her budding career in show business.
TV Specials
- Advanance of Peach (2003)
- Fall in Love on Sunday (2003)
- 68FILMS Tokyo Girls (2004)
- Her Sin (2004)
- Ghost Legend (2005)
- Kogoro VS Kintachi (2005)
- Nobuta wo Produce (2005)
- Broken-winged Angels - "Chat Room" (2006)
- Eru Boboraccha ga Yuku (2006)
- Terrible Room 6 (2006)
- Densha Otoko DELUXE (2006)
- Deru Toko Demasho! (2007)
- Love Stories - "Strong Woman" (2007)
- Tokyo Ambush (2008)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP - Graduate & 7½ (2008)
- Pretty Woman Wearing Suits (2008) - Guest
- Chance! ~Her Reason To Win~ (2009)
Endorsements
- Nintendo GBA: Fire Emblem (2003)
- Nissinbo: Cotton Feel (2004)
- Fujifilm: Fujicolor (2004)
- Try@HOME: (2005)
- Lotte: Airs (2005)
- Suntory: Nacchan (2005)
- Lotte: Ghana (2006)
- Lotte: Ice Yogurt (2007)
- Shiseido: Seabreeze Deo & Water (2007)
- Lotte: Shasha (2007)
- KONAKA: KONAKA (2007)
- Suntory: White Nacchan (2008)
- Sound Shower Wedding Fashion Show (2008)
- Lotte: Gyugyutto (2008)
- NTT Docomo: A.042 (2008)
- Fujifilm: 10000 (2008)
- Suntory: Orange Nacchan (2008)
- Honda: STEP WGN (2008)
- Shiseido: Tsubaki (2009)
PV appearances
- Bump of Chicken: Namida no Furusato PV
- Remioromen: Sangatsu Kokonoka PV (2005)
- Janne Da Arc: Furimukeba PV (2006)
- Going Under Ground: Hatsu Koi (2008)
Photobooks
- Shinkaron
- Bijomegane 2
- Hikokigumo
- NS Eyes
- Koisuru Nichiyoubi: Watashi, Koishita
- Castella
- Missmatch
- Cinematic
- Shinkansen & Love
- S
GAMES.
GAMES.
