This interview was aired the morning Rina performed the Seattle show and the show was so emotional and beautiful. I could feel her passion and healing through her performances. She is truly an amazing performer and a beautiful soul 💗 Hold the girl is so special to me because when i first listened to it I felt so seen and I didn't feel alone. Her music is truly euphoric. Rina deserves the world 💗

What an amazing and insightful interview! Props to the interviewer for asking the right questions and getting rina to open up

to anyone who is blaming rina for what happened to her when she was 17: i hope that if you ever have children, that they never get manipulated into a relationship with their 30-something year old teachers. not just because it's disgusting, vile and perverse of a teacher to do that to a student, but also because you've clearly shown here that you would rather call a victim "attention-seeking", "naive", or "lacking accountability" than call a predator a predator. any child who has ever gone through that trauma would only suffer further at the hands of parents as shitty as you. no student should ever have to go to school worried if their teacher will make romantic/sexual advances on them. school policy and laws (people love to point out that age of consent in the uk is 16, but it's been illegal for a teacher to have sexual contact with a student under 18 since 2001) exist for a reason.

Rina, I’m so sorry you went through that kind of abuse (

"Hold the girl" is a very deep album and you are very brave for expressing everything, we (fans) love this album and all its songs, thank you for this wonderful interview 💗 wish you all the best, Rina!!

It’s a shame that I didn’t know her until today! I think many of us, Japanese, have never heard of her.

there are so many special moments in this interview and i always appreciate rina for her honesty and vulnerability. it takes courage to face your traumas, revisit it through creative outlets, and to share it with the masses. hold the girl has got to be one of the bravest and rawest pieces of work i’ve encountered, and i felt her intensity as it mirrored my own. i resonate so deeply with the dissonance of being an asian diaspora and tending to the inner child who has been a victim of adult(s) who took advantage rather than protect us. so proud of rina, her inner child and the woman she became ❤️✨

“Hold the Girl” was a masterpiece thank you Rina for sharing your vulnerability with the world we love you ❤❤

Rina is such a cool person! The way she shared her experience is really powerful. This conversation inspires me a lot. Thank you!❤

I have mixed parentage, and have faced similar attitudes that Rina has regarding being profiled as a Japanese tour guide. However, when people ask me questions about the different countries in my heritage, it's usually because they are genuinely interested in them, and trying to fill a gap in their ignorance. If I feel like it's a tokenistic conversation, I'll say something like "I wish I could tell you more about X country but I've only been as a child...maybe check out Y for more information." I haven't had many of these interactions, as people usually have decent social skills and don't racially profile you. I think Rina's experiences demonstrate the types of social circle that she runs in, where people have less experience socialising with people of varying ethnicities.

I love how eloquently she expresses the frustration of having the pressure to 'represent' a culture that might be your family's, but it's not really yours. There's way too much impotence put on race, when really it's culture...race is kinda made up, people are not different creatures they just have shared traits from ancestors being born in a location and breeding with others from that location... it's not like dogs, people are not different like a Chow Chow verse a poodle.

Wow this comment section mostly does not pass the vibe check. She's amazing and her healing journey is admirable.

Saw her at Lollapalooza this year! A great singer and performer! wish the best for her <3

It would be so interesting if musicians were able to unionize the way that actors have

What a well spoken queen! Have so much love and respect for Rina

so proud of her for sharing her story❤️❤️❤️ I hope she knows she’s touching so many people✨❤️

Rina Sawayama is amazing and we love her! ❣️

I’m originally from HK and having studied both in the UK and America for sometime, I noticed that Caucasian Brits made me feel less human (I felt like I was the Asian) whereas talking to an white American made me feel human? It’s hard to explain but i totally understand what Rina means.. and people just wanting to talk about your race and background and not necessarily you as a person

I really like Rina's way of being a popstar. She can give you looks, vocals and performances (love that!). And she is also insightful and seems to think about the community she's in. (here I'm referring to the entire society)

rina is such a talent ! love this interview 🫶