Karen Matsumoto
Karen Matsumoto is a Japanese singer and model, the baby-pink member of FRUITS ZIPPER and one half of PiKi with Haruka Sakuraba.
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Known for
Overview
- Also known as
- 松本かれん (Matsumoto Karen)
- Born
- March 28, 2002
- From
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Groups
- FRUITS ZIPPER and PiKi
- Member color
- Baby pink in FRUITS ZIPPER
- Agency
- ASOBISYSTEM
Mini bio
How it started.
Before becoming an idol, Karen studied piano at music college and played drums in her middle-school wind ensemble. She told Pop’n’Roll that she posted on social media about wanting to become an idol. An acquaintance saw it, introduced her to ASOBISYSTEM, and she joined FRUITS ZIPPER. The agency announced her among the seven members on February 22, 2022.
Finding her voice.
FRUITS ZIPPER’s 2022 song Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro spread on TikTok, with the response prompting an unplanned music video. Karen’s baby-pink member color and distinctive voice became part of her identity in the group. In a 2025 QJWeb interview, she explained that fans’ compliments helped her embrace the voice she had once been teased about and call it her “macaron voice.”
A second musical home.
In June 2025, Karen and CUTIE STREET’s Haruka Sakuraba introduced PiKi at OKINAWA COLLECTION. Their debut song Kawaii Kaiwai became the ending theme for the second season of My Dress-Up Darling. Alongside her FRUITS ZIPPER work, Karen continued with PiKi on 88888888 and the 2026 single Twilight Twilight.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Twilight TwilightVocalist with PiKi
- 202588888888Vocalist with PiKi
- 2025Kawaii KaiwaiVocalist with PiKi
- 2022Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii TokoroVocalist with FRUITS ZIPPER
Magazines
- 2025LARME 066Cover appearance with Haruka Sakuraba as PiKi
Awards
Quotes
Everyone has made all of me NEW KAWAII.Karen Matsumoto, QJWeb
Translated from Japanese. In her March 2025 interview, Karen described how fans helped her see her voice and cheeks as charm points.
Trivia
- She played drums in her middle-school wind ensemble before taking drum lessons.
- Her agency lists café visits, playing with her family’s cat and collecting cosmetics among her hobbies.
- Baby pink is her FRUITS ZIPPER member color.
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