Though Ren begins the series (and anime) at 17, it should be noted his birthday is February 14th.The characters that make up his last name are 神 (god), 宮 (palace), and 寺 (shrine). It may also may refer to a Japanese character for love (恋), while normally read as koi, has an on'yomi reading of ren. Grateful friends, Graceful ways (as ST☆RISH) It was later revealed that his brother was always looking out for him and knew Ren's passion for music, thus his real reason for sending Ren to the Academy. This was because he felt that his choice was taken from him after his older brother commanded him to be an idol to promote their company. Upon attending Saotome Academy, Ren had shown distaste in attending school, having no interest in the curriculum despite his brilliance in making music. Sneaking out, they spent time with each other, finding that they could see similarities between the two of them. Both boys, coming from important families, were made to attend a party which they both found dull. It was during this time that he met a young Masato Hijirikawa. This had led to them being distant for a while. His brother is the family heir and he had so many meetings that he couldn't spare time to play with Ren. Grieving during his childhood due to the loss of his mother, Ren would often go to the park and listen to his mother's singing through his mp3 player. Ren managed to save one song his mother made one that she sang for her unborn child him. However, in his father's grief, he discarded every item Ren had of his mother, leading him to believe that his father hated his mother. Ren lost his mother in an accident at an early age and he was only able to see his mother's face through recorded videotapes of her performances, as she was a famous idol. Ren deeply cares about his fellow ST☆RISH members and is always there for them when they are in need. He can be serious depending on the situation, but most of the time he remains easy-going, often teasing his more uptight and formal roommate and childhood friend, Masato Hijirikawa. He becomes more devoted to her, calling her 'little lamb' and 'my lady', is shown less in the company of other women, although it has not stopped his flirtatious nature. Through Haruka Nanami's help, Ren managed to find meaning in music and began to find passion in singing. However, it was shown that he resented being forced to enroll in Saotome Academy to advertise the family business by his brother, even though he did love singing.
At first, this has led people to believe that he was apathetic and cared little about being an idol. He is also shown to be carefree, being the third son of the Jinguji family and thus, having no responsibility thrust on his shoulders. A consummate ladies man, Ren was always shown to be surrounded by girls and he has fond of flattering women with his words. Ren is known to be flirtatious and a smooth-talker. His child appearance had shorter hair and his ear was not pierced.
He has fawn tanned skin, and also one noticeably pierced ear, similar to that of Syo Kurusu's (though both ears are pierced the right ear is more commonly hidden due to his hairstyle). His way of clothing is usually loose and playful, giving him the flirty appearance. He usually wears his top two buttons down revealing a little of his chest. Ren is a tall and handsome young man with shoulder-length strawberry blond hair that has bangs go across his right side of his face and cool light blue eyes. He is voiced by Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部 順一, Suwabe Junichi). Ren Jinguji (神宮寺 レン, Jinguuji Ren) is a student of Saotome Gakuen, sorted into S Class, as well as a member of the idol group ST☆RISH. With Otoya Ittoki, Tokiya Ichinose, Reiji Kotobuki, Ranmaru Kurosaki With Otoya Ittoki, Natsuki Shinomiya, Syo Kurusu, Reiji Kotobuki, Ranmaru Kurosaki With Otoya Ittoki, Tokiya Ichinose, Cecil Aijima With Ranmaru Kurosaki, Camus, Tokiya Ichinose Freeman that is freewheelingness brightly.Ī youth with brilliant talent and brightness.ġ7~18 ( Season 1), 19 ( Season 2), 22+ (Season 3)