Koga Karen

 (古賀かれん), also stylized as Karen (かれん), is a Japanese singer under Watanabe Entertainment talent agency and belongs to gr8! records label from Sony Music Records. She is the former leader and a member of the girl group Little Glee Monster.

Biography
Koga Karen was born on June 8, 1998, in Shimizu ward of the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Her father is Koga Takuma, a former Japanese soccer player and leader of the Yamaha Motor Soccer Club (ヤマハ発動機サッカー部).

In August 2008 and September 2009, Karen appeared as a member of the unit "Yakisoba☆SOUL" (やきそば☆SOUL) in the Youth A Cappella Koshien National Hamonep League (青春アカペラ甲子園 全国ハモネプリーグ) on Fuji Television.

In October 2010, Karen participated in the last single by Yashiki Takajin "Sono Toki no Sora" (その時の空) as a children's chorus corps.

On October 29, 2014, Karen made her major debut as a member of Little Glee Monster with the release of "Houkago High Five" (放課後ハイファイブ). She was the leader of the group from the time of its formation to major debut.

Discography

 * See also: Little Glee Monster discography

Featured in songs

 * CHiCO with HoneyWorks - Watashi wo Someru I no Uta (#08 "Shuumatsu Worker" (シュウマツWorker)) (2018)

Cover songs

 * "Kiss Shite Dakishimete" (キスして抱きしめて) (2014)

Trivia

 * She shared the same vocal and dance school with her fellow group member Serina and both of them already know each other before the formation of Little Glee Monster.
 * She is good at dancing and playing the piano.
 * Her favorite singers and artists are Utada Hikaru, Miura Daichi , Pentatonix , etc.
 * Once before, she played one of Utada Hikaru's songs "FINAL DISTANCE" on the piano at a music school recital.