Nina Makino

Nina Makino
牧野 仁菜
Makino in April 2025
Born
Nina Makino-Hillman

(2005-02-27) February 27, 2005
Seattle, Washington, United States
Other names
  • Nina Hillman
  • Nina
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2015–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2020–present
Labels
Member of
Signature

Nina Makino-Hillman (born February 27, 2005), also known professionally as Nina Makino (牧野 仁菜, Makino Nina), Nina Hillman (ヒルマン・ニナ, Hiruman Nina), and mononymously as Nina (ニナ), is an American singer and former child actress based in Japan. She is a member of the Japanese girl group NiziU.

Makino began her career as a child actress, appearing in several acting and campaign projects. After passing the first Amuse Multilingual Artists Audition held by Amuse Inc., Makino relocated to Japan and appeared in the film Blood Friends (2019). She left the company to participate in JYP Entertainment's survival reality program Nizi Project, where she, after finishing in ninth place, became a member of NiziU.