Nina Makino-Hillman (牧野 ヒルマン 仁菜 Makino-Hillman Nina),known as Nina (ニナ),is a American idol,singer,and actress based in Japan this under JYP Entertainment. NINA ranked 9th in the Nizi Project. She debuted as a member of NiziU with her specialty being main vocalist. Hillman 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., Hillman 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. Hillman was born on February 27,2005 in Seattle,Washington,United States. She was born to a Japanese mother and an American father. She has an older sister. After moving to Japan in 2017, Hillman lived in Kyoto. Hillman is fluent in English and Japanese.