Rise Kujikawa is a cheerful girl and one of the most popular idols in Japan known as "Risette" in Japanese). Supposedly, she had even performed in Iwatodai two years in the past. However, she quits her job and moves to Inaba to live with her grandmother, tired of the spotlight.[73] Shortly after arriving to Inaba, Rise is kidnapped and taken to the TV world, where her other self is manifested. Rise's Shadow represents her anger at being stereotyped as an airheaded popstar, represented as a sex symbol.[74] When the protagonist and his friends come to rescue her, Rise accepts her Shadow as part of herself, stating she does not have a real self. Immediately after, she gains the Persona Himiko , a black humanoid in a white dress with a satellite dish in place of a head, which she uses to help the Investigation Team to stop Teddie's Shadow. In an interview, Atlus's Masaru Nanba noted that "Risechie" would not translate well into roman letters for the west, and that the French-sounding "Risette" was chosen instead. This also changed her catchphrase from "Rise-Cheese" to "Push Risette"