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Rika Nakai

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Rika Nakai
中井 りか
Nakai in September, 2018
Born (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997 (age 26)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationTarento
Years active2015–present
AgentOhta Production
Height156 cm (5 ft 1+12 in)[1]
Spouse

unknown

(m. 2024)
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Years active2015–2023
Formerly of

Rika Nakai (中井 りか, Nakai Rika, born August 23, 1997 in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese tarento.[2] She is a former member of the Japanese girl group NGT48. She is affiliated with Ohta Production.

Life and career[edit]

Growing up in Toyama, Nakai had aspirations to become famous since she was in elementary school.[3] With influences from AKB48 while she was young, she entered and passed the NGT48 audition for 1st generation members in 2015 during her 3rd year of high school.[3][4]

In 2016, she was placed in Team NIII with 15 other members and performed at the NGT48 Theater grand opening.[5] In 2017 she signed up to Ohta Production from her previous agency AKS,[6] and had been appearing on various television programs afterwards, even performing in a dedicated one-day solo concert in 2018.[7]

She graduated from NGT48 on August 31, 2023.[8]

On March 31, 2024, she announced her marriage to a non-celebrity.[9]

Media[edit]

Television[edit]

Variety shows[edit]

  • Hakuchumu (白昼夢) (Fuji TV, October 2017–March 2019)[10]
  • Smart Fondue (スマートフォンデュ) (TV Asahi, October 2017–December 2018) - Assistant MC[11]
  • Seishun Koukou 3-nen C-gumi (青春高校3年C組) (TV Tokyo, April 2018–March 2020) - Assistant MC[12]
  • Tadaya (無料屋) (TV Asahi, February 2019–September 2020) - MC[13]
  • Kyou Kara Tomodachi ni Naremasuka? (今日から友達になれますか?) (Fuji TV, April 2019–March 2020) - MC alongside Kazutoyo Koyabu[14]

References[edit]



(一)^  MOOKAKB482018Pg. 163

(二)^ NGT48 - ACTRESS PRESS 2017-11-18

(三)^ ab (2017-03-22). " NGT48" (Interview). Interviewed by . Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(四)^ "NGT48122". Smart. KADOKAWA. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(五)^ "NGT4816N3". nikkansports.com. . 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(六)^ "NGT48 !SHOWROOM" (Press release). SHOWROOM. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(七)^ "NGT48!". ORICON NEWS. oricon ME. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(八)^ "NGT". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.

(九)^ "NGT48". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). . 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

(十)^ "NGT48 ". ORICON NEWS. oricon ME. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(11)^ """". . KADOKAWA. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(12)^ "3C". CINRA.NET. CINRA. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(13)^ "". ORICON NEWS. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

(14)^ "". . . 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

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