Rika Nakai
Rika Nakai | |
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中井 りか | |
![]() Nakai in September, 2018 | |
Born | Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan | August 23, 1997
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Tarento |
Years active | 2015–present |
Agent | Ohta Production |
Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] |
Spouse |
unknown (m. 2024) |
Musical career | |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2015–2023 |
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]