Rica Imai

Rica Imai
今井 りか
Rica Imai in the Hanshin Racecourse talk show, December 14, 2008.[1]
Born (1984-02-29) February 29, 1984 (age 40)
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Model
  • entertainer
  • actress
Years active2002 -
AgentLesPros Entertainment
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) (2005)
Children2

Rica Imai (今井 りか, Imai Rika, born February 29, 1984, in Ageo, Saitama, Japan)[2] is a Japanese model, entertainer, and actress.

Biography

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After graduating from high school, Imai was listed in Vivi's "Vivi Nintei! Shin Charisma Dokusha File" Volume 7 as a reader model in February 2003. She later worked as a regular model in the fashion magazine Ray, and also worked as a "Private Level" image model. In 2007, Imai, along with Misako Yasuda and Aki Higashihara, appeared in Uma na de: Uma to Nadeshiko, started her career appearing variety series and dramas. The program also made her gain interest in horse racing. After discontinuing Uma na de on December 6, Imai's first photo-book, Rica, was released.

On March 22, 2009, she participated in the Tokyo Marathon 2009 Women's 10 km Road Race.

On September 23, 2014, after the release of Ray's November issue, Imai married a man who is three years older than her, and announced that she graduated from Ray.[3] She later became a regular model in Lee.[4][5] On October 6, 2015, Imai was reported to have given birth to her first daughter.[6] On February 2, 2022, she gave birth to her second daughter.[7]

Filmography

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Magazines

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Title Notes Ref.
Ray Shufunotomo [3]
Balia Shueisha
Maquia Shueisha
Lee Shueisha [4][5]
Biteki Shogakukan
Voce Kodansha
InRed Takarajimasha

Shows

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Title Notes
Tokyo Girls Collection

Horse racing

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Year Title Network Notes
2007 Uma na de: Uma to Nadeshiko Fuji TV
Dramatic Keiba HCB
Super Keiba Fuji TV
2008 Dream Keiba Television Nishinippon
Otona no Keiba Magazine Radio Nippon
2009 Minna no Keiba Fuji TV Guest
Sata Uma! Guest KTV
RicaRica no Kirakira Yosō
2010 Rica Imai no Umaraji Radio Nippon
2012 Uma Doki KBS

Dramas

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Hanayome to Papa Mai Iwakura Fuji TV
Papa to Musume no 7-kakan Kanako Shina TBS
2009 Code Blue Aya Kashiwabara Fuji TV
2010 Angel Bank TV Asahi Episode 3; Guest
2011 Propose Kyōdai: Umare-jun Betsu Otoko ga Kekkon Suru Hōhō Rino Fuji TV Episode 3
2014 S: Saigo no Keikan Aika Miyama TBS Episode 8

TV series

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Year Title Network Notes
2005 MTV Cool Christmas 2005/Short Movie MTV Japan
2007 Kuchikomi Johnny! NTV Thursday regular
Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! Fuji TV "Yabetchi Sushi" Guest
2009 Dancing Sanma Palace NTV
Shiru Shiru Mishiru TV Asahi
Down Town DX YTV
2011 Zip! NTV
2012 Tokyo Precious Dating TV Asahi

References

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  1. ^ "第60回阪神ジュベナイルフィリーズ". Kako G1 Seiseki (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. December 14, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "今井りか". LesPros Entertainment. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "「Ray」モデル今井りか、結婚&卒業を電撃発表" (in Japanese). Modelpress. September 23, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "LEE。" (in Japanese). Rica Imai Official blog. September 14, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "今井りか". Lee Web (in Japanese). Shueisha. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "今井りか、第1子女児を出産し「喜びで胸がいっぱいです」". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Shinbun. October 6, 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  7. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2022-02-02). "今井りか、第2子女児を出産 姉となった長女の成長に「胸が熱くなりました」". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-02.
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