Rika Nakai

Rika Nakai
中井 りか
Nakai in September 2018
Born (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997 (age 27)
Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
OccupationTarento
Years active2015–present
AgentOhta Production
Height156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–2023
Formerly ofNGT48

Rika Nakai (中井 りか, Nakai Rika, born August 23, 1997) is a Japanese tarento.[2] She is a former member of AKB48's sister group NGT48. She is affiliated with Ohta Production.

Early life and career

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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]

Personal life

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On March 31, 2024, she announced her marriage to a non-celebrity,[9] later revealed to be TV Tokyo director Yuuki Miyake [ja][10][11]. In September 21, 2024, Nakai announced on the Fuji TV variety show All Night Fujiko, that she is pregnant with the couple's first child.[12]

Media

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Television

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Variety shows

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  • Hakuchumu (白昼夢) (Fuji TV, October 2017–March 2019)[13]
  • Smart Fondue (スマートフォンデュ) (TV Asahi, October 2017–December 2018) - Assistant MC[14]
  • Seishun Koukou 3-nen C-gumi (青春高校3年C組) (TV Tokyo, April 2018–March 2020) - Assistant MC[15]
  • Tadaya (無料屋) (TV Asahi, February 2019–September 2020) - MC[16]
  • 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[17]

References

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  1. ^ 講談社 MOOK『AKB48総選挙公式ガイドブック2018』Pg. 163
  2. ^ NGT48・中井りか、太田プロダクションへの所属をサプライズ発表！「みなさんがいてくれたからこその大きなチャンス。これをしっかり受け止めたい。」 - ACTRESS PRESS 2017-11-18
  3. ^ a b 中井りか (2017-03-22). "富山）夢見る子の目標に NGT48センター中井さん" (Interview). Interviewed by 松原央. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  4. ^ "初お披露目！NGT48の第1期生オーディション合格者22名！". Smartザテレビジョン. KADOKAWA. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  5. ^ "NGT48、柏木由紀ら16人でチームN3結成". nikkansports.com. 日刊スポーツ新聞社. 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  6. ^ "【独占撮影画像あり】NGT48中井りか、太田プロダクションへの所属が決定 !SHOWROOMでサプライズ発表「みなさんがいてくれたからこその大きなチャンス。これをしっかり受け止めたい。」" (Press release). SHOWROOM株式会社. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  7. ^ "NGT48中井りか、初ソロ公演で宣言「小悪魔から大悪魔に!」". ORICON NEWS. oricon ME. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  8. ^ "NGT卒業の中井りか、卒業公演終え「一生覚めたくない、素敵な優しい夢でした」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  9. ^ "元NGT48・中井りか結婚「私のようなあばれんぼうを優しく受け止めてくれる包容力のある」一般男性と". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). スポーツニッポン新聞社. 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  10. ^ "元NGT中井りか、結婚相手の「一般男性」公表　「最初は嫌な奴だった」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  11. ^ "中井りか、夫と"顔出し"初2ショット「本当にイケメン!!!」「美男美女」ウエディングフォトを公開". Oricon (in Japanese). 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  12. ^ Movie, Natasha. "元NGT48・中井りか、第1子妊娠「かわいいママになりたい」". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  13. ^ "NGT48中井りか、大人の世界をいとうせいこうから学ぶ フジ新番組『白昼夢』". ORICON NEWS. oricon ME. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  14. ^ "秋元康が手掛ける視聴者参加型"スマホ"番組「スマートフォンデュ」がスタート！". ザテレビジョン. KADOKAWA. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  15. ^ "『青春高校3年C組』におぎやはぎ、バカリズム、日村勇紀、メイプル、千鳥ら". CINRA.NET. CINRA. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  16. ^ "テレ東『青春高校』チャリー、テレ朝の番組に進出". ORICON NEWS. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  17. ^ "不器用な中井りか、ゲスト迎えて友達作りに奮闘！「今日から友達になれますか？」". 音楽ナタリー. ナターシャ. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
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