Rika Nakai
Japanese television personality (born 1997)
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Rika Nakai (中井 りか, Nakai Rika; born August 23, 1997) is a Japanese actress and singer.[1] She is a former member of AKB48's sister group NGT48. She is affiliated with Ohta Production.
Rika Nakai | |
|---|---|
中井 りか | |
Nakai in September 2018 | |
| Born | August 23, 1997 Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Tarento |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Agent | Ohta Production |
| Spouse |
Yuuki Miyake
(m. 2024) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–2023 |
| Formerly of | NGT48 |
Early life and career
Growing up in Toyama, Nakai had aspirations to become famous since she was in elementary school.[2] With influences from AKB48 while Nakai was young, she entered and passed the NGT48 audition for 1st generation members in 2015 during the twelfth grade of high school.[2][3]
In 2016, Nakai was placed in Team NIII with 15 other members and performed at the NGT48 Theater grand opening.[4] In 2017, she signed up to Ohta Production from her previous agency AKS,[5] and had been appearing on various television programs afterwards, even performing in a dedicated one-day solo concert in 2018.[6] Nakai left NGT48 on August 31, 2023.[7]
Personal life
On March 31, 2024, Nakai announced her marriage to a non-celebrity,[8] later revealed to be TV Tokyo director Yuuki Miyake.[9][10] On September 21, 2024, Nakai announced on the Fuji TV variety show All Night Fujiko, that she would give birth to the first child,[11] who was born on January 29, 2025.[12]
Media
Television
Variety shows
- Hakuchumu (白昼夢) (Fuji TV, October 2017–March 2019)[13]
- Smart Fondue (スマートフォンデュ, Sumāto Fondu) (TV Asahi, October 2017–December 2018) – Assistant MC[14]
- Seishun Kōkō 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]
- Kyō 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]