Japanese singer and actress
- Japanese idol
- singer
- actress
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Reika Sakurai (桜井 玲香, Sakurai Reika, born May 16, 1994 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese idol singer, actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46.[1] She was also the captain of the group before her departure.[2]
Career
In 2011, Sakurai auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was chosen as one of the first generation members. Her audition song was Happiness's "Kiss Me".[3] She was chosen as one of the members performing on their debut single "Guruguru Curtain", released on February 22, 2012.[4] She took the front position for Nogizaka46's second single "Oide Shampoo", released on May 2, 2012.[5] In June 2012, she was appointed the captain of Nogizaka46.[6] After graduating from high school, she studied sociology at college.[7] In April 2013, she regularly appeared on the television drama Bad Boys J with other Nogizaka46 members.[8]
From October 25 to November 9, 2014, she played the heroine in the musical Mr. Kaminari, alongside former Nogizaka46 bandmate Misa Etō.[9] In 2016, she was cast as the leading role in Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō, a stage adaptation of the film Memories of Matsuko. Former Nogizaka46 bandmate Yumi Wakatsuki also played the same role.[10] In February 2017, she shot herself to promote her photo book titled Jiyu to Iu Koto which was released on March 8, 2017.[11]
On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46 on September 1, 2019,[12][13] timing her graduation to coincide with the final stop of the group's national summer tour.[14][15]
On March 1, 2021, she has opened an official web site and fan club.[16]
Discography
Singles with Nogizaka46
Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
2012 | 1 | "Guruguru Curtain" | A-side | Debut as 1st Generation member; Also sang on "Nogizaka no Uta", "Aitakatta Kamoshirenai", "Ushinaitakunai kara" and "Shiroi Kumo ni Notte" |
2 | "Oide Shampoo" | A-side | Also sang on "Kokoro no Kusuri" and "House!" |
3 | "Hashire! Bicycle" | A-side | Also sang on "Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka" and "Oto ga Denai Guitar" |
4 | "Seifuku no Mannequin" | A-side | Also sang on "Yubi Bōenkyō" |
2013 | 5 | "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" | A-side | Also sang on "Shakiism", "Romantic Ikayaki" and "Psychokinesis no Kanosei" |
6 | "Girl's Rule" | A-side | Also sang on "Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover", "Hoka no Hoshi Kara" and "Ningen to Iu Gakki" |
7 | "Barrette" | A-side | Also sang on "Tsuki no Ōkisa", "Watashi no Tame ni, Dareka no Tame ni" and "Sonna Baka na…" |
2014 | 8 | "Kizuitara Kataomoi" | A-side | Also sang on "Romance no Start", "Toiki no Method" and "Dankeschön" |
9 | "Natsu no Free & Easy" | A-side | Also sang on "Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru", "Mukuchi na Lion" and "Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda?" |
10 | "Nandome no Aozora ka?" | A-side | Also sang on "Tōmawari no Aijō", "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" and "Tender Days" |
2015 | 11 | "Inochi wa Utsukushii" | A-side | |
12 | "Taiyō Nokku" | A-side | Also sang on "Hane no Kioku" |
13 | "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" | A-side | Also sang on "Popipappapā", "Kanashimi no Wasurekata" and "Sukima" |
2016 | 14 | "Harujion ga Sakukoro" | A-side | Also sang on "Yūutsu to Fūsen Gum" |
15 | "Hadashi de Summer" | A-side | Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari" |
16 | "Sayonara no Imi" | A-side | Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora" |
2017 | 17 | "Influencer" | A-side | Also sang on "Jinsei o Kangaetakunaru" |
18 | "Nigemizu" | A-side | Also sang on "Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai", "Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori…" and "Naitatte Iijanaika?" |
19 | "Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru" | A-side | Also sang on "Fuminshō" |
2018 | 20 | "Synchronicity" | A-side | Also sang on "Against" as 1st Generation member and "Kumo ni Nareba ii" |
21 | "Jikochū de Ikō!" | A-side | Also sang on "Anna ni Sukidatta no ni…" |
22 | "Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru" | A-side | Also sang on "Kokuhaku no Junban" |
2019 | 23 | "Sing Out!" | A-side | |
24 | "Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" | A-side | Last single to participate; also sang on "Boku no Koto, Shitteru?", "Boku no Omoikomi" and "Tokidoki Omoidashite Kudasai" which was her graduation song. |
2020 | — | "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo" | — | Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic |
Albums with Nogizaka46
Other featured songs
Filmography
Television
Films
Year | Title | Role | Source |
2013 | Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono | Mariya Miyashita | [22] |
2017 | Asahinagu | Shōko Yasomura | [23] |
2021 | Shinonome-iro no Shūmatsu | Mirei Ōtsuki | [24] |
2025 | Requiem | Sae Mukai | [25] |
Theater
Bibliography
Photobooks
- Kikan Nogizaka vol.1 Sōshun (5 March 2014, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863363878[31]
- Jiyuu to Iu Koto (6 March 2017, Kobunsha) ISBN 9784334902193[32]
- Shisen (27 November 2019, Kobunsha) ISBN 9784334902469[33]
References
- ^ "桜井 玲香 メンバー紹介 乃木坂46公式サイト" [Reika Sakurai, member introduction, Nogizaka46 official website]. Nogizaka46 LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "Nogizaka46 hold their first overseas live in Paris". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ 「乃木坂46」最終オーディション取材レポート(2) [Nogizaka46 The final audition report] (in Japanese). Scramble-Egg Inc. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ "Nogizaka46 to make their CD debut in February". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ メンバー紹介(2ndシングル『おいでシャンプー』の選抜メンバー)| 乃木坂46公式サイト (in Japanese). Nogizaka46 LLC. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ 乃木坂センター生駒里奈、成長ほめられ喜ぶ (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ (乃木坂46日々是勉強)桜井玲香 アイドルからつながる場所へ (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ 伝説のヤンキーマンガドラマ化でAKB板野、乃木坂橋本共演 (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ インタビュー チケットぴあ [Interview] (in Japanese). PIA Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ a b 乃木坂46桜井、若月が舞台「嫌われ松子―」挑戦 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Nogizaka46's Sakurai Reika shoots first photo book in Malaysia". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Nogizaka46 Sakurai Reika Graduation Concert - Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HoFdzg9JRs
- ^ Sakurai Reika Graduation - Sign Out Nogizaka46, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_7pKav8P-w
- ^ "乃木坂46キャプテン・桜井玲香、卒業発表「新たな道標を」 9・1神宮球場がラスト". Oricon News (in Japanese). 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ Overture, Jikochudeikou, Taiyou Knock, Free & Easy, Hadashide Summer - Sakurai Reika Graduation, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCyNSF99ID0
- ^ "桜井玲香のオフィシャルサイト兼ファンクラブがオープン!会員限定グッズの販売も開始に". WWS channel (in Japanese). March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ TV BAD BOYS J. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ TV 海の上の診療所. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ キャスト&スタッフ 連続ドラマW 天使のナイフ [Tenshi no Knife cast and staff] (in Japanese). WOWOW Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ^ TV 初森ベマーズ. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ 乃木坂46生駒・白石ら十福神『大河』初出演 生田「まさかのオファー」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ 映画 劇場版 BAD BOYS J -最後に守るもの-. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "あさひなぐ". eiga.com. eiga.coms. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "元乃木坂46の桜井玲香、映画「シノノメ色の週末」で岡崎紗絵&三戸なつめと共演". Natalie. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "REQUIEM". eiga.com. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ 乃木坂46・桜井玲香&衛藤美彩がSET「Mr.カミナリ」でお互いの演技をほめ合い!? (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
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- ^ "Joshiraku Manga Gets New Stage Play With Nogizaka46 Idols". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Reika Sakurai at IMDb
- REIKA SAKURAI OFFICIAL FANCLUB (in Japanese)
Members | Third generation | - Riria Itō
- Renka Iwamoto
- Shiori Kubo
- Hazuki Mukai
- Reno Nakamura
- Tamami Sakaguchi
- Kaede Satō
- Minami Umezawa (captain)
- Yūki Yoda
- Ayano-Christie Yoshida
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Fourth generation | - Sakura Endō
- Runa Hayashi
- Sayaka Kakehashi
- Haruka Kaki
- Saya Kanagawa
- Haruka Kuromi
- Miyu Matsuo
- Rika Satō
- Rei Seimiya
- Yuna Shibata
- Mayu Tamura
- Ayame Tsutsui
- Mio Yakubo
- Nao Yumiki
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Fifth generation | - Mao Ioki
- Teresa Ikeda
- Miku Ichinose
- Nagi Inoue
- Hina Okamoto
- Aya Ogawa
- Iroha Okuda
- Sakura Kawasaki
- Satsuki Sugawara
- Nao Tomisato
- Aruno Nakanishi
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Compilation albums | - Boku dake no Kimi: Under Super Best
- Time Flies
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