Rika Nakai

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Rika Nakai
中井 りか
Nakai in September 2018
Born (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997 (age 28)
Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
OccupationTarento
Years active2015–present
AgentOhta Production
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
Children1
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 actress and singer.[1] She is a former member of AKB48's sister group NGT48. She is affiliated with Ohta Production.

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 [ja].[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]

References

  1. ↑ 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 (in Japanese). November 18, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Rika Nakai (March 22, 2017). 富山夢見る子の目標に NGT48センター中井さん (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Fuu Matsubara. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ 初お披露目！NGT48の第1期生オーディション合格者22名！. The TV (in Japanese). Kadokawa. July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ NGT48、柏木由紀ら16人でチームN3結成. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). January 10, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ 【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。」. PR Times (Press release) (in Japanese). Showroom Inc. November 17, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ NGT48中井りか、初ソロ公演で宣言「小悪魔から大悪魔に!」. Oricon (in Japanese). January 15, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ 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). September 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ 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). March 31, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  9. ↑ 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). June 12, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  10. ↑ 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). July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  11. ↑ 元NGT48・中井りか、第1子妊娠「かわいいママになりたい」. Natalie (in Japanese). September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  12. ↑ 中井りか、第1子出産「我が子ながら天使すぎています」【全文】 [Rika Nakai gives birth to her 1st child: "My child is a big angel"]. Oricon (in Japanese). January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  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 (in Japanese). October 6, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  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！. The TV (in Japanese). Kadokawa. October 19, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  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 (in Japanese). March 15, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ テレ東『青春高校』チャリー、テレ朝の番組に進出. Oricon (in Japanese). January 30, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  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？」. Natalie. Natasha Inc. April 5, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.