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| Birth Name(s) : Ishikawa Rika |
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Full Ishikawa Rika Biography
Rika Ishikawa (石川 梨華, Ishikawa Rika?, born January 19, 1985 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan), is a Japanese pop singer and TV and radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of Hello! Project's mothership J-pop group, Morning Musume. She is currently the leader of the trio v-u-den.
Ishikawa joined Morning Musume as a fourth generation member along with Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, and Ai Kago, and made her debut in 2000 along with the rest of the fourth generation on the band's tenth single, "Happy Summer Wedding".
In 2001, simultaneously with her Morning Musume obligations, Ishikawa became a featured member of the then-semi-dormant Hello! Project group Country Musume and a second-generation member of Morning Musume's first subgroup, Tanpopo. She also participated in her first shuffle group recording, 3-nin Matsuri, with fellow Morning Musume/Tanpopo member Ai Kago and solo singer Aya Matsuura (previously, she had been a replacement member in the 2000 shuffle group Aoiro 7).
One of Ishikawa's most referenced vocal parts during her Morning Musume days was a frantic spoken word piece in the middle eight of their 2003 single "Shabondama". She also said a spoken word piece at the end of the song "The Peace!" which she has said was one of her favorite Morning Musume moments.
In September 2004, her new trio, v-u-den, released their debut single. She graduated from Morning Musume on May 7, 2005, and after five singles, v-u-den finally released their debut album, Suiteroom Number 1, in November of 2005.
Ishikawa has starred in a Hamtaro movie with her Ecomoni partner, Sayumi Michishige, and soloist Aya Matsuura. She was a Pocky Girl (for Morning Musume's Pocky commercial), and also plays for Gatas Brilhantes H.P..
Ishikawa starred in Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki, the fourth live-action adaptation film of Sukeban Deka opposite Aya Matsuura, released September 30, 2006.
In line with Mari Yaguchi's involvement in the Japanese 2007 adaptation of the popular 1955 Broadway play, "Damn Yankees", Rika will be double casted with fellow 4th Generation ex-Morning Musume member, Nozomi Tsuji, in "When Will You Return?" (『いつの日君帰る』, Istu no hi kimi kaeru?), scheduled to open on May 4, 2007 at the Nissei Theatre in Tokyo, where it'll be performed up to the 22nd. The play will also have a limited three day run at the Osaka City Center from May 25 to May 28.
In mid-2007, Ishikawa joined the group Ongaku Gatas along with fellow members of Gatas Brilhantes H.P..
1Ishikawa Rika Shashinshū - Rika Ishikawa(石川梨華写真集 Rika Ishikawa, Ishikawa Rika Shashinshū - Rika Ishikawa?)2001-08-03
"Seishun Haka-san Ryōri Jyuku" & "17sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~" Visual Book( 「'春ばかちん料理塾」&「17才～旅立ちのふたり」ビジュアルブック, "Seishun Haka-san Ryōri Jyuku" & "17sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~" Visual Book?)
Pocket Morning Musume Vol.1(ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.1〉, Pocket Morning Musume Vol.1?)
Ishikawa Rika Shashinshū "Hanabi"(1石川梨華写真集「華美」, Ishikawa Rika Shashinshū "Hanabi"?)
Ishikawa Rika Shiawase no Ashi Ato Happy(フォト&エッセイ「石川梨華 幸せのあしあと ハッピー!」, Ishikawa Rika Shiawase no Ashi Ato Happy?)
Ishikawa Shashinshū "Oui, mon amour"( 石川梨華写真集「Oui, mon amour」, Ishikawa Shashinshū "Oui, mon amour"?)
Ishikawa Rika Shashinshū "Abyuu(石川梨華写真集「アビュー」, Ishikawa Rika Shashinshū "Abyuu?)
Majokko Rika-chan no Magical v-u-den (魔女っ娘。梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝, Majokko Rika-chan no Magical v-u-den?)2004-10-042004-12-24
Ai Takahashi (leader) | Risa Niigaki (sub-leader) | Eri Kamei | Sayumi Michishige | Reina Tanaka | Koharu Kusumi | Aika Mitsui | Li Chun | Qian Lin
DVDs: Eizō The Morning Musume | Eizō The Morning Musume 2 | Eizō The Morning Musume 3 | Eizō The Morning Musume 4TV Shows |
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