Reika Sakurai
Reika Sakurai | |
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桜井 玲香 | |
![]() Sakurai at the Yokohama International Film Festival in 2024 | |
Born | (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 30) Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan |
Other names | Cap (キャップ) |
Occupation(s) | Actress |
Hometown | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
Years active | 2011–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | J-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2011–2019 |
Labels | Sony Records/N46Div |
Formerly of | Nogizaka46 |
Musical artist |
Reika Sakurai (桜井 玲香, Sakurai Reika, born May 16, 1994 in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture), is a Japanese actress. She was a first generation member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46.[1] She was also the captain of the group before her departure.[2]
Biography
Sakurai was born in her mother's hometown of Hakodate, Hokkaido, on May 16, 1994. Sometime later, her parents relocated and she was raised in Kanagawa Prefecture's, Yokohama City.[3]
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".[4] She was chosen as one of the members performing on their debut single "Guruguru Curtain", released on February 22, 2012.[5] She took the front position for Nogizaka46's second single "Oide Shampoo", released on May 2, 2012.[6] In June 2012, she was appointed the captain of Nogizaka46.[7] After graduating from high school, she studied sociology at college.[8] In April 2013, she regularly appeared on the television drama Bad Boys J with other Nogizaka46 members.[9]
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From October 25 to November 9, 2014, she played the heroine in the musical Mr. Kaminari, alongside former Nogizaka46 bandmate Misa Etō.[10] 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.[11] In February 2017, she shot herself to promote her photo book titled Jiyu to Iu Koto which was released on March 8, 2017.[12]
On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46 on September 1, 2019,[13][14] timing her graduation to coincide with the final stop of the group's national summer tour.[15][16]
On March 1, 2021, she has opened an official web site and fan club.[17]
Discography
Singles with Nogizaka46
Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
Year | No. | Title | Praticipated song |
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2015 | 1 | Tōmei na Iro |
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2016 | 2 | Sorezore no Isu |
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2017 | 3 | Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume |
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2019 | 4 | Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made |
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Other featured songs
Year | Artist | Title | Albums / Singles |
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2012 | Mayu Watanabe | "Twin Tail wa Mō Shinai" | "Otona Jellybeans" |
2016 | AKB48 | "Mazariau Mono" | "Kimi wa Melody" |
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2013 | Bad Boys J | Mariya Miyashita | NTV | [18] | |
Umi no Ue no Shinryōsho | Fuji TV | One episode | [19] | ||
2015 | Tenshi no Knife | Cafe worker/Ayumi Nishina | Wowow | [20] | |
Hatsumori Bemars | Bunan | TV Tokyo | [21] | ||
Hana Moyu | NHK | Taiga drama | [22] |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
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2013 | Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono | Mariya Miyashita | [23] |
2017 | Asahinagu | Shōko Yasomura | [24] |
2021 | Shinonome-iro no Shūmatsu | Mirei Ōtsuki | [25] |
2025 | Requiem | Sae Mukai | [26] |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref(s) |
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2014 | Mr. Kaminari | Doremi Usuki | Sunshine Theatre | [27] |
2015 | Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku | AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo | [28] | |
Princess Knight | Hecate | Akasaka ACT Theater | [29] | |
2016 | Joshiraku 2: Toki Kakesoba | Tetora Bōhatei | AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo | [30][31] |
Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō | Matsuko Kawajiri | Shinagawa Prince Hotel | [11] | |
2018-2019 | Rebecca | I | [citation needed] | |
2019 | The Bank Robbery | |||
Dance of the Vampires | Sarah | |||
2020 | Flashdance | Gloria | ||
West Side Story | Maria | |||
2021 | Ghost | Molly Jensen | ||
2022 | Flower Drum Song | Mei Li | ||
DOROTHY ~The Wizard of Oz~ | Dorothy Gale | |||
2023 | First Date | Casey | ||
Jekyll & Hyde | Emma Carew | |||
2024 | In This Corner of the World | Rin Shiraki |
Bibliography
Photobooks
- Kikan Nogizaka vol.1 Sōshun (5 March 2014, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863363878[32]
- Jiyuu to Iu Koto (6 March 2017, Kobunsha) ISBN 9784334902193[33]
- Shisen (27 November 2019, Kobunsha) ISBN 9784334902469[34]
References
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- ^ Sakurai Reika Graduation - Sign Out Nogizaka46, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_7pKav8P-w
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- ^ Overture, Jikochudeikou, Taiyou Knock, Free & Easy, Hadashide Summer - Sakurai Reika Graduation, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCyNSF99ID0
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External links
Media related to Reika Sakurai at Wikimedia Commons
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Reika Sakurai at IMDb
- REIKA SAKURAI OFFICIAL FANCLUB (in Japanese)
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Notable former |
- Boku dake no Kimi: Under Super Best
- Time Flies
- "Guruguru Curtain"
- "Oide Shampoo"
- "Hashire! Bicycle"
- "Seifuku no Mannequin"
- "Kimi no Na wa Kibō"
- "Girls' Rule"
- "Barrette"
- "Kizuitara Kataomoi"
- "Natsu no Free & Easy"
- "Nandome no Aozora ka?"
- "Inochi wa Utsukushii"
- "Taiyō Nokku"
- "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru"
- "Harujion ga Sakukoro"
- "Hadashi de Summer"
- "Sayonara no Imi"
- "Influencer"
- "Nigemizu"
- "Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru"
- "Synchronicity"
- "Jikochū de Ikō!"
- "Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru"
- "Sing Out!"
- "Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii"
- "Shiawase no Hogoshoku"
- "Boku wa Boku o Suki ni Naru"
- "Gomen ne Fingers Crossed"
- "Kimi ni Shikarareta"
- "Actually..."
- "Suki to Iu no wa Rock da ze!"
- "Koko ni wa Nai Mono"
- "Hito wa Yume o Nido Miru"
- "Ohitorisama Tengoku"
- "Monopoly"
- "Chance wa Byoudou"
- "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo"
- "Route 246"
- "Saigo no Tight Hug"
- Nogizakatte, Doko?
- Nogizaka Kōjichū
- NogiBingo!
- Nogizaka Skits
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