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Reika Sakurai
桜井 玲香
Reika Sakurai in Taiwan in 2014
Born (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 30)
Other namesCap (キャップ)
Occupations
Years active2011-present
Musical career
Genres
Labels

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]

On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46 on September 1, 2019,[11][12] timing her graduation to coincide with the final stop of the group's national summer tour.[13][14]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes Source
2013 Bad Boys J Mariya Miyashita NTV [15]
Umi no Ue no Shinryōsho Fuji TV One episode [16]
2015 Tenshi no Knife Cafe worker/Ayumi Nishina Wowow [17][dead link]
Hatsumori Bemars Bunan TV Tokyo [18]
Hana Moyu NHK [19]


Films

Year Title Role Source
2013 Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono Mariya Miyashita [20]
2017 Asahinagu Shōko Yasomura [21]


Theater

Year Title Role Venue Source
2014 Mr. Kaminari Doremi Usuki Sunshine Theatre [22]
2015 Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo [23]
Princess Knight Hecate Akasaka ACT Theater [24]
2016 Joshiraku 2: Toki Kakesoba Tetora Bōhatei AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo [25][26]
Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō Matsuko Kawajiri Shinagawa Prince Hotel [10]
2018-9 Rebecca I [citation needed]
2019 Dance of the Vampires Sarah


Bibliography

Photobooks

  • Kikan Nogizaka vol.1 Sōshun (5 March 2014, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863363878[27]
  • Jiyuu to Iu Koto (6 March 2017, Kobunsha) ISBN 9784334902193[28]
  • Shisen (27 November 2019, Kobunsha) ISBN 9784334902469[29]

References

  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  2. ^ "Nogizaka46 hold their first overseas live in Paris". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  3. ^ 「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.
  4. ^ "Nogizaka46 to make their CD debut in February". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ (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. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ インタビュー チケットぴあ [Interview] (in Japanese). PIA Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Nogizaka46 Sakurai Reika Graduation Concert - Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HoFdzg9JRs
  12. ^ Sakurai Reika Graduation - Sign Out Nogizaka46, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_7pKav8P-w
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Overture, Jikochudeikou, Taiyou Knock, Free & Easy, Hadashide Summer - Sakurai Reika Graduation, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCyNSF99ID0
  15. ^ TV BAD BOYS J. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  16. ^ TV 海の上の診療所. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  17. ^ 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. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  18. ^ TV 初森ベマーズ. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 映画 劇場版 BAD BOYS J -最後に守るもの-. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  21. ^ "あさひなぐ". eiga.com. eiga.coms. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  22. ^ 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. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  23. ^ 乃木坂46生駒里奈ら、ナイロン100℃の名作舞台リメイクに挑戦 (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  24. ^ 乃木坂46・生田&桜井が意気込み ミュージカル『リボンの騎士』 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  25. ^ 乃木坂46が再び落語家に!生駒里奈らも参戦の「じょしらく弐」舞台は2066年 (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  26. ^ "Joshiraku Manga Gets New Stage Play With Nogizaka46 Idols". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  27. ^ 季刊乃木坂 vol.1 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  28. ^ 自由ということ : 桜井玲香ファースト写真集 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  29. ^ 桜井玲香2nd写真集 視線 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2019-12-28.