:Rika Nakagawa
{{Short description|Japanese actress (born 1998)}}
{{Expand Japanese|中川梨花|date=August 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rika Nakagawa
| image = Nakagawa Rika from "Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2017 (28423053929).jpg
| caption = Nakagawa at the 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival
| native_name = 中川 梨花
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|04|21}}
| birth_place = Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
| alma_mater = Keio University
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2011–present
| agent = Sun Music Production
}}
{{nihongo|Rika Nakagawa|中川 梨花|Nakagawa Rika|born April 21, 1998}}{{cite web |title=【北海道 東川町】北海道出身、今年9月に慶應大卒のタレント 中川梨花さんが「東川町オフィシャルレポーター」に就任 |url=https://newscast.jp/news/5429677 |access-date=August 28, 2024 |language=Japanese |trans-title=[Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido] Rika Nakagawa, a talent from Hokkaido who graduated from Keio University in September this year, has been appointed as the "Higashikawa Town Official Reporter" |date=October 4, 2021 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101005054/https://newscast.jp/news/5429677 |url-status=live }} is a Japanese actress and singer who is affiliated with Sun Music Production.{{cite web |title=中川 梨花 |trans-title= Rika Nakagawa |url=https://www.sunmusic-gp.co.jp/talent/nakagawa_rika/ |publisher=Sun Music Production |access-date=August 28, 2024 |language=Japanese}} Starting her career as a member of a Hokkaido-based idol group, she also appeared in various television shows and events in Hokkaido before moving to Tokyo to continue her career while studying at Keio University. She portrayed Momiji Itō in the mixed-media project Shine Post, as well as Kanata Misora, the protagonist of the anime series Narenare: Cheer for You!
Career
Nakagawa started her career as a member of the Hokkaido-based idol group Peaceful.{{cite web |title=群馬推しが激しい女子校生チアアニメ「菜なれ花なれ」、中川梨花らキャスト6人発表 キャラビジュ＆PVも公開 |lang=ja |trans-title=6 cast members, including Rika Nakagawa, announced for Gunma schoolgirl cheer anime “Nanare Hana Nare” with strong support for Gunma. Character visuals and PV also released |date=January 25, 2024 |url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/2401/25/news192.html |website=nlab.itmedia.co.jp |publisher=ITmedia |access-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-date=October 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005081940/https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/2401/25/news192.html |url-status=live}} While in her second year of junior high school, she decided to apply for talent auditions through the magazine Monthly De View, ultimately deciding to affiliate with Sun Music Production.{{cite web |title=待ってました！ 女優・中川梨花が今年は上京して活動開始へ |lang=ja |trans-title=I've been waiting! Actress Rika Nakagawa will move to Tokyo and start her activities this year |date=January 13, 2017 |url=https://dot.asahi.com/articles/-/111091?page=2 |website=dot.asahi.com |publisher=Asahi Shimbun |access-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828030507/https://dot.asahi.com/articles/-/111091?page=2 |url-status=live}}
Nakagawa participated in Kodansha's annual Miss iD talent audition in 2014, where she was one of the semi-finalists.{{cite web |last1=Nakagawa |first1=Rika |title=ミスid♥︎ |lang=ja |trans-title=Miss id♥︎ |date=August 1, 2014 |url=https://ameblo.jp/nakagawa-rika/entry-11903435369.html |website=ameblo.jp/nakagawa-rika |publisher=Ameba |access-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828030507/https://ameblo.jp/nakagawa-rika/entry-11903435369.html |url-status=live }} She also began modeling for magazines such as Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump from 2014. She appeared in HTB's Hiragashi Garakuta-Dan variety program in 2015 and 2016, as well as hosting the TV Hokkaido program Switchin! from April 2016 to September 2017. As an active high school student, in August 2016 she participated in a national speech competition organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Hiroshima, where she won the top prize in the debate category.{{cite web |title=全国高校総合文化祭 弁論部門 道勢２７年ぶり最優秀賞 北海高・中川さん |lang=ja |trans-title=Hokkai High School's Miss Nakagawa won the highest award in the speech division of the National High School Cultural Festival for the first time in 27 years |date=September 13, 2016 |url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20160913/ddr/041/040/002000c |publisher=Mainichi Shimbun |access-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112101/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20160913/ddr/041/040/002000c |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |url-status=live}} She appeared in the 2017 film Shashin Kōshien 0.5-Byō no Natsu; her work in the film led her to delaying taking university entrance exams.{{cite web |title=ビットコインCMでローラと共演し、注目される現役慶応生の美女とは？|lang=ja |trans-title=Who is the beautiful Keio student who co-stars with Laura in the Bitcoin commercial and is attracting attention? |date=February 19, 2018 |url=https://dot.asahi.com/articles/-/113844?page=1 |website=dot.asahi.com |publisher=Asahi Shimbun |access-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031180626/https://dot.asahi.com/articles/-/113844?page=1 |url-status=live}}
After graduating from high school, Nakagawa moved to Tokyo to further her entertainment career and pursue higher education, enrolling at Keio University's Faculty of Policy Management in 2017. She was also appointed as ambassador for Higashikawa, Hokkaido, in 2019. She was cast as Momiji Itō in the mixed-media project Shine Post.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-26/oresuki-creators-idol-light-novel-shine-post-gets-anime-next-summer/.178858|title=Oresuki Creators' Idol Light Novel Shine Post Gets Anime Next Summer|website=Anime News Network|date=October 26, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2024|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026153321/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-26/oresuki-creators-idol-light-novel-shine-post-gets-anime-next-summer/.178858|url-status=live}} In 2024, she voiced Kanata Misora, the protagonist of the anime television series Narenare: Cheer for You!;{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=P.A. Works, DMM.com's Nanare Hananare Original TV Anime Reveals Main Cast in Video|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-25/p.a-works-dmm.com-nanare-hananare-original-tv-anime-reveals-main-cast-in-video/.206850|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 25, 2024|access-date=August 28, 2024|archive-date=January 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100004/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-25/p.a-works-dmm.com-nanare-hananare-original-tv-anime-reveals-main-cast-in-video/.206850|url-status=live}} she and her co-stars also performed the series' opening theme "Cheer for You!" and ending theme "With" under the name PoMPoMs.{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Nanare Hananare Original TV Anime Reveals Opening, Ending Theme Songs Writer & Producer Yūjin Kitagawa of Music Duo Yuzu|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-23/nanare-hananare-original-tv-anime-reveals-opening-ending-theme-songs-writer-and-producer-yujin-/.209114|publisher=Anime News Network|date=March 23, 2024|access-date=August 28, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005081945/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-23/nanare-hananare-original-tv-anime-reveals-opening-ending-theme-songs-writer-and-producer-yujin-/.209114|url-status=live}}
Filmography
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- Shine Post (2022) as Momiji Itō
- Narenare: Cheer for You! (2024) as Kanata Misora
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Category:Keio University alumni