Reika Sakurai
{{short description|Japanese actress (born 1994)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Reika Sakurai
| image = Yokohama International Film Festival 2024 Sakurai Reika (53869336714).jpg
| caption = Sakurai at the Yokohama International Film Festival in 2024
| alt = waist up portrait of Sakurai wearing sequined dress, directly facing camera
| native_name = 桜井 玲香
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
| signature =
| other_names = Cap (キャップ)
| occupation = Actress
{{Infobox
| child = yes
| label1 = Hometown
| data1 = Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = J-pop
| years_active = 2011–2019
| instrument = Vocals
| label = Sony Records/N46Div
| past_member_of = Nogizaka46
}}
}}
{{nihongo|Reika Sakurai|桜井 玲香|Sakurai Reika|born May 16, 1994}}, is a Japanese actress. She was a first generation member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46.{{cite web|url=http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/detail/sakuraireika.php|title=桜井 玲香 メンバー紹介 乃木坂46公式サイト|trans-title=Reika Sakurai, member introduction, Nogizaka46 official website|publisher=Nogizaka46 LLC|accessdate=2015-07-04|archive-date=2017-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729085717/http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/detail/sakuraireika.php|url-status=dead}} She was also the captain of the group before her departure.{{Cite web |date=2014-11-05 |title=【JAPAN EXPO】乃木坂46、パリで初海外ライブ 『NARUTO』OPで盛り上げる |trans-title=Nogizaka46 hold their first overseas live in Paris |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2039487/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217114235/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2039487/full/ |archive-date=2024-02-17 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=ORICON NEWS}}
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.{{Cite book |url=https://www.kobunsha.com/special/nogizaka46/sakurai/ |title=桜井玲香ファースト写真集『自由ということ』特設ページ {{!}} 写真集 {{!}} 光文社}}
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".{{cite web|url=http://www.scramble-egg.com/artist/event11/nogizaka46_02.htm|script-title=ja:「乃木坂46」最終オーディション取材レポート(2)|trans-title=Nogizaka46 The final audition report|accessdate=2015-07-05|publisher=Scramble-Egg Inc.|language=Japanese}} She was chosen as one of the members performing on their debut single "Guruguru Curtain", released on February 22, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2011/12/nogizaka46-to-make-their-cd-debut-in-february/|title=Nogizaka46 to make their CD debut in February|accessdate=2015-07-06|publisher=6Theory Media, LLC|work=tokyohive}} She took the front position for Nogizaka46's second single "Oide Shampoo", released on May 2, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.nogizaka46.com/smph/member/senbatsu_archive2.php|script-title=ja: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|accessdate=2018-07-29|publisher=Nogizaka46 LLC|language=Japanese}} In June 2012, she was appointed the captain of Nogizaka46.{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.jp/entertainment/news/1623732.html|script-title=ja:乃木坂センター生駒里奈、成長ほめられ喜ぶ|accessdate=2015-07-05|publisher=Nippon Television Network Corporation|language=Japanese}} After graduating from high school, she studied sociology at college.{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG5V7S7QG5VUZVL004.html|script-title=ja:(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|accessdate=2015-07-05|publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Company|language=Japanese|archive-date=2014-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231025653/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG5V7S7QG5VUZVL004.html|url-status=dead}} In April 2013, she regularly appeared on the television drama Bad Boys J with other Nogizaka46 members.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/86816|script-title=ja: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|accessdate=2015-07-05|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese}}
File:Reika Sakurai Nogizaka46 HTC event 20140903.jpg in 2014]]
From October 25 to November 9, 2014, she played the heroine in the musical Mr. Kaminari, alongside former Nogizaka46 bandmate Misa Etō.{{cite web|url=http://t.pia.jp/interview/stage/mr-kaminari2014.jsp|script-title=ja:インタビュー チケットぴあ|trans-title=Interview|accessdate=2015-07-06|publisher=PIA Corporation|language=Japanese}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/nogizaka46/news/1688962.html|script-title=ja:乃木坂46桜井、若月が舞台「嫌われ松子―」挑戦|accessdate=2016-08-12|publisher=Nikkan Sports News|language=Japanese}} In February 2017, she shot herself to promote her photo book titled Jiyu to Iu Koto which was released on March 8, 2017.{{cite web |url= https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2017/02/nogizaka46s-sakurai-reika-shoots-first-photo-book-in-malaysia|title=Nogizaka46's Sakurai Reika shoots first photo book in Malaysia |date=February 6, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2021|work= tokyohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC.}}
On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46 on September 1, 2019,Nogizaka46 Sakurai Reika Graduation Concert - Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HoFdzg9JRsSakurai Reika Graduation - Sign Out Nogizaka46, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_7pKav8P-w timing her graduation to coincide with the final stop of the group's national summer tour.{{cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2139595/full/|language=ja|title=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|work=Oricon News|date=2019-07-08|access-date=2019-07-08}}Overture, Jikochudeikou, Taiyou Knock, Free & Easy, Hadashide Summer - Sakurai Reika Graduation, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCyNSF99ID0
On March 1, 2021, she has opened an official web site and fan club.{{cite web| url=https://www.wws-channel.com/news2/258558.html?view=more| language=ja| title=桜井玲香のオフィシャルサイト兼ファンクラブがオープン!会員限定グッズの販売も開始に| website=WWS channel| date=March 1, 2021| access-date=March 4, 2021}}
Discography
=Singles with Nogizaka46=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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rowspan="4"| 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
| A-side | Also sang on "Yubi Bōenkyō" |
rowspan="3"| 2013
| 5 | 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…" |
rowspan="3"| 2014
| 8 | A-side | Also sang on "Romance no Start", "Toiki no Method" and "Dankeschön" |
9
| A-side | Also sang on "Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru", "Mukuchi na Lion" and "Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda?" |
10
| A-side | Also sang on "Tōmawari no Aijō", "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" and "Tender Days" |
rowspan="3"| 2015
| 11 | 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" |
rowspan="3"| 2016
| 14 | A-side | Also sang on "Yūutsu to Fūsen Gum" |
15
| A-side | Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari" |
16
| "Sayonara no Imi" | A-side | Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora" |
rowspan="3"| 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" |
rowspan="3"| 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" |
rowspan="2"| 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
| align="center" | — | align="center" | — | Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic |
=Albums with Nogizaka46=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Participated song |
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2015
| 1 |
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2016
| 2 |
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2017
| 3 | Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume |
|
2019
| 4 |
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=Other featured songs=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Artist ! Title ! Albums / Singles |
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2012
| "Twin Tail wa Mō Shinai" | "Otona Jellybeans" |
2016
| AKB48 | "Mazariau Mono" | "Kimi wa Melody" |
Filmography
=Television=
class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Channel !Notes !{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
rowspan="2" |2013
|Mariya Miyashita |NTV | |
Umi no Ue no Shinryōsho
| |One episode |
rowspan="3" |2015
|Tenshi no Knife |Cafe worker/Ayumi Nishina | |
Hatsumori Bemars
|Bunan | |
Hana Moyu
| |NHK |
rowspan="1" |2024-2025
|Maimi Baisu |
=Films=
class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
2013
|Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono |Mariya Miyashita |
2017
|Shōko Yasomura |
2021
|Shinonome-iro no Shūmatsu |Mirei Ōtsuki |
2025
|Requiem |Sae Mukai |
=Theater=
class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Venue !{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
2014
|Mr. Kaminari |Doremi Usuki |Sunshine Theatre |
rowspan="2" |2015
|Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku | |AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo |
Princess Knight
|Hecate |
rowspan="2" |2016
|Tetora Bōhatei |AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo |{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/stage/news/182346|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese|script-title=ja: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|accessdate=2016-04-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-05/joshiraku-manga-gets-new-stage-play-with-nogizaka46-idols/.100666|title=Joshiraku Manga Gets New Stage Play With Nogizaka46 Idols|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}} |
Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō
|Matsuko Kawajiri |Shinagawa Prince Hotel |
2018-2019
|I | | rowspan="6" |{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} |
rowspan="2" |2019
|The Bank Robbery | | |
Dance of the Vampires
|Sarah | |
rowspan="2" |2020
|Gloria | |
West Side Story
|Maria | |
2021
|Molly Jensen | |
rowspan="2" |2022
|Mei Li | |
DOROTHY ~The Wizard of Oz~
|Dorothy Gale | | |
rowspan="2" |2023
|Casey | |
Jekyll & Hyde
|Emma Carew | |
2024
|Rin Shiraki | |
2025
| |
Bibliography
=Photobooks=
- Kikan Nogizaka vol.1 Sōshun (5 March 2014, Tokyo News Service) {{ISBN|9784863363878}}{{cite web|url=http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I025311898-00|script-title=ja:季刊乃木坂 vol.1|accessdate=2015-05-26|publisher=National Diet Library|language=Japanese}}
- Jiyuu to Iu Koto (6 March 2017, Kobunsha) {{ISBN|9784334902193}}{{cite web|url=http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I027999334-00|script-title=ja:自由ということ : 桜井玲香ファースト写真集|accessdate=2018-07-29|publisher=National Diet Library|language=Japanese}}
- Shisen (27 November 2019, Kobunsha) {{ISBN|9784334902469}}{{cite web|url=https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000067-I000353421-00|script-title=ja:桜井玲香2nd写真集 視線|accessdate=2019-12-28|publisher=National Diet Library|language=Japanese}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Reika Sakurai}}
- {{official website|1=http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/detail/sakuraireika.php|2=Official agency profile}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb name|5633596}}
- {{official website|1=https://reikasakurai.com|2=REIKA SAKURAI OFFICIAL FANCLUB}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Japanese television actresses