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, born January 19, 1985, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer, TV and radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of Hello! Project's mothership band, the J-pop all-female supergroup Morning Musume. She is currently the leader of the trio v-u-den and the host of the TV show Hello! Morning.
Biography
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, 3nin 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).
Although possessing a good singing voice, ironically 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".
In September of 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 also played for the Gatas Brilhantes H.P., starred in a Hamtaro movie with Aya Matsuura and her Ecomoni partner, Sayumi Michishige and was a Pocky Girl (for the group's Pocky commercial).
In 2006 she starred as the villain of the fourth live-action adaptation film of Sukeban Deka opposite Matsuura.
Profile
Nickname: , Rikacchi, Charmy
Bloodtype: A
Height: 157 cm
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Team: Hanshin Tigers
Dislikes: Birds
Group(s): Morning Musume, DEF.DIVA, Aoiro 7, Tanpopo, 3 Nin Matsuri,Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume), Sexy 8, 7AIR Morning Musume Otomegumi, ROMANS, Ecomoni, v-u-den, H!P All Stars
Photobooks
- (2001)
- (2002)
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- (July 2005)
Appearances
Television
- Hai Kara-san ga Tooru (January 2, 2002)
- Tou-san no Natsu Matsuri (August 17, 2002)
- Ore ga Aitsu de Aitsu ga Ore de (December 28, 2002)
- Ranpo R Jigoku Doukeshi (February 23, 2003)
- Last Present (December 24, 2003)
- Majokko Rika-chan no Magical Biyuuden (October 4, 2004 — December 24)
- Shinshun Wide Jidaigeki "Kunitori Monogatari" (January 2, 2005)
- Musume DOKYU! (May 9, 2005)
Radio
- MBS Young Town Douyoubi (April 3, 2003 — March 27, 2004)
- Biyuuden☆Ishikawa Rika no Chanka☆Charmy! (April 2, 2004 —)
- HARO PORO Yanen!! (February 18, 2005 — March 11)
- B.B.L. (April 3, 2005 — April 10; May 8 — )
Movies
- Pinchrunner (2000)
- Tokkaekko (2002)
- Koinu Dan no Monogatari (2003)
- 17sai ~Tabdachi no Futari~ (2003)
- Tottoko Hamtaro Hamu Hamu Hapa Radaicho! (2004)
Commercials
- ERUSEEME
- J Beef "Oniku SUKI SUKI" (2003)
DVD and Video
- Rika & Miki Sugao no 17sai ~Making Of "17sai ~Tabdachi no Futari~"~ (October 21, 2003)
External links
1985 births | Country Musume members | Hello! Project members | Living people | Morning Musume members | Tanpopo members | Viyuden members | People from Kanagawa Prefecture
"Rika Ishikawa"