Rika Nakai (中井 りか, Nakai Rika, born August 23, 1997) is a Japanese tarento.[2] She is a former member of AKB48's sister groupNGT48. She is affiliated with Ohta Production.
Early life and career
Growing up in Toyama, Nakai had aspirations to become famous since she was in elementary school.[3] With influences from AKB48 while she was young, she entered and passed the NGT48 audition for 1st generation members in 2015 during her 3rd year of high school.[3][4]
In 2016, she was placed in Team NIII with 15 other members and performed at the NGT48 Theater grand opening.[5] In 2017 she signed up to Ohta Production from her previous agency AKS,[6] and had been appearing on various television programs afterwards, even performing in a dedicated one-day solo concert in 2018.[7]
On March 31, 2024, she announced her marriage to a non-celebrity,[9] later revealed to be TV Tokyo director Yuuki Miyake [ja].[10][11] In September 21, 2024, Nakai announced on the Fuji TV variety show All Night Fujiko, that she is pregnant with the couple's first child.[12]
Media
Television
Variety shows
Hakuchumu (白昼夢) (Fuji TV, October 2017–March 2019)[13]
