Reika Sakurai | |
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桜井 玲香 | |
Born |
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | 16 May 1994
Other names | Cap (キャップ) |
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Years active | 2011-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]
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] In February 2017, she shot herself to promote her photo book titled Jiyu to Iu Koto which was released on March 8, 2017. [11]
On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46 on September 1, 2019, [12] [13] timing her graduation to coincide with the final stop of the group's national summer tour. [14] [15]
On March 1, 2021, she has opened an official web site and fan club. [16]
Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | " Seifuku no Mannequin" | A-side | Also sang on "Yubi Bōenkyō" | |
2013 | 5 | " Kimi no Na wa Kibō" | 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…" | |
2014 | 8 | " Kizuitara Kataomoi" | A-side | Also sang on "Romance no Start", "Toiki no Method" and "Dankeschön" |
9 | " Natsu no Free & Easy" | A-side | Also sang on "Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru", "Mukuchi na Lion" and "Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda?" | |
10 | " Nandome no Aozora ka?" | A-side | Also sang on "Tōmawari no Aijō", "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" and "Tender Days" | |
2015 | 11 | " Inochi wa Utsukushii" | 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" | |
2016 | 14 | " Harujion ga Sakukoro" | A-side | Also sang on "Yūutsu to Fūsen Gum" |
15 | " Hadashi de Summer" | A-side | Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari" | |
16 | " Sayonara no Imi" | A-side | Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora" | |
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" | |
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" | |
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 | — | " Sekaijū no Rinjin yo" | — | Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic |
Year | No. | Title | Praticipated song |
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2015 | 1 | Tōmei na Iro |
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2016 | 2 | Sorezore no Isu |
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2017 | 3 | Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume |
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2019 | 4 | Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made |
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Year | Artist | Title | Albums / Singles |
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2012 | Mayu Watanabe | "Twin Tail wa Mō Shinai" | " Otona Jellybeans" |
2016 | AKB48 | "Mazariau Mono" | " Kimi wa Melody" |
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Source |
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2013 | Bad Boys J | Mariya Miyashita | NTV | [17] | |
Umi no Ue no Shinryōsho | Fuji TV | One episode | [18] | ||
2015 | Tenshi no Knife | Cafe worker/Ayumi Nishina | Wowow | [19] | |
Hatsumori Bemars | Bunan | TV Tokyo | [20] | ||
Hana Moyu | NHK | Taiga drama | [21] |
Year | Title | Role | Source |
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2013 | Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono | Mariya Miyashita | [22] |
2017 | Asahinagu | Shōko Yasomura | [23] |
2021 | Shinonome-iro no Shūmatsu | Mirei Ōtsuki | [24] |
2025 | Requiem | Sae Mukai | [25] |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Source |
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2014 | Mr. Kaminari | Doremi Usuki | Sunshine Theatre | [26] |
2015 | Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku | AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo | [27] | |
Princess Knight | Hecate | Akasaka ACT Theater | [28] | |
2016 | Joshiraku 2: Toki Kakesoba | Tetora Bōhatei | AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo | [29] [30] |
Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō | Matsuko Kawajiri | Shinagawa Prince Hotel | [10] | |
2018-2019 | Rebecca | I | [ citation needed] | |
2019 | The Bank Robbery | |||
Dance of the Vampires | Sarah | |||
2020 | Flashdance | Gloria | ||
West Side Story | Maria | |||
2021 | Ghost | Molly Jensen | ||
2022 | Flower Drum Song | Mei Li | ||
DOROTHY ~The Wizard of Oz~ | Dorothy Gale | |||
2023 | First Date | Casey | ||
Jekyll & Hyde | Emma Carew | |||
2024 | In This Corner of the World | Rin Shiraki |
Reika Sakurai | |
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桜井 玲香 | |
Born |
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | 16 May 1994
Other names | Cap (キャップ) |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 2011-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]
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] In February 2017, she shot herself to promote her photo book titled Jiyu to Iu Koto which was released on March 8, 2017. [11]
On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46 on September 1, 2019, [12] [13] timing her graduation to coincide with the final stop of the group's national summer tour. [14] [15]
On March 1, 2021, she has opened an official web site and fan club. [16]
Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | " Seifuku no Mannequin" | A-side | Also sang on "Yubi Bōenkyō" | |
2013 | 5 | " Kimi no Na wa Kibō" | 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…" | |
2014 | 8 | " Kizuitara Kataomoi" | A-side | Also sang on "Romance no Start", "Toiki no Method" and "Dankeschön" |
9 | " Natsu no Free & Easy" | A-side | Also sang on "Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru", "Mukuchi na Lion" and "Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda?" | |
10 | " Nandome no Aozora ka?" | A-side | Also sang on "Tōmawari no Aijō", "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" and "Tender Days" | |
2015 | 11 | " Inochi wa Utsukushii" | 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" | |
2016 | 14 | " Harujion ga Sakukoro" | A-side | Also sang on "Yūutsu to Fūsen Gum" |
15 | " Hadashi de Summer" | A-side | Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari" | |
16 | " Sayonara no Imi" | A-side | Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora" | |
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" | |
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" | |
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 | — | " Sekaijū no Rinjin yo" | — | Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic |
Year | No. | Title | Praticipated song |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | 1 | Tōmei na Iro |
|
2016 | 2 | Sorezore no Isu |
|
2017 | 3 | Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume |
|
2019 | 4 | Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made |
|
Year | Artist | Title | Albums / Singles |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Mayu Watanabe | "Twin Tail wa Mō Shinai" | " Otona Jellybeans" |
2016 | AKB48 | "Mazariau Mono" | " Kimi wa Melody" |
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Bad Boys J | Mariya Miyashita | NTV | [17] | |
Umi no Ue no Shinryōsho | Fuji TV | One episode | [18] | ||
2015 | Tenshi no Knife | Cafe worker/Ayumi Nishina | Wowow | [19] | |
Hatsumori Bemars | Bunan | TV Tokyo | [20] | ||
Hana Moyu | NHK | Taiga drama | [21] |
Year | Title | Role | Source |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono | Mariya Miyashita | [22] |
2017 | Asahinagu | Shōko Yasomura | [23] |
2021 | Shinonome-iro no Shūmatsu | Mirei Ōtsuki | [24] |
2025 | Requiem | Sae Mukai | [25] |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Mr. Kaminari | Doremi Usuki | Sunshine Theatre | [26] |
2015 | Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku | AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo | [27] | |
Princess Knight | Hecate | Akasaka ACT Theater | [28] | |
2016 | Joshiraku 2: Toki Kakesoba | Tetora Bōhatei | AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo | [29] [30] |
Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō | Matsuko Kawajiri | Shinagawa Prince Hotel | [10] | |
2018-2019 | Rebecca | I | [ citation needed] | |
2019 | The Bank Robbery | |||
Dance of the Vampires | Sarah | |||
2020 | Flashdance | Gloria | ||
West Side Story | Maria | |||
2021 | Ghost | Molly Jensen | ||
2022 | Flower Drum Song | Mei Li | ||
DOROTHY ~The Wizard of Oz~ | Dorothy Gale | |||
2023 | First Date | Casey | ||
Jekyll & Hyde | Emma Carew | |||
2024 | In This Corner of the World | Rin Shiraki |