Ishikawa Rika

Ishikawa Rika (2009)

Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華) was a fourth generation member of Morning Musume and the leader of the Hello! Project group v-u-den. She is now a member of Ongaku Gatas, as well as the special promotional unit HANGRY & ANGRY

Profile

• Name: Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華)
• Nickname: Charmy, Rika-chan, Rikacchi, Rikami
• Birth Date: 1985-01-19
• Birth Place: Yokokusa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Height: 157.3cm (5'1.9")
• Foot size: 22.5 cm
• Hobbies: Shopping, Tennis, nail art and earrings
• Favorite colors: Pink, white, black
• Favorite food:: Shiratama dumplings with red beans, cheese, sweets, meat
• Favorite season: Summer
• Favorite flowers: Dandelions
• Dislikes: Birds
• Special skill: Y balance, yo-yo
• Hello! Project Groups:
  • Morning Musume (2000–2005)
  • Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika (2001–2003)
  • ROMANS (2003)
  • v-u-den (2004–2008)
  • EcoMoni (2004–)
  • DEF.DIVA (2005–2006)
  • Ongaku Gatas (2007–)
• Subgroups:
  • Tanpopo (2000–2002)
  • Morning Musume Otome Gumi (2003–2004)
• Concert Units:
  • Hello! Project Akagumi (2005)
  • Wonderful Hearts (2006–2007)
  • Elder Club (2008–)
• Shuffle Units:
  • 2001: 3nin Matsuri
  • 2002: Sexy 8
  • 2003: 7AIR
  • 2004: H.P. All Stars
• Other:
  • Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (2003–)
  • HANGRY & ANGRY (2008–)

History

Ishikawa Rika joined Morning Musume in April of 2000 as a member of the fourth generation, along with Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, and Kago Ai. Almost immediately, she and Kago were put into the subgroup Tanpopo to replace Ishiguro Aya, who had left the group the previous year.

From 2001 to 2003, Ishikawa was loaned to Country Musume to form Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika. When Morning Musume was split into two groups in 2003, Ishikawa was a part of the Otome Gumi half, and in 2004, she formed half of EcoMoni with Michishige Sayumi to promote ecological causes.

In August of 2004, Ishikawa, along with Miyoshi Erika and Okada Yui, formed the trio v-u-den, with Ishikawa becoming the leader. She graduated from Morning Musume on May 7, 2005 to work with v-u-den full-time.

Ishikawa has been featured in eight solo photobooks, and she also had her own radio show, Ishikawa Rika no Chanchaka Charmy.

In 2007, Ishikawa was added to Ongaku Gatas, a unit consisting of members from Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and Hello! Pro Egg. They have since released three singles and their first album in February 2008. After v-u-den disbanded in June 2008, Ishikawa continued her focus with Ongaku Gatas.

In October 2008, Ishikawa and Yoshizawa Hitomi formed a special unit called HANGRY & ANGRY to promote the Harajuku clothing store of the same name.

Photobooks

• [2001.08.02] Rika Ishikawa amazon.co.jp
• [2002.06.22] 石川梨華 (Ishikawa Rika) amazon.co.jp
• [2003.12.24] I amazon.co.jp
• [2004.12.10] 華美 (hana-bi) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.07.01] 石川梨華 幸せのあしあと ハッピー！ (Ishikawa Rika Shiawase no Ashiato Happy!) amazon.co.jp
• [2006.12.16] Oui, mon amour amazon.co.jp
• [2007.08.22] アビュー (Abyuu) amazon.co.jp
• [2008.02.20] 風(かざ)華(はな) (Kazahana) amazon.co.jp

Rika Ishikawa Hello! Project 2007 Winter Concert

• [2003.09] ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.1〉 (Pocket Morning Musume. (Volume. 1)) (With Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.11.16] エンジェルズ (Angels) (With Michishige Sayumi) amazon.co.jp
• [2007.01.28] Rika Ishikawa Hello! Project 2007 Winter Concert

Works

Movies

• [2000] ピンチランナー (Pinch Runner)
• [2002] とっかえっ娘。 (Tokkaekko)
• [2003] 子犬ダンの物語 (Koinu Dan no Monogatari)
• [2003] 17才 旅立ちのふたり (17sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~)
• [2006] スケバン刑事 コードネーム=麻宮サキ (Sukeban Deka Codename Asamiya Saki)

TV Dramas

• [2002-01-02] はいからさんが通る (Haikara-san ga Tooru)
• [2002-08-17] 父さんの夏まつり (Tou-san no Natsu Matsuri)
• [2002-12-28] おれがあいつであいつがおれで (Ore ga Aitsu de Aitsu ga Ore de)
• [2003-12-21] ラストプレセント (LAST PRESENT)
• [2004-02-23] 乱歩Ｒ (Ranpo R)
• [2005-01-02] 新春ワイド時代劇『国盗り物語』 (Shinshun Wide Jidaigeki "Kunitori Monogatari")

Radio

• [2004-2006] CBC: Ishikawa Rika no Chanchaka Charmy
• [2005-2006] v-u-den B.B.L.

Trivia

• Ishikawa has been in the most Hello! Project units out of all the members.
• Her Morning Musume mentor was Yasuda Kei.
• She considers her mother her rival because she always said to Ishikawa that she used to be cuter.
• One of her nicknames as a child was "Chimu", due to the fact that she used to be chubby (muchimuchi).
• Her favorite baseball team is the Hanshin Tigers.
• She previously suffered from severe ornithophobia (fear of birds), which was frequently made fun of during her appearances on Utaban. During a 2005 New Year's Day special, however, she seemed to respond well to hypnotherapy, and she has mostly outgrown her fear since then.
• Best friends with Shibata Ayumi. Also known to get along well with Yasuda Kei and Yaguchi Mari. Ayaka has also stated that they often hang out together, along with Yoshizawa Hitomi and Satoda Mai.
• Hates injections, and stated that she has it tough, since she has small, hard-to-find blood vessels.
• Is known amongst members to have a very noticeable chin. Abe Natsumi sometimes calls her "Ago-chan" ("Ago" means Chin). Yoshizawa Hitomi constantly teases her about her chin as well.

External links

• Official Profile
• Official Fanclub Page
• Japanese Wikipedia: 石川梨華
• English Wikipedia: Rika Ishikawa
• Hello! Database entry
• IMDb entry
• Sukeban Deka: Codename Asamiya Saki movie website (jp)