Ito Marika

Name

Ito Marika

Ito Marika (2017 - Influencer)


Kanji	伊藤万理華
Kana	いとうまりか
Romaji	Itō Marika
Nickname	Marikka (まりっか)

Birth Info

Birthdate	February 20, 1996
Birthplace	Kanagawa, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	29 Years Old

Sizes

Height	158cm

Professional Info

Agency	Nogizaka46LLC
Social Networks	Official Website / Instagram / Playlist / Twitter

Idol Career Info

Former Group	Nogizaka46
Former Team	1st Generation
Debuted	June 2011 / 1st Generation
Graduated	December 2017

Ito Marika was a member of Nogizaka46's 1st Generation. She is currently pursuing a solo career as an actress and illustrator.

Trivia

Lightstick Color: Green and Purple
Audition song: Kabutomushi (aiko)
Hobbies: Liverworts and ore observation/collection, dance, fashion coordination, handicraft (zakka), second-hand clothing shopping, eating matcha sweets, drinking soy bean milk
Favorite actress: Aoi Miyazaki, ikumi, Kikuchi Aikiko
Favorite artists: Kuusouiinkai, Asian Kung-fu Generation, Galileo Galilei, Soutaiseiriron, APOGEE
Favorite art style: Surrealism
Favorite food: Myoga, beef jerky, Japanese apricot, eggplant
Favorite manga: Taiyou no Ie, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Ao Haru Ride
Special skills: Classic ballet, jazz dance, calligraphy, drawing, making weird facial expressions
Good friends with: Inoue Sayuri, Nakamoto Himeka (Onsen Trio)
- Her, Inoue and Nakamoto are known as the Onsen Trio (Hot Springs Trio) because they used to go to hot springs together, as shown in Nogizaka Under Construction
Lived in Suita City in Osaka until second grade.
Liked drawing since she was young, and has aspired to be a manga artist, ballerina and fashion coordinator
- Has her own manga works
- Her strongest subjects in secondary school were art and sports, and her grading in art was 5 on a scale of 1-5
Known by members for her good sense of fashion, but in reality she does not buy clothes often. Instead she likes to redesign older clothes or make them for herself
- Admires fashion coordinator Kikuchi Akiko and designer eri
Her mother is a fashion designer
Graduated on December 23, 2017 (Announcement: October 2, 2017)
- Announced graduation after launching her first art exhibition
From January 2020 to 2021, she held an exhibition titled "HOMESICK" that toured around Parco locations in Japan
Known for her peculiar interests and eclectic style

Singles Participation

Albums Participation

Nogizaka46 Albums

Print Media

Photobooks

Etranze

Magazine Serializations

CUTiE (2015) - Inside Marika's Brain (万理華の脳内)
Monthly MdN (2015 - 2017) - MARIKA MEETS CREATORS
SO-EN (装苑) (2018 - ) - Ito Marika's Tokimeki Record (ときめき録)
Real Sound (リアルサウンド) (2020 - ) - Marika's Labo

Novels

Habataku Shigai (羽ばたくシガイ) (2014) - Illustrations
Farewall Anastasia (さらばアンサツシャ) (2014) - Illustrations
Kamigakushi no Bolero (神隠しのボレロ) (2014) - Illustrations

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

Joshiraku (2015)
Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku (すべての犬は天国へ行く) (2015)
Hakaba Joshikousei (墓場、女子高生) (2016)
Kamen Sanso Satsujin Jiken (仮面山荘殺人事件) (2019)
Nemoto Shuko (月刊「根本宗子」) (2019)
Kamen Fufu no Kan: Rodoku-hen (仮面夫婦の鑑朗読編) (2020)
Nemoto Shuko No. 18: Mottomo Ooinaru Ai e (月刊「根本宗子」第18号「もっとも大いなる愛へ」) (2020)
DOORS (2021)

Movies

Bad Boys J The Movie (2013)
Eyes (アイズ) (2015)
Anniversary (アニバーサリー) (2016)
Demon Covered in Scars (傷だらけの悪魔) (2017)
Asahinagu (あさひなぐ) (2017)
Kakegurui The Movie (映画　賭ケグルイ) (2019)
It's a Summer Film (サマーフィルムにのって) (2021)

Dramas

Bad Boys J (2013)
Clinic on the Sea (海の上の診療所) (2013)
Girl wa Friend (ガールはフレンド) (2013)
Kakegurui Season2 (賭ケグルイ Season2) (2019)
Junichi (潤一) (2019) - Episode 6
Watashitachi mo Ito Marika desuga (私たちも伊藤万理華ですが) (2020)
Tokyo Design Story (東京デザインが生まれる日) (2020)
Muchuu sa, Kimi ni. (夢中さ、きみに。) (2021)
Agent Family ~Progress of Special Missions at Home~ (エージェントファミリー〜我が家の特殊任務) (2021)
Omimi ni Aimashita (お耳に合いましたら) (2021)