Sakurai Reika

Sakurai Reika
Sakurai Reika (2018 - Kaerimichi wa Toomawari Shitaku Naru)
Name
Kanji	桜井玲香
Kana	さくらい れいか
Romaji	Sakurai Reika
Nickname	Reika (れいか), Cap (キャップ)
Birth Info
Birthdate	May 16, 1994
Birthplace	Hakodate, Kanagawa, Japan
Hometown	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	30 Years Old
Sizes
Height	156cm
Professional Info
Agency	Nogizaka46LLC
Social Networks	Official Website / 7gogo / Instagram
Idol Career Info
Former Group	Nogizaka46
Former Team	1st Generation
Debuted	June 2011 / 1st Generation
Graduated	September 2019

Sakurai Reika was the captain of Nogizaka46 and member of Nogizaka46 1st Generation. She is currently pursuing a solo career as an actress and model. She is a regular model for "NYLON JAPAN" and "CLASSY." magazine.

Trivia

• Lightstick colors: Red and Pink
• Audition song: Kiss Me (Happiness)
• Favorite food: Gold kiwi, shortcake, almond tofu
• On February 5, 2012, she was chosen as captain of Nogizaka46, however only temporarily. She was later appointed as the official captain of the group on June 17th of the same year
• Has always attended all-girl schools since kindergarten
• Considered one of the best singers and dancers in Nogizaka46
• Took hip-hop dance lessons. She also has experience with swimming, piano, tennis, and gardening
  • Also enjoys lots of western music genres like hip-hop and R&B
• Great in athletics
• Known for being "Ponkotsu (ポンコツ)" or clumsy and unreliable on quiz shows
• Participated in the Japan Expo in Paris on July 4, 2014, with Ikoma Rina, Fukagawa Mai, Akimoto Manatsu, Matsumura Sayuri, Hashimoto Nanami, Wakatsuki Yumi, and Nishino Nanase
• Gets along with fellow member Wakatsuki Yumi
• Graduated on September 1, 2019 after the Tokyo concert of 2019 Summer National Tour at Meiji-Jingu Stadium (Announced July 8, 2019)

Singles Participation

Nogizaka46 A-Sides

Guru Guru Curtain Oide Shampoo (Shichi Fukujin) Hashire! Bicycle Seifuku no Mannequin (Hachi Fukujin) Kimi no Na wa Kibou (Hachi Fukujin) Girl's Rule (Hachi Fukujin) Barrette (Hachi Fukujin) Kidzuitara Kataomoi Natsu no Free & Easy (Jyuu Fukujin) Nandome no Aozora ka? (Jyuu Fukujin) Inochi wa Utsukushii (Jyuu Fukujin) Taiyou Knock (Jyuu Fukujin)

Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru Harujion ga Sakukoro Hadashi de Summer (Jyuu Fukujin) Sayonara no Imi Influencer (Jyuuni Fukujin) Nigemizu Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru (Jyuuni Fukujin) Synchronicity (Jyuuyon Fukujin) Jikochuu de Ikou! (Jyuuyon Fukujin) Kaerimichi wa Toomawari Shitaku Naru (Jyuuyon Fukujin) Sing Out! (Jyuuyon Fukujin) Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii (Jyuuichi Fukujin)

Nogizaka46 B-Sides

Nogizaka no Uta (Guru Guru Curtain) Aitakatta Kamoshirenai (Guru Guru Curtain) Ushinaitakunai Kara (Guru Guru Curtain) Shiroi Kumo ni Notte (Guru Guru Curtain) Kokoro no Kusuri (Oide Shampoo) House! (Oide Shampoo) Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka? (Hashire! Bicycle) Oto ga Denai Guitar (Hashire! Bicycle) Yubi Bouenkyou (Seifuku no Mannequin) Shakiism (Kimi no Na wa Kibou) Romantic Ikayaki (Kimi no Na wa Kibou) Psychokinesis no Kanosei (Kimi no Na wa Kibou) (WCenter with Akimoto Manatsu) Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover (Girl's Rule) Hoka no Hoshi Kara (Girl's Rule) Ningen to Iu Gakki (Girl's Rule) Tsuki no Okisa (Barrette)

Watashi no Tame ni, Dareka no Tame ni (Barrette) Sonna Baka na... (Barrette) Romance no Start (Kidzuitara Kataomoi) Toiki no Method (Kidzuitara Kataomoi) Dankeschön (Kidzuitara Kataomoi) Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (Natsu no Free & Easy) Mukuchi na Lion (Natsu no Free & Easy) Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda? (Natsu no Free & Easy) Toomawari no Aijou (Nandome no Aozora ka?) (WCenter with Nagashima Seira) Korogatta Kane wo Narase! (Nandome no Aozora ka?) Tender days (Nandome no Aozora ka?) Hane no Kioku (Taiyou Knock) Popipapapa (Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru) Kanashimi no Wasurekata (Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru) Sukima (Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru) Yuutsu to Fuusen Gum (Harujion ga Sakukoro)

Boku Dake no Hikari (Hadashi de Summer) Kodoku na Aozora (Sayonara no Imi) Jinsei wo Kangaetakunaru (Influencer) Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai (Nigemizu) Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori... (Nigemizu) Naitatte Iijanaika? (Nigemizu) Fuminsho (Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru) Against (Synchronicity) Kumo ni Nareba ii (Synchronicity) Anna ni Sukidatta no ni... (Jikochuu de Ikou!) Kokuhaku no Junban (Kaerimichi wa Toomawari Shitaku Naru) Boku no Koto, Shitteru? (Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii) Tokidoki Omoidashite Kudasai (Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii) (Solo) Boku no Omoikomi (Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii)

AKB48 B-Sides

• Mazariau Mono (Kimi wa Melody)

Other Original Songs

• Twin Tail wa Mou Shinai (Otona Jelly Beans)
• Sekaijuu no Rinjin yo

Albums Participation

Nogizaka46 Albums

Boku ga Iru Basho (Toumei na Iro) Dareka wa Mikata (Toumei na Iro) Kikkake (Sorezore no Isu) Taiyou ni Kudokarete (Sorezore no Isu) Kuchiyakusoku (Sorezore no Isu) (WCenter with Akimoto Manatsu)

Settei Ondo (Umaretekara Hajimete Mita Yume) Rewind Ano Hi (Umaretekara Hajimete Mita Yume) Skydiving (Umaretekara Hajimete Mita Yume) Arigachi na Renai (Ima ga Omoide ni Naru Made) Pocchito (Ima ga Omoide ni Naru Made)

Solo Song

• Tokidoki Omoidashite Kudasai (Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii)

Photobooks

• [2017.03.08] Jiyu to Iukoto
• [2019.11.27] Shisen

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

• Mr. Kaminari (Mr. カミナリ) (2014)
• Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku (2015)
• Ribbon no Kishi (リボンの騎士) (2015)
• Joshiraku (2016)
• Kiraware Matsuko no Isshou (嫌われ松子の一生) (2016)
• Hanshin (2018)
• Rebecca (レベッカ) (2019)
• The Bank Robbery (2019)
• Dance of the Vampire (2019)
• NO STAGE NO LIVE! (NO STAGE NO LIFE! ミュージカルを止めるな!) (2020)
• Ghost (ゴースト) (2021)

Movies

• Bad Boys J The Movie (2013)
• Asahinagu (あさひなぐ) (2017)
• Shinonome-iro no Shumatsu (シノノメ色の週末) (2021)

Dramas

• Bad Boys J (2013)
• Clinic on the Sea (海の上の診療所) (2013) - Episode 1
• Angel's Knife (天使のナイフ) (2015)
• Hatsumori Bemars (初森ベマーズ) (2015)
• Omimi ni Aimashitara (お耳に合いましたら) (2021)

Variety Shows

• Nogizaka46 Eigo (乃木坂46えいご) (2015)
• TV de Hangul Kouza (テレビでハングル講座) (2017)
• My First Baito (マイファーストバイト) (2018)

Gallery

Sakurai Reika (2018 - Synchronicity)

Sakurai Reika (2017 - Influencer)

Sakurai Reika (2016 - Hadashi de Summer)

Sakurai Reika (2016 - Harujion ga Sakukoro)

Sakurai Reika (2015 - Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru)

Sakurai Reika (2015 - Taiyou Knock)

Sakurai Reika (2015 - Inochi wa Utsukushii)

Sakurai Reika (2014 - Nandome no Aozora ka?)

Sakurai Reika (2014 - Natsu no Free & Easy)

Sakurai Reika (2014 - Kidzuitara Kataomoi)

Sakurai Reika (2013 - Barrette)

Sakurai Reika (2013 - Girl's Rule)

Sakurai Reika (2013 - Kimi no Na wa Kibou)

Sakurai Reika (2012 - Seifuku no Mannequin)

Sakurai Reika (2012 - Hashire! Bicycle)

Sakurai Reika (2012 - Oide Shampoo)

Sakurai Reika (2012 - Guru Guru Curtain)

Sakurai Reika (2011 - Nogizakatte, Doko?)

Sakurai Reika (2011)