Watanabe Rika

Name

Watanabe Rika

Watanabe Rika (2019 - Kuroi Hitsuji)


Kanji	渡辺梨加
Kana	わたなべりか
Romaji	Watanabe Rika
Nickname	Pe-chan (ぺーちゃん), Berika (べりか)

Birth Info

Birthdate	May 16, 1995
Birthplace	Ibaraki, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	29 Years Old

Sizes

Height	166.5cm

Professional Info

Agency	**
Social Networks	Official Website / Instagram / Twitter

Idol Career Info

Former Group	Sakurazaka46
Former Team	1st Generation
Debuted	August 2015 / Keyakizaka46 1st Generation
Graduated	December 2021

Watanabe Rika was a member of Sakurazaka46's 1st Generation.

Trivia

Lightstick colors: Pastel Blue and Pastel Blue
Audition song: Ito (Nakajima Miyuki)
Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Shiraishi Mai
She shares many traits with the other Watanabe from Ibaraki in Sakurazaka46, Watanabe Risa.
- Something they hate about themselves: Indecisiveness
- Favorite food: Yakiniku
- Least favorite animal: Insects
- What they feel they were in a previous life: Sloths
- Favorite four-character idiom: Ishin Denshin 以心伝心 ("telepathy" or "communicating from mind-to-mind")
She was the eldest member of Keyakizaka46 and Sakurazaka46 until her graduation.
- She wanted to become an older sister to the other girls in the group, but she says they think of her as a younger sister.
She is shy and clumsy. On the day of the group's orientation event, she realised after arriving she left her carry bag at the train station.
Despite her reserved nature on variety shows, she is known to be upbeat and high tension at handshake events. Before joining Keyakizaka46, member Seki Yumiko described her as being bubbly and jumping up and down during handshakes.
She can play the piano.
Her treasured item is a stuffed toy whale shark named Aoko that she bought during a high school trip to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. However, she often forgets it.
She is close to former Keyakizaka46 member Nagasawa Nanako.
She was one of the most prominent models within Keyakizaka46 and Sakurazaka46.
- She was the first Keyakizaka46 member to receive a photobook.
- She was a "Ray" exclusive model and "LARME" regular model until her graduation.
- She has regularly appeared at GirlsAward and Tokyo Girls Collection runway shows.