Reika Sakurai

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]

Reika Sakurai
桜井 玲香
Reika Sakurai in Taiwan in 2014
Born (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Other namesCap (キャップ)
Occupation
Years active2011-present
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Associated acts

Career

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]

On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46 on September 1, 2019,[11][12] timing her graduation to coincide with the final stop of the group's national summer tour.[13][14]

Discography

Singles with Nogizaka46
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 praticipate; 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

Albums with Nogizaka46
Year No. Title Praticipated song
2015 1 Tōmei na Iro
  • "Boku ga Iru Basho"
  • "Dareka wa Mikata"
2016 2 Sorezore no Isu
  • "Kikkake"
  • "Taiyō ni Kudokarete"
  • "Kuchiyakusoku"
2017 3 Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume
  • "Skydiving"
  • "Settei Ondo"
  • "Rewind Ano Hi"
2019 4 Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made
  • "Arigachi na Ren'ai"
  • "Pocchito"
Year Artist Title Albums / Singles
2012 Mayu Watanabe "Twin Tail wa Mō Shinai" "Otona Jellybeans"
2016 AKB48 "Mazariau Mono" "Kimi wa Melody"

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes Source
2013 Bad Boys J Mariya Miyashita NTV [15]
Umi no Ue no Shinryōsho Fuji TV One episode [16]
2015 Tenshi no Knife Cafe worker/Ayumi Nishina Wowow [17]
Hatsumori Bemars Bunan TV Tokyo [18]
Hana Moyu NHK [19]

Films
Year Title Role Source
2013 Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono Mariya Miyashita [20]
2017 Asahinagu Shōko Yasomura [21]

Theater
Year Title Role Venue Source
2014 Mr. Kaminari Doremi Usuki Sunshine Theatre [22]
2015 Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo [23]
Princess Knight Hecate Akasaka ACT Theater [24]
2016 Joshiraku 2: Toki Kakesoba Tetora Bōhatei AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo [25][26]
Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō Matsuko Kawajiri Shinagawa Prince Hotel [10]
2018-9 Rebecca I
2019 Dance of the Vampires Sarah
2021 Ghost Molly Jensen

Bibliography

Photobooks
  • Kikan Nogizaka vol.1 Sōshun (5 March 2014, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863363878[27]
  • Jiyuu to Iu Koto (6 March 2017, Kobunsha) ISBN 9784334902193[28]
  • Shisen (27 November 2019, Kobunsha) ISBN 9784334902469[29]

References
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