Who is Sakurai Reika?
PostedAt: Thu, Jun 24, 2021 2:52 PM
Sakurai Reika (桜井 玲香) is an actress and member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. She is the captain of the group.
She has participated in a number of stage plays. In 2014 she played the heroine in the musical Mr.Kaminari with another Nogizaka46 member Eto Misa. In 2016, she was cast for the leading role of Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō that is a stage version of the film Memories of Matsuko with Wakatsuki Yumi. Last year She was on Han-Kami and Rebecca the musical while this year she will participate in an upcoming stage play The Bank Robbery - Diamond Godatsu Dai Sakusen.
On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46, effective on national summer tour at Meiji Jingu Stadium, September 1 . It will be her last activity in the group.
Sakurai Reika Trivia
- Born May 16, 1994, in Kanagawa Prefecture
- Has always attended all-girl schools since kindergarten
- Considered one of the best singers and dancers in Nogizaka46
- Great in athletics
- Took hip-hop dance lessons in the past. She also has experience with swimming, piano, tennis, and gardening.
- Her favorite food is Uni(sea urchin)
- Close friend with Wakatsuki Yumi
- Often been teased for her ponkotsu chara and carefree antic
