Rika Ishikawa

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:BLP sources Template:Infobox musical artist Template:Nihongo, is a Japanese actress and model associated with Hello! Project and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the Japanese pop idol trio V-u-den until June 2008. She has performed as a solo singer, as a member of the Japanese pop idol group Ongaku Gatas, in the pop duo Hangry & Angry as Angry, and as a member of Dream Morning Musume.

Biography

Career

Rika Ishikawa was born on January 19, 1985, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.

Ishikawa joined Morning Musume as a fourth generation member along with Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, and Ai Kago, and made her debut in 2000 along with the rest of the fourth generation on the band's tenth single, "Happy Summer Wedding".

In 2001, simultaneously with her Morning Musume obligations, Ishikawa became a featured member of the Hello! Project pop group Country Musume and a second-generation member of Morning Musume's first subgroup, Tanpopo. She also participated in her first shuffle group, 3-nin Matsuri, with fellow Morning Musume/Tanpopo member Ai Kago and solo singer Aya Matsuura (previously, she had acted as a replacement member in the 2000 shuffle group Aoiro 7).

One of Ishikawa's most referenced vocal parts during her Morning Musume days was a spoken-word piece in the 2003 single "Shabondama". She also performed a spoken-word piece at the end of the song "The Peace!".

In September 2004, her new trio, V-u-den, released their debut single. She graduated from Morning Musume on May 7, 2005, and after five singles, V-u-den finally released their debut album, Suiteroom Number 1, in November 2005.

Ishikawa has starred in a Hamtaro movie with her Ecomoni partner, Sayumi Michishige, and soloist Aya Matsuura. She was a Pocky Girl (for Morning Musume's Pocky commercial), and also plays for Gatas Brilhantes H.P.

Ishikawa graduated from Morning Musume on the last day of the Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~, on May 7, 2005. During this concert, 7th generation member Koharu Kusumi was officially introduced into Morning Musume in her place. After her graduation, she replaced Yuko Nakazawa as the host of Hello!Morning till it ended in 2007.

Ishikawa starred in Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki, the fourth live-action adaptation film of Sukeban Deka, opposite Aya Matsuura, released September 30, 2006.

In line with Mari Yaguchi's involvement in the Japanese 2007 adaptation of the popular 1955 Broadway play, Damn Yankees, Rika was double cast with fellow 4th Generation ex-Morning Musume member Nozomi Tsuji in Template:Nihongo in 2007 at the Nissei Theatre in Tokyo and the Osaka City Center.<ref>Official Century Land website report Template:Webarchive</ref>

In mid-2007, Ishikawa joined the Japanese idol group Ongaku Gatas along with fellow members of Gatas Brilhantes H.P..

On October 12, 2008, it was announced that she would pair with fellow ex-Morning Musume member Hitomi Yoshizawa in the new unit Hangry & Angry in collaboration with a Harajuku fashion store of the same name.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hangry & Angry made their first United States performance at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington in April 2009.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>

Ishikawa graduated from Hello! Project with the rest of Elder Club on March 31, 2009.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ishikawa joined the newly formed group, "Dream Morning Musume" in 2010 alongside other former Morning Musume members.

On January 1, 2010, Ishikawa opened up an official blog.

Personal life

On March 13, 2017, she married a professional baseball player, Ryoma Nogami and gave birth to a baby boy in April 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was followed by another boy in January 2020.

Groups

Hello! Project

• Ongaku Gatas (2007 – 2010)
• Ecomoni (2004 – 2007)
• V-u-den (2004 – 2008)
• Def.Diva (2005 – 2006)
• Morning Musume (2000 – 2005)
  • Morning Musume Otomegumi (2003 – 2004)
• Tanpopo (2000 – 2003)
• Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume) (2001 – 2003)
• Romans (2003)
• Shuffle Groups
  • 3-nin Matsuri (2001)
  • Sexy 8 (2002)
  • 7Air (2003)
  • H.P. All Stars (2004)

Non-Hello! Project

• Hangry & Angry (2008 – 2011)
• Dream Morning Musume (2011 – 2012)
• Abcho (2012)

Releases

Photobooks

#	Title	Release date	Publisher ISBN	Description
1	Template:Nihongo	August 3, 2001	Takeshobo Template:ISBN	First solo photobook
2	Template:Nihongo	June 22, 2002	Wani Books Template:ISBN	Second solo photobook
3	Template:Nihongo	December 24, 2003	Wani Books Template:ISBN	Third solo photobook
–	Template:Nihongo	August 8, 2003	Kodansha Template:ISBN	Photobook of the movie Seventeen
–	Template:Nihongo	September 2003	Rokusaisha Template:ISBN	Fourth Generation member pocket photobook
4	Template:Nihongo	December 10, 2004	Wani Books Template:ISBN	Fourth solo photobook
5	Template:Nihongo	July 1, 2005	Kobunsha Template:ISBN	Photo and Essay book
–	Template:Nihongo	November 16, 2005	Wani Books Template:ISBN	Duo photobook with Sayumi Michishige
6	Template:Nihongo	December 18, 2006	Wani Books Template:ISBN	Sixth solo photobook
–	Rika Ishikawa Hello! Project 2007 Winter Concert	January 28, 2007	— —	Concert photobook
7	Template:Nihongo	August 22, 2007	Wani Books Template:ISBN	Seventh solo photobook
8	Template:Nihongo	February 20, 2008	Kids Net Template:ISBN	Eighth solo photobook
9	Template:Nihongo	January 19, 2009	Wani Books Template:ISBN	Ninth solo photobook<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

DVDs

Title	Release date	Charts
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Template:Nihongo	21 October 2003	?
Template:Nihongo	21 April 2004	?
Template:Nihongo	7 March 2007	20
Rika Ishikawa MOST CRISIS! in Hawaii	11 February 2009	24
Template:Nihongo	6 January 2010	170

Acts

Television

Show	Start date	End date
Haikara-san ga Tōru	January 2, 2002
Tō-san no Natsu Matsuri	August 17, 2002
Ore ga Aitsu de Aitsu ga Ore de	December 28, 2002
Ranpo R Jigoku Dōkeshi	February 23, 2003
Last Present	December 24, 2003
Template:Nihongo	October 4, 2004	December 24, 2004
Shinshun Wide Jidaigeki "Kunitori Monogatari"	January 2, 2005
Template:Nihongo	May 9, 2005
Template:Nihongo	June 18, 2006

Radio

Program	Start date	End date
MBS Young Town Dōyōbi	April 3, 2003	March 27, 2004
v-u-den☆Ishikawa Rika no Chanka☆Charmy!	April 2, 2004	September 21, 2006
Hello Pro Yanen!!	February 18, 2005	March 11, 2005
B.B.L.	April 3, 2005	April 10, 2005
	May 8, 2005	Currently running
v-u-den Beauty Hour 21	October 6, 2006	–

Movies

• 2000 – Pinch Runner
• 2002 – Tokkaekko
• 2003 – Koinu Dan no Monogatari
• 2003 – 17sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~
• 2004 – Tottoko Hamtaro Hamu Hamu Hapa Radaicho!
• 2006 – Yo-Yo Girl Cop

Commercials

• Eeruseeme
• 2003 – J Beef "Oniku Suki Suki"

External links

• Official blog
• Profile at UP-FRONT AGENCY (archived on 18 October 2004)
• Official Hangry & Angry website (archived on 8 February 2010)