Sakurai Reika

Sakurai Reika 桜井玲香(さくらい れいか) Sakurai Reika, Nogizaka46LLC - 2020 Information Nickname Reika (れいか) Rekatan (れかたん) Birthdate May 16, 1994 (1994-05-16) Birthplace Kanagawa, Japan Bloodtype A Zodiac Sign Taurus Professional Information Genres Idol Occupation Singer, Idol Years Active 2011-present (9 years; (8 Years 1 Month in Nogizaka46) Agency Nogizaka46LLC Group Nogizaka46 Team Former Nogizaka46 1st Generation Generation Nogizaka46 1st Generation Associated Acts Nogizaka46 SNS @reika_s16 Graduated September 1, 2019

Sakurai Reika (桜井玲香(さくらい れいか)  Sakurai Reika^?) was the captain of Nogizaka46 and member of Nogizaka46 1st Generation.

History

• 2011.08.21 - Joined Nogizaka46 1st Generation
• 2019.09.01 - Graduated from Nogizaka46 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) Shakiiism (Kimi no Na wa Kibou) Romantic Ikayaki (Kimi no Na wa Kibou) Psychokinesis no Kanosei (Kimi no Na wa Kibou) 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)
• 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

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

• Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku (2015)
• Ribbon no Kishi (リボンの騎士) (2015)
• 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)
• Ghost (2021)

Movies

• Asahinagu (あさひなぐ) (2017)

Dramas

• Hatsumori Bemars (初森ベマーズ) (2015)

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)

Trivia

• Audition song: Kiss Me (Happiness)
• 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
• Has always attended all-girl schools since kindergarten
• Considered one of the best singers in Nogizaka46
• Great in athletics
• Took hip-hop dance lessons. She also has experience with swimming, piano, tennis, and gardening
• 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
• Graduated on September 1, 2019 after the Tokyo concert of 2019 Summer National Tour at Meiji-Jingu Stadium (Announced July 8, 2019)

Gallery

Kaerimichi wa Toomawari Shitaku Naru - 2018

Synchronicity - 2018

Influencer - 2017

Hadashi de Summer - 2016

Harujion ga Sakukoro - 2016

Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru - 2015

Taiyou Knock - 2015

Inochi wa Utsukushii - 2015

Nandome no Aozora Ka? - 2014

Natsu no Free & Easy - 2014

Kizuitara Kataomoi - 2014

Barrette - 2013

Girl's Rule - 2013

Kimi no Na wa Kibou - 2013

Seifuku no Mannequin - 2012

Hashire! Bicycle - 2012

Oide, Shampoo - 2012

Guru Guru Curtain - 2012

Nogizakatte, Doko? - 2012

Debut - 2011

BADBOYS J - 2013