Rika Nakai | |
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| 中井 りか | |
 Nakai in September, 2018 | |
| Born | August 23, 1997 Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Tarento |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Agent | Ohta Production |
| Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2015–2023 |
| Formerly of | |
Rika Nakai (中井 りか, Nakai Rika, born August 23, 1997 in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese tarento.[2] She is a former member of the Japanese girl group NGT48. She is affiliated with Ohta Production.
Growing up in Toyama, Nakai had aspirations to become famous since she was in elementary school.[3] With influences from AKB48 while she was young, she entered and passed the NGT48 audition for 1st generation members in 2015 during her 3rd year of high school.[3][4]
In 2016, she was placed in Team NIII with 15 other members and performed at the NGT48 Theater grand opening.[5] In 2017 she signed up to Ohta Production from her previous agency AKS,[6] and had been appearing on various television programs afterwards, even performing in a dedicated one-day solo concert in 2018.[7]
She graduated from NGT48 on August 31, 2023.[8]
