Native name 桜井 玲香 Associated acts Nogizaka46 Genres J-pop Name Reika Sakurai | Occupation(s) Actress and singer Role Singer Years active 2011-present Music group Nogizaka46 | |
Born 16 May 1994 (age 29) ( 1994-05-16 ) Origin Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||
桜井玲香Reika sakurai
Reika Sakurai (桜井 玲香, Sakurai Reika, born May 16, 1994 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese idol singer and a member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. She is a captain of the group.
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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. She was chosen as one of the select members for their debut song Guruguru Curtain, and took the front position for that song. She then made her single debut on February 22, 2012. In June 2012, she was appointed the captain of Nogizaka46. After graduating from high school, she studied in the department of sociology at the college. In April 2013, she regularly appeared on the television drama Bad Boys J with other Nogizaka46 members.
From October 25 to November 9, 2014, she played heroine in the musical Mr.Kaminari with Misa Etō who is also a member of Nogizaka46. 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. A member of Nogizaka46 Yumi Wakatsuki also plays the same role on this stage.