Introducing My Favorite Morning Musume 4th Generation Member
Japan has had a huge influence on popular culture around the world with its numerous singers and actresses. One such person is Rika Ishikawa, former member of the very popular female music group Morning Musume. Known by the nickname of Charmy and standing only at five feet and one inch tall, Ishikawa got famous for being part of the fourth generation of Morning Musume singers. Of all the 4th generation members of super group Morning Musume, Ishikawa is my favorite member of this one. Ishikawa entered the world on January 19, 1985. I’ve been covering the life and career of Ishikawa for years, dating back to at least 2011 or so. Rika Ishikawa is a pop music singer, actress, and fashion model that has released a dozen photo books to date. Here we are now in 2022 and you will get to see a rather analyzed look at Ishikawa’s career.
A native of Kanagawa Prefecture, Ishikawa has also been involved in acting. Her movie debut came in 2000 in Pinch Runner. In 2003, she had a role in Seventeen followed by Yo-Yo Girl Cop in 2006 and Selfish Planet in 2010. Her most recent work is Atsuhime Number 1.
In April 2000 at the young age of 15, Ishikawa joined Morning Musume and stayed with the group until her graduation in 2005. It was in 2001 that she received a prominent role in Morning Musume’s 12th single called The☆Peace! This role was not a singing part but it was a spoken part near the end of the song that focused entirely on her.
During the second half of 2004, Ishikawa formed EcoMoni with Sayumi Michishige in order to advocate for ecological causes. In October 2008, she formed another group with Hitomi Yoshizawa called Hangry & Angry. Their intention was to promote a clothing store that had the same name. The group made their United States concert appearance in April 2009 in Seattle, Washington. Ishikawa performed under the stage name of Angry while Yoshizawa was performing under the name of Hangry.
The first single that Ishikawa participated in became known as Happy Summer Wedding. In July 2010, Ishikawa participated in an event called Ishikawa Rika Casual Dinner Show. The event consisted of two shows and a dinner celebration that took place earlier. A few months later in October 2010, Ishikawa took part in the New York Anime Festival. She also participated in the h.Naoto fashion show and panel. In 2011, Ishikawa starred in a mini drama called “Tokusou Shirei! Aichi.”
As of this first writing, Ishikawa has appeared in 8 photo books, her most recent one at that time being Kazahana. She has since released 4 others including Karen and Twenty Four. In January 2012, Ishikawa released a photo book called Hanagocoro. When Ishikawa spends time away from singing, she enjoys shopping, tennis, nail art, and earrings. She likes the colors pink, white, and black.
Other Interesting Facts About Rika Ishikawa
- She had a mentor when she started her career. Morning Musume is signed to Hello! Project, a huge Japanese record label. Ishikawa’s mentor was Kei Yasuda.
- She follows the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.
- She used to have a fear of birds but apparently, hypnotherapy has helped her get rid of that fear.
- Has a very noticeable chin as this is one of her most obvious physical features.
- As a child, Rika Ishikawa used to have the nickname of Chimu because she used to be chubby.
- Her baseball knowledge is really good because of her father. Her father is a huge baseball fan.
- Rika Ishikawa says that she is scared of getting an injection. She says that she has blood vessels that are small and hard to find.
- Her stated reason for departing from Hello! Project was to become a gravure or bikini model.
- Ishikawa also says that she considers her mother to be her rival because her mother always tells Ishikawa that she was cuter.
Ishikawa would be transferred to a different agency at the end of 2013 called J.P. Room. Ishikawa had also revealed her plans about marriage and child rearing as far back as 2012 so in 2014, it was revealed that she was dating professional baseball pitcher Ryoma Nogami of the team the Saitama Seibu Lions. They would get married on March 13, 2017. And on April 25, 2018, Ishikawa gave birth to a son. She joins several former Morning Musume members to get married in their 30’s or later including Yuko Nakazawa who got married in April 2012 at the age of 38. As of January 2020, Ishikawa now has two children. Her second child is also a son. What you may also not know about Ishikawa is the fact that she used to be a member of another musical group known as v-u-den along with Yui Okada and Erika Miyoshi. Here is one of my favorite songs from the group Aisucream to My Purin!
In September 2022, she (Ishikawa) became a model for Aimmx, Ai Takahashi’s cosmetics line.
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