Actor

Rika Watanabe

Acting

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 3Series: 5

TMDB ID: 2606693

IMDb ID: nm8167378

Known for: Acting

Born: May 16, 1995

Age: 30

Place of birth: Ibaraki, Japan

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2015 - 2021

Years active: 7

Wikidata: Q30941510

Also known as

ベリカ • ぺーちゃん • りかちゃん • わたなべりか

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Biography

Watanabe Rika is the eldest member of the group and declared that she wanna be "kind older sister" when she first joined, however, members usually end up treating her like a younger member. She has many plushies with names such as Shiroko, Kuroko, Kiiko, Robaba, Karaage, etc. Among them, Aoko the whale shark is the most famous among fans. Rika was the first member to get solo photobook & magazine model contract. She has 2 magazine model contracts (exclusive one in "RAY" & regular one in "LARME"). Rika is known as the “ponkotsu queen” or “clumsy queen” and is widely known for failing 50 job interviews before joining the group. Although she is usually shy and can't speak much in front of a TV camera, she can talk a lot when talking about things she likes such as Disney and bread.