Rikka Ihara Explained

Native Name:伊原 六花
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Name:Saya Hayashi
Birth Date:2 June 1999
Years Active:2013–present
Employer:Foster

, known professionally as, is a Japanese actress, singer, model, and radio personality affiliated with Foster.[1] After learning chorus and dance and starting her career as a child actor, she was captain of the dance club, and after they came to national media attention after their appearance at the 2017, was scouted by Foster and was the Century 21 Girl. She also starred as Mei Ayazuki in Meiji Tokyo Renka (2019), the titular Iinchou in (2020), Honoka Ōba on Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (2022), and Sakura Uchida in (2023). In 2019, she released "Wingbeats", a single produced by Shinichi Osawa, and was a guest vocalist for "Love Dramatic", the theme song for the anime Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.

Biography

Saya Hayashi,[2] a native of Ōsakasayama,[3] born on 2 June 1999.[1] She started learning ballet at the age of four and, through it, learned the joy of expressing herself with her body.[4] [5] She became interested in musicals after seeing a play performed by a friend of her friend's while as a elementary school second grader, and from 2008 to 2012 she took chorus and dance lessons at .[6] She joined Gekidan ARCS in 2013 and played Jojo's sister in their musical production Zubon Senchō: Fifi and the Seven Seas.

In April 2015, she enrolled in the general course and was a member of the school's dance club, which is coached by choreographer ; as captain, she won numerous competitions, and in August 2017, she was part of the center when the team performed at the and came to national media attention.[7] [8] She initially considered going to a university in Tokyo and auditioning, before being scouted by talent agency Foster prior to her graduation.[9]

On 1 October 2017, she began her entertainment career under the stage name Rikka Ihara.[10] After auditioning in February 2018, she was appointed as the Century 21 Girl, the new image character of Century 21 Real Estate's Japan division, and she began appearing in their commercials in July.[11] [12] After graduating from high school in March 2018, she moved to Tokyo and began working as an actress.[13] [14] [15] She made her runway debut on 31 March when she appeared on the 26th Tokyo Girls Collection.[16] Her first radio show Century 21 presents Rikka Ihara and Bukatsu Dance, airing on TBS Radio, began broadcasting in April.[17] In June, her first photo book was released.[18]

In January 2019, she made her debut as a singer with her single "Wingbeats", produced by Shinichi Osawa as the commercial song for Century 21.[19] Although she had always liked singing, it was her first time singing in front of people, so she attended voice training in preparation for her debut as a singer.[20] [21] She was also a guest vocalist for Masayuki Suzuki's single "Love Dramatic", the theme song for the anime Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.[22] In April 2019, she began serving as the 16th MC of Daiichi Kosho's online music programme .[23] [24]

She made her drama debut as Fumi Aso in, which started airing in July 2018. In September 2018, it was announced that she would star as Mei Ayazuki in the 2019 live-action film adaptation of Meiji Tokyo Renka; this was the first time she starred in a television series or film.[25] [26] She made her asadora debut in Natsuzora (2019), appearing as Momoyo Morita. She was scheduled to make her stage debut as Maria at the production of West Side Story Season 3,[27] but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[28] She also starred as the titular Iinchou in the 2020 drama adaptation of, Honoka Ōba on the Disney+ series Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (2022), and Sakura Uchida in the 2023 film . In 2024, she will star as Yūka Kitayama in the drama adaptation of .

Personal life

Among her hobbies are raising lizards (the leopard gecko) and .[29] Her favorite work is the novella The Little Prince.

Filmography

Live-action television

YearTitleRoleRef.
2018 Fumi Aso [30]
2018 Kimi Yoshimura [31]
2019 Kuri [32]
2019 Meiji Tokyo Renka Mei Ayazuki
2019 Natsuzora Momoyo Morita [33]
2019 Ringo Midorikawa (episode 1) [34]
2020 Iinchou [35]
2020 Yukari Nakagawa (episode 7) [36] [37]
2021 Yōko Kawamura [38]
2021 Yōko Mizunashi [39]
2021 Riko Kirino (season 5, episode 1) [40]
2022 Sumo Do, Sumo Don't Honoka Ōba [41]
2023 Boogie Woogie Mizuki Akiyama [42] [43]
2023 Kiina Katsurayama [44]
2023 Chiharu Tanzawa [45]
2024 Yūka Kitayama [46]

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
2019 Meiji Tokyo Renka Mei Ayazuki
2021 Colleague office lady [47]
2021 Ayumi Kamura [48]
2023 Sakura Uchida [49]
2024 Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō Yōko Aida [50]

Discography

Singles

As featured artist

TitleYearAlbumRef.
"Love Dramatic"
2019Funky Flag
"Runway"
2022Oceans With Love[51]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 伊原 六花 . 2024-03-10 . Foster . ja.
  2. News: 2018-01-04 . 登美丘高ダンス部 伊原六花の芸能界入りはバブルか実力か . 2024-03-12 . Nikkan Gendai.
  3. Rikka . Ihara . Hisayoshi Ishihara . インタビュー★登美丘高校キャプテンが「伊原六花」として芸能界デビュー決定!ダンス部界初のスーパーヒロインに独占インタビュー! . 2017-12-19 . Danstreet . D-Street . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190214093053/https://www.danstreet.jp/highschool/30825/ . 2019-02-14.
  4. News: ダンス部キャプテンから女優へ 大阪府立登美丘高を卒業、伊原六花さん . . 2018-04-06 . 2019-01-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406123205/https://www.sankei.com/west/news/180406/wst1804060053-n1.html. 2018-04-06.
  5. News: あのダンス部キャプテン・伊原六花が女優デビュー! 今の目標は… . Anan News . Magazine House . 2018-03-13 . 2019-01-22.
  6. Rikka . Ihara . Takashi Saitō . FRESH ACTRESS 伊原六花 . 2018-07-14 . HUSTLE PRESS . 2019-01-22.
  7. News: 「バブリー」女子高生、キレキレダンス 衣装は祖母の…. 2017-09-17. 2024-03-12. Asahi Shimbun Digital.
  8. News: 【高校ダンス部選手権・動画】同志社香里が4年ぶり奪還、登美丘は3連覇ならず. 2017-08-18. 2019-06-05. Sankei West.
  9. News: 登美丘高ダンス部キャプテン大ブレーク!伊原六花が女優デビューへ . . 2017-12-29 . 2 . 2019-01-05.
  10. News: 登美丘高ダンス部キャプテン大ブレーク!伊原六花が女優デビューへ . . 2017-12-29 . 3 . 2019-01-05.
  11. News: 登美丘高校ダンス部キャプテンの伊原六花、初CM出演が決定 . . 2018-02-13 . 2020-02-21.
  12. News: 登美丘高ダンス部キャプテンの伊原六花、おったまげCMデビュー! . . 2018-02-23 . 2 . 2024-03-12.
  13. Rikka . Ihara . Model Press Editorial Department . 登美丘高校ダンス部元キャプテン伊原六花、1年で環境が"激変" 芸能界1本に決めた理由とは<モデルプレスインタビュー> . 2018-04-05 . Model Press . Net Native . 2024-03-13.
  14. News: 登美丘高ダンス部キャプテンの伊原六花、おったまげCMデビュー! . . 2018-02-23 . 3 . 2019-01-04.
  15. News: 伊原六花:登美丘高ダンス部元キャプテン 東京で"一人暮らし"スタート「竹下通りへ…」 . Mantanweb . . 2018-04-02 . 2019-01-05.
  16. News: 登美丘高校ダンス部元キャプテン伊原六花、ランウェイで堂々ダンス バブリーとのギャップにキュン<TGC2018S/S> . Model Press . Net Native . 2018-03-31 . 2018-04-09 .
  17. News: 登美丘高ダンス部元主将・伊原六花、冠ラジオ番組に喜び「きいてください」 . Mynavi News . Mynavi . 2018-04-07 . 2019-04-09.
  18. News: 登美丘高校ダンス部元キャプテン伊原六花、水着で美ボディ大胆披露 初の写真集発売決定 . Model Press . Net Native . 2018-05-18 . 2019-01-04.
  19. Web site: 2019-01-30 . バブリーダンスの登美丘高校元ダンス部キャプテン、伊原六花がフラッグダンスを踊るデビュー曲「Wingbeats」が本日配信リリース。 今夜21:00より、初めての "LINE LIVE & インスタLIVE" 同時生配信も! . avexnet.jp . 2019-02-03.
  20. News: 登美丘高校ダンス部元キャプテン伊原六花、歌手デビュー決定 . Model Press . Net Native . 2018-12-25 . 2019-01-04.
  21. News: 伊原六花:登美丘高校ダンス部の元キャプテンが、大沢伸一プロデュースで歌手デビュー . Mantanweb . . 2018-12-25 . 2019-01-22.
  22. News: 鈴木雅之、伊原六花とバブリーコラボ!いきものがかり・水野が作詞作曲「ラブ・ドラマティック-」 . . 2019-01-04 . 2019-01-04.
  23. 「DAM CHANNEL」16代目MCに女優・伊原六花さんが就任 通信カラオケDAMで4月7日よりスタート . Daiichi Kosho . 2019-03-19 . 2019-03-23.
  24. Rikka . Ihara . Hiroko Yamamoto . 【インタビュー】伊原六花、DAM CHANNEL第16代目MC就任「アーティストの人間的な魅力を引き出したい」 . 2019-03-19 . Barks . Japan Music Network . 2019-03-23.
  25. Web site: 2019年 実写ドラマシリーズ放送開始&映画公開決定! . 明治東亰恋伽ポータルサイト . 2018-09-10 . 2018-09-10 .
  26. News: 伊原六花の連続ドラマ&映画初主演が決定!「明治東亰恋伽」が実写化 . The Television . Kadokawa . 2018-09-10 . 2018-09-11 .
  27. News: 伊原六花、ミュージカルデビュー!"バブリーダンス"ブレーク前からの夢 . . 2019-12-18 . 2020-01-29.
  28. News: 浦井健治・柿澤勇人ら出演「WSS」Season3、全公演中止が決定 . Stage Natalie . Natasha, Inc. . 2020-05-08 . 2020-08-18.
  29. News: 伊原六花がモーニングルーティンを公開、22歳のリアルなすっぴん寝起き姿を配信 . Mynavi News . Mynavi . 2022-04-08 . 2022-04-14 .
  30. News: 登美丘高ダンス部伊原六花「チア☆ダン」で初ドラマ . Nikkan Sports . 2018-03-13 . 2018-04-09 .
  31. Web site: 大誘拐 2018(ドラマ). 2022-01-03. Web The Television.
  32. News: 早くも発表!正月時代劇「家康、江戸を建てる」で市村正親が"ドリーマー"な徳川家康に . The Television . Kadokawa . 2018-06-06 . 2018-09-04 .
  33. News: 伊原六花:登美丘高校ダンス部元キャプテンが初の朝ドラ 「なつぞら」出演で「本当に幸せ」 . Mantanweb . . 2019-03-01 . 2024-03-13.
  34. News: 馬場ふみか・中村ゆりか・秋山ゆずき・伊原六花、"国民的アイドルグループ"結成<スキャンダル専門弁護士 QUEEN> . Model Press. Net Native . 2018-12-27 . 2019-01-04.
  35. News: 伊原六花主演でマンガ「どんぶり委員長」連続ドラマ化、共演に小西詠斗 . Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc. . 2020-08-18 . 2024-03-13.
  36. News: 七人の秘書:第7話 伊原六花が"影の軍団"に助けを求める女子大生に 姿を消したサランは? . Mantanweb . . 2020-12-03. 2020-12-05.
  37. News: 七人の秘書:第7話視聴率13.9%で好調維持 "影の軍団"が伊原六花救うべく動く 次週最終回 . Mantanweb . . 2020-12-04. 2020-12-05.
  38. News: 広瀬すず主演のSPドラマ『エアガール』に山崎紘菜、藤野涼子、中田クルミ、伊原六花が出演. Real Sound. Blueprint. 2021-02-07. 2021-02-07.
  39. News: 福士蒼汰主演「神様のカルテ」新キャスト解禁、第1夜のゲスト情報も. Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 2021-01-21. 2021-01-21.
  40. News: 『捜査一課長』初回ゲストに伊原六花 初日はせりふなしで10シーン以上走る 鈴木仁はシリーズ最年少で刑事役 . Oricon News. 2021-03-25 . 2021-04-16.
  41. News: 葉山奨之&伊原六花、まわしを締めてドラマ『シコふんじゃった!』ダブル主演. Oricon News. 2022-07-01. 2024-03-13.
  42. News: 朝ドラ「ブギウギ」ヒロインの両親に水川あさみと柳葉敏郎、ライバル歌手は菊地凛子. Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 2023-02-02. 2023-02-02.
  43. News: 草なぎ剛が「ブギウギ」で朝ドラ初出演、服部良一がモデルの作曲家役. Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 2023-07-04. 2023-07-04.
  44. News: "サグラダファミリ家"メンバーに伊原六花&飯沼愛&水沢林太郎&箭内夢菜&濱尾ノリタカ 広瀬アリス&道枝駿佑とキャンパスライフ【コメント全文】. Oricon News. 2023-08-29. 2023-08-29.
  45. News: 「夕暮れに、手をつなぐ」広瀬すず、永瀬廉を取り巻くキャストに松本若菜、田辺桃子ら. Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 2022-12-07. 2022-12-07.
  46. Web site: 伊原六花が地上波連ドラ初主演、webtoon原作の「肝臓を奪われた妻」で夫に復讐を誓う. Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 2024-02-28. 2024-03-13.
  47. Web site: バカリズム流「ヤンキー系バトル漫画」の異色作!? 『地獄の花園』に施された周到な仕掛け . Real Sound . 2021-10-29 . 2022-01-03 .
  48. Web site: 鈴鹿央士主演「星空のむこうの国」全キャスト発表、秋田汐梨、佐藤友祐、有森也実ら. Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 2021-05-24. 2021-05-24.
  49. News: 伊原六花がホラー映画「リゾートバイト」で主演、監督は永江二朗. Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 2023-04-10. 2024-03-13.
  50. Web site: ふしぎ駄菓子屋 銭天堂. 21 August 2024. eiga.com.
  51. News: クレイ勇輝率いる"音楽集合体バンド"OCEANS、1stアルバム発表し本格始動 . Ongaku Natalie . Natasha, Inc. . 2022-06-17 . 2023-10-21 .