Rika Watanabe
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.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka? is a Japanese late night variety show starring Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46. It is hosted by Yū Sawabe and Teruyuki Tsuchida and airs every Sunday at 12:35 AM JST on TV Tokyo.
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Keyakitte, Kakenai? is a Keyakizaka46 variety TV show featuring their Kanji and Hiragana members. It is hosted by Tsuchida Teruyuki and Sawabe Yuu.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Watanabe Rika
One morning, students find their homeroom teacher Tokuyama Daigoro’s body on the floor of the classroom. A strange school life begins as the students work hard to hide the presence of their teacher's corpse in their classroom. Other teachers from the Academy, their homeroom teacher's wife, his mistress, police, and reporters... One-by-one they visit the classroom and the students face the risk of being discovered. Is it possible to continue to hide it?! And who was it who killed him?!
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Anna Wakamoto
21 female high school students are locked in a classroom and their footage is shown all over the world in real time. The only way to escape is to receive many "likes" from the audience.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as 渡辺梨加
Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE (欅坂46 THE LAST LIVE) was Keyakizaka46's final concert that took place on October 12-13, 2020. It was broadcast live online and filmed at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. The concert was split into two days with different setlists called "stillness" and "movement". All Keyakizaka46 1st Generation members filmed solo VTR videos, which were played throughout the concerts between songs.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Herself
Keyakizaka46's concert held at Tokyo Dome on September 18th and 19th, 2019 marking the end of their 2019 Arena Tour.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Herself
Keyakizaka46's first documentary film.