{{short description|Japanese actress (born 1994)}} {{Infobox person | name = Reika Sakurai | image = Yokohama International Film Festival 2024 Sakurai Reika (53869336714).jpg | caption = Sakurai at the Yokohama International Film Festival in 2024 | alt = waist up portrait of Sakurai wearing sequined dress, directly facing camera | native_name = 桜井 玲香 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan | signature = | other_names = Cap (キャップ) | occupation = Actress {{Infobox | child = yes | label1 = Hometown | data1 = Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture}} | years_active = 2011–present | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = J-pop | years_active = 2011–2019 | instrument = Vocals | label = Sony Records/N46Div | past_member_of = Nogizaka46 }} }}
{{nihongo|'''Reika Sakurai'''|桜井 玲香|Sakurai Reika|born May 16, 1994}} is a Japanese actress. She was a first generation member of the idol girl group Nogizaka46.<ref name="nogizaka46profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/detail/sakuraireika.php|title=桜井 玲香 メンバー紹介 乃木坂46公式サイト|trans-title=Reika Sakurai, member introduction, Nogizaka46 official website|publisher=Nogizaka46 LLC|accessdate=2015-07-04|archive-date=2017-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729085717/http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/detail/sakuraireika.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was also the captain of the group before her departure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-05 |title=【JAPAN EXPO】乃木坂46、パリで初海外ライブ 『NARUTO』OPで盛り上げる |trans-title=Nogizaka46 hold their first overseas live in Paris |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2039487/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217114235/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2039487/full/ |archive-date=2024-02-17 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref>
==Biography== Sakurai was born in her mother's hometown of Hakodate, Hokkaido, on May 16, 1994. Sometime later, her parents relocated and she was raised in Kanagawa Prefecture's, Yokohama City.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.kobunsha.com/special/nogizaka46/sakurai/ |title=桜井玲香ファースト写真集『自由ということ』特設ページ {{!}} 写真集 {{!}} 光文社}}</ref>
==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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scramble-egg.com/artist/event11/nogizaka46_02.htm|script-title=ja:「乃木坂46」最終オーディション取材レポート(2)|trans-title=Nogizaka46 The final audition report|accessdate=2015-07-05|publisher=Scramble-Egg Inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref> She was chosen as one of the members performing on their debut single "Guruguru Curtain", released on February 22, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2011/12/nogizaka46-to-make-their-cd-debut-in-february/|title=Nogizaka46 to make their CD debut in February|accessdate=2015-07-06|publisher=6Theory Media, LLC|work=tokyohive}}</ref> She took the front position for Nogizaka46's second single "Oide Shampoo", released on May 2, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nogizaka46.com/smph/member/senbatsu_archive2.php|script-title=ja:メンバー紹介（2ndシングル『おいでシャンプー』の選抜メンバー）｜ 乃木坂46公式サイト|accessdate=2018-07-29|publisher=Nogizaka46 LLC|language=Japanese|archive-date=2018-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081453/http://www.nogizaka46.com/smph/member/senbatsu_archive2.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2012, she was appointed the captain of Nogizaka46.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.jp/entertainment/news/1623732.html|script-title=ja:乃木坂センター生駒里奈、成長ほめられ喜ぶ|accessdate=2015-07-05|publisher=Nippon Television Network Corporation|language=Japanese}}</ref> After graduating from high school, she studied sociology at college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG5V7S7QG5VUZVL004.html|script-title=ja:（乃木坂４６日々是勉強）桜井玲香 アイドルからつながる場所へ|accessdate=2015-07-05|publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Company|language=Japanese|archive-date=2014-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231025653/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG5V7S7QG5VUZVL004.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2013, she regularly appeared on the television drama ''Bad Boys J'' with other Nogizaka46 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/86816|script-title=ja:伝説のヤンキーマンガドラマ化でAKB板野、乃木坂橋本共演|accessdate=2015-07-05|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese}}</ref>
[[File:Reika Sakurai Nogizaka46 HTC event 20140903.jpg|thumb|Sakurai with Nogizaka46 in Taipei, Taiwan in 2014]] From October 25 to November 9, 2014, she played the heroine in the musical ''Mr. Kaminari'', alongside former Nogizaka46 bandmate Misa Etō.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://t.pia.jp/interview/stage/mr-kaminari2014.jsp|script-title=ja:インタビュー チケットぴあ|trans-title=Interview|accessdate=2015-07-06|publisher=PIA Corporation|language=Japanese}}</ref> In 2016, she was cast as the leading role in ''Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō'', a stage adaptation of the film ''Memories of Matsuko''. Former Nogizaka46 bandmate Yumi Wakatsuki also played the same role.<ref name="nikkansports20160804">{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/nogizaka46/news/1688962.html|script-title=ja:乃木坂46桜井、若月が舞台「嫌われ松子―」挑戦|accessdate=2016-08-12|publisher=Nikkan Sports News|language=Japanese}}</ref> In February 2017, she shot herself to promote her photo book titled ''Jiyu to Iu Koto'' which was released on March 8, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2017/02/nogizaka46s-sakurai-reika-shoots-first-photo-book-in-malaysia|title=Nogizaka46's Sakurai Reika shoots first photo book in Malaysia |date=February 6, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2021|work= tokyohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC.}}</ref>
On July 8, 2019, Sakurai announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46 on September 1, 2019,<ref>Nogizaka46 Sakurai Reika Graduation Concert - Yoakemade Tsuyogaranakutemoii, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HoFdzg9JRs</ref><ref>Sakurai Reika Graduation - Sign Out Nogizaka46, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_7pKav8P-w</ref> timing her graduation to coincide with the final stop of the group's national summer tour.<ref name=grad>{{cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2139595/full/|language=ja|title=乃木坂46キャプテン・桜井玲香、卒業発表「新たな道標を」 9・1神宮球場がラスト|work=Oricon News|date=2019-07-08|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref><ref>Overture, Jikochudeikou, Taiyou Knock, Free & Easy, Hadashide Summer - Sakurai Reika Graduation, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCyNSF99ID0</ref>
On March 1, 2021, she has opened an official web site and fan club.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.wws-channel.com/news2/258558.html?view=more| language=ja| title=桜井玲香のオフィシャルサイト兼ファンクラブがオープン！会員限定グッズの販売も開始に| website=WWS channel| date=March 1, 2021| access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref>
== Discography == ===Singles with Nogizaka46===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="4"| 2012 | 1 | "Guruguru Curtain" | A-side | Debut as 1st Generation member; Also sang on "Nogizaka no Uta", "Aitakatta Kamoshirenai", "Ushinaitakunai kara" and "Shiroi Kumo ni Notte" |- | 2 | "Oide Shampoo" | A-side | Also sang on "Kokoro no Kusuri" and "House!" |- | 3 | "Hashire! Bicycle" | A-side | Also sang on "Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka" and "Oto ga Denai Guitar" |- | 4 | "Seifuku no Mannequin" | A-side | Also sang on "Yubi Bōenkyō" |- | rowspan="3"| 2013 | 5 | "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" | A-side | Also sang on "Shakiism", "Romantic Ikayaki" and "Psychokinesis no Kanosei" |- | 6 | "Girl's Rule" | A-side | Also sang on "Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover", "Hoka no Hoshi Kara" and "Ningen to Iu Gakki" |- | 7 | "Barrette" | A-side | Also sang on "Tsuki no Ōkisa", "Watashi no Tame ni, Dareka no Tame ni" and "Sonna Baka na…" |- | rowspan="3"| 2014 | 8 | "Kizuitara Kataomoi" | A-side | Also sang on "Romance no Start", "Toiki no Method" and "Dankeschön" |- | 9 | "Natsu no Free & Easy" | A-side | Also sang on "Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru", "Mukuchi na Lion" and "Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda?" |- | 10 | "Nandome no Aozora ka?" | A-side | Also sang on "Tōmawari no Aijō", "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" and "Tender Days" |- | rowspan="3"| 2015 | 11 | "Inochi wa Utsukushii" | A-side | |- | 12 | "Taiyō Nokku" | A-side | Also sang on "Hane no Kioku" |- | 13 | "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" | A-side | Also sang on "Popipappapā", "Kanashimi no Wasurekata" and "Sukima" |- | rowspan="3"| 2016 | 14 | "Harujion ga Sakukoro" | A-side | Also sang on "Yūutsu to Fūsen Gum" |- | 15 | "Hadashi de Summer" | A-side | Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari" |- | 16 | "Sayonara no Imi" | A-side | Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora" |- | rowspan="3"| 2017 | 17 | "Influencer" | A-side | Also sang on "Jinsei o Kangaetakunaru" |- | 18 | "Nigemizu" | A-side | Also sang on "Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai", "Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori…" and "Naitatte Iijanaika?" |- | 19 | "Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru" | A-side | Also sang on "Fuminshō" |- | rowspan="3"| 2018 | 20 | "Synchronicity" | A-side | Also sang on "Against" as 1st Generation member and "Kumo ni Nareba ii" |- | 21 | "Jikochū de Ikō!" | A-side | Also sang on "Anna ni Sukidatta no ni…" |- | 22 | "Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru" | A-side | Also sang on "Kokuhaku no Junban" |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 | 23 | "Sing Out!" | A-side | |- | 24 | "Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" | A-side | Last single to participate; also sang on "Boku no Koto, Shitteru?", "Boku no Omoikomi" and "Tokidoki Omoidashite Kudasai" which was her graduation song. |- | 2020 | align="center" | — | "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo" | align="center" | — | Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic |}
===Albums with Nogizaka46===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! data-sort-type="number" | No. ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Participated song |- | 2015 | 1 | ''Tōmei na Iro'' | * "Boku ga Iru Basho" * "Dareka wa Mikata" |- | 2016 | 2 | ''Sorezore no Isu'' | * "Kikkake" * "Taiyō ni Kudokarete" * "Kuchiyakusoku" |- | 2017 | 3 | ''Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume'' | * "Skydiving" * "Settei Ondo" * "Rewind Ano Hi" |- | 2019 | 4 | ''Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made'' | * "Arigachi na Ren'ai" * "Pocchito" |}
===Other featured songs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Artist ! Title ! Albums / Singles |- | 2012 | Mayu Watanabe | "Twin Tail wa Mō Shinai" | "Otona Jellybeans" |- | 2016 | AKB48 | "Mazariau Mono" | "Kimi wa Melody" |}
==Filmography==
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Channel !Notes !{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''Bad Boys J'' |Mariya Miyashita |NTV | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=345437|work=allcinema|publisher=Stingray|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:TV BAD BOYS J|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref> |- |''Umi no Ue no Shinryōsho'' | |Fuji TV |One episode |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=347168|work=allcinema|publisher=Stingray|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:TV 海の上の診療所|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |2015 |''Tenshi no Knife'' |Cafe worker/Ayumi Nishina |Wowow | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/tenshi/caststaff/|publisher=WOWOW Inc.|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:キャスト＆スタッフ 連続ドラマW 天使のナイフ|trans-title=Tenshi no Knife cast and staff|accessdate=2015-05-26|archive-date=2015-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507065846/http://www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/tenshi/caststaff/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |''Hatsumori Bemars'' |Bunan |TV Tokyo | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=353354|work=allcinema|publisher=Stingray|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:TV 初森ベマーズ|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref> |- |''Hana Moyu'' | |NHK |Taiga drama |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2055643/full/|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:乃木坂46生駒・白石ら十福神『大河』初出演 生田「まさかのオファー」|accessdate=2015-07-09}}</ref> |- | rowspan="1" |2024-2025 |''Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger'' |Maimi Baisu |TV Asahi | |
|}
===Films=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- |2013 |''Bad Boys J: Saigo ni Mamoru Mono'' |Mariya Miyashita |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=346468|work=allcinema|publisher=Stingray|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:映画 劇場版 BAD BOYS J -最後に守るもの-|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref> |- |2017 |''Asahinagu'' |Shōko Yasomura |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eiga.com/movie/86575/|title=あさひなぐ|work=eiga.com|publisher=eiga.coms|accessdate=September 2, 2017}}</ref> |- |2021 |''Shinonome-iro no Shūmatsu'' |Mirei Ōtsuki |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/428659|title= 元乃木坂46の桜井玲香、映画「シノノメ色の週末」で岡崎紗絵＆三戸なつめと共演|access-date= May 19, 2021|work= Natalie}}</ref> |- |2025 |''Requiem'' |Sae Mukai |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101678/|title= REQUIEM|access-date= April 25, 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref> |- |}
===Theater=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Venue !{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- |2014 |''Mr. Kaminari'' |Doremi Usuki |Sunshine Theatre |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.walkerplus.com/article/51721/|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:乃木坂46・桜井玲香＆衛藤美彩がSET「Mr.カミナリ」でお互いの演技をほめ合い!?|accessdate=2015-07-04|archive-date=2015-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822003840/http://news.walkerplus.com/article/51721/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |''Subete no Inu wa Tengoku e Iku'' | |AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/159973|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:乃木坂46生駒里奈ら、ナイロン100°Cの名作舞台リメイクに挑戦|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> |- |''Princess Knight'' |Hecate |Akasaka ACT Theater |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2061460/full/|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:乃木坂46・生田＆桜井が意気込み ミュージカル『リボンの騎士』|accessdate=2015-11-12 |date=29 October 2015 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |''Joshiraku 2: Toki Kakesoba'' |Tetora Bōhatei |AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/stage/news/182346|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese|script-title=ja:乃木坂46が再び落語家に！生駒里奈らも参戦の「じょしらく弐」舞台は2066年|accessdate=2016-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-05/joshiraku-manga-gets-new-stage-play-with-nogizaka46-idols/.100666|title=Joshiraku Manga Gets New Stage Play With Nogizaka46 Idols|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref> |- |''Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō'' |Matsuko Kawajiri |Shinagawa Prince Hotel |<ref name="nikkansports20160804" /> |- |2018-2019 |''Rebecca'' |I | | rowspan="6" |{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |''The Bank Robbery'' | | |- |''Dance of the Vampires'' |Sarah | |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |''Flashdance'' |Gloria | |- |''West Side Story'' |Maria | |- |2021 |''Ghost'' |Molly Jensen | |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''Flower Drum Song'' |Mei Li | |- |''DOROTHY ~The Wizard of Oz~'' |Dorothy Gale | | |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |''First Date'' |Casey | |- |''Jekyll & Hyde'' |Emma Carew | |- |2024 |''In This Corner of the World'' |Rin Shiraki | |- |2025 |''Bonnie and Clyde'' |Bonnie Parker | |}
==Bibliography==
===Photobooks=== * ''Kikan Nogizaka vol.1 Sōshun'' (5 March 2014, Tokyo News Service) {{ISBN|9784863363878}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I025311898-00|script-title=ja:季刊乃木坂 vol.1|accessdate=2015-05-26|publisher=National Diet Library|language=Japanese}}</ref> * ''Jiyuu to Iu Koto'' (6 March 2017, Kobunsha) {{ISBN|9784334902193}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I027999334-00|script-title=ja:自由ということ : 桜井玲香ファースト写真集|accessdate=2018-07-29|publisher=National Diet Library|language=Japanese}}</ref> * ''Shisen'' (27 November 2019, Kobunsha) {{ISBN|9784334902469}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000067-I000353421-00|script-title=ja:桜井玲香2nd写真集 視線|accessdate=2019-12-28|publisher=National Diet Library|language=Japanese}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category-inline|Reika Sakurai}} * {{official website|1=http://www.nogizaka46.com/member/detail/sakuraireika.php|2=Official agency profile}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{IMDb name|5633596}} * {{official website|1=https://reikasakurai.com|2=REIKA SAKURAI OFFICIAL FANCLUB}} {{in lang|ja}}
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