{{Short description|Japanese musician (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rihwa<br>リファ | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Park Ri-hwa (박리화) | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|4}} | death_date = | origin = Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | instrument = Singing, acoustic guitar | genre = J-pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = {{Start date|2010}}–present | label = Toy's Factory (2012–present) | website = {{URL|www.rihwa.net/}} }}
{{nihongo|'''Rihwa'''|リファ}} (born October 4, 1989 as Park Rihwa (Korean: 박리화; Kanji: 朴梨華; Japanese: パク・リファ Paku Rifa) Japanese-born Korean singer active in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2012-07-24 |archivedate=2012-07-11 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711114059/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/hokkaido/entertainment/news/20120711-OHT1T00064.htm |date=2012-07-11 |publisher=호치 신문사 |title=Rihwa, 염원 데뷔! 〈라이브가 정말 좋다!〉 |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/hokkaido/entertainment/news/20120711-OHT1T00064.htm |url-status=dead |work=스포츠 호치}}</ref> She is represented by Toy's Factory and managed by Amuse, Inc.
==Biography== Rihwa was born and raised in Sapporo until she graduated junior high school. She is considered to be Zainichi Korean.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/hokkaido/entertainment/news/20120711-OHT1T00064.htm |title=言葉と関係なくつながれることに感動 Rihwa デビューシングル「CHANGE」 |date=July 18, 2012 |publisher=MSN Sankei News |accessdate=March 18, 2014 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726173415/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/hokkaido/entertainment/news/20120711-OHT1T00064.htm |archivedate=July 26, 2012 }}</ref> She then went on to study overseas in Belleville, Ontario, for her high school education. She returned to Japan in 2009 after she graduated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rihwa.net/biography.php|title=Rihwaオフィシャルサイト|accessdate=March 18, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=November 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105050107/http://www.rihwa.net/biography.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> She started her career as a singer by releasing her first of three singles entitled "Private" beginning on May 18, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ongaku.do/news/2011/12/5041/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130429111023/http://ongaku.do/news/2011/12/5041/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2013|title=RihwaがインディーズラストCDを元旦リリース|date=November 7, 2011|publisher=Ule Pia Research Institute|accessdate=March 18, 2014|language=ja}}</ref> In January 2012, Rihwa released her first album ''Private #0'' and moved to Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sapporo-mn.com/m/naked/naked.php?naked_id=325_1|script-title=ja:札幌発カナダ経由のワールドワイドシンガーソングライター|date=October 10, 2012|publisher=SAPPORO MUSIC NAKED|accessdate=March 18, 2014|language=ja|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110152054/http://www.sapporo-mn.com/m/naked/naked.php?naked_id=325_1|archivedate=January 10, 2014}}</ref>
On April 20, 2012, it was announced that Rihwa had been signed to major label Toy's Factory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000079034|title=Rihwa（リファ）、札幌発カナダ経由のシンガーソングライターメジャーデビュー決定|date=April 23, 2012|publisher=BARKS|accessdate=March 18, 2014|language=ja}}</ref> She then made her major label debut with the single "Change".{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
==Discography==
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Release Date ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions |- ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| Oricon<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=Oricon | accessdate=January 31, 2014}} (subscription only)</ref> ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| Japan Hot 100<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine | title=Japan Hot 100 | url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/ | magazine=Billboard |accessdate=January 31, 2014}}</ref> |- ! colspan=6 | Indie Label |- ! scope="row" |"Private #1" | May 18, 2010 | — || — |- ! scope="row" |"Private #2" | December 8, 2010 | — || — |- ! scope="row" |"Private #3" | June 8, 2011 | — || — |- ! colspan=6 | Major Label |- ! scope="row" |"Change" | July 11, 2012 | 68 || 24 |- ! scope="row" |"Promise" (約束) | October 3, 2012 | 14 || 30 |- ! scope="row" |"Hide and Seek with a Monster"/"Good Love" with Michelle Branch (モンスターのかくれんぼ) | February 20, 2013 | 80 || 55 |- ! scope="row" |"Last Love" | June 5, 2013 | 13 || 9 |- ! scope="row" |"Spring Breeze" (春風) | February 26, 2014 | 7 || 2 |- | align="center" colspan="12" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. |}
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Release date !! Title !! Format !! Peak position |- ! colspan=6 | Indie Label |- | January 1, 2012 | ''Private #0'' | CD |— |- ! colspan=6 | Major Label |- | April 2, 2014 | ''Borderless'' | CD, CD&DVD, Digital | 10 |- | October 31, 2018 | ''Wild Inside'' | CD, CD&DVD, Digital | 50 |- | May 1, 2020 | ''Who You R'' | CD, CD&DVD, Digital | 82 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.rihwa.net/}} * [http://ameblo.jp/rihwablo/ Official Blog] * [http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rihwa/ Learn To Fly] – Previous Bog * [http://artist.amuse.co.jp/artist/rihwa/ Amuse Inc.'s Profile Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403115338/http://artist.amuse.co.jp/artist/rihwa/ |date=April 3, 2014 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120827000852/http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/rihwa/index.html Toy's Factory Profile Page]
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Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:South Korean J-pop singers Category:Singers from Sapporo Category:Amuse Inc. talents Category:21st-century South Korean women singers Category:Zainichi Korean musicians