Rika Nakai

Rika Nakai (中井 りか) is a Japanese tarento. She is a former member of the Japanese girl group NGT48. She is affiliated with Ohta Production.

Life and career
Growing up in Toyama, Nakai had aspirations to become famous since she was in elementary school. With influences from AKB48 while she was young, she entered and passed the NGT48 audition for 1st generation members in 2015 during her 3rd year of high school.

In 2016, she was placed in Team NIII with 15 other members and performed at the NGT48 Theater grand opening. In 2017 she signed up to Ohta Production from her previous agency AKS, and had been appearing on various television programs afterwards, even performing in a dedicated one-day solo concert in 2018.

She graduated from NGT48 on August 31, 2023.

On March 31, 2024, she announced her marriage to a non-celebrity.

Variety shows

 * Hakuchumu (白昼夢) (Fuji TV, October 2017–March 2019)
 * Smart Fondue (スマートフォンデュ) (TV Asahi, October 2017–December 2018) - Assistant MC
 * Seishun Koukou 3-nen C-gumi (青春高校3年C組) (TV Tokyo, April 2018–March 2020) - Assistant MC
 * Tadaya (無料屋) (TV Asahi, February 2019–September 2020) - MC
 * Kyou Kara Tomodachi ni Naremasuka? (今日から友達になれますか?) (Fuji TV, April 2019–March 2020) - MC alongside Kazutoyo Koyabu