Shimizu Rika NMB48 Biography Facts That Shock Fans
Profile, biodata and facts of Shimizu Rika, a member of NMB48, which has always been a topic of conversation among 48 Group fans, both Japanese in particular and internationally in general. Then why did he suddenly go viral?
Shimizu Rika was nominated for the 2nd FLASH Cover Battle Gravure NAMBATTLE event. This competition pits anyone among the NMB48 members who deserves to be the cover of the gravure magazine “FLASH”.
Each team in NMB48 has a representative in this Gravure competition with different members from the previous tournament, but still uses the voting format as the winner.
Previously there were names like Shiroma Miru, Uemura Azusa, Yokono Sumire, Jonishi Rei, Watanabe Miyuki. Now in the newest competition, the new names of the juniors in NMB48 appear.
They are Shobu Marin, Mizuta Shiori, Hara Karen, Abe Wakana, Shinzawa Nao, and the one we are discussing is Shimizu Rika. Determination of the winner is calculated from the number of votes generated by the contestants.
Now, let’s just focus on Shimizu Rika’s profile and bio and interesting facts about the girl who is fluent in two different languages.
1. Shimizu Rika’s nickname while in the group is usually called Rikatii or Rika-chan.
2. Rika Shimizu was born in September 1998 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
3. He has blood type O, and is 164 cm tall and weighs 52 kg.
4. Favorite food is Grilled Fish, Sushi, Mugicha’s favorite drink, Royal Milk Tea and fruit juices.
5. Joining as a 5th generation member of NMB48, Shimizu Rika made her debut in June 2022 as a back dancer in Team N’s theater show.
6. Rikatii’s hobbies are playing guitar, taking pictures or photography, karaoke, and all outdoor activities that make him productive.
7. She can’t stay silent for long without doing anything, that’s why Rika is always looking for something to do.
8. Shimizu Rika’s dream since childhood was to become a famous artist, she learned a lot by watching movies and dramas starring her idol, Yui Aragaki.
9. Twice participated in the 9th and 10th AKB48 Senbatsu Sousenkyo events, but both were not enough for Rika Shimizu to get a ranking aka “Not Ranked” status.
10. Shimizu Rika first entered the core team when she was promoted to Team BII in October 2022 at the NMB48 Arena Tour concert.
11. March 2022 Rika was sent to Team N when the group held the NMB48 Dai Sokaku event which caused a change in the position of a number of members.
12. According to his confession, his target before Shimizu Rika graduated was to release a photobook, become the single center for NMB48, and hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome.
13. The agency that houses Rikatii currently is Showtitle Entertainment along with several other 48 Group members.
14. In the “N Pride” theater setlist, Shimizu Rika is included in the unit song section titled Suika Baby and Itoshisa no Defense (so Center).
15. Shimizu Rika has started appearing regularly in gravure magazines since late 2022. Previously, it was more common for popular names from other NMB48 such as Mirurun, Suchan, Recchan, Saepii to dominate the magazine.
16. Rika auditioned for NMB48 on the recommendation of her friend who is an AKB48 fan. The colleague saw that Shimizu Rika’s potential was worthy of being developed at NMB.
This is a bonus update, because Shimizu Rika graduated from NMB48 as she said at a group performance in the theater.
That’s the biodata profile and facts about Shimizu Rika, a NMB48 member who took part in the NAMBATTLE Gravure event, has she been considered as your next oshimen? That’s it.
