Rika Nakai

is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of AKB48's sister group NGT48. She is affiliated with Ohta Production.

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

In 2016, Nakai 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. Nakai left NGT48 on August 31, 2023.

Personal life On March 31, 2024, Nakai announced her marriage to a non-celebrity, later revealed to be TV Tokyo director . On September 21, 2024, Nakai announced on the Fuji TV variety show All Night Fujiko, that she would give birth to the first child, who was born on January 29, 2025.

Media Television Variety shows (Fuji TV, October 2017–March 2019) (TV Asahi, October 2017–December 2018) – Assistant MC (TV Tokyo, April 2018–March 2020) – Assistant MC (TV Asahi, February 2019–September 2020) – MC (Fuji TV, April 2019–March 2020) – MC alongside Kazutoyo Koyabu