Risa Niigaki
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| Risa Niigaki 新垣里沙 |
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 Risa Niigaki (2007)
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| Background information | ||
| Also known as | Gaki-san, Omame-chan | |
| Born | October 20, 1988 (age 18) | |
| Origin |  Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
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| Genre(s) | Japanese Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 2001–present | |
| Label(s) | zetima | |
| Associated acts |
Morning Musume Tanpopo Sakuragumi Happy 7 7AIR H.P. All Stars |
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| Website | Hello! Project.com | |
Risa Niigaki (新垣 里沙 Niigaki Risa?), born October 20, 1988 in Kagoshima, Japan, is a member of the Japanese pop group, Morning Musume. Niigaki is a fifth generation member and joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa.
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[edit] Profile
- Name: Risa Niigaki (新垣 里沙?)
- Nicknames: Gaki-san (ガキさん?), Omame-chan (お豆ちゃん?), MC GAKI
- Birth date: October 20, 1988 (Libra)
- Birthplace: Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type: B
- Height: 154 cm (5 ft 1 in)(unconfirmed)
- Favorite colors: Light blue and pink
- Favorite Morning Musume songs: Memory Seishun no Hikari, Koi no Dance Site, Ai Araba IT’S ALL RIGHT[1]
- Hobbies: Collecting accessories, basketball, playing electone, nail art
- "Trademark" move: Eyebrow beam (まゆげビーム Mayuge bīmu?)
[edit] Biography
Risa Niigaki joined Morning Musume in 2001 as the fifth generation along with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, and Makoto Ogawa. Morning Musume producer Tsunku said he chose Niigaki because she "shined during the final studio recording" for the audition song that all the finalists had to sing.[2] She debuted on the group's 13th single, "Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~" and first appeared in their 4th album, 4th Ikimasshoi!. In the summer of that year, she also debuted in a shuffle unit, as part of Happy 7, coincidentally with two other members of her generation (Ai Takahashi and Makoto Ogawa).
Later in September, all the fifth generation members were placed into a subgroup. Along with Asami Konno, Niigaki was put into Tanpopo as the third generation. They only released one single before becoming inactive.[3]
Niigaki, along with many other members of Morning Musume at that time, starred in a drama entitled Angel Hearts which was released in 2002.
In 2003, when Morning Musume was split into two groups (Sakuragumi and Otomegumi) after the sixth generation members had joined, she was placed into Sakuragumi, releasing two singles before also becoming inactive, since most of the original members have graduated since then.[4]
In early 2007, Niigaki was chosen to be a member of Morning Musume Tanjō 10-nen Kinentai (モーニング娘。誕生10年記念隊?)—a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10-nen Kinentai also consists of Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Maki Goto and Koharu Kusumi. Their first single, Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA (僕らが生きるMY ASIA?), was released on January 24, 2007.
[edit] Trivia
- She moved from Kagoshima to Yokohama, Kanagawa at the age of 6.
- She was the runner-up for the 'Kiss Girl Audition' in becoming Tomy image girl before joining Morning Musume. She also appeared with the winner Hasegawa Ai in Tomy Karaoke Machine commercial.
- She works as a magazine model since Spring 2000.
- Her best friends in Morning Musume are Eri Kamei and Ai Takahashi.
- Her nickname "Gaki-san" was given to her by Takashi Okamura of Ninety-nine on their show Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!, and has been popular ever since. [5]
- Her grandparents are from Okinawa Prefecture, which is also her favorite place in Japan.
- She is currently learning Korean because of her liking of Korean dramas.
- She's allergic to pollen. (Hay fever)
- The member she admired the most is Abe Natsumi.
[edit] Hello! Project Groups
- Morning Musume (2001— )
- Subgroups
- Tanpopo (2002— )
- Morning Musume Sakuragumi (2003— )
- Shuffle Groups
- Happy 7 (2002)
- 7AIR (2003)
- H.P. All Stars (2004)
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Filmography
- Dramas
- Angel Hearts (2002)
- Ore ga Aitsu de Aitsu ga Ore de (おれがあいつであいつがおれで?) (2003)
- Movies
[edit] Photobooks
- Solo
- Risa Niigaki (新垣里沙?) (October 7, 2004) ISBN 4-8470-2827-9
- Ama Natsu (あま夏?) (June 23, 2006) ISBN 4-8470-2941-0
- Group
- 5 Morning Musume 5th Generation Member Photobook (5 モーニング娘。5期メンバー写真集?) (August 13, 2002) ISBN 4-8470-2721-3
[edit] Radio
- Tanpopo Henshūbu OH-SO-RO! (タンポポ編集部 OH-SO-RO!?) (September 24, 2002—September 23, 2003)
- TBC FUN FĪRUDO MŌRETSU MŌDASSHU (TBC FUNふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ?) (April 1—April 15, 2005; July 25—August 5, 2005)
- HaroPuro Yanen!! (ハロプロやねん!!?) (June 10—June 24, 2005)
[edit] TV Shows
- Hello! Morning (ハロー！モーニング。?) (2001—Present)
- Tin Tin TOWN! (ティンティンTOWN!?) (July 5, 2002—March 26, 2004
- Sore Yuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ?) (September 29—December 26, 2003)
- Futarigoto (二人ゴト?) (July 1—July 2, 2004; July 23—July 29, 2004)
- Majokko Rika-chan no Magical Biyuuden (魔女っ娘。梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝?) (October 21—November 10, 2004)
- Musume DOKYU! (娘DOKYU!?) (June 13, 2005—Present)
[edit] References
- ^ Risa Niigaki Best of Japan interview.
- ^ Morning Musume 5th generation audition on muSix! (TV Tokyo), broadcasted in 2001.
- ^ (Japanese) Hello! Project's official site: Tanpopo discography. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
- ^ (Japanese) Hello! Project's official site: Morning Musume Sakuragumi discography. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ^ Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!! "Bakajo Test" special episode.
