Risa Niigaki
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| Risa Niigaki 新垣 里沙 |
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| Also known as | Gaki-san, Omame-chan, MC GAKI |
| Born | October 20, 1988 |
| Origin |  Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Genre(s) | Japanese pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label(s) | Zetima |
| Associated acts | Morning Musume, Tanpopo, Sakuragumi, Athena & Robikerottsu, Happy 7, 7Air, H.P. All Stars |
| Website | Hello! Project.com |
Risa Niigaki (新垣 里沙 Niigaki Risa?, born October 20, 1988 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a fifth generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume as well as the sub-leader. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. She grew up in Yokohama after moving there at age six.
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[edit] Biography
Niigaki 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.
In 2001, Niigaki joined Morning Musume 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.[1] 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 fifth generation members were placed into subgroups. Niigaki was placed into Tanpopo as a member of the third generation, along with Asami Konno. The new grouping only managed to release one single before becoming inactive.[2]
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, she was placed into Sakuragumi, which released two singles before also becoming inactive.[3]
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?) along with Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Maki Goto and Koharu Kusumi - a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary. Their first single, Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia (僕らが生きるMy Asia?), was released on January 24, 2007.
On June 1, 2007, following then-leader Miki Fujimoto's resignation from Morning Musume,[4][5] Ai Takahashi replaced Fujimoto as leader, while Risa Niigaki took Takahashi's place as sub-leader.
Following Nozomi Tsuji's pregnancy announcement, Niigaki took over the role of Athena in the animation series Robby & Kerobby. In October of 2007, Niigaki was placed in the unit Athena & Robikerottsu along with fellow Morning Musume member Aika Mitsui, as well as Saki Nakajima and Chisato Okai of °C-ute.
[edit] Trivia
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- 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. [6]
[edit] Releases
[edit] Photobooks
| # | Title | Release date | Publisher | ISBN | Photobook information |
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| – | 5 - Morning Musume 5 Ki Generation Member Shashinshū (5 モーニング娘。5期メンバー写真集?) |
2002-08-16 | Wani Books | ISBN 4-8470-2721-3 | Photobook starring all of the 5th generation members |
| 1 | Niigaki Risa (1stソロ写真集「新垣里沙」?) |
2004-10-07 | Wani Books | ISBN 4-8470-2827-9 | First solo photobook |
| 2 | Ama Natsu (2ndソロ写真集「あま夏」?) |
2006-06-25 | Wani Books | ISBN 4-8470-2941-0 | Second solo photobook |
| 3 | Isshun (3rdソロ写真集「一瞬」?) |
2007-05-27 | Wani Books | ISBN 4-8470-4013-9 | Third solo photobook |
| 4 | Happy Girl (4thソロ写真集「Happy Girl」?) |
2008-04-25 | Wani Books | ISBN 4-8470-4080-5 | Fourth solo photobook |
[edit] DVDs
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Movies
[edit] Dramas
- 2002 – 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?)
[edit] TV shows
| Show | Start date | End date |
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| Hello! Morning (ハロー！モーニング。?) | 2001 | 2007-04-01 |
| Tin Tin Town! (ティンティンTown!?) | 2002-07-05 | 2004-03-26 |
| Sore Yuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ?) | 2003-09-29 | 2003-12-26 |
| Futarigoto (二人ゴト?) | 2004-07-01 | 2004-07-02 |
| 2004-07-23 | 2004-07-29 | |
| Majokko Rika-chan no Magical v-u-den (魔女っ娘。梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝?) | 2004-10-21 | 2004-11-10 |
| Musume Dokyu! (娘Dokyu!?) | 2005-06-13 | Still running |
| Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@?) | 2007-04-08 | Still running |
[edit] Radio
| Program | Start date | End date |
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| Tanpopo Henshūbu Oh-So-Ro! (タンポポ編集部 Oh-So-Ro!?) | 2002-09-24 | 2003-09-23 |
| TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu (TBC Funふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ?) | 2005-04-01 | 2005-04-15 |
| 2005-07-25 | 2005-08-05 | |
| HaroPuro Yanen!! (ハロプロやねん!!?) | 2005-06-10 | 2005-06-24 |
[edit] References
- ^ Morning Musume 5th generation audition on muSix! (TV Tokyo), broadcasted in 2001.
- ^ Tanpopo discography (Japanese). Hello! Project.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
- ^ Morning Musume Sakuragumi discography (Japanese). Hello! Project.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
- ^ モー娘藤本美貴、熱愛発覚でグループ脱退 (Japanese). Nikkan Sports News (2007-06-01).
- ^ Yahoo! Japan News (Japanese) (2007-06-01).
- ^ Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!! "Bakajo Test" special episode.
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