Ishii Rika

Ishii Rika (石井里佳, also known as 石井リカ) debuted in October of 2000 under the name Peachy. Her producer was former Princess Princess member Okui Kaori (now known by her married name, Kishitani Kaori).

In October of 2001, Ishii transfered to the Up-Front Agency. She appeared regularly in the TV Tokyo mini-drama Shin Bishoujo Nikki which starred Fujimoto Miki. A month later, she appeared on the Hello! Project Douyou Pops series album The Douyou Pops 1 Christmas to Fuyu no Uta Shuu as Ishii Rika. Her first on-stage performance was at a Hello! Project concert in January 2002. She was introduced as a new member along with Fujimoto Miki and Satoda Mai.

Ishii continued to appear in various Hello! Project releases, and was a member of the 2002 shuffle unit Odoru 11. But in December 2002, after the release of Shinsaku Douyou Pops 1, Ishii Rika left Hello! Project. Later on, she began performing lives under her real name once again in May 2003. She did this up until 2015 when she released her major debut single, just to stop updating her web site and announcing live events the same year.

Profile

Real name: Ishii Rika (石井里佳)
Stage names: Ishii Rika (石井リカ) Peachy
Birthdate: February 26, 1980 (1980-02-26) (age 44)
Birthplace: Hiroshima, Japan
Blood type: O
Western Zodiac: Pisces
Eastern Zodiac: Monkey
Hobbies: Cooking, walking, movies, reading
Favorite colors: White, blue
Favorite food: Ice
Favorite season: Spring
Favorite artists: Carole King, CARPENTERS, Jane Birkin, Janis Ian, Rickie Lee Jones, Arai Yumi, Yamashita Tatsuro, Takeuchi Mariya, Kisugi Takao, EPO
Shuffle groups:
- 2002: Odoru 11
Other groups:
- 2013: Sorauta