, previously known under the stage name , is a Japanese actress,

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and singer. She is best known for her role as Riko Sakurauchi from ''

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''. She is affiliated with

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. In 2019, her song "Ordinary Love" was used as the ending theme to the

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series ''

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''. Her song "for..." is used as the opening theme to the anime series '' Val x Love''.

Career

Until her voice acting debut

Aida grew up as the only child of a single mother. In the second grade, she moved to

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with her mother in order to study abroad, where she lived for four years. Aida returned to Japan when she was in the fifth grade. Soon after, she began child acting and modeling. When Aida was in her first year of high school, she met a director and decided she wanted to begin professional acting. In her third year of high school, she was given the opportunity to act in a stage production directed by the same director she had previously met. After graduating from high school, Aida worked part-time without pursuing higher education, and later enrolled in the first-year basic course of the training school operated by Ken Production. She would go on to study for a year in the basic course and two years total in the training school, resulting in her being cast as Riko Sakurauchi in ''

.'' In 2014, while enrolled in the training school, she made her voice acting debut in ''

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'' as Ghost. Aida was previously active under the name "Rikako Itō". At the time, she was a member of From First Production.

After debut as a voice actress

In 2015, Aida began performing with Aqours in the first season of ''Love Live! Sunshine!!''. In February 2017, Aida performed in Aqours' first live performance at

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. In March of the same year, Aqours was awarded the Singing Award at the

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. On August 25, 2017, Aida performed her first leading role in the movie ''Kuma no Gakkō: Patissier Jackie to Ohisama no Sweet'' as Jackie. "Animelo Summer Live 2017 -THE CARD-" (commonly known as "Anisama") was held on the first day of the release of "Kuma no Gakkō". On November 16, 2016, she appeared in the intro gravure of "

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". On July 18, 2018, it was announced that Aida would be the first playable character in the smartphone game "Maplas + Girlfriend" (as Yuka Komiya). On July 19, her first photo book "R.A." was released, with cumulative circulation reaching 28,000 copies. The movie ''Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow'' was released in January 2019. In March of the same year, she announced her debut as a solo singer as the first artist of "DMM music" (a music label jointly operated by DMM.com and A-Sketch).

Filmography

Anime television series

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'' (2015) as Young Boy (ep 1) *''

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'' (2016) as Citizen (ep 4); Ichinoshin (ep 2); Sei (ep 3) *''

'' (2016) as Riko Sakurauchi *''

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'' (2016) as Woman (ep 14) *''

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'' (2016) as Katsuki's friend (ep 7) *''

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'' (2017) as Sawako Sera *'' Love Live! Sunshine!! 2nd Season'' (2017) as Riko Sakurauchi *''

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'' (2017) as High School Girl (ep 8) *'' Pop Team Epic'' (2018) as Iyo Sakuraba (ep 5) *''

'' (2019) as Koto Ōtsuki *'' Val × Love'' (2019) as Shino Saotome *'' LBX Girls'' (2021) as Riko *''

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'' (2021) as Yuna Tachiki *''

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'' (2021) as Fūka Miyazawa *'' Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror'' (2023) as Riko Sakurauchi ;As Rikako Itō *''

'' (2014) as Ghost *'' Bakumatsu Rock'' (2014)

Theatrical animation

*'' Kuma no Gakkou: Patissier Jackie to Ohisama no Sweet'' (2017) as Jackie *'' Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow'' (2019) as Riko Sakurauchi

Video games

*'' Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart'' (2014) as Poona (as Rikako Itō) *''

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'' (2016) as Riko Sakurauchi *''

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'' (2016) as HK CAWS and EM-2 *''Love Live! School Idol Festival All-Stars'' (2019) as Riko Sakurauchi *''

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'' as Maria Yuki *'' Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy'' (2020) as Zephine Baudouin *''

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'' (2020) as Quartz *''Goonya Monster'' (2022) as Snail

Dubbing roles

Live-action

* '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'' as Keira (

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) * ''

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'' as Zoya Lott ( Whitney Peak) * ''

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'' as Laena Velaryon (

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) * ''

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'' (2021 BS TV Tokyo edition) as Raphaëlle Dalio (

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'' as Villanelle (

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) * '' Pacific Rim: Uprising'' as Mei Lin (Lily Ji) * ''

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'' as Tara Carpenter (

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)

Animation

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'' as Ella

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

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Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aida, Rikako Anime singers Aqours members Japanese child actresses Japanese women pop singers Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Ken Production voice actors Voice actresses from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers 1992 births Living people