is a Japanese
fashion model
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and former
idol
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. She is an exclusive model for the women's magazine ''
non-no
is a Japanese women's fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo.
''Men's Non-no'', targeted for a male demographic, was first published in 1987.
History
The magazine was established as a fortn ...
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and a former member of the female Japanese idol group
Sakurazaka46
, formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was created on August 21, 2015, becoming Nogizaka46's first sister group under the Sakamichi Series. Following the resignation of group's center Yurina Hirate an ...
.
Biography
On August 21, 2015, Watanabe passed the audition for Keyakizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46) and entered the entertainment industry. She was part of the subgroup along with
Rika Watanabe
is a former member of the female Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46. She also serves as a regular model for the female fashion magazine ''LARME'' since July 2017 and an exclusive model for the female fashion magazine ' since November 2017. Like ot ...
,
Akane Moriya,
Yūka Sugai
is a Japanese tarento and actress. She is the former captain of idol group Sakurazaka46, represented by Sony Music Records. She is also the former Special Ambassador for the Japan Equestrian Federation.
Career
Sakurazaka46
On August 21, 201 ...
and Manaka Shida. As part of the subunit, Watanabe made appearances in three songs: "Aozora Chigau" from
Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai
is the second single by the Japanese girl idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 10 August 2016 on the label Sony Records. The song was used as the theme song of their mystery and comedy drama that premiered on TV Tokyo on 16 J ...
, "Wareta Sumaho" from
Fukyōwaon
is the 4th single by Japanese idol girl group Keyakizaka46. It was released on 5 April 2017. It reached number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 632,667 copies sold. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. "Fukyōwaon" ...
, and "Namiuchigiwa o Hashiranai ka?" from
Kaze ni Fukarete mo
is the fifth single (music), single by Japanese girl group Keyakizaka46. It was released on October 25, 2017, by Sony Music Japan.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
...
.
On October 8, 2016 she made her runway debut at the fashion and music event ''
Girls Award 2016 Autumn/Winter'', held at the
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design.
It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and d ...
.
On March 21, 2017 Watanabe attended the founding 45th anniversary event of the female fashion magazine ''
Non-no
is a Japanese women's fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo.
''Men's Non-no'', targeted for a male demographic, was first published in 1987.
History
The magazine was established as a fortn ...
'', it was announced that she will be the magazine's exclusive model along with Nanaka Matsukawa and Aina Yamada.
Watanabe became the first to serve as a magazine exclusive model from Keyakizaka46.
On January 24, 2022, she announced that she will graduate from Sakurazaka46 following the end of promotional activities for the group's 4th single.
Personal life
She is nicknamed , , Ricchan (りっちゃん), and .
Risa revealed that one of her friends told her about
Toriizaka46 audition so she went with the flow simply because she could and did it with half-hearted feelings at first, not really expecting to pass the first phase of the audition. She had long hair upon joining Keyakizaka46, but before making her debut, her hair was cut by 10 cm or more to make it shorter.
As a child, she has a boyish haircut and she also claimed to only imitate what her older brother does.
She also revealed that she was able to obediently attend her
Shichi-Go-San
is a traditional Japanese rite of passage and festival day for three- and seven-year-old girls, five-year-old and sometimes three-year-old boys, held annually on November 15 to celebrate the growth and well-being of young children. As it is no ...
when she was 3 years old however, she refused to go due to her dislike of wearing kimono and being photographed when she was 7 years old. During her junior high school years she joined the volleyball club. Once in high school, she had said to have started dieting by eating bean sprouts she brings to school as substitute for school lunch.
Risa is close with the Japanese actress-model,
Yuko Araki
is a Japanese actress and fashion model represented by Stardust Promotion.
Biography
Araki was recruited when she was in elementary school. Her first leading film role was ''Ikari o Nagero'' in May 2008. Araki became an exclusive model for the ...
.
Among the members, she is close with the
Rika Watanabe
is a former member of the female Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46. She also serves as a regular model for the female fashion magazine ''LARME'' since July 2017 and an exclusive model for the female fashion magazine ' since November 2017. Like ot ...
who comes from the same prefecture and is called W-Watanabe or BeriBeri (べりべり) by their fans. It is also notable that she is the closest with the now former member, Manaka Shida, as all other members includin
Keyakitte, Kakenai?MC,
Teruyuki Tsuchida
is a Japanese comedian, ''tarento'' and TV presenter. His talent agency is Ohta Production.
He has been active as a solo comedian since 2001, but started in the entertainment industry in 1992 as a '' kombi'' called ''U-Turn'' with Morihiro Tsus ...
, have mentioned that the two are always together. They were known as one of the famous pairs in the group, dubbed as Za Kuuru or The COOL (ザ・クール), ShidaRisa (志田理佐), and MonaRisa (モナリサ).
Hobbies
Watanabe's hobby is shopping.
She mentioned her love for looking at transit maps of Japan.
Skills
Her special skills are playing rock–paper–scissors using both hands with the right hand always beating the left hand, riding the unicycle, and using a hula hoop.
It is notable that Risa's athletic skills are among the top of their group. Her 115 cm high jump was recorded as the best during the athletic ability test, her 26m softball putting was just second to Shida Manaka who had 30.5m record, and her 50 meter running record being 7.91 seconds during Kanji's sports battle against Hiragana.
Watanabe is also confident of her culinary skills. She likes cooking
and knows how to make sweets.
Discography
Singles
; Keyakizaka46
Sakurazaka46
;Sakamichi AKB
Videos
Filmography
Events
Bibliography
Magazine Serializations
Photobook Release
On February 4, 2019, it was announced that Risa Watanabe will release her first photo collection.
She became the sixth member in Keyakizaka46 to have a photobook, behind
Rika Watanabe
is a former member of the female Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46. She also serves as a regular model for the female fashion magazine ''LARME'' since July 2017 and an exclusive model for the female fashion magazine ' since November 2017. Like ot ...
,
Neru Nagahama
is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and actress. She is a former member of the girl groups Keyakizaka46 and Hiragana Keyakizaka46 and current chairperson of the Tokyo Idol Festival.
Nagahama joined Keyakizaka46 in 2015 ...
,
Yūka Sugai
is a Japanese tarento and actress. She is the former captain of idol group Sakurazaka46, represented by Sony Music Records. She is also the former Special Ambassador for the Japan Equestrian Federation.
Career
Sakurazaka46
On August 21, 201 ...
,
Yui Imaizumi
is a former Japanese actress, singer, model, and television personality. She is a former member of the idol girl group Keyakizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46).
Career
Early career
In 2011, Imaizumi was a member of the underground idol group Smile ...
, and
Yui Kobayashi
is a Japanese model and member of idol group Sakurazaka46. She is represented by Sony Music Records and is an exclusive model with fashion magazine ''with''.
Career Keyakizaka46
On August 21, 2015, Kobayashi along with 22 other members were a ...
.
References
External links
Risa Watanabe promotion webpagea
keyakizaka46.com
Risa Watanabe Official Blog
渡邉 理佐(欅坂46)-
SHOWROOM
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1998 births
Living people
Japanese female models
Japanese idols
Keyakizaka46 members
Musicians from Ibaraki Prefecture
Sakurazaka46 members