is a former member of the Japanese girl group Sakurazaka46. She also served as a regular model for the fashion magazine LARME and an exclusive model for the fashion magazine .
Biography Born on 16 May 1995 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Watanabe passed first generation member audition of Keyakizaka46 on August 21, 2015, and started her activities.
On 6 May 2017, she made her runway debut at the fashion and music event GirlsAward 2017 SPRING ／ SUMMER, held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. She is also part of the subgroup along with Risa Watanabe, Akane Moriya, Yūka Sugai and Manaka Shida. As part of the subunit, Watanabe made appearances in three songs: "Aozora Chigau" in "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai", "Wareta Sumaho" in "Fukyōwaon, and "Namiuchigiwa o Hashiranai ka?" in "Kaze ni Fukarete mo".
On 10 July 2017, LARME announced that she will be one of the magazine's regular model.
On 16 November 2017, announced that she will be one of the magazine's exclusive model.
Personal life
She is nicknamed , , and Pe-chan (ペーちゃん).
She is close with Risa Watanabe, who from also from Ibaraki and shares the same family name. Fans call them collectively as "W Watanabe" or "Beri Beri". and is also close with Nagasawa Nanako and Neru Nagahama, and are well known among fans as Hotoke-zu.
She has a shy and clumsy disposition, and her treasure Whale Shark Plush "AOKO" of Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is popular among the fans.
Skills Her special skills are playing the piano and Japanese calligraphy (shodō).
Hobbies Her hobbies are visiting neko cafes, shopping, sleeping, and looking up a place with good food and eating there. She has decided to eat curry on Thursdays.
Marriage Watanabe announced her marriage in March 2026 and her first pregnancy in September that year.
Discography Singles Keyakizaka46 Year Title 2016 Silent Majority Te o Tsunaide Kaerou ka Kimigainai 2016 Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai Katarunara Mirai o... Aozora ga Chigau 2016 Futari Saison Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai Seifuku to Taiyou Bokutachi no Sensou 2017 Fukyōwaon W-Keyakizaka no Uta Wareta Smartphone Eccentric 2017 Kaze ni Fukarete moHiraishinNamiuchigiwa o Hashiranai ka 2018 Garasu wo Ware Mou Mori e Kaerou ka 2018 Ambivalent Student Dance I'm Out 2019 Kuroi Hitsuji Nobody
Sakamichi AKB Year TitleRef. 2017 Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?
Filmography
Television series
Year Title 2017 KeyaBingo!Tokuyama Daigorō o Dare ga Koroshita ka?
Events Year Title Ref. 2017 GirlsAward 2017 Spring / Summer 2017Girls Award 2017 Autumn/Winter2017Tokyo Girls Collection 2017 Autumn/Winter2017Tokyo Girls Collection Hiroshima 20172018Tokyo Girls Collection 2018 Spring/Summer2018Girls Award 2018 Spring/Summer2018Girls Award 2018 Autumn/Winter2019Tokyo Girls Collection Shizuoka 20192019Tokyo Girls Collection 2019 Spring/Summer2019Tokyo Girls Collection Kumamoto 2019
Bibliography Magazine Serializations Title Ref.
Photobook Release On October 11, 2017, it was announced that Rika Watanabe will release her first photo collection. She became the first member in Keyakizaka46 to have a photobook. +TitleFirst week sales Reference饒舌な眼差し (Talkative look)
References
External links – Keyakizaka46 Official Site – Keyakizaka46 Official Site