Reika Sakurai

I have a real soft spot for Reika Sakurai, because being the very first captain of Nogizaka46 is one of those jobs nobody really thanks you for. You smile out front, you hold everyone together backstage, and you carry the weight quietly for years. So when she stepped away from the group and started over as a stage actress, swapping that whole front-and-center identity for the humility of being the new kid again, I found it genuinely admirable. People who once held the spotlight rarely have the guts to start from zero. She's a tiny, 156cm Kanagawa-born Taurus, but there's this grounded steadiness to her, the kind you only earn by getting knocked down and standing back up. That soft smile with deep roots underneath is exactly my type of person.

Reika Sakurai is a Japanese actor born on May 16, 1994, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She is associated with Nogizaka46, as evidenced by her official profile page on the group's website. Standing 156 cm tall, she has pursued an acting career following her idol activities. Details on her agency, filmography, and personal background remain private or undisclosed as of available records.

Name (English)

Reika Sakurai

Name (Japanese)

桜井玲香

Reading

さくらい れいか

Born

May 16, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

Origin

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

156cm

Occupation

Actor

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.nogizaka46.com/member/detail/sakuraireika.php
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/reika_s16/
• Xhttps://x.com/reika_kobunsha
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%9C%E4%BA%95%E7%8E%B2%E9%A6%99

Tags

• From Kanagawa Prefecture
• Actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.