Watanabe Risa

Name

Watanabe Risa

Watanabe Risa (2019 - Kuroi Hitsuji)


Kanji	渡邉理佐
Kana	わたなべりさ
Romaji	Watanabe Risa
Nickname	Ricchan (りっちゃん), Berisa (べりさ)

Birth Info

Birthdate	July 27, 1998
Birthplace	Ibaraki, Japan
Blood type	O
Current Age	26 Years Old

Sizes

Height	167cm

Professional Info

Agency	Seed & Flower
Social Networks	Official Fanclub / Official Website / Instagram / Twitter

Idol Career Info

Former Group	Sakurazaka46
Former Team	1st Generation
Debuted	August 2015 / Keyakizaka46 1st Generation
Graduated	May 2022

Watanabe Risa was a member of Sakurazaka46's 1st Generation. She is currently affiliated with Seed & Flower.

Trivia

Lightstick colors: White and Blue
Audition song: Blue Sky Blue (Flower)
Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Saito Asuka
Special skills: Solo rock-paper-scissors where the right hand always wins
She shares many traits with the other Watanabe from Ibaraki in Sakurazaka46, Watanabe Rika.
- Something they hate about themselves: Indecisiveness
- Favorite food: Yakiniku
- Least favorite animal: Insects
- What they feel they were in a previous life: Sloths
- Favorite four-character idiom: Ishin Denshin 以心伝心 ("telepathy" or "communicating from mind-to-mind")
She has a brother who is eight years older.
At the first greeting event of Keyakizaka46, she suddenly claimed to like "the long escalator in the Nagatacho station on the Hanzoumon line of the Tokyo Metro".
She has a sister-like relationship with Harada Aoi. Despite bickering, they get along well.
She and former Keyakizaka46 member Shida Manaka used to be together known as "The Cool (ザ・クール)" for their cool gazes and demeanor.
She is close to fellow non-no model Araki Yuko and admires her greatly.
- When she first became a non-no model, Yuko treated her with kindess, taking her out to meals and reaching out to her when she seemed troubled. When Yuko "graduated" from being a non-no model, Risa tearfully read the letter she wrote, saying how she wanted to become a woman like her one day.
She has a sadistic character, but is still caring and gentle.
She is known within the group for her beautiful face and style.
She makes sound effects while doing certain tasks.
- For example, while rushing and changing in the dressing rooms she makes noises like "Shu shu shu'". She claims it makes her faster.

Group History

Keyakizaka46 1st Generation → Sakurazaka46 1st Generation → Graduation

Joined Keyakizaka46 1st Generation on August 21, 2015

Transferred to Sakurazaka46 1st Generation on October 14, 2020

Graduated from Sakurazaka46 1st Generation on May 22, 2022 (Announcement: January 24, 2022)

History

2015

On August 21st, passed the auditions to become a member of Keyakizaka46's 1st Generation.

2016

On February 29th, was selected as a Senbatsu member for Keyakizaka46's first single, Silent Majority.
On October 8th, made her runway debut at "GirlsAward 2016 AUTUMN/WINTER" at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
In December, she was chosen as the idol who would make their big break for the 2017 "Model Press Hit Prediction".

2017

On March 21st, it was announced that she would become an exclusive model for fashion magazine "non-no", becoming the first member of Keyakizaka46 to be selected as an exclusive model.
On October 19th, received her first solo magazine cover ever, for "Weekly Shounen Champion" no.47.

2019

On March 20th, received her first solo cover for "non-no" magazine's May issue.
On April 10th, her first photobook, Mukuch!, was released.

2020

On October 14th, Keyakizaka46 was renamed and restarted as Sakurazaka46.
On October 19th, was selected as a Senbatsu and Sakura Eight member for Sakurazaka46's first single, Nobody's fault.

2021

On May 20th, her serialization "Risa is... (りさいず) in "non-no" began.
On August 9th, was selected as one of the three centers for Sakurazaka46's third single, Nagaredama, centering the song Mugon no Uchuu.