◆テレビ
関西テレビ「天気予報」
毎週金曜22:57～

Translation:

◆TV
Kansai TV “Weather Forecast”
On Fri. every week 22:57~

I am glad that she has now got a regular TV appearance! ^___^

By the way, she is following the path of her “elder sister” Mew, who was also a weather caster. lol

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(1) Two screen shots of her from a drama I mentioned here a while ago:

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(2) Recently she has joined Ameba’s (the host of one of her blogs) virtual reality social site (kind of like Second Life), Pigg, and this is her avatar:

I think, to a certain extent, it can reflect her self-image. lol

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(3) Finally, a reader of this site has asked about the meaning of her Ameba blog‘s name, which she has not explained yet since the opening of the blog, leaving even her Japanese fans puzzled, and here is the answer: it comes from the title of the shojo manga Happy Pretty, or Hapi Puri in its Japanese short form (the manga’s full Japanese title means “happy Pretty-chan”), by the famous manga writer Kouga Yun (Rika is a known manga fan):

So her blog’s name means “happy and pretty Rika.”

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And that is all for now. ^___^

First news: She will appear as a guest model in this fashion event:

Kansai Collection

Note that she is placed the second on the above linked page – she has now become bigger and bigger.

Second news: She will appear in this upcoming movie starring Keiko (no idea if she has got any scenes with Keiko, though):

Paradise Kiss

Sorry guys for being so brief on this update – if you have got any questions about it, please ask by clicking the comments button above. And please check (and check back) the aforementioned chat box from time to time, as I am (and have been) using it for quick Rika news updates – I am busy. ^^;

◆テレビ
◇テレビ朝日「ナサケの女～国税局査察官～」４話出演
11月11日(木)21:00～

Translation:

◆TV
◇TV Asahi “Nasake no Onna ~Kokuzeikyoku Sasatsukan~” Episode 4 appearance
Nov. 11 (Thu.) 21:00~

Congrats Rika for your yet another TV appearance! ^___^

This is Rika’s yet another appearance as the image girl for the credit card operations of the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (her other appearances for that have been mentioned in my previous updates). I like her more matured image in it. ^___^

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Happy 22, Rika! ^___^

She seems to like astronomy – in a recent blog entry, she posted pics of Saturn and blogged that she was overjoyed by being able to see the ringed planet with her naked eyes. ^___^

We also wish Rika every success after this new arrangement! ^___^

[EDIT]

Another photo of the Sun Music President and Rika at his office, posted on his blog earlier this year:

In my April 1 update, I mentioned about Rika’s being appointed as the image girl for the credit card operations of the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Now you can see her appearing on the hanging ads inside the trains of the Yamanote Line, a circular line running in the heart of Tokyo – doesn’t she look lovely on it? ^___^

Source: Rika Letter