Rika Izumi
| Rika Izumi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 11, 1988 Kyoto, Japan |
| Other names | Chisaki Hama (former stage name) |
Rika Izumi (泉 梨華 Izumi Rika?, born October 11, 1988 in Kyoto) is a Japanese fashion model, actress and gravure model. She formerly used the stage name Chisaki Hama (浜千咲 Hama Chisaki?) when she was with Snow Rabbits Productions. After Izumi returned to fashion modeling world in 2008, she used both 泉里果 and 泉里香 as stage names; both are pronounced "Izumi Rika".
Her first major acting role was as Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury) in the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
In Act Zero and the Special Act, she was credited as "Rika" (梨華; note different kanji than her current stage name).
She released a CD "single", containing two songs, for her character Sailor Mercury: Mi Amor (Spanish: my love) and Yakusoku (約束, meaning promise).
Before PGSM, Izumi's only television work was on an idol special on Sky PerfecTV Japan called "Being Junior, Go!" She has also modeled in magazines called Monthly De-View (Winter 2002–2003). Pichi Lemon (Summer 2003), For Lillie (April 2003), Up-To-Boy (November 2003), and Melon (July 2003 to June 2005, when it stopped publication). She was on the cover of three consecutive issues of Pure Pure or Pure², a magazine aimed at the under-fifteen crowd (Issues 17 to 19, her photos were along with those of many other like-aged idols). She had released a single in November 2003 for a song entitled "Koisuru Soldier" (Kanojo wa Ijiwaru ["Nasty Girl"] was the other song on that CD; it was released on her agency's label and distributed by Windsong). She was also in a magazine called Bomb! with Miyuu Sawai and Keiko Kitagawa in character as Sailor Mercury.
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