Actress Ririka Fukui, who appears in NHK dramas, is a topic of conversation for her powerful body… The unexpected thing she brought to bed with her to study acting.
Selected for the lead role at her first audition.
Ririka Fukui, 19, a rookie actress who made her debut in the entertainment industry with the TV drama “High School Diary” and also appeared in “Oichi Fushigi Gatari” (both on NHK), which aired from September 1 to October 20, makes her first appearance in FRIDAY’s gravure section! Here is a special interview full of freshness.
–I had a part-time job when I was in high school.
I got it from a confectionery shop in my hometown in Gifu Prefecture, where I worked part-time when I was in high school. Please enjoy it with everyone!
–Thank you very much. How was today’s shoot?
It was my second gravure shoot, and I think I got used to it a little bit, and was able to do the required expressions and poses a little better. When we were shooting the cheki for the present, I worked with the stylist on the poses and imitated a monkey from Gifu (laughs).
–When did you come to Tokyo?
I came to Tokyo from Gifu in February of this year. Before that, I had commuted from Gifu to Tokyo by bullet train to study acting, but one thing surprised me when I came to live in Tokyo: ……. We often meet up early in the morning, like today, and there are too many pigeons in Shibuya (laughs).
–How did you get started in the entertainment industry?
There was an audition for NHK’s drama “High School Diary” that was open to the public, and I passed the audition. I took the plunge and applied, and I was really surprised to suddenly be cast as the main character.
–Were you always interested in acting?
I saw “Mama’s Gone Tomorrow” (’14), in which Aina Ashida appeared, and I began to think that acting sounded like fun. One film that left a particularly strong impression on me was “Omotesando High School Chorus Club” (’15) with Kyoko Yoshine. (’15). Ever since I was in junior high school, I loved chorus singing where everyone was aiming for the same goal, and this drama embodied the adolescence I felt at that time.
