Marika Itō

Marika Ito
Native name 伊藤 万理華
Born (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996
Osaka, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation
  • Actor
  • artist
  • singer
  • model
Known for Nogizaka46
Notable work Asahinagu, Eyes

Marika Ito (伊藤 万理華, Itō Marika, born February 20, 1996) is a Japanese actor, artist, and model.[1] She is a former member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46.

Biography

Ito was born on February 20, 1996 in Osaka, Japan. Her mother was a fashion designer and her father was a graphic designer.[2]

She began her entertainment career in 2011 by successfully auditioning for the first generation of Nogizaka46, an idol group created as the official rival to AKB48.[1] As a Nogizaka46 member Ito performed in several albums, concerts, short films, music videos, and television shows, including the million-selling singles Influencer[3][4] and Itsuka dekiru kara kyou dekiru.[5][4] In 2017, at the group's sold-out first Tokyo Dome concert, Ito performed for the last time as a Nogizaka46 member.[6]

Ito's acting career began while she was still a member of Nogizaka46. She had a minor part in the 2013 movie Bad Boys J,[7] but her first major movie role was in Aizu (Eyes), a film based on a story by Ring author Koji Suzuki.[8][9] In 2017 she played a supporting role in Asahinagu, an adaptation of the manga Asahinagu, for which she had to learn how to use the naginata.[10]

While in Nogizaka46 Ito art directed and styled several of her own performance videos, which were included in bonus versions of singles and DVDs.[11] Shortly before graduation from Nogizaka46, Ito's first solo art exhibition was held in October 2017 at GALLERY X BY PARCO and featured photographs of fellow Nogizaka46 members, a room filled with objects meant to represent the contents of Ito's brain, and an original short film running on a loop.[12] In 2017 she also filmed her first solo commercial, for the app "リクポ" ("requpo"), based on a character she created and played in a Nogizaka46 performance video.[11] In 2018 Ito's photobook Étranger, for which she styled the clothing, was published.[13] She is also the image model for the MOOSIC LAB 2018 music and film festival.[14]

Selected works

Movies

Solo art exhibitions

  • 「伊藤万理華の脳内博覧会」, GALLERY X BY PARCO, 2017[12]
  • 「伊藤万理華の脳内博覧会」, KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL, 2017[12]

Photobooks

  • エトランゼ (Étranger), Shueisha, 2018, ISBN 9784797673517

Advertising

  • "まりかっと" commercial, requpo, 2017[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "プロフィール 伊藤 万理華". Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ 厚武, 金子 (March 14, 2018). "伊藤万理華と最新のプラネタリウムへ。職人に学ぶもの作りの極意" (in Japanese). Cinra.net. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Selected members of 17th single "Influencer"". Nogizaka46. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "2017年 ミリオン以上 認定作品一覧" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. December 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Selected members of the 19th single 'Can someday be possible today'". Nogizaka46. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "伊藤万理華・中元日芽香とメンバーの最後のシーンが胸熱　涙なしでは見られない＜乃木坂46初の東京ドーム公演＞". Modelpress (in Japanese). November 8, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. 1 2 西廣, 智一. "乃木坂46「BAD BOYS J」特集" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ "アイズ". Eiga.com (in Japanese). June 6, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "「初めて母親に泣きついた」乃木坂46伊藤万理華、初主演の苦悩明かす" (in Japanese). Natalie. May 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "白石麻衣・桜井玲香らが「あさひなぐ」で成長できたこと、伊藤万理華"刺激"を受けたメンバーに生田絵梨花、富田望生が見た乃木坂46＜モデルプレスインタビュー＞". Modelpress (in Japanese). October 22, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "乃木坂46伊藤万理華「"まりかっと"が報われた」個人PVきっかけでCMキャラに" (in Japanese). Natalie. September 26, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "乃木坂46伊藤万理華、初の個展開催に「やっと自分の存在意義を皆さんに伝えられる」" (in Japanese). Natalie. October 4, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ "元乃木坂46　写真集の出来は満点「死ぬ気でやった」". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). February 20, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  14. ↑ "MOOSIC LAB 2018イメージモデルは伊藤万理華、過去受賞作などの上映も実施". Natalie (in Japanese). September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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