Rika Mayama

Rika Mayama
Kanji	真山りか
Birthdate	December 16, 1996
Birthplace	Tokyo, Japan
Bloodtype	A
Height	154.2 cm
Professional Status
Group	Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
Member Color	Purple
Student Number	3
Epithet	High Tension Girl of Ebichu (エビ中のハイテンションガール)
Occupation	Idol
Years Active	2009-present
Associated Acts	3Bjunior
Genre	Jpop

Rika Mayama (真山りか) is an idol and a member of Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (Attendance Number #3) represented by Stardust Promotion. She is also a part of Stardust Section 3's 3Bjunior and the only original member of Ebichu.

Profile

• Nickname: Mayama (まやま)
• Birth date: December 16, 1996 (1996-12-16)
• Birthplace: Tokyo
• Blood type: A
• Height: 154.2 cm
• Hobby: Listening to music, reading, watching anime, manga, being otaku, drinking red bull
• Specialty: Marathon, soccer, make people laugh
• Associated Acts: Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (2009-present)
• Attendance Number: 5 → 4 → 3

Member Notes

Rika Mayama Interview in Kawaii girl Japan

"From top it's read as (Mayama-!), from bottom it's read as (Mayama-!). The High Tension of Ebichu↑. Attendance Number #3, Rika Mayama!" -— Introduction line"

上から〜読んでも〜（まやま―！）下から〜読んでも〜（まやま―！）エビ中のハイテンションガール↑。出席番号3番、真山りかです。」

• One of the original members of Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku during its formation on August 4, 2009.
• A self proclaimed anime-otaku. She was introduced to anime and manga by her close friend when she was a third grader. Her favorite anime is Gintama. Her blog posts often mentioned about a number of mangas that she read.
• She is nicknamed "High Tension Girl" because she is always feels excited or in a high tension all days, all 24 hours a day 365 days a year, morning, day and night ("High tension" is a japanese idiom that means "very excited").
• Her dream is become a singer and inspired by Morning Musume. She is also wanted to become a voice actress and idolizes Yukari Tamura. Her voice actress debut is in Nanana's Buried Treasure.
• After becoming a soloist, she stated that her goal is to sing at Animelo Summer Live. 　
• Her trademark hairstyle in Ebichu is ponytail.
• Her surname, Mayama, is a palindrome meaning read backwards/down-to-up it would still be Mayama.

Biography

Rika and Narumi in 2010

Rika originally wanted to become a singer inspired by Morning Musume and when she watched Yukie Nakama's acting in Gokusen she wanted to become an actress. She joined Stardust Promotion in 2008 Stardust Promotion audition event titled Haru no Kawasaki Audition. She applied to several other agency auditions yet failed. She sat next to Sumire Fujishiro and began to talk..

On August 4, 2009 she was one of the five 3Bjunior member selected to become the member of Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku along with Mizuki, Kanon Nanaki, Narumi Uno and Reina Miyazaki. Rika and Mizuki were the only original members remaining in the group during their major debut in 2012.

On September 2, 2014, it was announced that Rika will have her own solo debut single titled Liar Mask. The single was released on November 26, 2014 and is used as the second opening theme for the TV Anime Akame ga Kill!

. She is also confirmed to voice the palace maid in the anime starting from episode 20.

Discography Participated In

• Indie Singles
  • Asa no Chime ga Narimashita!
  • Ebizori Diamond!!
  • Chime!
  • The Tissue ~Tomaranai Seishun~
  • Oh My Ghost? ~Watashi ga Akuryo ni Nattemo~
  • Motto Hashire!!
• Major Singles
  • Karikeiyaku no Cinderella
  • Go! Go! Here We Go! Rock Lee / Otona wa Wakatte Kurenai
  • Ume
  • Te wo Tsunagou / Kindan no Karma
  • Mikakunin Chuugakusei X
  • Butterfly Effect
  • Haitateki!
  • Natsudaze Johnny
  • Super Hero
  • Massugu
  • SING-A-LONG SING-A-SONG
  • Dekadonden

• Albums
  • Ebichu no Zeppan Best ~Owaranai Seishun~
  • Chunin
  • Kinpachi
  • Anarchy
  • "Chusotsu" ~Ebichu no Ike Ike Best~
  • "Chukara" ~Ebichu no Waku Waku Best~
  • Ebicracy
• Limited Albums
  • Ebichu no Unit Album Sun Plaza-Ban
  • Ebichu no Unit Album Seinenkan-Ban
  • Ebichu no Unit Album Saitama Super Arena-Ban
• 3Bjunior
  • Nanairo no Stardust
• Stardust Planet
  • We are Star
• Solo
  • Liar Mask

Acting Careers

TV

• Ohta Hikaru no Watashi ga Souri Daijin ni Nattara...Hisho Tanaka (August 14, 2009), NTV
• Oshigoto Town (April 5, 2009), BS11
• Tonari no Seki-Kun To Rumi-Chan No jishou Live action (July 27, 2015) (episode-4, 8), MBS

Anime

• [2014] Nanana's Buried Treasure
• [2014] Akame ga Kill!

Publications

Magazine

• [2009] Audition
• [2014.02.10] MARQUEE Vol.101 - With Yasumoto and Hoshina
• [2014.02.19] +4 May issue Androider
• [2014.02.20] New Avengers: Secret Invasion band Comments Ad

Trivia

• She is the oldest member in the group and the only remaining original member of Ebichu as Mizuki left in 2014.
• She is the second member from 3Bjunior's idol group to receive a solo single, the first was Momoko Kawakami of momonaki.

Gallery

MUSiC (2019)

Dekadonden (2018)

SING-A-LONG SING-A-SONG (2017)

Ebicracy (2017)

Chuusotsu Chuukara (2016)

Massugu (2016)

Anarchy (2016)

Super Hero (2015)

Natsu daze Johnny (2015)

Haitateki! (2014)

Butterfly Effect (2014)

Mikakunin Chuugakusei X (2013)

Chunin (2013)

Te wo Tsunagou (2012)

Go! Go! Here We Go! Rock Lee (2012)

Kareikeiyaku no Cinderella (2012)

Motto Hashire!! (2011)

Ebizori Diamond (2010)

Ebichu (2009)

Stardust Promotion (2008)

External Links

• Stardust Promotion profile
• Official Site
• Official Ebichu Blog
• Official 3Bjunior Blog