The Biography

Rikako Aida (逢田 梨香子, Aida Rikako, born August 8th, 1992) is a Japanese singer, actress and voice actress from Tokyo affiliated with Ken Production. She is most known for her role as Riko Sakurauchi in Love Live! Sunshine!! Previously she worked under the stage name of Rikako Itō (伊藤 梨花子, Itō Rikako). She started acting as an actress under the name of Rikako Itō from around 2012, mainly in the stage, dramas and movies, appearing in the films “The Farmers Bride: 35 Years Old” and “I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow”. After accindentally encountering the anime Gintama, she aspired to become a voice actresss, and debuted as a voice actress with the anime “Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart” in 2014. She then changed her stage name to Rikako Aida in 2015.