The Official Rika Thread

[Masa]

Boot and Immune Round 8 has started and Rika is back in the cross-hairs of the other alliances.

I'm almost always sleeping when a new round starts

Hi all!

I think some of you maybe know me from other forums, but most of you don´t  know who I am. I´m Hakaisou or Hakai if you don´t want to write much. I know my nick sounds a bit... boyish, but I´m actually a girl. And of course, a great Rika fan.

Welcome to The RIVE!

I see lots of Rika fans here (it´s obvius, since this is the RIVE) and there´s a great atmosphere all over the forum. I hope you´ll see me more often from now.

Me too. New Rika-fans are always welcome, especially female fans 8-)

So  What do you talk about here? :ONdunno:

Rika, Rika and more Rika

Some good discussion threads:
Favorite Bodypart
Favorite Catchphrase
Favorite Hairstyle
Rika's best feature
Favourite PB
Love at First Sight?
Favourite Group With Rika
Rika Observations
Poems, Fan Fics, & Other Creative Things
Roles for Rika
What is your favorite Viyuden single?
Best Viyuden PV
What would you like to be seen done in their next PB?
The "Show Your Collections of Rika" Thread

What do you guys think of Rika´s growing singing skills? I think she sounds quite well in live for H!P standars and she sounds really great in recordings. She has improved a lot for sure and even if her voice it´s not too strong, it´s so sweet. :tfr9a7wg:

Rika has definitely improved since her graduation. I remember watching some MM concert from 2004 and Rika's voice was so weak that it was hard to hear her. However she proved her vocal skills during the first Viyuden tour, it shocked me how good her singing sounded. Rika also sounds way better on Viyuden songs than on Morning Musume songs. And unlike most of the H!P girls her live singing sounds pretty much the same as the recordings. Rika might not have the strongest voice but she still sounds cute. And she has the sweetest talking voice ever

what country you are from? cuz ur english is EXCELLENT compared to Masa and his Finglish

Hey! I only speak finglish when I'm drunk........ so pretty much all the time

Rikaishite is (obviusly) one of those songs and as you said, it fits her voice perfectly. :tfr9a7wg:

Here's the full quote:
"Ishikawa's charm lies in her voice, doesn't it? this is what most people continue to decide. when a voice has its charm, as a creator (i.e. songwriter or otherwise...) one is always tantalized by the prospect of cooking up something with it. that is why more than half of MM's songs are written to match the pace of Ishikawa's voice, and this continues with viyuden, for which I have many ideas. This is what takes shape from working with Ishikawa. After graduating from morning musume, what I look for is "going solo" (I think this means existing apart from MM) and only the musume who can respond to this will be able to graduate. In this sense, the responsiblity for / reliance on Ishikawa is great." - Tsunku

And this is my 800th post, I still dedicate this one to you guys, and to the most wonderful Idol I've ever saw, but also my secret role model: Rika.

Congrats!

[daigong]

CONGRATS HiME!!!

The Chuuch of Charmy has more worshippers!!

As Big Bosses, we've gotta encourage all Hello! Project fans to be as POSITIVE and encouraging to others on JPH!P - because we all were noobs once! Just like Rika, we're leading the way!

[Masa]

80 days left!

My favourite song I think is her version of Morning Coffee and that's also probably my favourite PV too cause it's JUST Rika lol and she's doing all kinds of things she likes.

I gotta admit that I would have preferred seeing Rika singing & dancing in a studio. Morning Coffee PV looks too much like a fanmade video imo.

[Hakai]

Thanks all for the great welcoming!!

*Masa
Thanks so much for the Tsunku quote. It was very interesting

*daigong
Am I a noob?:ONshifty:

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I must agree with Masa. Morning Coffe PV looks like a "make it as cheap as possible". I like it because we can see Rika shoping, but I would preffer a "standard" PV.

[StreakInTheSky]

just about all those Momusu Best PV's were pretty shitty

[ebc]

just about all those Momusu Best PV's were pretty shitty

lol that's pretty much right
That's why I like Morning Coffee so much cause when I see it I don't start being all critical of the different parts of the PV and how cheap they look.
But for seeing dances and stuff I much rather see them at a concert or in a live perf. I think it would be kinda cool to have a Biyuden PV of the girls just doing random things, not following any script or doing any dancing.
I just want to see something different perhaps...

[StreakInTheSky]

I posted the same thing about GAM a while back... Just put them in a room with random things!

[daigong]

*daigong
Am I a noob?:ONshifty:

:ONsweat: You're not?? I meant...in...uhhh.general

Rika needs more solo songs!! I remember when some guy PS'd a solo album tracks and we all went crazy :bounceblob:

[Hakai]

:ONsweat: You're not?? I meant...in...uhhh.general

:ONhiakhiakhiak:   Only in this forum. Have been a fan since 2004

I agree. She needs more solo songs. I was a bit dissapointed because she didn´t sing solo in any of her two Hello Pro Hours

I made a new sig. Hope you all like it.

[wakaba_doll]

^ Your sig is freakin ADORABLE, Hakaisou! I love how Rika looks all thoughtful... It's a hard choice, ne?^~ LOL

[Masa]

79 days left!

I agree. She needs more solo songs. I was a bit dissapointed because she didn´t sing solo in any of her two Hello Pro Hours

Yeah, I was disappointed too

[thelastangel]

Boot and Immune Round 10 has started and Rika is back in play – her immunity has expired and she starts the round with 0-IMMUNE vs. 0-BOOT.
 
  I will update this thread with the progress of the voting for Rika as Round 10 plays out.  All right!....let's do this for the head priestess of the Chuuch of Charmy - Let's see those IMMUNE votes pouring in!

Edit (10:51PM GMT) Vote Status:
kaede --> HiME --> daigong  --> Hakaisou --> thelastangel --> Maki Kanatsu
6-IMMUNE vs. 0-BOOT.

ONE MORE TO GO!!!
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By the way Yui has just been booted: Okada Yui  (5,7)

[Hakai]

The boot and inmune game it´s very entertaining

Did you guys already know Rika´s hair is back to brown? She said in Biyuuden radio show

[jounin2006]

hmm .. didn't know that; either way, she is hot!!!

[HiME]

Did you guys already know Rika´s hair is back to brown? She said in Biyuuden radio show

Oh noes!! The same old brown??

Bah... :ONbored:

[wakaba_doll]

Did you guys already know Rika´s hair is back to brown? She said in Biyuuden radio show

THANK GOD LOL That blonde was so not complementary on her!

[THUNDERDUCK]

Yay, dark hair Rika!  She listens to her fans!

[Redturtle]

Um.. what the hell? Back to brown already? So basically she dyed to blonde just to shoot the PV and stuff? :p

[wakaba_doll]

^ Seems that way... I'm actually kind of scared to see the PV LOL Even Rika's gorgeous face just could not make me like that blonde hair!

[ayou099]

Nice sig Hakaisou, I stole it (among other things e.g santa biyuden, longer blonde rika)

Boy its tough trying to stick to that new mood system, especially since exams are on (damn you, new mood system). Was looking for charmy (looks like its not a genuine emotion), i guess "Happy" is tribute enough to o' great one (though i demand a Charmy emotion).

Did you guys already know Rika´s hair is back to brown?

She's going through quite a few lately (sp?), still want Masae Otani style though