石井リカ　　　Ishii Rika    石井里佳

「いしーちゃん」こと「石井リカ」は「ハロプロ」内においても希有な存在であった。
2001年10月、アップフロントエージェンシーに移籍する以前には「Peachy」というタレント名で活動。

「アロハミュージック」から３曲をリリースしており、
あのフジテレビ系の音楽番組「HEY！×３」にも出演したことがあった。

ＵＦＡ移籍後は、目立った活動も無く、2001年11月29日に発売された「童謡ポップス集」に参加し、
一応ＣＤデビューは果たすことになるが、その後もハロプロ系の番組のＭＣを務めるなどの活動にとどまり、
表舞台に出ることはなかった。

本人の意向か、事務所の意向かは知る由は無いが、2002年12月31日をもって「ハロプロ」から脱退となった。





Ishii Rika's debut in the music scene was in October of 2000 under the name "Peachy".
She released three singles the following two years, all with a bubblegum-pop sound.

A few months after the release of her third single, in October 2001, Ishii transfered to the Up-Front Agency.
She started working in the offices of UFA (probably to test her working ethics and working morals)
before becoming a regular in the TV Tokyo mini-drama "Shin Bishoujo Nikki（新・美少女日記：New Beatuy Girl Diary）"
(which also starred Fujimoto Miki).

In November 2001, she participated in her first Hello! Project album, The Douyou Pops 1 Christmas to Fuyu no Uta Shuu.
（ザ・童謡ポップス1 クリスマスと冬のうた集：The Children's Songs Pops 1 Christmas and Winter Songs Collection）

Her first concert performance was at "Hello! Project 2002 ～Kotoshi mo Sugoizo!～" in January 2002.
（Hello！ Project 2002～今年もすごいぞ！～：Hello！ Project 2002 ～This Year Will Also Be Amazing！～）

Here she was introduced as a new member along with Fujimoto Miki and Satoda Mai.
Ishii continued to appear in various Hello! Project releases, and was a member of the 2002 shuffle unit Odoru 11.（おどる11：Dancing11）

In December 2002, after the release of Shinsaku Douyou Pops 1, （新作童謡ポップス（一）： New Collection of Popular Children's Songs）
Ishii Rika graduated from Hello! Project.

No official reason was given, but in an interview in a French magazine (in 2009)
she stated that she no longer wanted to be an idol, but wanted to release songs with words and music made by herself.

In 2003, Ishii held her first live performance, and shortly after she signed to the record company bm.3 and released her first single.
It would be three more years before she'd release her second single "Ao（蒼）".
It was used in the movie Zoku, in which Ishii had a role in as one of the main characters.

For unknown reasons she left the record company after this release, and kept focusing on live performances as an indies artist.
In 2007 and 2008 she released four indies singles, only available at her live events.
Her fifth indies single was released under the label mona records.

In 2008, an interview with the popular Japanese girl group Perfume revealed that they have covered her song "Super Jet Shoes ～Mirai wo Aruku Kutsu～".
（スーパージェットシューズ～未来を歩くくつ～：Super Jet Shoes ～Shoes That Walk to the Future～）

They said it suited them since the song was happy and up-beat, and they have performed it at concerts together ever since.

In 2009 she released her fifth indies single, "Blue", under mona records.
In the fall the same year, a promotion video for the movie "Asahi Daigaku（朝日大学：Asahi University）"
with Ishii singing the theme song "Boku no Michi（僕の道：My Way）", was released.

Another song, "Wedding Story", is also featured in the movie. Her song "Kokoro（こころ：A Mind）" was used in a commercial for Olympics pen,
and a promotional video was made. "Wedding story" and "Boku no Michi" also have Promotional videos.

Other promotional appearances include writing a theme song for Asahi University in Gifu Prefecture and providing music
for a commercial for the Akita View Hotel.
In addition to all her latest promotion tie-ins, her long-awaited debut album, Aoi Kuma（あおいくま）, was released on September 3rd, 2010.

Her second album was released in April 2013, followed by her third album in September the same year.
In December of 2013, Ishii teamed up with 5 other singers of Sora-uta（ソラウタ） releasing the song "La La La Ashita no Sora e".
（La La La 明日の空へ：La La La Towards the Future Sky）


01st Album「The Douyou Pops 1 Christmas to Fuyu no Uta Shuu」（ザ・童謡ポップス1 クリスマスと冬のうた集：The Children's Songs Pops 1 Christmas and Winter Songs Collection）2001.11.29





石井里佳

2000年10月，以「Peachy」的艺名出道，发行了几张单曲。
2001年10月，进入Up-Front Agency。出演迷你日剧「新．美少女日记」。

同年11月，作为童谣歌手以专辑「The童谣Pops1 圣诞节和冬季童谣集」正式出道。
2002年07月，参加早安家族洗牌组合「热舞11」。

2002年12月，从早安家族毕业，以后作为创作歌手展开活动。


1st专辑「童谣流行歌曲第 1 冬天的歌集」2001.11.29