Ririka/Trivia

## Ririka

March 14, 2023

Full of fruity charms! RIRIKA's definition is being lovely.
 - Ririka's keyword

* On January 10, 2022, Ririka was revealed as the third member of ILY:1.
* In the group, her representative emoji is a raccoon 🦝.
* The name 'Ririka' means "bronze" in Japanese.
* She was the member of the Japanese girl group Orange Latte along with Hana.
* She was a contestant on the Japanese survival show Nizi Project by JYP Entertainment.
* She also participated in the survival show Girls Planet 999 but unfortunately, she didn't make it to the end and her final rank is P21 (J07).
* In the group's dorm, she shares the first room with Hana and Elva.

## Names

### Name Meaning

* 李 means "plum".
	+ Plum tree: A deciduous tree of the rose family.
	+ Official: A person holding a public office or position of authority.
	+ Judge: A public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
	+ Jailer: A person who is in charge of a prison or jail.
* 里 means "village, hometown, birthplace".
	+ Village: A rural area or countryside.
	+ Mansion: A large house or building.
	+ Home: A place of residence.
	+ Family Home: The home of a wife or retainer.
	+ Ancient Japanese Administrative Unit: A unit of administrative division in ancient Japan.
	+ Reside: To live in a particular place.
	+ Foster Home: A home where a child is taken care of.
	+ Unit of Distance: A unit of measurement for distance.
* 花 means "flower".
	+ Flower: A general term for flowers of plants and trees.
	+ Something shaped like a flower: Something shaped like a flower.
	+ Beauty like a flower: Something beautiful like a flower.
	+ Flower blooming: The act of a flower blooming.
	+ Blurring of the eyes: A feeling of being dazed or confused.
	+ Glare: A feeling of being dazzled.
	+ Cherry blossoms: The flowers of cherry trees.
	+ Plum blossoms: The flowers of plum trees.
	+ Popular things: Things that are popular.
	+ Splendid things: Things that are splendid and glamorous.

### Nicknames

* Noguririka (너구리리카)
	+ Noguri (너구리) means raccoon in Korean.
* Honoka-chan (호노카찬)
	+ When she has pigtails, she is Honoka-chan then.

## Pre-Debut

### Orange Latte

Orange Latte (オレンジラテ/오렌지라떼) is a five-member Japanese-Korean project girl group managed by JSL Japan. The members are Hana, Hahyun, Siha, Riri (also known as Ririka), and Yuha. Unfortunately, as of February 2021 all their social media accounts have been deleted and the group silently disbanded.

## Likes and Dislikes

### Likes and Favourites

* Her favourite Sanrio character Corgi dog.
	+ A fan asked what was her Sanrio character and asked if it was Hello Kitty, Kuromi or My Melody. But she said her favourite one was not there, it was the Corgi dog.
* She prefers cold noodle with salt to sugar.
	+ She said she hadn’t tried cold noodle yet, but she said she prefers salt better.
* The all-black casual outfit is her standard.
* Her favourite sport is snowboarding.
* Favourite foods:
	+ Mom’s homemade meals, especially omelet rice
	+ Kimchi pancakes
	+ Stew made with okara
* Favourite brands:
	+ ZARA
	+ STYLENANDA
	+ BURBERRY

### Song Recommendations

* Japanese songs
* Lean On Me by Baek Yerin senior

## Abilities & Habits

### Abilities

* She knows how to do ballet and has been doing ballet since she was 3 years old.

## Relationships

### ILY:1

* Things she wants to achive:
	+ She wants to win first place on a music program and tour in front of their fans ONLY:1 from various countries. When she came to Japan last year (2022), it was her first time singing in front of Japanese ONLY:1, and she was filled with emotion.

### Others

#### Japanese contestants (J-Group) of Girls Planet 999

* Nagomi shared on an interview that before the cells were formed, Ririka shares the same room with Mashiro, Yurina and Nagomi.

## References

1. ↑ Girls Planet 999 self-written profile
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/FCENM\_ILY1/status/1480555029115273217
3. ↑ https://japanese-names.info/first-name/ririka-2/
4. ↑ https://kprofiles.com/orange-latte-members-profile/
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 ILY:1 Interview with WITHONLINE
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/claramag\_jp/status/1565261200031526913
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/xiaotingfav/status/1442136906221834249