Rika Lau

**Rika Lau** is a supporting character in *I Love Yoo*. She is one of Shin-Ae's friends, along with Maya and Min-Hyuk Park. Her father works for the Hirahara family.

Unlike Maya, Rika didn't loath Shin-Ae in anyway. She and Maya made a promise to Min-Hyuk to support her, even if it felt slightly forced. In the end, they decide to renew their friendship by getting to truly know each other.

## Background

Most, if not all of Rika's past has not been revealed. It has been said multiple times that her father works for Kousuke Hirahara and his family.

It is also unknown how long Rika and Maya Park have been friends. It is strongly hinted, however, that Rika and Maya became friends with Yoo Shin-Ae after she transferred schools.

It's been revealed that Rika became friends with Maya because of Maya’s cupcakes. Rika complemented Maya and her baking skills and asked her to bake for her fathers birthday.

## Appearance

Rika is a teenage girl with sleek, royal-blue hair and dark navy-blue eyes. She has a more tanned skin tone than her friends, Maya and Shin-Ae, even though they all share a petite body frame. Rika had her long hair down during the party and in the hospital but she then had her hair tied up in a low ponytail when she was hanging out with her friends.

## Personality

Rika is a kind-hearted and benevolent girl who is the most sensible one out of her close group of friends. In general, Rika is a sweet, gentle-hearted person but she can sometimes act unusually jealous when it comes to the things she adores (such as Mr. Huge Jackedman's biceps, which she wrote a whole blog about). Rika is smart but tends to hide it.

Rika is very understanding, knowing her faults and mistakes should not be a burden for others. She tends to blabber to the point where it may be unnecessary and then regret it afterward. Rika is also quite an observant girl and because of her observations, Rika was able to identify what Maya was doing and so she warned Maya about her actions, stating that it may affect her and Shin-Ae's friendship.

## Relationships

### Maya Park

Rika and Maya share a close bond as they always stick together both in and out of school. They both share interests in things like parties and certain celebrities but it's mainly their personalities that make them different from each other. As the mature and responsible friend, Rika often gives Maya advice on how she should deal with her actions.

### Shin-Ae Yoo

Being close friends for quite a while, Rika and Shin-Ae have always been by each other's side (same goes for Maya). Rika deeply values their friendship and wouldn't want to take any risks of worsening it so that's why she would try to think about her and Maya's actions towards Shin-Ae.

### Rika's Father

Rika occasionally talks about her father and his efforts into working for the Hirahara company. Because of Rika's father, Rika and her friends were able to attend the masquerade party.

### Kousuke Hirahara

Rika's father works for the Hirahara company, which includes Kousuke Hirahara. As well as her finding Kousuke and his brother personally attractive, she thinks of him highly and refers to him as her father's hot boss.

## Trivia

* According to CuriousCat, Quimchee has confirmed the following:
	+ Her Chinese Zodiac sign is the Rabbit
	+ Her favorite holiday is Christmas
	+ She prefers to wear cheeky, tangas, thongs, bikinis, and no show underwear
	+ In the original version of I Love Yoo, her name was Raki
	+ She has dated before
	+ She does have a driver's license
	+ She is on a diet