Rika Ishikawa was born January 19, 1985 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan), is a Japanese pop singer and TV and radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of Hello! Project's mothership J-pop group, Morning Musume. She was the leader of the trio v-u-den until June, 2008. She is currently working as a soloist and a member of the group Ongaku Gatas and the duo Hangry & Angry.
