RiRia
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| RiRia | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1994[1] Tokyo, Japan |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, flutist, artist, music producer, social influencer |
| 📆 Years active | 2005–present |
RiRia (Japanese: 理々愛; born October 11, 1994), also known by the name RiRia Niimura, is a non-binary gender identifying actor and artist, formerly known as a multi international award winning classical flute player.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Personal life and career[edit]
RiRia moved to Los Angeles on them own, when they were seventeen and taught themselves English. RiRia is best known for roles in the TV show "Anime Crimes Division" directed by Freddie Wong (Rocket Jump), Escape the Night by YouTube Premium, Jezebel (2019 film) by Numa Perrier and film “My Dead Dad” where they co-stared alongside Booboo Stewart and Simon Rex. [6] At the age of three, RiRia had started the career in music. RiRia made the first debut performance as a solo flutist with an orchestra at the age of ten. For numbers of years, RiRia had competed at both national and international competitions where RiRia was awarded over 20 times, the youngest in history. RiRia's recording was used at 2010 Winter Olympics(Vancouver) by its silver medal winning figure skater, Mao Asada.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Beginning & The Middle[7] | Marissa | Short Film |
| 2021 | My Dead Dad[8] | Amber | Feature Film |
| 2020 | Jezebel (2019 film) | Bianca[9] | Feature Film |
| 2020 | Dankalicious[10] | Dankalicious | Short Film |
| 2017 | The Sun’s Shadow[11] | The Moon | Short Film |
TV[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Matsuko in the room[12] | Themselves | Japanese TV show (NTV) |
| 2020 | Breakarate[13] | Jessica | Season 1 |
| 2019 | America's Got Talent | Themselves[14] | Season 13, Episode 4 |
| 2018 | I AM (Power ranger spin-off)[15] | T.K (Yellow Ranger) | TV Pilot |
| 2018 | Festival Season[16] | Jordan Kido | TV Pilot |
| 2018 | Worldwide Man Tour[17] | Ying | TV Pilot |
| 2017 | Erased” (Netflix)[18] | Satoru Fujinuma | English voice over |
| 2017 | The Gifted (American TV series)[19] | Empower Academy student principal | 1 episode: "eXtreme measures" |
| 2017 | The Twins: Happily Ever After? (The Bachelor (franchise) Spin-off) | Themselves[20] | Season 1, Episode 2 |
| 2017 | Escape the Night (Youtube Premium) [21] | Haruko | 1 episode: “Tangled Web” |
| 2017 | Anime Crimes Division (Crunchyroll)[22] | Kimiko | Season 1, Episode 1 |
Commercial[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Facebook 'Take on Anything'[23] | Hero | National |
| 2021 | Tiger Beer 'Brewed for your fire'[24] | Hero | Foreign TV spot |
| 2021 | Jägermeister | Hero | National |
| 2021 | Mountain Dew | Hero | Digital |
| 2021 | Verizon Communications /5G gaming | Hero | Digital |
| 2021 | Cacti by Travis Scott | Hero | |
| 2020 | Hewlett-Packard | Web model | |
| 2020 | The Glad Products Company /Kitchen Keynote ft. Angela Kinsey | Jettica | Digital |
| 2020 | Robinhood (company) /Wake up call :Bus[25] | Hero | National |
| 2019 | Adidas /Change is a team sports by Jonah Hill[26] | Music producer | National |
| 2018 | Ulta Beauty /Possibilities are beautiful[27] | Hero | National |
| 2018 | United Airlines /Uniting the World[28] | Hero | National |
| 2018 | Nike /Nike Choose Go by Edgar Wright[29] | Hero | National |
| 2017 | Oculus (brand) /Step into Rift | Hero | Digital & print |
| 2017 | Oculus (brand) /Mobile VR Is Better than Ever | Hero | Digital |
| 2017 | Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) /Force of Nature | Hero | Digital & Print |
Awards[edit]
As a musician[edit]
| Year | Award | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The 19th Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts instrumental composition | 1st prize[30] | |
| 2011 | The 2nd Maxence Larrieu International Flûte Competition | 1st Prize[31] [32] [33] | Youngest in history |
| 2010 | AADGT International Young Musicians Festival | Gold medal | |
| 2010 | The World Classic 2010 Music Competition in Taiwan[34] | 1st Prize | |
| 2009 | The 14th Japan Flute Convention Competition | 1st prize (Both Flute & Piccolo section)& Masao Yoshida prize[35] | Youngest in history |
| 2007 | The 13th Japan Flute Convention Competition | 2nd prize | Youngest in history |
| 2007 | The 1st Maxence Larrieu International Junior Flûte Competition | 1st Prize[36] | Youngest in history |
| 2007 | The 17th Japan Classical Music Competition | Grand Prize[37] | |
| 2006 | The 11th Biwako International Flute Competition | 2nd Prize, Audience prize & Mushakōjisenke prize | Youngest in history |
| 2006 | The KYOTO Arts and Music Festival | Kyoto mayor prize | Youngest in history |
| 2006 | The 23rd Japan Wind and Percussion Competition | 3rd Prize[38] | Youngest in history |
| 2005 | The 1st International Competition for Young Flutists | 1st Prize & Audience prize[39] | |
| 2004 | The 5th Japan Junior Wind and Percussion Competition[40] | Silver medal | Youngest in history |
| 2003 | The 13th Japan Classical Music Competition | Grand prize[41] | Youngest in history |
| 2002 | The 12th Japan Classical Music Competition | 2nd prize (No 1st prize)[42] | Youngest in history |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "RiRia on Instagram". Instagram.
- ↑ "Popular Flutist From Japan Hopes To Fuse Her Interests In Fashion, Music". losangeles.cbslocal.com. 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Colburn Orchestra Concert - featuring soloist Riria Niimura, flute". jas-socal.org.
- ↑ "Faces of Los Angeles (Japanese)". nikkansan.com.
- ↑ "Who is this Japanese flutist Lady Gaga admires (Japanese)". mdpr.jp.
- ↑ "Pedro Correa, Booboo Stewart, Raymond Cruz & More Star In 'My Dead Dad' Movie From 'Manchester By The Sea' Producer'". deadline.com. 28 January 2021.
- ↑ "THE BEGINNING & THE MIDDLE". imdb.com.
- ↑ "MY DEAD DAD". imdb.com.
- ↑ "Credits". theJezebelmovie.com.
- ↑ "DANKALICIOUS". imdb.com.
- ↑ "THE SUN' SHADOW". imdb.com.
- ↑ "MATSUKO IN THE ROOM". www.ntv.co.jp.
- ↑ "BREAKARATE". imdb.com.
- ↑ "America's Got Talent' June 18, 2019 Auditions Revealed (Episode 4 Recap)". ontheflix.com.
- ↑ "I AM". imdb.com.
- ↑ "FESTIVAL SEASON". imdb.com.
- ↑ "WORLD WIDE MAN TOUR". imdb.com.
- ↑ "ERASED". imdb.com.
- ↑ "THE GIFTED". imdb.com.
- ↑ "The Twins: Happily Ever After?". imdb.com.
- ↑ "ESCAPE THE NIGHT". imdb.com.
- ↑ "ANIME CRIMES DIVISION". imdb.com.
- ↑ "Facebook Groups TV Commercial, 'Take on Anything' Featuring Laverne Cox, Song by Shea Diamond". ispot.tv.
- ↑ "Tiger Crystal's new global campaign inspires audiences to ignite their inner fire". adobomagazine.com.
- ↑ "Robinhood Financial TV Commercial, 'Wake Up Call: Bus'". ispot.tv.
- ↑ "adidas Superstar 2020 TV Commercial, 'Change Is a Team Sport'". ispot.tv.
- ↑ "Ulta TV Commercial, 'The Possibilities are Beautiful' Song by Alessia Cara". ispot.tv.
- ↑ "United Airlines TV Commercial, 'Uniting the World'". ispot.tv.
- ↑ "Nike TV Commercial, 'Choose Go'". ispot.tv.
- ↑ "Competition winners". stars.pasadenashowcase.org.
- ↑ "RiRia wins The 2nd Maxence Larrieu International Flûte Competition (Japanese)". cdjournal.com.
- ↑ "RiRia wins The 2nd Maxence Larrieu International Flûte Competition (Japanese)". nikkei.com.
- ↑ "Competition winners archive". www.concourslarrieu.com.
- ↑ "Competition winners (Japanese)". koreanculture.jp/.
- ↑ "RiRia competition bio (Japanese)". tv-asahi.co.jp.
- ↑ "Riria Niimura / Japan - first great prize junior competition". maxence-larrieu.fr.
- ↑ "Competition results (Japanese)". kurakon.net.
- ↑ "The 23rd Japan Wind and Percussion Competition winners (Japanese)". www.jmecps.or.jp.
- ↑ "FLAUTA AUREA 2005 winners". hrvatskodrustvoflautista.hr.
- ↑ "The 5th Japan Junior Wind and Percussion Competition winners (Japanese)". www.jmecps.or.jp.
- ↑ "Competition winners (Japanese)". www.kurakon.net.
- ↑ "Competition winners (Japanese)". www.kurakon.net.
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