Riho Iida (飯田 里穂, Iida Riho; born October 26, 1991 in Saitama) is a Japanese ex-child model-turned-actress, voice actress and singer. Her nickname is Rippi. She voiced Amari Katasumi in Idol Land PriPara.
Bands
- μ's - current member
Credited On
- μ's - 3rd Anniversary LoveLive! - μ's, released December 25, 2013 (
LABX-8044). Vocal [Rin Hoshizora].
Biography
From the en.wikipedia article Riho Iida (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 1376737210.
Career
Iida came into the spotlight when she was 11 years old, appearing on the Tensai Terebi Kun MAX (天才てれびくんMAX) series on NHK Educational TV in 2002. Since then she starred in many movies and TV series. She was also a model of a famous lolita gravure magazine Pure Pure. She played the leading role in the film Shougaiken gibu no okurimono (障害犬ギブのおくりもの), which won a prize at the Japan Educational Film Festival. Her first photobook Pool (プール, Pūru)in 2003 became the top-selling photobook in Japan. She plays one of the main characters in the Love Live! School Idol Project anime and game project, Rin Hoshizora. The success of Love Live! contributed to an increase in exposure of her career. In 2014 she formed the duo group 4to6 with her co-star Pile (voice of Maki Nishikino). They released their first single in August 2014. She is a member of a mini unit in the Love Live! project, Lily White, alongside Aina Kusuda (voice of Nozomi Tojo) and Suzuko Mimori (voice of Umi Sonoda). Her song "Aoi Honō Syndrome" (青い炎シンドローム, Blue Flame Syndrome) is used as the ending theme to the 2017 anime television series Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters. Her song "Itsuka Sekai ga Kawaru Made" (いつか世界が変わるまで; lit. "Someday Until The World Changes") is used as the ending theme to the 2018 anime television series Boarding School Juliet.
Personal Life
Iida announced her marriage to a non-celebrity man on January 1, 2022. On December 25, 2024, she announced her pregnancy. She gave birth to twins in April 2025.