RINKA

I thought the name Rika Ando sounded familiar, and it turns out she was the girl from the Japan-Korea couple chemistry that I was really supporting back then. She also appeared in "Girls Planet" and was originally from avex. Her background is quite impressive... It's amazing that she will ultimately debut with SM.

"Rika Ando is debuting with SM Japan, that's amazing!! She had such an aura and was a great singer since her time on Girls Planet, and considering the years that have passed, it's so moving 😭😭"

The tweet translates to: "Rika Ando is the girl from the HYLT group in Garupla! I love that stage!"

"Eh... Rika Ando isn't beautiful at all...? Why is she being criticized like this...? Even during Garupura, she had an extraordinary aura and was full of charm, so I can only think it's understandable that she can debut from the SM brand even if it's still Japan. I wasn't particularly supporting her, but I felt it was a waste when I saw her on TikTok."

"Since Rika Ando was in the same cell as my 1 pick in Girls Planet, I've been keeping an eye on her, so it's really wonderful that she's debuting from SM!"

"I was wondering why I recognized Rika Ando even though I haven't watched 'Garupla,' and then I realized she was from 'Romance wa Debut Mae.'"

"I'm so happy for Rika-chan's debut that I've been rewatching her performances on Gals' Planet 🥹 It's a mystery how she was so talented and even did Kiripa, yet she had almost no screen time 😇"

The tweet translates to: "Even I, who have only watched up to the group battle (the name might be different) of Garupla, know Ando-san's name."

The tweet translates to: "Who are the GPP members? The SM Entertainment Japanese group will debut in December! Gakupura's RINKA as well - Real-time News.com aisyousetu.com/entry/gpp-sm-j… #HatenaBlog ##GPP #SMEntertainment #GirlGroup #Gakupura"

"I wasn't really interested in things like Chappy, but I secretly supported Rika Ando back then during Garupla, so I'll keep an eye on her."

The tweet translates to: "Is it really possible that you don't remember Rika Ando while watching Garupla? There might be a possibility that the Garupla I was watching is different from yours."

The tweet translates to: "Rika-chan was the girl who was good at Blue Pink in Garupla..."

The tweet translates to: "Avex Artist Academy Special Scholarship Selection Unit BADASS Shiera Sato Nono Jimichi Honoka Ito Rinka Ando Rika Ando Garupla Miyu Wakabayashi Rino Kaneko Former XG candidate Rino Kaneko moxymill Yumi Nagata."

Thank you, Rika Ando, for the little buzz 🙇‍♂️ I unfortunately didn't make it past the first round of Garupla, but I was in the same team as Sakura Miu from ME:I, Shinwi from Toes, Dayoung from Kep1er, and Jia from Mimiroz in HTYL2!! youtu.be/mE_VqSbF11c?si…

"Is Ando Rika really in GPP!? I thought it was so cool because I was following her on Instagram and hadn't seen her recently, so this gave me major goosebumps. I'm so glad she was able to debut!"