Rika Hayashi, a native ofHashimoto, Wakayama,[2] was born on 1 June.[1] Her mother was a formercaddie.[3] While she was a young child, she would visit adriving range her parents took her to every week after getting a golf club as a gift, and at least once she curiously made a ball roll down an uneven surface there.[4] However, Hayashi recalled that she rarely played golf and was unfamiliar with the sport's terminology.[5][6]
In 2024, she made her first starring role as Tonbo Ōi in the golf-themed animeTonbo!;[3] this was the first work she passed through an audition.[9] At the beginning of recording she would bring a golf club to the studio.[9] She also sang the anime's ending theme "Let's Swing" alongside Tokyo Groove Jyoshi.[10] In 2025, she won theSeiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor at the19th Seiyu Awards.[11]
Hayashi once practiced classical ballet and collected recorded albums, particularly orchestral music.[4]
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