Ruka (BABYMONSTER)

For other people known as 'Ruka', see Ruka.

Ruka

Visual photo for "Forever"

Background

Birth name

Kawai Ruka (河井瑠花)

Birth date

March 20, 2002 (age 22)

Birth place

Okayama, Japan

Blood type

O

Career

Occupation

Rapper

Group debut

March 26, 2017 (Shibu3 project)
November 27, 2023 (BABYMONSTER)

Years active

2017–present (Japan)
2023–present (South Korea)

Agency

YG Entertainment (2018–present)
Platinum Production (2017–2018)

Associations

BABYMONSTER
Shibu3 project

Related Wikis
BABYMONSTER Wiki

Ruka (루카) is a Japanese rapper under YG Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group BABYMONSTER and a former member of the Japanese idol group Shibu3 project.

Career[]

2017–2018: Shibu3 project[]

On March 26, 2017, Ruka debuted as a member from the Blue Class of the Japanese idol group Shibu3 project as one of the founding members. She left the group sometime in 2018.

2023: Debut with BABYMONSTER[]

On December 30, 2022, YG Entertainment unveiled a teaser poster announcing their plans to debut a new girl group.^[1] On January 1, 2023, the group's name was confirmed to be BABYMONSTER. In the same video, Ruka could be seen practicing, seemingly confirming her status as a member of the group.^[2]

On February 6, Ruka was introduced through a live performance as the seventh and final member of BABYMONSTER.^[3] They made their debut on April 1, 2024 with the mini album BABYMONS7ER.^[4]^[5]

Filmography[]

Music video appearances[]

Ueda Atsumi - "Happy Halloween!" (2017)

Trivia[]

Ruka and fellow BABYMONSTER member Asa are the first female Japanese idols to debut under YG Entertainment.
Prior to debuting with BABYMONSTER, she trained for 6 years.