Erika Ikuta

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Erika Ikuta
Native name 生田 絵梨花
Also known as Ikuchan
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27)
Düsseldorf, Germany
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2011-present
Associated acts Nogizaka46

Erika Ikuta (生田 絵梨花 Ikuta Erika?, born January 22, 1997 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a Japanese idol singer and a member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46.[1][2] Her father's cousin, Masahide Sakuma, is a music producer known for producing many J-pop music.[3]

Career

In 2011, she auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was selected as one of the 36 first generation members. Her audition song was Aiko's Star.[4] She was chosen as one of the select members for their debut song Guruguru Curtain released on February 22, 2012.[5] In September 2012, she was selected for the leading role Alice in Nogizaka46's musical stage Sixteen Principal.[6]

On April 20, 2014, she announced that she would suspend her activities of Nogizaka46 to prepare for further schooling.[7][8] On August 3, 2014, in their variety show Nogizakatte, Doko?, it was revealed that she took the center position in Nogizaka46 for their 10th single Nandome no Aozora ka?,[9] and she would resume her activities.

On January 14, 2015, a family drama Zannen na Otto started airing on Fuji TV, and she regularly appeared as a high school girl who had dreams of becoming a pianist.[10] She released her first solo photo book Tenchō on January 21, 2016.[11] It has sold 38,355 copies in a week, and ranked 1st on the Oricon weekly photo book sales chart.[12][13] It also ranked 1st on the Oricon book ranking photobook category in the first half of the year 2016.[14]

Appearances

TV series

Films

  • Chōnōryoku Kenkyūbu no 3-nin (2014), Ikuko Murata[19]

Dubbing

Events

  • Girls Award 2013 A/W[21]

Stages

Bibliography

Photobooks

References

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