Erika Ikuta

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Erika Ikuta
生田 絵梨花
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 24)
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupation
Years active2007-present
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
LabelsSony Records/N46Div
Associated acts

Erika Ikuta (生田 絵梨花, Ikuta Erika, born January 22, 1997) is a Japanese idol singer, actress and a member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46.[1][2] In addition to her work with Nogizaka46, Ikuta has appeared in multiple television and stage productions, including a Japanese production of Les Misérables.

Career[]

In 2011, she auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was selected as one of the thirty-six first generation members. Her audition song was Aiko's "Star".[3] She was chosen as one of the members performing on the group's debut single "Guruguru Curtain", released on February 22, 2012.[4] In September 2012, she was selected for the leading role of Alice in Nogizaka46's stage musical Sixteen Principal.[5]

On April 20, 2014, she announced that she would take a break from Nogizaka46 to prepare for further schooling.[6][7] She resumed her activities in August as the choreographic center for Nogizaka46's tenth single "Nandome no Aozora ka?"[8] In 2015, Ikuta appeared in the Fuji TV drama Zannen na Otto as a high school girl who dreams of becoming a pianist.[9] She published her first solo photobook, Tenchō, on January 21, 2016.[10] It sold 38,355 copies in its first week, and ranked first on the Oricon weekly photobook sales chart.[11][12] It also ranked first on the Oricon book ranking photobook category in the first half of the year 2016.[13]

In July 2016, it was announced that Ikuta had been chosen for the role of Cosette in a 30th anniversary production of Les Miserables in Japan, a role she reprised in 2019. In 2021, It was announced that Ikuta would play Éponine in Les Miserables in 2021.[14]

Discography[]

Singles with Nogizaka46[]

Year No. Title Role Notes
2012 1 "Guruguru Curtain" A-side Debut as 1st Generation member; Also sang on "Nogizaka no Uta", "Aitakatta Kamoshirenai", "Ushinaitakunai kara" and "Shiroi Kumo ni Notte"
2 "Oide Shampoo" A-side Also sang on "Kokoro no Kusuri" and "House!"
3 "Hashire! Bicycle" A-side Also sang on "Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka" and "Oto ga Denai Guitar"
4 "Seifuku no Mannequin" A-side Also sang on "Yubi Bōenkyō" and "Koko Janai Doko ka "
2013 5 "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" A-side Also sang on "Shakiism" and "Romantic Ikayaki"
6 "Girl's Rule" A-side Also sang on "Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover" and "Ningen to Iu Gakki"
7 "Barrette" A-side Also sang on "Tsuki no Ōkisa", "Sonna Baka na…" and "Yasashisa to wa"
2014 8 "Kizuitara Kataomoi" A-side Also sang on "Romance no Start", "Toiki no Method" and "Dankeschön"
10 "Nandome no Aozora ka?" A-side, center Also sang on "Korogatta Kane o Narase!", "Watashi, Okiru" and "Tender days"
2015 11 "Inochi wa Utsukushii" A-side Also sang on "Arakajime Katarareru Romance"
12 "Taiyō Nokku" A-side Also sang on "Muhyōjō" and "Hane no Kioku"
13 "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" A-side Also sang on "Popipappapā" and "Kanashimi no Wasurekata"
2016 14 "Harujion ga Sakukoro" A-side Also sang on "Harukanaru Bhutan"
15 "Hadashi de Summer" A-side Also sang on "Boku Dake no Hikari" and "Inochi no Shinjitsu Musical "Ringo Uri to Kamemushi"
16 "Sayonara no Imi" A-side Also sang on "Kodoku na Aozora"
2017 17 "Influencer" A-side
18 "Nigemizu" A-side Also sang on "Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai", "Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori…" and "Naitatte Iijanaika?"
19 "Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru" A-side Also sang on "Fuminshō" and "Atarashii Kafun ~Musical "Mishiranu Sekai" yori~"
2018 20 "Synchronicity" A-side Also sang on "Against" as 1st Generation member and "Kumo ni Nareba ii"
21 "Jikochū de Ikō!" A-side Also sang on "Soratobira" and "Anna ni Sukidatta no ni…"
22 "Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru" A-side Also sang on "Chopin no Usotsuki"
2019 23 "Sing Out!" A-side Also sang on "Aimai"
24 "Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" A-side Also sang on "Boku no Koto, Shitteru?" and "Boku no Omoikomi"
2020 25 "Shiawase no Hogoshoku" A-side Also sang on "Sayonara Stay With Me"
— "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo" — Charity song during the COVID-19 pandemic
— "Route 246" —
2021 26 "Boku wa Boku o Suki ni Naru" A-side Also sang on "Ashita ga Aru Riyū" and "Wilderness World"

Albums with Nogizaka46[]

Year No. Title Praticipated song
2015 1 Tōmei na Iro
  • "Boku ga Iru Basho"
  • "Anata no Tame ni Hikitai" (solo)
2016 2 Sorezore no Isu
  • "Kikkake"
  • "Taiyō ni Kudokarete"
  • "Teitaion no Kiss" (solo)
2017 3 Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume
  • "Skydiving"
  • "Settei Ondo"
  • "Mangetsu ga Kieta"
2019 4 Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made
  • "Arigachi na Ren'ai"
  • "Pocchito"

Other featured songs[]

Year Artist Title Albums / Singles
2012 Mayu Watanabe "Twin Tail wa Mō Shinai" "Otona Jellybeans"
2016 AKB48 "Mazariau Mono" "Kimi wa Melody"

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Channel Notes Source
2013 Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō Mirei Tanabe Fuji TV One episode [15]
Umi no Ue no Shinryōjo [16]
2015 Zannen na Otto Mika Hosoi [9][17]
Hatsumori Bemars Chopin TV Tokyo [18]
2016 Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu no Tokubetsu-hen 2016 Fuji TV [19]
2021 Sakura Miharutaki Amazon Prime

Films[]

Year Title Role Notes Source
2012 The Hunger Games Rue Japanese dub [20]
2014 Chōnōryoku Kenkyūbu no 3-nin Ikuko Murata [21]
2017 Asahinagu Nene Ichidō [22]

Theater[]

Year Title Role Venue Source
2007 Coco Smile: Asu e no Rock 'n' Roll Coco [23]
2009 Heidi Clara Sesemann [24]
2014-5 Rainbow Prelude Louise Tennōzu Ginga Theater [25]
2015 Princess Knight Princess Sapphire Akasaka ACT Theater [26]
2017-9 Roméo et Juliette Juliet [27]
Les Misérables Cosette Imperial Theatre [14]
2018 Mozart Constanze Imperial Theatre
2019 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Natasha Rostova Imperial Theatre
2020 Whistle Down the Wind Swallow Imperial Theatre
Your Lie in April Kaori Miyazono Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall [28]
2021–Present Les Misérables Éponine Imperial Theatre [14]

Concerts[]

  • 2017: MTV Unplugged: Erika Ikuta[29]

Bibliography[]

Photobooks[]

  • Kikan Nogizaka vol.4 Saitō (26 December 2014, Tokyo News Service) ISBN 9784863364516[30]
  • Tenchō=Modulation Erika Ikuta 1st Photo Book (21 January 2016, Shueisha) ISBN 9784087807783[10][31]

References[]

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  8. ^ "Ikuta Erika to be the center for Nogizaka46's 10th single". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
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  19. ^ ほんとにあった怖い話 夏の特別編2016. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
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  21. ^ "嘘"から始まった、乃木坂46・秋元、生田、橋本主演の映画『超能力研究部の3人』公開！ (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  22. ^ "あさひなぐ". eiga.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  23. ^ "Coco Smile Cast" (in Japanese). Geo's Company. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
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  28. ^ "Your Lie in April Manga Gets Stage Musical With Broadway Team in July 2020". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  29. ^ https://www.nogizaka46.com/news/2017/12/mtvmtv-unplugged46.php
  30. ^ 季刊乃木坂 (東京ニュース通信社) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  31. ^ 転調 = Modulation : 生田絵梨花1st写真集 (集英社) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

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