Erika Ikuta
| Erika Ikuta | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 生田 絵梨花 |
| Also known as | Ikuchan |
| Born |
22 January 1997 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. Her father's cousin, Masahide Sakuma, is a music producer known for producing many J-pop music.
In 2011, she auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was selected as one of the 36 first generation members. Her audition song was Aiko's Star. She was chosen as one of the select members for their debut song Guruguru Curtain released on February 22, 2012. In September 2012, she was selected for the leading role Alice in Nogizaka46's musical stage Sixteen Principal.
On April 20, 2014, she announced that she would suspend her activities of Nogizaka46 to prepare for further schooling. 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?, 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. She released her first solo photo book Tenchō on January 21, 2016. It has sold 38,355 copies in a week, and ranked 1st on the Oricon weekly photo book sales chart. It also ranked 1st on the Oricon book ranking photobook category in the first half of the year 2016.
In July 2016, It was also announced that Erika Ikuta has been announced as the new Cosette in the 30th anniversary staging of Les Miserables in Japan.
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