Erika Ikuta

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.

Not to be confused with Erina Ikuta.
Erika Ikuta
生田 絵梨花
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupation
Years active2007-present
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
LabelsSony Records/N46Div
Associated acts

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"
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]

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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  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.
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