Erina Ikuta Explained

Erina Ikuta should not be confused with Erika Ikuta.

Erina Ikuta
Native Name:生田 衣梨奈
Native Name Lang:jpn
Alias:Eripon
Birth Date:1997 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Fukuoka, Japan
Years Active:2011 - present

is a Japanese pop singer, dancer, actress and former model. She is a ninth generation member of J-pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2011 along with Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki and Mizuki Fukumura. On 26 November 2014, she became Sub-Leader of Morning Musume along with member Haruna Ikubo and later on with Ayumi Ishida. On November 30 2023, She became the new Leader of Morning Musume and Hello! Project after Mizuki Fukumura graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project.

Biography

History

Before Ikuta joined Hello! Project, she was a fashion model with Elegant Promotion, and had a blog where she posted photos of what she was doing and outfits she wore. Ikuta was selected from Morning Musume's ninth generation "Kyūki Audition" to join the group on 2 January 2011, with Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki, and Mizuki Fukumura.[1] [2] The new generation was officially revealed at the Hello! Project 2011 Winter: Kangei Shinsen Matsuri concert. She made her official debut on Morning Musume's 45th single "Maji Desu ka Ska!", released 6 April 2011.

In August 2011, she replaced the graduated Saki Ogawa of S/mileage on the children's morning program Oha Suta as an Oha Girl.[3] On 27 March 2012, she and Oha Girl Maple have graduated from the show.[4] On 18 April 2012, it was announced that Reina Tanaka and Morning Musume's 9th & 10th Generation members would star in a new stage play titled Stacey’s Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki, scheduled to run from 6–12 June 2012.

Hello! Project groups and units

Discography

for Erina Ikuta's releases with Morning Musume, see Morning Musume discography.

Filmography

DVDs

TitleRelease dateTop positionPublisher/Notes
Oricon
Weekly
DVD
Chart[5]
1August 12, 2011e-Helloseries
2It’s a lovely dayOctober 24, 2014e-Helloseries
Photobooks
Films
Dramas
TV Programs
Internet

Theater

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://news.searchina.ne.jp/disp.cgi?y=2011&d=0104&f=entertainment_0104_018.shtml. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102539/http://news.searchina.ne.jp/disp.cgi?y=2011&d=0104&f=entertainment_0104_018.shtml. 2014-10-06. ja:つんく♂モー娘新メンバーに心強さ「日に日に顔が勇ましく」. 25 July 2016. 4 January 2011. Searchina. ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.helloproject.com/news/201101022030_musume.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20140401070935/http://www.helloproject.com/news/201101022030_musume.html. 2014-04-01. ja:モーニング娘。第9期メンバー決定!!. 25 July 2016. 2 January 2011. Hello! Project. ja.
  3. Web site: Erina Ikuta's Oha Girl Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20130508154657/http://www.shopro.co.jp/oha/topics/20110825ohagirl_erina.html. 2013-05-08. 2016-07-25. TV Tokyo. Oha Sta. ja.
  4. Web site: http://www.shopro.co.jp/oha/ohagirl/graduation/index.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211030026/http://www.shopro.co.jp/oha/ohagirl/graduation/index.html. ja:おはスタ おはガールメープル卒業制作. 2013-02-11. 2016-07-25. TV Tokyo. Oha Sta. ja.
  5. Web site: 生田衣梨奈のDVDランキング、生田衣梨奈のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE. 2015-11-02. Oricon Inc..