Ikuta Erika

Ikuta Erika
Ikuta Erika (2018 - Synchronicity)
Name
Kanji	生田絵梨花
Kana	いくた えりか
Romaji	Ikuta Erika
Nickname	Ikuchan (いくちゃん)
Birth Info
Birthdate	January 22, 1997
Birthplace	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Blood type	A
Current Age	28 Years Old
Sizes
Height	160cm
Professional Info
Agency	N46Div.
Social Networks	7gogo / Blog
Idol Career Info
Group	Nogizaka46
Team	1st Generation
Debuted	June, 2011 / 1st Generation

Ikuta Erika is a member of Nogizaka46's 1st Generation.

Trivia

• Audition Song: Star (aiko)
• Charm point: Eyes
• Hobbies: Listening to music, watching variety shows
• Favorite food: Udon, apples, chocolates
• Least favorite food: Wasabi, spicy food
• Special skills: Piano, singing opera, calligraphy, alto horn, ballet
  • Very talented piano player: represented Tokyo in a national competition
• Lived in Germany until she was 5 years old
• Has an elder sister
• Is very bad at cooking
• Acted in the horror movie "Beginning of Toilet no Hanako-san" before joining Nogizaka46
  • She was credited as Ikegami Kai (池上花衣)
• Voice actress of Rue in the Japanese dub of "The Hunger Games"
• Sometimes thinks about philosophical topics, and will always tend to ask other members until she gets the answer she wants
• Went on hiatus shortly before the release of Natsu no Free & Easy to focus on her studies. She returned for the following single release (Nandome no Aozora ka) in which she was center
• Has collaborated with Watanabe Mayu in the 3rd AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen with the song Kimi no Na wa Kibou, where she played the piano
• Akimoto Yasushi commented that she is similar to Maeda Atsuko
• Her 2-shot with Morning Musume member Ikuta Erina during FNS The Live 2015 caught the fans' attention. Even the two members themselves noticed it

Singles Participation

Nogizaka46 A-Sides

Guru Guru Curtain (Shichi Fukujin) Oide, Shampoo Hashire! Bicycle (Shichi Fukujin) Seifuku no Mannequin (Hachi Fukujin) Kimi no Na wa Kibou (Hachi Fukujin) Girl's Rule (Hachi Fukujin) Barrette (Hachi Fukujin) Kidzuitara Kataomoi Nandome no Aozora ka? (Center) Inochi wa Utsukushii (Jyuu Fukujin)

Taiyou Knock (Jyuu Fukujin) Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru (Jyuu Fukujin) Harujion ga Sakukoro (Jyuu Fukujin) Hadashi de Summer (Jyuu Fukujin) Sayonara no Imi (Jyuuichi Fukujin) Influencer (Jyuuni Fukujin) Nigemizu (Jyuuni Fukujin) Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru Synchronicity

Nogizaka46 B-Sides

Nogizaka no Uta (Guru Guru Curtain) Aitakatta Kamoshirenai (Guru Guru Curtain) Ushinaitakunai Kara (Guru Guru Curtain) (WCenter with Ikoma Rina) Shiroi Kumo ni Notte (Guru Guru Curtain) Kokoro no Kusuri (Oide, Shampoo) House! (Oide, Shampoo) Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka? (Hashire! Bicycle) Oto ga Denai Guitar (Hashire! Bicycle) Yubi Bouenkyou (Seifuku no Mannequin) Koko Janai Doko ka (Seifuku no Mannequin) Shakiism (Kimi no Na wa Kibou) Romantic Ikayaki (Kimi no Na wa Kibou) Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover (Girl's Rule) Ningen to Iu Gakki (Girl's Rule) Tsuki no Okisa (Barrette) Sonna Baka na... (Barrette) Yasashisa to wa (Barrette) Romance no Start (Kidzuitara Kataomoi) Toiki no Method (Kidzuitara Kataomoi) Dankeschön (Kidzuitara Kataomoi) (Center) Korogatta Kane wo Narase! (Nandome no Aozora ka?) (Center) Watashi, Okiru (Nandome no Aozora ka?) (Center) Tender days (Nandome no Aozora ka?)

Arakajime Katarareru Romance (Inochi wa Utsukushii) Muhyoujou (Taiyou Knock) (Duet with Matsumura Sayuri) Hane no Kioku (Taiyou Knock) Popipapapa (Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru) Kanashimi no Wasurekata (Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru) Harukanaru Bhutan (Harujion ga Sakukoro) (Center) Boku Dake no Hikari (Hadashi de Summer) Inochi no Shinjitsu Musical "Ringo Uri to Kamemushi" (Hadashi de Summer) (Duet with Sakamoto Kenji) Kodoku na Aozora (Sayonara no Imi) Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai (Nigemizu) Hito Natsu no Nagasa Yori... (Nigemizu) Naitatte Iijanaika? (Nigemizu) Fuminsho (Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru) Atarashii Kafun ~Musical “Mishiranu Sekai” yori~ (Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru) (Duet with Kubo Shiori) Against (Synchronicity) Kumo ni Nareba ii (Synchronicity)

AKB48 B-Sides

• Mazariau Mono (Kimi wa Melody)

Other Original Songs

• Twin Tail wa Mou Shinai (Otona Jelly Beans)

Albums Participation

Nogizaka46 Albums

• Boku ga Iru Basho (Toumei na Iro) (Center)
• Anata no Tame ni Hikitai (Toumei na Iro) (Solo)
• Kikkake (Sorezore no Isu)
• Taiyou ni Kudokarete (Sorezore no Isu)
• Teitaion no Kiss (Sorezore no Isu) (Solo)
• Settei Ondo (Umaretekara Hajimete Mita Yume)
• Mangetsu ga Kieta (Umaretekara Hajimete Mita Yume)
• Skydiving (Umaretekara Hajimete Mita Yume)

Solo Songs

• Anata no Tame ni Hikitai (Toumei na Iro)
• Teitaion no Kiss (Sorezore no Isu)

Photobooks

• [2016.01.21] Tenchou

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

• Ribbon no Kishi (リボンの騎士) (2015)
• Romeo & Juliette (ロミオ＆ジュリエット) (2017)
• Les Miserables (レ・ミゼラブル) (2017)
• Mozart (2018)

Movies

• Beginning of Toilet no Hanako-san (ビギニング オブ トイレの花子さん) (2011)
• Chounouryoku Kenkyubu no 3 Nin (超能力研究部の3人) (2014)
• Asahinagu (あさひなぐ) (2017)

Dramas

• Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou (ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖) (2013)
• Umi no Ue no Shinryoujo (海の上の診療所) (2013)
• Zannen na Otto (残念な夫。) (2015)
• Hatsumori Bemars (初森ベマーズ ) (2015)

Variety Shows

• Nogizakatte, Doko? (乃木坂って、どこ?)
• NOGIBINGO!
• NOGIBINGO! 2
• NOGIBINGO! 3

Gallery

Ikuta Erika (2017 - Influencer)

Ikuta Erika (2016 - Hadashi de Summer)

Ikuta Erika (2016 - Harujion ga Sakukoro)

Ikuta Erika (2015 - Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru)

Ikuta Erika (2015 - Taiyou Knock)

Ikuta Erika (2015 - Inochi wa Utsukushii)

Ikuta Erika (2014 - Nandome no Aozora ka?)

Ikuta Erika (2014 - Kidzuitara Kataomoi)

Ikuta Erika (2013 - Barrette)

Ikuta Erika (2013 - Girl's Rule)

Ikuta Erika (2013 - Kimi no Na wa Kibou)

Ikuta Erika (2012 - Seifuku no Mannequin)

Ikuta Erika (2012 - Hashire! Bicycle)

Ikuta Erika (2012 - Oide, Shampoo)

Ikuta Erika (2012 - Guru Guru Curtain)

Ikuta Erika (2011 - Nogizakatte, Doko?)

Ikuta Erika (2011)