Ikuta Erina

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Ikuta Erina promoting 13 Colorful Character (2012)

Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈) is a Japanese pop singer and idol managed by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project. She is a ninth generation member of Morning Musume.

Profile

• Name: Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈)
• Nicknames: Eripon (えりぽん), KY Ikuta (KY生田)
• Birthday: July 7, 1997 (1997-07-07)
• Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
• Blood type: A
• Height: 157cm
• Hobbies: Dance, golf
• Specialties: Typing fast on a cellphone, sleeping anywhere
• Favorite Food: Strawberry, dry-cured ham
• Favorite Color: White, black, red, yellow
• Looks Up To: Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Maeda Yuuka, Niigaki Risa
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Morning Musume (2011–)
  • UstreaMusume (2011)
  • Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011–)
  • Reborn Eleven (2011)
• Other:
  • Oha Girl Maple (2011–2012)

History

Became known during the audition as the "AKB-wota". Ikuta Erina was selected from Morning Musume's 9th Generation audition to join the group on January 02, 2011, along with Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, and former Hello Pro Egg Fukumura Mizuki.

The ninth generation made their official presentation on the same day they were announced as new members in Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ concert, and they participated in the songs: "Aozora ga Itsumademo Tsuzuku You na Mirai de Are!" and "Tomo".

In August of 2011, Ikuta was chosen to replace Ogawa Saki, formerly of S/mileage, on children's program Oha Star. She made her debut on August 27.

Discography

DVDs

• [2011.08.13] Greeting ~Ikuta Erina~ (Greeting 〜生田衣梨奈〜)

Photobooks

• [2012.09.10] Morning Musume｡ 9・10ki 1st official Photo Book (モーニング娘。9・10期 1st official Photo Book) (Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka)

Works

Filmography

Films

• [2011] Sharehouse (シェアハウス)

TV Programs

• [2011] Bijo Gaku (美女学)
• [2011–2012] HELLOPRO! TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)
• [2011–2012] Oha Star (as Oha Girl)

TV Dramas

• [2012] Suugaku♥Joushi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園)

Commercials

• [2011] Nestle Milo (as Oha Girl)

Internet

• [2011] UstreaMusume
• [2011] Michishige Sayumi no "Mobekimasutte Nani??" (道重さゆみの『モベキマスってなに？？』)

Theater

• [2011.10.08-17] Reborn~Inochi no Audition~ (リボーン～命のオーディション～) (as Ono no Komachi)
• [2012] Stacy's Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki (ステーシーズ 少女再殺歌劇)

Radio

Regular

• [2012–] Morning Musume no Morning Jogakuin ~Houkago Meeting~ (モーニング娘。のモーニング女学院～放課後ミーティング～)

Trivia

• Her official Morning Musume image color is yellow-green. Formerly, her color was dark purple, contrasting with Mitsui Aika's light purple.
• She was formerly with the Elegant Promotion agency as a child model.
• Her motto is "willingness is important!"
• Her favorite phrase is "I love you."
• Noted her favorite Morning Musume song to be "Ookii Hitomi" in a 2011 magazine interview, and "Shouganai Yume Oibito" in a 2012 interview.
• Her cousin is gravure idol and stage play actress Takigawa Aya.
• Has a KY character, or kuuki yomenai (空気よめない; unable to read the air), as described by Takahashi Ai and Michishige Sayumi.
• Sang Lilpri's "Little Princess Pri!" for her ninth generation audition.
• Known to be a fan of AKB48 and Kojima Haruna.
• Appears to be good friends with Fukumura Mizuki and Michishige Sayumi.
• Is a big fan of Niigaki Risa. In YouTube videos where the members advertise tour goods, Ikuta is often seen wearing Niigaki's member T-shirts, or reacting when she gets a photo of Niigaki from random envelope drawings. Most notably, she attended Niigaki's May 2012 fan club bus tour and only participated as a regular fan would. It is to this extent that Ikuta would inherit Niigaki's yellow-green image color after the latter's graduation.

External Links

• Wikipedia Profiles: Japanese: 生田衣梨奈 | English: Erina Ikuta