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Erina Ikuta
生田 衣梨奈
Ikuta in 2015
Ikuta in 2015
Background information
Also known asEripon
Born (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 26)
Fukuoka, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • actress
  • model
Years active2011–present
Labels

Erina Ikuta (生田 衣梨奈, Ikuta Erina, born 7 July 1997) 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Hello! Project groups and units

Discography

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

Filmography

DVDs

# Title Release date Top position Publisher/Notes
Oricon
Weekly
DVD
Chart[5]
1 Greeting ~Ikuta Erina~ (Greeting 〜生田 衣梨奈〜) August 12, 2011 — e-Hello! series
2 It’s a lovely day October 24, 2014 — e-Hello! series
Photobooks
Films
Dramas
TV Programs
Internet

Theater

References

  1. ^ 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」 (in Japanese). Searchina. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ モーニング娘。第9期メンバー決定！！ (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Erina Ikuta's Oha Girl Profile". Oha Sta (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  4. ^ おはスタ おはガールメープル卒業制作. Oha Sta (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  5. ^ "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". Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

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Honorary titles Preceded byMizuki Fukumura and Haruna Iikubo Sub-leader of Morning Musume 2014 – 2023with Ayumi Ishida Succeeded byAyumi Ishida and Sakura Oda
Honorary titles Preceded byMizuki Fukumura Leader of Morning Musume 2023 – present Incumbent
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