Ikuta Erina

Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project. She is a ninth generation member of Morning Musume, and a member of units Harvest and HI-FIN.

2011
On January 2, at the first Hello! Project 2011 Winter ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live concert, Tsunku announced Ikuta as one of the new members of Morning Musume's ninth generation. She joined alongside Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, and Suzuki Kanon.

The ninth generation made their concert debut the same day, participating in the song "Tomo" and "Aozora ga Itsumademo Tsuzuku You na Mirai de Are!".

Ikuta's debut single in Morning Musume is titled "Maji Desu ka Ska!".

On June 12th, Ikuta's first e-Hello DVD was announced; "Greeting Ikuta Erina" which was later released on July 2nd.

On July 30, Ikuta cut her hair short.

It was announced that she replaced Ogawa Saki on the show Oha Star.

Ikuta starred in a new stage play titled Reborn ~Inochi no Audition~ along with Niigaki Risa, Tanaka Reina, the other 9th Generation members, and Kudo Haruka.

2012
On March 27, she graduated from Oha Star and Oha Girl Maple.

On April 18, it was announced that Tanaka Reina and Morning Musume's 9th & 10th Generation members will star in a new stage play titled Stacey’s Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki. The musical ran from June 6-12.

On May 13, information was released about an event for the 9th and 10th generation members of Morning Musume as well as S/mileage’s 2nd generation members, titled Mosuma FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~, was set to take place on June 15th, 18th, and 20th at Yokohama Blitz.

On July 4, Ikuta annonced on her Ustream show that she will change her official member color from Purple to Yellow-Green in the fall.

On October 10, it was announced that Ikuta would be a member of the new unit Harvest alongside Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, and Takeuchi Akari.

2013
Ikuta will be featured in a special gravure mook titled “Graduation ~Chuugaku Sotsugyou~”. The mook will have various photos and interviews about going from middle school to high school, and will be released on February 27.

On March 2, it was announced that Ikuta would be a member of new SATOUMI Movement unit Plumeria, alongside Nakajima Saki, Fukuda Kanon, Hagiwara Mai, and Ishida Ayumi.

On March 20, Ikuta graduated from middle school.

On May 22, it was announced that Ikuta will host another Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai, entitled "Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai Dai Nikai Kaigou ~Ikuta no Tanjoubi dakedo, Yappari Kyou mo Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai~". It takes place on July 7, Ikuta's 16th birthday, with Iikubo Haruna and Oda Sakura as guests.

Profile

 * Name: Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈)
 * Nicknames: Eripon (えりぽん), KY Ikuta (KY生田), Eri-chan, Namata
 * Birthdate: July 7th, 1997 (16 years old)
 * Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
 * Height: 164cm (5'5")
 * Bloodtype: A
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2011-01-02: Member
 * 2011-01-02: Morning Musume Member
 * UP-FRONT PROMOTION Status:
 * 2011-01-02: Member
 * Years in Morning Musume: 2 Years
 * Morning Musume Color:
 * Purple  (2011-2012)
 * Yellow-Green  (2012-Present)
 * Oha Girl Maple Color: Orange
 * Hobbies: Dancing, golf
 * Favorite Foods: Strawberries, ham
 * Favorite Drink: Strawberry juice
 * Least Favorite Food: Vegetables
 * Favorite Colors: White, black, red and yellow
 * Motto: "Determination is key!!"
 * Favorite Word: Daisuki (I love you)
 * Favorite English Phrase: "No thank you"
 * Favorite Manga: Love★Com (Lovely Complex)
 * Special Skills: Can "sleep anywhere", being fast at texting and typing on her cellphone, being good at doing handsprings
 * Quality that she won’t lose to anyone: Being in high spirits
 * Things that she want to do in her life: Grow her hair long, go to the Vatican city, sing a solo song
 * Favorite Morning Musume Song: Ookii Hitomi, Kono Ai wo Kasanete, Shouganai Yume Oibito
 * Other Favorite Song: Entenka, "CLASSIC" by Shonan no Kaze, "Naseba Naru no Sa Nanairo Tamago" by T-Pistonz+KMC
 * Audition Song: Little-Princess☆Pri!
 * Looks up to:  Niigaki Risa, Takahashi Ai, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Maeda Yuuka, Maeda Atsuko,Takahashi Minami  , Kojima Haruna.
 * Hello! Project Groups:
 * Morning Musume (2011-)
 * Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011-2013)
 * Hello! Project MobekisuJ (2013-)
 * Harvest (2012-)
 * Plumeria (2013-)
 * Other Groups:
 * Oha Girl Maple (2011–2012)
 * Reborn Eleven (2011)

Morning Musume

 * Maji Desu ka Ska! (Debut)
 * Only you
 * Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!/Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!
 * Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Hello! Project Mobekimasu)
 * Pyocopyoco Ultra
 * Ren'ai Hunter
 * One•Two•Three/The Matenrou Show
 * Wakuteka Take a chance
 * Help me!!
 * Brainstorming/Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai

Reborn Eleven

 * Reborn ~Inochi no Audition~

Harvest

 * Forest Time

Group Songs

 * [2011.10.12] Otome no Timing (with Mitsui Aika and Suzuki Kanon)
 * [2012.07.04] Aisaretai no ni… (with Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, and Suzuki Kanon)
 * [2012.09.12] Waratte! YOU (with Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, and Kudo Haruka)
 * [2012.10.10] Shinnen Dake wa Tsuranu Kitose! (with Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho, and Iikubo Haruna)
 * [2013.01.23] Nani wa Tomo Are! (with Suzuki Kanon, Sato Masaki, and Kudo Haruka)
 * [2013.04.17] Tokimeku Tokimeke (with Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Iikubo Haruna, and Ishida Ayumi)

Solo DVDs

 * [2011.08.13] Greeting ~Ikuta Erina~  (“e-Hello!” DVD)

Group DVDs

 * [2011.9.28] Alo-Hello! 5 Morning Musume DVD (アロハロ! 5 モーニング娘. DVD)
 * [2012.12.26] Alo-Hello! 6 Morning Musume DVD (アロハロ！6 モーニング娘. DVD)
 * [2013.01.16] Alo-Hello! Morning Musume 9th ・10th Generation DVD (アロハロ！ モーニング娘. 9・10期 DVD)

Fanclub DVDs

 * [2012.06.27] Ikuta Erina ga 5 Gousha ni Niigaki Risa Fanclub Tour in Shizuoka (生田衣梨奈が5号車に 新垣里沙ファンクラブツアー in 静岡)
 * [2012.07.27] Morning Musume 9ki Member Event ~Iwai Tanjoubi! Kanpai wa, Shuwa Shuwa Pon! HyaaHo~i! ♪( ´θ｀)ノ~ (モーニング娘. ９期メンバーイベント～祝・誕生日！乾杯は、しゅわしゅわぽん！ひゃっっほーい♪( ´θ｀)ノ～)
 * [2012.08.27] Mosuma FC Event ~Gachi☆Kira~ (モースマ. FCイベント～ガチ☆キラ～)
 * [2012.12.25] Ikuta Erina no "Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai Dai Ikkai Kaigou ~Niigaki-san no Tanjoubi wo Katte ni Iwau Kai~" (生田衣梨奈の「新垣さんを応援する会 第一回会合 ～新垣さんの誕生日を勝手に祝う会～」)
 * [2013.01.28] Kudo Haruka Birthday Event ~Chuugakusei NIGHT!!~ (工藤遥バースデーイベント 〜中学生NIGHT!!〜)
 * [2013.05.25] Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event DX ~9ki Mem no Futari wo Mukaete~ (石田亜佑美バースデーイベントDX～９期メンの２人を迎えて～)

Digital Photobooks

 * [2011.10.28] Alo-Hello! Morning Musume 2011 (アロハロ！モーニング娘. 2011)  (Eripon version)
 * [2012.12.27] Alo-Hello! Morning Musume 2012 (アロハロ！モーニング娘. 2012)  (Eripon version)
 * [2013.02.28] Alo-Hello! Morning Musume Qki (アロハロ！モーニング娘. Q期) (Eripon version)
 * [2013.04.09] Morning Musume Alo-Hello Qki (モーニング娘. アロハロ！モーニング娘. Q期)

Group Photobooks

 * [2012.09.10] Morning Musume Kyuukies & Juukies 1st official Photo Book (モーニング娘. 9・10期 1st official Photo Book)
 * [2012.12.16] Alo-Hello! Morning Musume 09 Kyuukies (アロハロ！モーニング娘. ９期写真集)

Cover girl

 * [2013.07.18] Weekly Famitsu Taiwan Vol.442

Featured on the cover

 * [2011.04.22] Hello! Channel Vol.4  (with Takahashi Ai, Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, & Suzuki Kanon)
 * [2012.04.27] B.L.T. U-17 Vol.22  (with Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, & Suzuki Kanon)
 * [2013.04.11] Anican R YanYan Vol.5 (with Tanaka Reina, Fukumura Mizuki, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura, & Kudo Haruka)

Film

 * [2011] Sharehouse (シェアハウス)

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)
 * [2012.06.06-12] Stacey's Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki (ステーシーズ 少女再殺歌劇) (as Tamayo)

Television

 * [2011] Bijo Gaku (美女学)
 * [2011–2012] Hello Pro! TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)
 * [2011–2012] Oha Star  (as Oha Girl)
 * [2012-] Hello! SATOYAMA Life (ハロー! SATOYAMA ライフ)

TV Dramas

 * [2012] Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園)  (as Nakano Riko)

Internet

 * [2011] UstreaMusume
 * [2011] Michishige Sayumi no "Mobekimasutte Nani??" (道重さゆみの『モベキマスってなに？？』)
 * [2013] Hello! Project Station (ハロ！ステ)

Radio

 * [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～)

Commercials

 * [2011] Nestle Milo (as Oha Girl)

Trivia

 * She wanted to be an idol since she was young.
 * She is learning English.
 * She goes to karaoke to reduce stress.
 * She was, for a short time, a model under "Elegant Promotion".
 * Her official signature is written in english, saying "Eripon".
 * She said that she is good at making friends.
 * She said that she’s not very good at cooking, but she likes it and can make delicious gratin.
 * When asked what aspect of her makeup she is most particular about, she replied "no eyeshadow!".
 * She has stated that she doesn't like skull patterns well, but has recently been seen wearing them.
 * Before joining Morning Musume, she had a blog.
 * She is the second member of Morning Musume to be from Fukuoka (the other being Tanaka Reina).
 * Her cousin is gravure idol and stage actress Aya Takigawa.
 * She was #244 for the ninth generation audition.
 * She is known to be a KY (Kuuki Yomenai), an expression meaning one "can't read the air/atmosphere, clueless of the situation".
 * Her and Fukumura Mizuki's pairing name is "PonPon" and their catchphrase is "Mizupon desu, Eripon desu. Futari Awase PonPon desu!".
 * She was the first Morning Musume member to change her color in 2012. The second was Iikubo Haruna.
 * On the day of her middle school graduation ceremony, Ikuta dyed her hair brown. She is the second ninth generation member to dye their hair, with the first one being Fukumura Mizuki.
 * She is one of only three current Morning Musume members to have dyed hair.
 * She has an younger brother.
 * She became a fan of Morning Musume after hearing their single "Mr.Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~".
 * She began liking Hello! Project starting with Minimoni.
 * She has the same last name as popular Japanese actor Ikuta Toma, but they are not related.
 * She is known for being a big fan of Niigaki Risa and she is currently into collecting Niigaki Risa goods.
 * When she first joined the Hello! Project, Ikuta said that Maeda Yuuka was her favorite Hello! Project member.
 * Tsunku called her the "grim reaper" because all of the members she becomes fans of (namely Maeda Yuuka and Niigaki Risa) end up graduating.
 * She said that if she could become another Hello! Project member, she would be Niigaki Risa.
 * She is a fan of AKB48 and was in 17 Ameblo fangroups for them.
 * HKT48 member Sashihara Rino has confessed her love for Ikuta.
 * She wants to be the "Number 1 Idol".