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14 Facts About Erika Ikuta

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Erika Ikuta is a Japanese actress, singer, and former first generation member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46.

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Erika Ikuta is affiliated with Ohta Production from 2007 to 2009 and since 2022.

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Erika Ikuta was born on January 22,1997, in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Erika Ikuta began taking piano lessons at the age of four under the influence of her older sister, who had taken them before her.

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Erika Ikuta's family moved to Tokyo when she was five.

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Erika Ikuta made her entertainment debut as a child actress in 2007, starring in the musical Coco Smile: Asu e no Rock 'n' Roll.

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Erika Ikuta was affiliated with Ohta Production during that time.

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Erika Ikuta was chosen as one of the members performing on the group's debut single "Guruguru Curtain", released on February 22,2012.

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In 2015, Erika Ikuta appeared in the Fuji TV drama Zannen na Otto as a high school girl who dreams of becoming a pianist.

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Erika Ikuta published her first solo photobook, Tencho, on January 21,2016.

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In July 2016, it was announced that Erika Ikuta had been chosen for the role of Cosette in a 30th anniversary production of Les Miserables in Japan in 2017, a role she reprised in 2019.

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Erika Ikuta is the second actress in Japan to play both Cosette, Eponine and Fantine in Les Miserables, Rina Chinen was the first actress to do so.

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On October 25, Erika Ikuta announced she will graduate from Nogizaka46 on December 31,2021 on her official blog.

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On January 5,2022, five days after her graduation from Nogizaka46, Erika Ikuta announced her return to her talent agency during her days as a child actress, Ohta Production.