Nogizaka46 member Ikuta Erika's second photo book (currently untitled) will be released on January 22. The theme of Ikuta's first photo book in three years is "the new self I discover in New York." For this photo book, she spent seven days shooting in New York. She even challenged herself to shoot in lingerie for the very first time. Fans can see how much the 21-year-old has matured in the last three years. Source & Images: natalie

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MUSIC STATION has revealed the artist line up for its June 8th episode. Next week, we will see performances by Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Superfly, HiHi Jets, Tokyo B Shonen, MAN WITH A MISSION, Yamazaki Ikusaburo, and Ikuta Erika (Nogizaki46). Check out the full set list below. Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE - "Koi to Ai"Superfly - "Fall"HiHi Jets ?Tokyo B Shonen - "Summer Station" "Mina Mina Summer"MAN WITH A MISSION - "Take Me Unde

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Nogizaka46's Ikuta Erika will release her first photo book "Tenchou" on January 21st.The photos were shot in Düsseldorf, Germany, where Ikuta was born. This marked her first time returning to Germany since she moved to Japan at the age of 5. It turned out to be a memorable photo session as she got to visit her home and places she used to play when she was a child. In addition, Ikuta poses in a swimsuit for the first time in this photo book.

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On December 21, it was announced that starting January 14, Nogizaka46's Ikuta Erika (17) would appear as a regular on Fuji TV's serial drama "Zanen na Otto." (airs Wednesdays at 10 PM.)   The drama is about a husband, played by Tamaki Hiroshi (34), who dreams about becoming "the perfect husband" after relations with his wife sour. Ikuta plays Mika, the daughter of the protagonist's superiors (played by Kishitani Goro = 50 and Ohtsuka N

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The senbatsu members for Nogizaka46's 10th single, which is scheduled to be released this fall, was announced on the August 3 broadcast of TV Tokyo's late-night program 'Nogizaka tte, Doko?'. Nogizaka46's two last singles "Kizuitara Kataomoi" and "Natsu no Free&Easy", both with Nishino Nanase as the center, were a big hit. The senbatsu members for their 10th single will have a total of 16 members with 5 members in the front row, 5 i

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Nogizaka46's Ikuta Erika has announced that she will not be participating in the group's new single, as well as activities accompanying the new release.This announcement was made by Ikuta herself on April 20th during a handshake event for Nogizaka46's 8th single "Kizuitara Kataomoi" at Pacifico Yokohama. She explained, "Until now, I have managed both Nogizaka46 and my high school life, but there are a lot of things I'm missing out on. If I go on

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Nogizaka46 will be releasing their 3rd single on August 22nd and they have just announced their senbatsu members through their TV Tokyo show “Nogizaka tte, Doko?” The formation for the senbatsu members has also changed since the previous two singles. In the previous singles Ikoma Rina stood as center, three girls were in the front row, four in the middle row and nine in the back row. This time there will be four girls in the front row and

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On May 5, members Ikuta Erika (15), Saito Chiharu (15), Hatanaka Seira (16), and Saito Yuuri (18) of Nogizaka46, AKB48’s publicly declared rival, appeared at a commemorative handshake event for their second single “Oide Shampoo” in Osaka. Ikuta, who had arrived in Osaka the night before, stated, “I ate okonomiyaki until my stomach was bursting.”  Saito stated, “The minced-meat cucumbers I ate there?  It is seasoned the best!” Hatanaka comic

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