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"Hit prayer～don♪" (2015/10/26 23:30)

 

Good evening

 

Last episode of "Nogizaka Under Construction" we went to do a hit prayer.

 

Me, Maimai, Manatsu and Naa-chan went to Oota shinto shrine in Hokkaido, the most severe shrine in Japan.

 

 

This a starting point

and up ahead are frightful 139 stairs!

 

And after that 2 hours of mountain climbing.

 

 

Shrine is on the top of this cliff.

 

I never imagined that one day I will climb a cliff...

 

 

We safely reached the top and made the prayer ☆

 

I brought and put on those "gratitude awards" that I put on members on the top of Fuji mountain.

I wanted to buy them for everyone, but there were only Halloween malls around 笑

 

On the way down we were so exhausted,

we couldn't make any reaction ( ꒪⌓꒪)

 

However, it's good that we made it.

 

Next week, fishing team will be shown.

It seems like it was difficult because of the storm...

Make sure to watch it.

 

The other day, 18 members wore Anna Sui's cloth and walked on Shinjuku Art Heaven stage~

 

 

 

We were wearingring cute cloth ♪

 

It was 2 years ago at Girls Award when I walked last time in front of so many people.

At that time I got extremely valuable experience and it was pretty much fun.

 

And after Anna Sui's event we performed 4 new songs at this year's Girls Award!

I was so glad to hear voices of support ♡

 

It seems like Nogizaka gets on different stages more than other artists.

It makes me happy to notice that the response of the public becomes bigger as the number of our stage appearance increases (o^^o)

 

Today I tried croissant taiyaki for the first time. Choco it was delicious.

 

 

 

Erika (。・∀・。)☆彡

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"Halloween～don♪" (2015/10/31 23:00)

 

Happy Halloween ☆

 

therefore, this time all the sha-mails are with costumes!

 

 

This is a Queen of Hearts from photo session ♪

 

 

Today we were performing at Halloween Live at NTV!

 

We danced as Little Red Riding Hoods and Wolves.

 

 

With Sayunyan, "Isn't this our first ever photo together?" ♡

 

And also we had a collaboration work "One night carnival" with Kishidan ♪

 

I was surprised to see how much we resemble Kishidan and Sekaowa, when we put on their costumes!

 

 

 

Sweet Sayurin

 

 

It was fun to see that public was also dressed in different colors costumes!

 

Did you do anything on Halloween, like wearing a Halloween costume or doing Trick-or-treat?

 

 

In the end, some announcements.

 

Nov. 4th (Wed) 21:00~21:40

There will be a Live performance from "Princess Knight" in a special program at Ameba Studio.

 

Judging from your comments, I wonder if you can watch it Live.

I want to enjoy the program together with you,

please please watch it ♪

 

MC: Nemoto Masukazu

Guests: Ikuta Erika (Nogizaka46), Kaminaga Keisuke, Aoki Tsunenori, Sakurai Reika (Nogizaka46)

 

You can watch it here!

"Geinoujin Live application Amesta" (totally free!)

https://amesta.jp/

 

※ This program usually can be watched at AmebaFresh!Studio in Harajuku, but this time due to overcrowding it won't be possible to watch it there. We kindly ask for your understanding.

 

 

Erika (。・∀・。)☆彡

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[arwald]

"1 week left～don♪" (2015/11/05 00:12)

 

It's November now.

 

Around 1 week till the stage performance.

Ooh, I'm so nervous!

Tomorrow is costume checking finally.

Looking forward to it.

 

Today I went to a special live broadcast about Princess Knight at Ameba Studio ☆

 

I hope it made you want to look at the performance a bit or raised your interest about it (^^)

 

 

Knight pose with Reika

 

This is a standard posture on sword fighting scenes in the performance!

 

 

I received it yesterday from birthdays team members ♪

Thank you very much

 

A lot of people directly told me "We will go to watch it", so my anticipation and tension became stronger!

I'll do my best ～～

 

 

 

This is for a 「TricksterAge Grande Winter」, which is now on sale.

A magazine about a stage.

 

With big size pictures and the stylish texture of the paper, there are photos of me in a different atmosphere ♪

Please take a look at them (o^^o)

 

Collaboration videos with Panasonic rechargable batteries were updated!

「Nogizaka Dokidoki Kitchen」

 

We are showing there how to prepare a perfect penlight dish with assistant Ikoma and assistant director Manatsu.

 

When you will be going to a live, prepare them according to this recipe

 

http://panasonic.jp/...rge/nogizaka46/

 

 

 

Erika (。・∀・。)☆彡

[arwald]

"Tokyo relief～don♪"" (2015/11/18 20:54)

 

Good evening!

 

All 10 performances of "Princess Knight" in Tokyo were safely finished!!

 

Those who came to watch it, thank you very much! ♪

 

Every day I had the feeling of sinking more into the story and I enjoyed it very much.

 

I have a lot of thoughts, but it's not over yet, so

I'll write again when Osaka performances will be finished too.

 

When I'm up on stage, I'm totally absorbed in acting,

but later when I think calmly,

I feel how vibrations of happiness start to pierce me as I realize how cool it was to perform on the stage of ACT Theater.

 

I felt relief with your warm smiling faces and applauses.

 

 

Hekate, Sapphire ☆

 

 

I won't forget these feelings I had over 6 days and I'll do my best till the end also in Osaka in December.

 

Tomorrow is "Best Hit Kayousai".

It's been a while since I met members, huh

I'll going there ♪

 

Erika (。・∀・。)☆彡

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"Kōhaku～don♪" (2015/11/26 23:54)

 

Mina-saaaaaaaaaan,

Nogizaka46 will have a debut performance at Kōhaku!!

 

Having a lot of regrets about last year's decision,

this year we ran up it to this big landmark of Kōhaku.

And we heard a lot of cheerleading shouts from our fans.

I'm so glad that we finally made it happen!

 

 

It's not decided yet which song will be performed,

but I hope our performance will make you think "Zattsu Nogizaka!"¹.

 

Before this year I was less than 18 and I was always spending New Year's celebration at home.

This year for the first time I'll be celebrating it outside of my home with everyone at Kōhaku.

It's a new journey for me.

 

I'm looking forward to it.

 

Having received this news, I felt relief.

 

I'll run through this year till the end with feelings of gratitude.

 

 

Erika (。・∀・。)☆彡

 

 

ps:  ¹That's Nogizaka!

[arwald]

"Blue eyes～don♪" (2015/11/27 20:30)

 

Good evening.

 

Thank you for so many comments!!

 

I felt like the influence power of Kōhaku is tremendous.

 

We will bear all your thoughts and do our best at the performance so that we can explode with Nogizaka aura!

 

 

The other day I went to see a stage play "Aoi hitomi".

 

This play directed by Iwamatsu Ryo-san is a second work that continues the story of "Musubi no niwa".

It really makes you think a lot.

 

Unusual emotions were swirling up on the scene and I thought that I experienced something amazing.

 

 

With Maeda Atsuko.

 

 

Her voice and appearance were so charming,

I couldn't take my eyes away from the stage.

 

She asked me to tell her when is my next play,

so I'll do my best to be able to appear in the next play.

 

 

And,

"Princess Knight"

 

Performances in Tokyo were finished, but

it's not over yet!

 

Soon, I'll be going to Osaka.

 

 

Of course, people from Kansai region,

but also people from Chūgoku, Shikoku and Kyushu regions,

please come to see the play (o^^o)

 

And also Tokyo people who "lost ribbon", if it would be possible ♪

 

 

笑

 

We will be waiting for you at Bravia theater until 3-6th of December.

 

http://www.nelke.co....o-kishi_digest/

 

Peformance digest movie is open to public ☆

 

I cried when I looked at it and felt nostalgic.

Though it's not over yet 笑

I'm looking forward to return again to Silverland.

 

 

Erika (。・∀・。)☆彡

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1st photobook "Tenchou" of Ikuta Erika will be released on 21st of January.

 

 

The setting for the background of the photos is a her nostalgic place of Düsseldorf in Germany where she was born and raised till 5 years old, and returned there after 13 years - a house where she was born and raised, playgrounds nearby, icecreams that she often ate, flower called Erika that became her name...etc. Along with photos related to her childhood, there will be also photos in swimsuit, for the first time in that country. It's a book that includes photos with never seen before "Ikuchan".

 

A comment from Ikuta Erika.

There are a lot of facial expressions, I haven't seen myself! It became a photobook that contains all of me. Though Germany is a country where I was born, there are a lot of things I don't remember well and I was feeling like it was somebody else there, but having visited Germany after 13 years I really loved it and feel proud that I was raised here. I hope you will have this feeling of "returning to home" with me.

 

A4, 128 pages, soft-cover, 1700 yen + tax

 

 

ps: tenchou  (転調) "change of key" (musical term)

[arwald]

"Photobook [Tenchou]～don♪" (2015/12/03 16:48)

 

Today it was announced by Nikkan Sports

that my first photobook will become available on 21st of January.

 

At handshake event about 4 people told me "I want to look at Ikuchan's photobook",

I don't know how many people have interest in that,

but it's really lovely one, I hope you will take a look at it.

 

The place of photo session is my birthplace in Germany!

It's quite a luxury for the 1st one.

Danke schön (;_; )

 

Both weather and scenery were so wonderful, I really enjoyed making photos.

There are so many facial expressions, that I haven't seen myself ♪

 

I visited home where I lived and places where I appear on my childhood photos.

 

I want you to look at it and feel that we returned to that country together.

 

18 years old.

It's a photobook that contains images of me in the middle of changing key, photos that can be taken only now.

 

It will be released the day before my birthday.

What a lovely present.

 

 

One of the pages from the photobook.

It was so cold in Germany, that in the end I protected myself with newspaper. 笑

 

I humbly ask for your support with my first photobook "Tenchou" <(_ _*)>

 

 

 

Tonight is the first performance of "Princess Knight" in Osaka.

I'll do my best~~

 

 

 

Erika (。・∀・。)☆彡

[arwald]

" 'Karaage sisters' returns～don♪" (2015/12/13 16:54)

 

 

Good evening!

It's chilly recently~

As I put out warm umou futon, it became hard for me to wake up in the morning.

 

Photos from "Princess Knight"

I'm not uploading them yet...>_<

I'll do that later.

 

 

I looked at folder and there were a lot of karaage sisters photos,

so I'm uploading them!

 

Off shots from "Spirits" magazine that is on sale from 14th of December ♪

 

This unit is on cover page for the first time ☆

It will become a great memory~

 

 

We ate a lot of karaage.

 

 

 

Sayurin likes sumo wrestlers, so we went to a place, related to it.

 

It was fun to be on photo shooting with my lovely older sister (o^^o)

 

It becomes a page with somewhat surreal karaage sisters!

 

 

Look. 笑

Check what kind of photos are inside the magazine ♪

 

 

I'm desperately stretching out myself, standing on tiptopes, so that my face can be seen through the hole.

 

 

Wall painting was interesting too~

 

All our clothes were "pair-look" (arwald: matching clothing worn by couples)

 

I'll update again later (^^)/

 

 

 

Erika (。・∀・。)☆彡

[arwald]

Someone already uploaded video of Ikuchan's performance. Hopefully, later better quality video will be uploaded..

 

 

Tomorrow (today, Sunday 21) at 6 am (Tokyo time, well, 3 hours later) Nogizaka 46 hours Live TV will continue..

[Krusha]

That was really cool

[arwald]

I'm gonna make a meme out of this

 

 

 

[Blu-Cherri]

Good quality video whilst it lasts

[arwald]

I should have downloaded all parts (I got only first 10 parts)...

 

Anyhow I like this "private PV" of Ikuchan. Looks weird and makes great contrast to her focused character.

 

"Ikuta Erika and ..."

 

 

There is one stupid screenplay for a teaser I've been thinking of and I'd love to have some N46 member (better be one with innocent look like Hoshino or Nishino) play in it..

[Saburo]

Not a fan of any Nogizaka stuff but I have been aware of Ikuta for several years, beginning with rabid fans of her first shashinshuu. I later saw her in an episode of one of my favorite foodie shows, Manten Aozora Restaurant.

 

 

I also saw her on a recent episode of UTACON, performing a song she wrote the words and music for.

 

 

Very impressive: Feels like she was too good for a mere idol group.