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Former Morning Musume。’26 member Erina Ikuta has reportedly begun working on a song with comedians following her move to Yoshimoto Kogyo, sparking discussion on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. She’s been appointed a support ambassador for the “Geothermal Symposium” being held in Fukuoka City on November 21, and is said to be writing a theme song together with comedians Noda Crystal and Aoki Macho, as part of a group of four. According to an Oricon News article, she’s aiming for a “second debut,” with goals like appearing on Music Station and going viral on TikTok. On the thread, some users dredged up the old debate over her singing ability from her idol days, others praised her looks and voice, and still others compared SNS follower counts among 9th-generation members — producing more of a mixed, lukewarm reaction than a clean split between praise and criticism.
Former Morning Musume Erina Ikuta, Now with Yoshimoto, Shock “Second Debut”? Teaming Up with the Muscle Squad for a New Song | ORICON NEWS
Source: oricon.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
https://encount.press/archives/1062546/
I literally just said something rude about her the other day
Like 'someone with zero interest in singing being Hello! Project's longest-serving member' is a joke, don't make me laugh
She once said she loves singing, even though singing doesn't love her back
She genuinely likes singing — she's just tone-deaf
The one that got away, huh
https://youtu.be/ByyXMFxt-XQ?t=4290
🌷 Can actually sing
🌷 Cute idol voice
🌷 Lovely looks
so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute
This one's gonna be a hit
Whether she can sing aside, her voice is cute and she looks good, so they could've used her more
Maybe it would've gone differently if she'd been better at greeting people properly
She's been in dramas and commercials too
X (Twitter) followers
Haruka Kudo 124,000
Yuka Nihei 79,000
Karin Miyamoto 73,000
Ayaka Wada 71,000
Meimi Tamura 69,000
Haruna Iikubo 69,000
Miyabi Natsuyaki 59,000
Manaka Inaba 48,000
Masaki Sato 47,000
Harumi Ogata 37,000
Akari Takeuchi 35,000
Kaede Kaga 34,000
Makoto Ogawa 34,000
Riho Sayashi 28,000
Risa Ogata 26,000
Kurumi Takase 25,000
Rikako Sasaki 21,000
Erina Ikuta 21,000
Rika Shimakura 19,000
Maria Makino 19,000
Ayumi Ishida 16,000
What even is this, is it actually getting released?
Takahobiyori. Season 2
@takabiyori_fbs
We want to keep it going through Season 3, 4… #Takahobiyori
Merch sales are apparently one of the factors they weigh, so here's another plea.
Cutlery cases are on sale now. Purchase bonus: one of 5 kinds of off-shot #ErinaIkuta photo cards. Sometimes autographed ones too!
Please lend your support toward a sequel. We're begging you.
https://takahobiyori.base.shop
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2097294617003868160/vid/avc1/920×720/ID586gzmaEGdZDvL.mp4
http://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2097294617003868160/img/R7UCPsd3dpYRQRvD.jpg
Ikuta does music, Ishida does acting
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HNLXKTRaYAA4iAQ.jpg:orig#.jpg
https://kako.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1511103757/
I saw her sing together with Fukumura and Sayashi at a bar event last year, and she could actually sing
@ikuta_erina0707
Geothermal Symposium in Fukuoka 〜A Festival Where You Laugh and Learn Has Arrived!〜
I've been appointed as a support ambassador!
See you at Nishitetsu Hall in Fukuoka on Saturday, November 21 ♡
I heard the four of us — Noda-san, Shinya-san, Aoki Macho-san, and me — are making a song together!
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRwofT7aUAA-VCA.jpg:orig#.jpg
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRwofT9akAA5QBS.jpg:orig#.jpg
She landed on an interesting niche
That's because the usual antis are Ikuta fans themselves
Wasn't that never released on video?
Apparently it wasn't included in the released version
Might be a rights issue
Even if she did, you think she'd pass? lol
Or is this just the honeymoon period after her transfer?
Because she's the cutest one at Yoshimoto
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Erina Ikuta is known as one of the longest-serving members in Hello! Project history, and her activities since moving to Yoshimoto Kogyo have been drawing reader interest. The “Muscle Squad” mentioned on the thread refers to a comedy unit made up of Noda Crystal, Aoki Macho, and Shinya — it’s easy to misread this as a collaboration with fighters or athletes, but it’s actually about joining them to write a song as a support ambassador for Fukuoka City’s Geothermal Symposium. Opinions on her singing ability were split: some recalled that she was seen as “bad at singing” during her Hello! Project days, while others cited an old comment from songwriter Hyadain that she’d be considered a lead vocalist if she’d joined a different group. Notably, the discussion unfolded less as simple mudslinging and more as a genuine debate over her actual skill level. There were also comments noting that footage of a song she performed on a Yoshimoto stage wasn’t included in the released version, hinting at some unevenness in how much exposure her activities are getting.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Erina Ikuta’s Shock “Second Debut”? Teaming Up with the Muscle Squad for a New Song.”
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