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Former Nogizaka46 member Rina Ikuta (30) appeared on Nippon TV’s “Ueda to Onna ga Hoeru Yoru” on October 28 and revealed that she had started preparing for retirement back in her teens. The trigger, she said, was the high salary she earned during her Nogizaka46 days: “I was shocked by an amount you just don’t get paid at that age.” The revelation sparked a 5ch thread that turned to her record of serving as solo center from the group’s formation onward, with fans who revisited old group photos reminiscing that “she really was on another level” and others speculating about the size of her current fortune — while some pushed back, noting that despite being center, she’d reportedly been given the cold shoulder by a segment of fans, leaving opinions split on how genuinely popular she actually was.
Rina Ikuta Has Been Preparing for Retirement Since Her Teens — Triggered by Nogizaka-Era High Pay: “An Amount You Wouldn’t Get at This Age”
Former Nogizaka46 talent Rina Ikuta (30) appeared on Nippon TV’s “Ueda to Onna ga Hoeru Yoru” (Wednesdays, 9:00 PM) on the 28th and opened up about her retirement planning.
The episode’s theme was “Not Losing Even One Yen! A Special Solving All the Money Questions You’re Too Embarrassed to Ask Now.” Amid rising prices squeezing household budgets, concerns about money poured out one after another from street interviews and the panel of guests.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Mostly stage plays
Occasional variety shows
Yeah, pretty vulgar.
I think Nishino didn't get that popular early on because her eyes had a kind of sharp, intense look.
She's even said herself that her popularity took off once she changed her makeup.
Nah, that was the dorky, unpolished phase — they'd have stayed stuck going nowhere, never breaking out of the "AKB's official rival!" novelty-act label.
Even I, who knows nothing about Sakamichi groups, can match Ikuta-chan's face to her name.
Also Furingo — don't know her real name, but I recognize the face.
Though for some reason her aura faded fast.
Still only 30, huh.
so there's probably someone out there giving these idols that kind of advice.
That lines up with when the Nikkei was climbing, so maybe tens of millions invested grew into total assets north of 100 million yen.
Even 500,000+ would already be impressive.
I'd rather just drop dead before getting old.
If she were from that kind of family, I'd think she'd have gone to a more academically elite high school.
https://livedoor.blogimg.jp/singlecell57/imgs/d/9/d9af52cf.jpg
Every time I see this, I think Rina Ikuta really was on another level.
Yeah, there's just no way you could put her anywhere but center.
AKB fans welcomed her warmly, but I got the impression she was treated coldly by fans of her 'home' group, Nogizaka.
I loved her duo with Mayuyu.
They were probably a great match since they're both the introverted-otaku type.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Nogizaka46 was formed in 2011, and Rina Ikuta holds the record for the most appearances as solo center on the group’s lead singles, dating back to its earliest days. She served as the “face” of the group for a long stretch, and the thread links that track record to her high pay. That said, all Ikuta herself said on the show was that it was “an amount you don’t get at that age” — no specific figures or details of her current assets were revealed. The numbers floated in the thread, like a “monthly income of 500,000 to 1,000,000 yen” or “total assets over 100 million yen,” are purely posters’ speculation, not confirmed facts from her own statements. Opinions were also split over the claim that “despite being center, she was given the cold shoulder by some fans” — some say she was at the peak of her popularity, while others say she felt like an odd one out within the group. Idol salaries are generally understood to fluctuate based on popularity rankings and history of center appointments, which was cited as the backdrop that let her start building assets from such an early age, her teens.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Rina Ikuta Has Been Preparing for Retirement Since Her Teens… Triggered by High Pay from Her ‘Nogizaka46’ Days, “An Amount You Wouldn’t Get at This Age. I Was Shocked.”.”
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