, is a former member of the

Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements ...

girl group

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with ...

. She was in "Team K" and her talent agency was Ohta Production. She was also part of AKB48 subgroups "Honegumi from AKB48", "AKBIdoling !! " and "ICE from AKB48".

Career

Ono was born in

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. AKB48 released "Aitakatta" on DefStar Records. For this song, 20 members were selected from the 36 members in TeamA & TeamK; Ono was among those selected. Erena was also one of the focal members of Team K, taking part in most group activities. During AKB48's concert at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in July 2010, it was announced that Team K member Erena Ono would be graduating from AKB48 to study acting abroad. Erena graduated from AKB48 on September 27, 2010 in a Team K theater performance. Her blog was closed soon after, on 4 November. She opened a new blog again on July 27, 2011 and in early October 2011, it closed again. In October 2011, she opened a new blog. Ono said that she was going to study in London, but then decided to change her mind and stay in Tokyo. She stated that the reason was because she could not live outside the entertainment world. Now, she is working under LesPros Entertainment and training hard to become an actress. In 2012, it was announced that Ono would have her solo debut with her debut single, "Erepyon". In 2013, it was announced that she would release her first album, titled "Erena". She's the first AKB graduated member to release an original album. She appeared in the 58th Annual Kohaku Utagassen. She appeared at the 2013 Tokyo Idol Festival. Ono won New Artist award from

Japan Record Award is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST a ...

and became nominee for Best New Artist. But she lost to

Leo Ieiri is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Her song "Sabrina" was used as the third ending song of the anime television series '' Toriko'' and her song "Silly" was used as the theme song for the television adaption of popular novel "Nのために" (" ...

. On July 7, 2014, she announced her retirement on her blog, and her contract with LesPros Entertainment expired on July 15, 2014.

Discography

Studio albums

''Erena'' (2013)

Solo singles

* 2012-06-13 "Erepyon" (えれぴょん) – Sales: 32,938 * 2012-10-03 "Erenyan" (えれにゃん) – Sales: 13,519 * 2012-12-26 "Say !! Ippai" (Say !! いっぱい) – Sales: 7,706 * 2013-03-06 "Kimi ga Anohi Waratteita Imi wo" (君があの日笑っていた意味を) – Sales: 5,964 * 2013-05-29 "Fighting☆Hero" (ファイティング☆ヒーロー) – Sales: 5,967

Singles with AKB48

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Aitakatta is Japanese idol group AKB48's third single, and the first major single released through DefSTAR Records, on 25 October 2006. Regarded as the signature song of AKB48, the song has continued to be AKB48′s most recognizable tune among the publ ...

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Seifuku ga Jama o Suru is Japanese idol group AKB48's fourth single, and the second major single released through DefSTAR Records, on January 31, 2007. The title track was sung with 14 members, 6 members fewer than their last single "Aitakatta". Music video "Seifuku ...

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Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō is Japanese idol group AKB48's fifth single, and the third major single released through DefSTAR Records, on April 18, 2007. The title track was sung with 16 members, 14 of whom appeared on the previous single, " Seifuku ga Jama o Suru". Promoti ...

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Boku no Taiyō is Japanese idol group AKB48's seventh single, and the fifth major single released through DefSTAR Records, on August 8, 2007. Promotion "Boku no Taiyō" was also the title of a series of stage performances from July 1, 2007 by , an inter-grou ...

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Yūhi o Miteiru ka? is Japanese idol group AKB48's eighth single, and the sixth major single released through DefSTAR Records, on October 31, 2007. Although it reached only number 10 on the Oricon charts, it is considered one of the group's favorite songs. Promot ...

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Romance, Irane is Japanese idol group AKB48's ninth single, and the seventh major single released through DefSTAR Records, on January 23, 2008. This song was sung with 16 "Senbatsu" members, six members more than the previous single "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?". There ...

" * " Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008" * "Baby! Baby! Baby!" (Digital Single) * "

Ōgoe Diamond is the 10th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, the 12th overall and the first on King Records, released on October 22, 2008. It was the first single for Jurina Matsui from SKE48 and also the first AKB48's single to feature a member o ...

" * " 10nen Zakura" ** "Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de" * "

Namida Surprise! is the 12th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on June 24, 2009. The single peaked at number 2 in the Oricon weekly singles chart. It is a Birthday song Track listing The single was released in two versions: (CD+DVD, cata ...

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Iiwake Maybe is the 13th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on August 26, 2009. It was the first AKB48's single which participating members were chosen by election. The single surprisingly outsold SMAP on its first day, taking the 1st plac ...

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Sakura no Shiori is the 15th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48; it was released on February 17, 2010. The title track is a school graduation song. The song was used as the theme song to the AKB48-related drama ''Majisuka Gakuen'', which stars Atsuko Maeda ...

" ** "Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll" * " Ponytail to Chouchou" ** "Majijo Teppen Blues" * "

Heavy Rotation In broadcasting, rotation is the repeated airing of a limited playlist of songs on a radio station or satellite radio channel, or music videos on a TV network. They are usually in a different order each time. However, they are not completely ...

" ** "Yasai Sisters"

Stage Units

;Team K 1st Stage * ;Team K 2nd Stage * ;Team K 3rd Stage * ;Himawarigumi 1st Stage * ;Himawarigumi 2nd Stage * ;Team K 4th Stage * ;Team K 5th Stage * ;Team K 6th Stage ''Reset'' *

Filmography

Dramas

* ''Cat's Street'' (2008) * ''

Majisuka Gakuen (lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48. The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year. Th ...

'' (2010) as Erena * '' Tank Top Fighter'' (2013) as Kai

Movies

* (2007) * (2008) as Satoko Hōjō (北条沙都子) * (2010) * '' The Snow White Murder Case'' (2014)

Anime

* ICE (anime) (2007) as Yuki (voice only)

Awards

Japan Record Awards

The

s is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the

Japan Composer's Association The Japan Composer's Association, or JACOMPA (日本作曲家協会 in Japanese) is an organization of Japanese composers, established in 1959. Among its members are some of Japan's most renowned composers of contemporary classical music. Preside ...

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References

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External links

Ono Erena

WMJ Profile
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