Erena Ono, is a former member of the Japanese idolgirl groupAKB48. 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
AKB48 released "Aitakatta" from the major label "DefStar Records". In this song, 20 members are selected from the 36 members in TeamA & TeamK. Erena is one of the selected members. 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 and became nominee for Best New Artist. But she lost to Leo Ieiri. 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
Solo singles
2012-06-13 "Erepyon" – Sales: 32,938
2012-10-03 "Erenyan" – Sales: 13,519
2012-12-26 "Say !! Ippai" – Sales: 7,706
2013-03-06 "Kimi ga Anohi Waratteita Imi wo" – Sales: 5,964
2013-05-29 "Fighting☆Hero" – Sales: 5,967
Singles with AKB48
"Aitakatta"
"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru"
"Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō"
"Bingo!"
"Boku no Taiyō"
"Yūhi o Miteiru ka?"
"Romance, Irane"
"Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008"
"Baby! Baby! Baby!"
"Ōgoe Diamond"
"10nen Zakura"
* "Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de"
"Namida Surprise!"
"Iiwake Maybe"
"River"
"Sakura no Shiori"
* "Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll"
"Ponytail to Chouchou"
* "Majijo Teppen Blues"
"Heavy Rotation"
* "Yasai Sisters"
Stage Units
;Team K 1st Stage Party ga Hajimaru yo
"Classmate"
;Team K 2nd Stage Seishun Girls
"Ame no Doubutsuen"
;Team K 3rd Stage Nōnai Paradise
"Honehone Waltz"
;Himawarigumi 1st Stage Boku no Taiyō
"Idol nante Yobanaide"
;Himawarigumi 2nd Stage Yume o Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai
