Nitta Eri

 (新田恵利) is a Japanese author, talento, former idol and lyricist, and a former founding member of Onyanko Club. As a lyricist, she goes by Eri (絵梨).

Nitta started out as a part time member of Onyanko Club, but after a scandal occured causing the dismissal of numbers 1, 2, and 3, she became the member with the lowest member number. As a result, Nitta was the most popular member in the early days of Onyanko Club. She gained a nickname in the press of "Hyakumandoru" (100万ドル) referring to products featuring her signature smile flying off the shelves. She graduated from Onyanko Club on September 26, 1986.

After a successful solo career, she retired from entertainment in 1990, desiring to become a professional lyricist and writer.

She then returned to the industry in the early 2000s as a talento. She experienced a career change in 2014 when she became a full-time caregiver to her mother after she became paralyzed. After her mother passed away in 2021, Nitta began to focus her public appearances on elder care education. She now is a published author on the subject and is a guest lecturer at universities.

Profile

 * Member Number: 4

Albums

 * 1) [1986.05.02] ERI
 * 2) [1986.09.05] E-AREA
 * 3) [1987.04.24] ritardando
 * 4) [1987.11.21] Image (イマージュ)

Best Albums

 * 1) [1987.07.21] NITTA ERI BEST (新田恵利 ベスト)
 * 2) [1988.05.21] Headphone Stereo Select Series Nitta Eri (ヘッドホンステレオ・セレクトシリーズ 新田恵利)
 * 3) [1989.06.21] NITTA ERI BEST 16 (新田恵利 ベスト 16)
 * 4) [1990.03.21] Last Message
 * 5) [2002.07.17] MY COLLE!CTION NITTA ERI BEST (MYこれ！クション 新田恵利 BEST)
 * 6) [2003.07.16] MY COLLE!CTION NITTA ERI BEST 2 (Myこれ！クション 新田恵利 BEST 2)
 * 7) [2007.07.18] NITTA ERI SINGLES COMPLETE (新田恵利 SINGLES コンプリート)
 * 8) [2008.07.16] E-AREA + SINGLE COLLECTION (E-AREA + シングルコレクション)
 * 9) [2010.05.19] My Kore! Lite Nitta Eri (Myこれ！ Lite 新田恵利)

Collaboration Albums

 * 1) [1987.12.16] Triangle (トライアングル) (w/ Fukunaga Satomi and Utsumi Kazuko)

Singles

 * 1) [1986.01.01] Fuyu no Opera Glass (冬のオペラグラス; Winter Opera Glass)
 * 2) [1986.04.10] Koi no Rope wo Hodo Kanaide (恋のロープをほどかないで; Don't Untie the Love Rope)
 * 3) [1986.08.01] Fushigi na Tejina no You ni (不思議な手品のように; Like a Mysterious Magic Trick)
 * 4) [1986.11.14] Naisho de Roman Eiga (内緒で浪漫映画; A Romance Film by Secrecy)
 * 5) [1987.02.14] Wakakusa no Shoutaijou (若草の招待状; The Written Invitation of the Green Grass)
 * 6) [1987.06.17] Circus Romance (サーカス・ロマンス)
 * 7) [1987.09.05] Déjà Vu (デジャ・ヴ)
 * 8) [1988.01.21] WHO?
 * 9) [1988.07.21] Rock and Roll Love Letter (ロックンロール・ラブレター)
 * 10) [1988.11.21] Sayonara no Kaze (さよならの風; The Wind of Goodbye)
 * 11) [1990.02.21] Prologue -Iidase na Kute- (プロローグ -いいだせなくて-; Prologue -I Couldn't Say-)

Video Releases

 * 1) [1986.12.28] Nitta Eri First Concert "E-AREA" (新田恵利 ファーストコンサート「E-AREA」)
 * 2) [1988.12.07] JAPONESIA ~Sayonara no Kaze~ (JAPONESIA～さよならの風～)
 * 3) [2003.10.16] Nitta Eri Hizo Intai Last Concert (新田恵利 秘蔵引退ラストコンサート; Nitta Eri Treasured Retirement Last Concert)

Trivia

 * She got married in 1996 to the organizer of the 1996 Onyanko Reunion Event "Fuji TV Day."
 * She tried out for Onyanko Club because of the pay and the potential to win a trip to Hawai'i. Ironically, when Eri went to Hawai'i with Onyanko Club in late 1985, she was sent home early due to a severe case of pneumonia that required hospitalization.
 * Her father suddenly passed away in December 1985, just weeks before her solo debut.
 * Her closest friends in Onyanko Club were Nagata Ruriko, Nakajima Miharu, and Fukawa Tomoko. In the modern day, she is friends with Ikuina Akiko, Yamamoto Susan Kumiko, and Okamoto Takako.