Erika Karata

Erika Karata (唐田 えりか, Karata Erika; born September 19, 1997) is a Japanese model and actress associated with FLaMme and BH Entertainment. In 2014, she debuted as a model, and in 2017, she began a concurrent modeling and acting career in South Korea. Notable film and television projects that Karata has starred in include Lock-On Love, Asako I & II, and Arthdal Chronicles.

Erika Karata
唐田えりか
Erika Karata at the Tokyo International Film Festival, 2018
Born	(1997-09-19) September 19, 1997 (age 27)[1] Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan[2]
Occupations	Model actress
Years active	2014–present
Agents	FLaMme BH Entertainment (South Korea)
Height	169[3] cm (5 ft 7 in)

Career

When Karata was in her second year of high school, she was scouted by an agency official at her workplace, where she had been a part-time employee at a farm theme park. She began her career as a model and first appeared in the music video for "Divine" by Girls' Generation.^[4] Afterwards, she made minor appearances in the television dramas Koi Naka and Cho Gentei Noryoku and became the image model for the Sony Financial Holdings commercials.^[5]

In 2017, Karata signed with BH Entertainment to manage her activities in South Korea. During this time, she also appeared in a commercial for LG and a music video for "Emptiness" by Naul.^[6] In 2018, Karata starred in Asako I & II, for which she won the Best New Actor Award at the Yokohama Film Festival.

Personal life

On January 23, 2020, Shūkan Bunshun revealed that Karata had been in an extramarital affair with actor Masahiro Higashide, her co-star on Asako I & II, since 2017, continuing through his wife's pregnancy with their third child. In response, she dropped out of the television series Prayers in the Emergency Room.^[7] Episodes 5 and 6 of 100-moji Idea Drama o Shita!, which she had co-written and starred in, were removed from broadcast. The episodes had been about a newcomer actress being involved in an extramarital affair and had included the name Higashide for Karata's character's friend.^[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2016	Koe Koi	Reina Midorikawa		[5]
2018	Kiss that Kills	Marin Aota		[9]
2019	Konatsu Biyori	Konatsu	Lead role; short drama	[10]
	Harassment Game	Hatsumi Kanō		[11]
	Arthdal Chronicles	Karika		[12]
	Prayers in the Emergency Room	Miyuki Koyamauchi		[7]
2020	Kingyo Hime	Ayu		[13]
2023	Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramoon	Karika		[14]
2024	The Queen of Villains	Chigusa Nagayo		[15]
2025	After the Quake	Shimao	Miniseries	[16]
	Glass Heart	Miyako Kai		[17]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Lock-On Love	Misono Miwa		[18]
	Asako I & II	Asako Izumiya	Lead role	[19]
2019	21st Century Girl		Lead role; "For Lonesome Blossoms" segment	[20]
	Cheer Boys!!	Sakura Takagi		[21]
	Blood Friends	Maki Watabe	Lead role	[22]
2022	No Hō e, Nagareru	Satomi	Lead role	[23]
2023	Mujō no Sekai	Yui	Lead role; "Kiss Me at Dead of Night" segment	[24]
	Playing Dead	Kana		[25]
	When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty	Nozomi Iizuka	Lead role	[26]
2024	Desert of Namibia	Hikari Tōyama		[27]
2025	The Man Who Failed to Die	Aya Moriguchi		[28]
	Page30	Kotori Hirano	Lead role	[29]
	Seaside Serendipity	Yoko		[30]
	After the Quake	Shimao		[16]
	Love on Trial	Saya Yabuki		[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2019	40th Yokohama Film Festival	Best New Actor	Asako I & II	Won	[32]