Is there a finite number of solutions to $\mathrm{Re}(a^n)+\mathrm{Im}(a^n)=b^n$, where $a$ is a Gaussian integer and $b \in \Bbb Z$?

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Let $$E_n=\{(x,y,b) \in \mathbb{Z}^*\times \mathbb{Z}^*\times \mathbb{Z}^* ~|~ \gcd(x,y,b)=1 ~ \mathrm{and}~\mathrm{Re}((x+iy)^n)+\mathrm{Im}((x+iy)^n)=b^n \}$$

For $n \geq 3$, is $E_n$ finite or not ?

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