Erika Umeda
Erika Umeda 梅田 えりか | |
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Born | May 24, 1991 |
Origin | Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan |
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Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Brand-New Music |
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Website | ameblo |
Erika Umeda (梅田 えりか, Umeda Erika, born on May 24, 1991)[1] is a Japanese singer and former model. She was a member of the Japanese idol girl group ZYX and Cute up until departing to pursue a solo career in modeling. In 2013, she returned to her music career with the release of her debut solo single "Crush On You."
Career
[edit]2002–2004: Hello! Project Kids and ZYX
[edit]Umeda was born in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan. In 2002, she auditioned for Hello! Project Kids with the song "White Love" by Speed. Her audition tape was aired on Morning Musume's variety show Hello! Morning.[2] She was placed in the group with 14 other girls.[3] In the same year, she appeared in the movie Koinu Dan no Monogatari.[4][5]
In 2003, Umeda became a member of the subgroup ZYX along with Mari Yaguchi from Morning Musume, Maimi Yajima, Saki Shimizu, Megumi Murakami, and Momoko Tsugunaga.[6] They released their debut single, "Iku ZYX! Fly High" on August 6, 2003,[7] followed by "Shiroi Tokyo" on December 10, 2003.[8] Later, in 2004, she participated in singing "All for One & One for All!", a collaboration single released by all Hello! Project artists under the name "H.P. All Stars."[9]
2005–2009: Cute
[edit]In 2004, Berryz Kobo was created with the intention of rotating all of the members of Hello! Project Kids to make time for school,[10] but the idea was later scrapped, and the remaining girls who were not chosen were rebranded under the name Cute on June 11, 2005.[11] On August 1, 2009, Hello! Project announced that Umeda was graduating from the company on October 25, 2009, the last day of Cute's concert tour, to become a fashion model.[12]
2010–present: Solo career
[edit]In 2010, Umeda was signed into a model agency called Illume Models.[13] She made her runaway debut in Girls Award Summer 2010[14] and continued to appear as a regular model at every seasonal show until 2013. She also appeared at the Tokyo Girls Collection Spring/Summer 2012 show.[15]
In 2013, Umeda left modeling to return to music and signed with Brand-New Music.[16] She released her first solo album Erika on February 12, 2014, with the lead single "Crush On You."[1][17] In 2018, she became the advisor for the girl group Turtle Lily.[18]
Personal life
[edit]On August 15, 2021, Umeda announced on her blog and Instagram account that she had married Hirokasu Goto, a radio personality from Niigata Prefecture, and that she was pregnant with their first child.[19] Their little boy was born on January 1, 2022.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Title | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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JPN [20] | ||||
Erika | 2014 |
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— | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Koinu Dan no Monogatari | Madoka Nishizawa | Supporting role[21] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2002–2007 | Hello! Morning | Herself | TV Tokyo | Morning Musume's variety show |
2002–2004 | Hello Kids | Herself | TV Tokyo | Minimoni's variety show |
2005 | Musume Document 2005 | Herself | TV Tokyo | Morning Musume's variety show |
2005–2006 | Musume Dokyu! | Herself | TV Tokyo | Morning Musume's variety show |
2007-2008 | Haromoni@ | Herself | TV Tokyo | Morning Musume's variety show |
2008 | Berikyū! | Herself | TV Tokyo | Berryz Kobo and Cute's variety show |
2008 | Yorosen! | Herself | TV Tokyo | Hello! Project's variety show |
2009 | Bijo Houdan | Herself | TV Tokyo | Hello! Project's variety show[22] |
Music video
[edit]Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
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2003 | Miki Fujimoto | "Boogie Train '03" | |
2011 | Shiki Canata | "Have a Nice Day" | Episode 1: "Goodbye, My First Love"[23] |
Theater
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Neruko wa Cute | Herself | Lead role[24] |
2008 | Keitai Shōsetsuka | Herself | Lead role[25] |
2009 | Ataru mo Hakke!? | Herself | Lead role[26] |
2014 | Goodbye Joker | [27] |
Radio
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006–2008 | Cutie Party | Radio host | with Maimi Yajima[28] |
2008–2009 | Cute Cutie Paradise | Radio host | with Airi Suzuki[29] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Erika Umeda PROFILE" (in Japanese). Brand-New Music. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ ハロー!モーニング。 (in Japanese). June 30, 2002. TV Tokyo.
- ^ ハロープロジェクト・キッズ (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on November 26, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ 仔犬ダンの物語 東映ビデオ株式会社 (in Japanese). Toei Video. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ "テレビ東京 CINEMA STREET / 仔犬ダンの物語/ミニモニTHEムービーお菓子な大冒険" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ "ZYX" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "行くZYX! FLY HIGH" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "白いTOKYO" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ ハロー!プロジェクト オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Hello! Project. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ ハロプロ史上最年少グループ「Berryz工房」誕生 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. January 15, 2004. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "つんく♂から「°C-ute(キュート)」に関してコメント" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Official Site. June 13, 2005. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ "『°C-ute 梅田えりか』に関する大事なお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. August 1, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009.
- ^ "ILLUME Official Site - Erika Umeda 梅田えりか". Illume. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ 同名"エリカ様"より目立ちたい! 梅田えりか、元気一杯 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. May 17, 2010. Archived from the original on May 20, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "東京ガールズコレクション2012春夏(Tokyo Girls Collection 2012SS)" (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. March 5, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "元°C-ute梅田えりか、ソロで音楽活動再開" (in Japanese). Natalie. October 25, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "梅田えりか、ファースト・ソロ・アルバム『erika』" (in Japanese). Tower Records Online. January 29, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "梅田えりか(元 °C-ute) – タートル リリー (Turtle Lily)". Turtle Lily (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "元°C-ute梅田えりか、結婚&第1子妊娠を報告 夫との写真添え「笑顔の絶えない幸せな家庭を」". Oricon (in Japanese). August 15, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
- ^ "テレビ東京 CINEMA STREET / 仔犬ダンの物語/ミニモニTHEムービーお菓子な大冒険" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ 美女放談 テレビ東京 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Masa (April 6, 2011). "HAVE A NICE DAY~ さよなら初恋編~☆" (in Japanese). Ameba Blogs. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ 劇団ゲキハロ第2回公演 『寝る子はキュート』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ 劇団ゲキハロ第4回公演 『携帯小説家』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ 劇団ゲキハロ第6回公演 『あたるも八卦!?』 (in Japanese). Gekijyo. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "公演作品-グッバイ・ジョーカー Flying Trip" (in Japanese). Flying Trip. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "番FM-FUJI DJプロフィール|°C-ute" (in Japanese). FM-FUJI. Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "番組一覧:°C-ute キューティ-☆パラダイス |ラジオ日本 AM1422kHz" (in Japanese). Radio Nippon. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Erika's Sweet Diary - Erika Umeda Official Blog (in Japanese)