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Erika Umeda

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

2002–2004: Hello! Project Kids and ZYX

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

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

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

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

Albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

Theater

Radio

References

  1. ^ a b "Erika Umeda PROFILE" (in Japanese). Brand-New Music. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  2. ^ ハロー!モーニング。 (in Japanese). June 30, 2002. TV Tokyo.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 仔犬ダンの物語 東映ビデオ株式会社 (in Japanese). Toei Video. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "ZYX" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "行くZYX! FLY HIGH" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "白いTOKYO" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "『°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.
  13. ^ "ILLUME Official Site - Erika Umeda 梅田えりか". Illume. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
    • Erika: "erika". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ 美女放談 テレビ東京 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  23. ^ Masa (April 6, 2011). "HAVE A NICE DAY～ さよなら初恋編～☆" (in Japanese). Ameba Blogs. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ "公演作品－グッバイ・ジョーカー Flying Trip" (in Japanese). Flying Trip. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  28. ^ "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.
  29. ^ "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.

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