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'''Imai Eriko''' (今井絵理子) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] artist. She made her debut in the early 1990's as part of the group [[SPEED]] which was disbanded since March 2000. Eriko started her solo work during 1998, releasing "Tsumetakushinade" using Eriko with Crunch as stage name instead of her full name, under [[SPEED]] single "ALL MY TRUE LOVE". Since the group disband in 2000 she has continued to release solo work under various names.
  
  
==Profile==
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==<span class="mw-headline">Profile</span>==
  
*'''Name''': 今井絵理子 / Imai Eriko / elly
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* '''Real Name'''<nowiki>: Imai Eriko (今井絵理子) </nowiki>
*'''Nickname:''' Mikan Seijin (Tangerine Alien)
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* '''Stage Name'''<nowiki>: Imai Eriko/elly </nowiki>
*'''Birth Date''': September 22 , 1983
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* '''Nickname:''' Mikan Seijin (Tangerine Alien)
*'''Birth Place''': Okinawa, Japan
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* '''Birth Date'''<nowiki>: September 22 , 1983 </nowiki>
*'''Zodiac''': Virgo
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* '''Birth Place'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>[[Okinawa]], [[Japan]]
*'''Blood type''': O
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* '''Zodiac'''<nowiki>: Virgo </nowiki>
*'''Martial Status''': Married (to Shogo of [[175R]] in June 2004)
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* '''[[Blood type]]'''<nowiki>: O </nowiki>
*'''No. of children''': 1 (Raimu)
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* '''Family'''<nowiki>: Shogo of </nowiki>[[175R|175R]] (Husband), Raimu (Son), Mother, Father
  
==Biography==
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==<span class="mw-headline">Information</span>==
  
'''Imai Eriko''' was the second youngest member in [[SPEED]]. She was born in Okinawa and was one of the main vocals in the group. When Eriko began her solo career in 2000, she merged with the dance group [[Crunch]] and were named [[Eriko with Crunch]]. Their first two maxi singles, [[Red Beat of My Life]] and [[Luv is Magic]] were released the same year. Eriko's style of music is rockish pop, which suits her voice, but she also sang ballads and slow numbers as well, not forgetting her attempt at rapping in [[Don't Stop the Music]].
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px">[[Image:eriko1.jpg|[[Image:180px-eriko1.jpg|180px|Eriko during "SPEED" days (1997)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:eriko1.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Eriko during "SPEED" days (1997)</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px">[[Image:eriko2.jpg|[[Image:180px-eriko2.jpg|180px|Eriko promoting "Our Relation" (2002)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:eriko2.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Eriko promoting "[[Our Relation|Our Relation]]" (2002)</div></div></div>
  
She can play some musical instruments. She can play a guitar (her favorite), drums, harmonica, and flute. She learned to play the flute for her role in [[LxIxVxE]] (while Hitoe played the saxaphone). She played the guitar numerous times before, for example, she played the guitar for Starting Over during [[SPEED]]'s TOUR RISE in Tokyo Dome (1999) and also on a japanese music show, [[Utaban]] where SPEED did a short acoustic performance of [[GLAY]]'s song [[HOWEVER]] in front of GLAY's members.
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===<span class="mw-headline">Introduction & Start of Solo under Eriko with Crunch in 2000</span>===
  
The group [[Eriko with Crunch]] didn't last long, she went on without them pursuing her solo career now using the title Eriko Imai; she released her third single [[In the name of Love]] also in 2000. To date, Eriko as a soloist has released 6 singles, 1 album and a Best album.
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Imai Eriko was the second youngest member in [[SPEED]]. She was born in [[Okinawa]] and was one of the main vocals in the group. After [[SPEED]] popularity spread widely in Japan, they were ask to act in a movie [[Andromedia|Andromediain]] 1998, which begins Eriko acting career. Eriko also attempt acting in a drama [[LxIxVxE|LxIxVxE]] in 1999 with fellow [[SPEED]] member [[HITOE]]. When Eriko began her real solo debut career in early 2000, she merged with the dance group [[Crunch|Crunch]] and were named [[Eriko with Crunch|Eriko with Crunch]]. Their first two maxi singles, [[Red Beat of My Life|Red Beat of My Life]] and [[Luv is Magic|Luv is Magic]] were released the same year. Eriko's style of music is rockish pop, which suits her voice, but she also sang ballads and slow numbers as well, not forgetting her attempt at rapping in [[Don't Stop the Music(2002)|Don't Stop the Music(2002)]].
  
She has appeared in theaters, films, radio shows like 'Be@t B@by - Eriko HOTLINK', movies and other parts of the entertainment industry. In the year of 2001, she was awarded the [[Golden Arrow Awards]] for Best New Comer in Theater, this award was for her role in the musical [[Hi no tori]]. Eriko has also lent her voice as one of the characters in the anime [[Boku No Songoku]] in 2003, with her self written single, [[Butterfly]] as the main theme song of that movie. She also starred in the hit movies [[Onmyoji]] in 2001 and [[Onmyoji 2]] in 2003.
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===<span class="mw-headline">Begin of Eriko Imai in 2000</span>===
  
In June 2004 she married Shogo, lead vocalist of [[175R]] in a shotgun wedding, and their son, Raimu, was born on October 18, 2004 weighing 3492g. On November 25 2004, Eriko released her [[Single Collection ~Stairway~]] to mark her new life journey as a mother and wife and as a gift for all Eriko fans around the world.
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The group [[Eriko with Crunch|Eriko with Crunch]] didn't last long, she went on without them and pursue her solo career starting from single [[in the Name of Love|in the Name of Love]] using the title Eriko Imai. Since then before her marriage in 2004, she released 6 singles, 1 album & 1 single collection album under Eriko imai. Also during this year, Eriko did her first Musical challenge [[Hinotori|Hinotori]], which earn her a Best New Comer in Theater in [[Golden Arrow Awards 2001|Golden Arrow Awards 2001]].
  
On 9th June 2005, Eriko announced on her new website that she will return to the music industry as 'elly'. She will try to compose and write her own songs as well. 22nd September 2005 marks Eriko's 22nd Birthday and her new start as 'elly' when she performed her 'elly live~Rebirth' concert. She also released a single that was exclusively sold over in her concert. On 18th Oct 2005, elly releases her 1st photo-essay book which marks her 22 years of life. She held a autograph session over at Shibuya HMV on Nov 6th.
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===<span class="mw-headline">2001</span>===
  
== Discography ==
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Her fourth single, "Identity", is viewed as a declining point in Eriko's career. Many viewed the music as hard-core rock. Moreover, in the promotion of the music, she remarked "Many artists these days succeed by popularity, not by hard work." Eriko's comment was perceived to be a criticism of Morning Musume and triggered a wave of criticism toward her. After "Identity" and her criticism-engendering comments, Eriko's CD sales fell to below 50,000 copies. Her fifth single, "Set Me Free", was filmed in Australia and she performed it in Kuala Lumpur during the 2001 Asia Music Festival. Afterwards, she released her first album, "My Place". Including her self-composed songs "Himawari" (Sunflower) and "Dawn", it sold 93,700 copies and was ranked in the top 5 but utimately placed at #7 for the weekly sales. During this year, Eriko did her second drama [[Rouge]], which she transformed from a simple girl to a popular star & acted in a hit movie [[Onmyoji|Onmyoji]] as a fairy sort chracter.
===Singles===
 
elly
 
  
*[2005.09.22] [[Star/Asa]]
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===<span class="mw-headline">2002</span>===
  
Imai Eriko
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Eriko's 6th "Don't Stop the Music" was aired in Eriko's weekly Monday night radio talk show by TBS 954, "Eriko Imai Hotlink" more than a month before its release in January 2002. [[Don't Stop the Music|Don't Stop the Music]] was seen as a change of Genre in Eriko's music. At around this time, Eriko considered changing her hairstyle to an Afro-style. She said that she wanted something new, but was willing to return to a more Japanese-typical hairstyle if the Afro hairstyle reduced her appeal. In July, Eriko released her 7th single "Our Relation" which was a upbeat fast tempo ballad. "Our Relation" was the 2nd single to be fully produced by [[Hiroaki Hayama|Hiroaki Hayama]]. During this year, Eriko was in her 2nd musical [[Footloose|Footloose]] with V6 [[Sakamoto Masayuki]], this was a extremely musical took from overseas.
  
*[2000.11.22] [[in the Name of Love]]
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===<span class="mw-headline">2003</span>===
*[2001.03.07] [[identity]]
 
*[2001.06.06] [[Set Me Free!]]
 
*[2002.01.23] [[Don't stop the music]]
 
*[2002.07.10] [[Our Relation]]
 
*[2003.07.02] [[Butterfly]]
 
  
Eriko With Crunch
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As from the end of 2002 to mid 2003, Eriko did not have any solo release. Mainly due to the temporary formation of [[SPEED]] for a fund raise charity [[Save The Children|Save The Children]].[[SPEED]] became the ambassador of [[Save the Children|Save the Children]] from early mid to end of 2003 which they did Nationwide Tours & releasing of Singles & album to raise funds for the charity. It was not until July, Eriko released her 8th and last single before her marriage[[Butterfly]]. [[Butterfly]] was a slight mid tempo ballad which the lyrics was written by Eriko under the name of elly. This is also the first time she officially uses elly on her works. [[Butterfly]] was also the theme song for anime movie [[Boku no Songoku|Boku no Songoku]], which Eriko first participated in dubbing one of the character. Also in October, [[Onmyoji 2|Onmyoji 2]] were show on Japan's Cinemas, which Eriko participated in teh same character.
  
*[1998.10.28] 冷たくしないで [[Tsumetakushinade]] from [[SPEED]] [[ALL MY TRUE LOVE]] single
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===<span class="mw-headline">2004</span>===
*[1999.05.19] [[EVERYDAY, BE WITH YOU]] from [[SPEED]] [[Breakin' out to the morning]] single
 
*[2000.03.15] [[Red Beat of My Life]]
 
*[2000.08.02] [[Luv is Magic]]
 
  
===Albums===
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In Feb to March, Eriko perform in Musical [[Star Tanjou|Star Tanjou]] with [[Shimatani Hitomi]] & [[Yukie|Yukie]]. This Musical was to celebrate the 40 years anniversary establishment of Japan's Music Scene.
  
*[2001.07.18] [[My Place]]
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===<span class="mw-headline">Marriage</span>===
*[2004.11.25] [[Single Collection ~Stairway~]]
 
  
===DVDs===
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During May 2004, Eriko posted a short but sincere message to officially announce on her marriage to [[175R|175R]] vocalist [[Shogo|Shogo]]. The message was briefly on the marriage and she apologise to everyone who was concern with her marriage as it was a real sudden. She also mention about a new life which will be with us on earth during October. Lastly in the message, Eriko sincerely ask for guidance for her change of position from single to a wife and soon a mother. In 9 June 2004 she married Shogo, lead vocalist of [[175R|175R]] in a shotgun wedding. She also registered her name as Eriko Kinoshita upon the change. Their son, Raimu Kinoshita, was born on October 18, 2004 weighing 3492g. On November 25 2004, Eriko released her [[Single Collection ~Stairway~|Single Collection ~Stairway~]] to mark her new life journey as a mother and wife and as a gift for all Eriko fans around the world.
  
*[2001.12.19] [[My Place on Films]]
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===<span class="mw-headline">Return to the Music Scene as '''elly'''</span>===
  
===Books===
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On 9th June 2005, Eriko announced on her new website that she will return to the music industry as 'elly'. She will try to compose and write her own songs as well. 22nd September 2005 marks Eriko's 22nd Birthday and her new start as 'elly' when she performed her 'elly live 2005 ~Rebirth~' concert. She also released her 1st indie single under [[star|star]] under "elly" that was exclusively limited & is only sold over in her concert. On 18th Oct 2005 which was the 1st birthday of her son, [[Raimu|Raimu]], elly releases her 1st photo-essay book, [[Egao de ikou|Egao de ikou]], which include self written thoughts during periods of her life, including times with SPEED, solo & prenancy period. She held a autograph session over at Shibuya HMV on Nov 6th.
  
*[2005.10.18] [[Egao De Ikou]]
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===<span class="mw-headline">2006</span>===
  
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elly released her 2nd independent single, [[journey|journey]] on May 13th, 2006, following up the release with a concert 'elly live 2006 ~journey~'on the same day. In June 2006, elly held a secret marriage party in Guam. Only her close friends such as [[hiro]] and [[team-F|team-F]] were invited. elly was last seen in public on July 16th where she attended Vision Festival Vol.2. She appeared in a yukata and performed her new song [[journey|journey]] with Vanilla Mood. At the festival, elly also announced to her fans that her new album "Neverland" was to be released on the September 27th, 2006. "Neverland", given a lack of promotion and elly's declining popularity, [[Neverland|Neverland]] debuted at #149 on the Oricon charts. She started 'elly LIVE 2006 ~Neverland~ from October to November, which one of the live were attended by 3 other [[SPEED]] members & [[SPEED]] long-term producer [[Hiromasa Ijichi|Hiromasa Ijichi]]. During that particular live, elly sang SPEED last single [[Walking in the rain|Walking in the rain]] & [[White Love]] with [[Ijichi Hiromasa|Ijichi Hiromasa]].
  
==Acting==
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===<span class="mw-headline">2007</span>===
===Movies===
 
*[1998] [[Andromedia]]
 
*[2001] [[Onmyoji]]
 
*[2003] [[Onmyoji 2]]
 
*[2003] [[Boku No Songoku]]
 
  
===Musicals===
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In Feb 2007, elly released a live DVD captured from 'elly LIVE 2006 ~Neverland~' and a new live concert 'elly LIVE 2007 ~Soar~' following in April.
  
*[2000] [[NINGAWA Hi No Tori]]
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In July 2007, it was reported from various sources that Eriko had separated from her husband, Shogo. Reports from TokyoGraph and J!-Ent news sources indicated the separation was due to Eriko's focus on her career and social calendar, with Shongo wanting to raise Raimu. However, this matter were not clarify by both of their management. After this were reported, Eriko posted some unclear thoughts "only believe what was seen and heard from ownself" which she didn't specific what was the post for. Many fans took it as a indirect reply for the seperation report which Eriko was trying to indicate report were untrue.
*[2002] [[Footloose]]
 
*[2004] [[Star Tanjou]]
 
  
===Dramas===
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Also in August 2007, elly mentioned she will be releasing her her new single 'Uke Makura' (腕枕) at a date to be announced.
  
*[1999] [[LXIXVXE]]
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==<span class="mw-headline">Works</span>==
*[2001] [[ Rouge ]]
 
  
==Awards & Achievements==
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===<span class="mw-headline">Albums</span>===
*[2001] Best Newcomer in Theatre - Golden Arrow Awards (for NINGAWA Hi no Tori)
 
  
==JpopStop Links==
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* [2001.07.18] [[My Place|My Place]]
*[http://forums.jpopstop.com/f11/speed-hiro-eriko-takako-hitoe-9/ Official Forum Discussion Thread]
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* [2004.11.25] [[Single Collection ~Stairway~|Single Collection ~Stairway~]]
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* [2006.09.27] [[Neverland|Neverland]] ('''elly''')
  
==External Links==
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===<span class="mw-headline">Singles</span>===
  
*[http://www.ellymusic.com/ Official Website]
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* [2000.03.15] [[Red Beat of My Life|Red Beat of My Life]] ('''Eriko with Crunch''')
*[http://www.avexnet.or.jp/eriko/ Avex Official Website]
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* [2000.08.02] [[Luv is Magic|Luv is Magic]] ('''Eriko with Crunch''')
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* [2000.11.22] [[In the Name of Love (Imai Eriko)|in the Name of Love]]
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* [2001.03.07] [[Identity|identity]]
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* [2001.06.06] [[Set Me Free!|Set Me Free!]]
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* [2002.01.23] [[Don't Stop the Music|Don't stop the music]]
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* [2002.07.10] [[Our Relation|Our Relation]]
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* [2003.07.02] [[Butterfly (Eriko)|Butterfly]]
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* [2005.09.22] [[Star / Asa|Star / Asa]] (朝) ('''elly''')
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* [2006.05.13] [[Journey (elly)|journey]] ('''elly''')
  
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===<span class="mw-headline">Other / Compilation</span>===
  
[[Category:Artists]]
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* [1998.10.28] [[SPEED]] - "[[All My True Love|ALL MY TRUE LOVE]]" ( ''[[Tsumetakushinade|Tsumetakushinade]]'') ('''Eriko with Crunch''')
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* [1999.05.19] [[SPEED]] - "[[Breakin' Out to the Morning|Breakin' out to the morning]]" (''[[Everyday, Be With You|EVERYDAY, BE WITH YOU]]'') ('''Eriko with Crunch''')
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* [2006.02.22] [[Midorikawa Shobo|Midorikawa Shobo]] - "[[Ringo Girl|Ringo Girl]]" (#2) ('''elly''')
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===<span class="mw-headline">DVDs</span>===
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* [2001.12.19] [[My Place on Films|My Place on Films]]
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* [2007.02.14] [[A Gift for You ~ elly Live 2006 Neverland|a gift for you ~ elly live 2006 Neverland]]
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===<span class="mw-headline">Mobile Download</span>===
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[2006.12.18] 雪空Letter (Vision 着うた配信) [2007.01.01] 始まりのキス (Vision 着うた配信) [2007.02.07] ほろ苦いチョコレート (Vision 着うた配信)
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===<span class="mw-headline">Books</span>===
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* [2005.10.18] [[Egao De Ikou|Egao De Ikou]]
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===<span class="mw-headline">Movies</span>===
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* [1998] [[Andromedia|Andromedia]]
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* [1999] [[Dream Maker|Dream Maker]] (Cameo)
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* [2001] [[Onmyoji|Onmyoji]]
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* [2003] [[Onmyoji 2|Onmyoji 2]]
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* [2003] [[Boku No Songoku|Boku No Songoku]] (Voice Dubbed)
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===<span class="mw-headline">Musicals</span>===
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* [2000] [[NINGAWA Hi No Tori|NINGAWA Hi No Tori]]
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* [2002] [[Footloose|Footloose]]
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* [2004] [[Star Tanjou|Star Tanjou]]
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===<span class="mw-headline">Dramas</span>===
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* [1999] [[LXIXVXE|LXIXVXE]]
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* [2001] [[Rouge]]
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==<span class="mw-headline">External Links</span>==
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* [http://www.ellymusic.com/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.avexnet.or.jp/eriko/ Old Official Website]
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Revision as of 00:50, 5 May 2009

Imai Eriko (今井絵理子) is a Japanese pop artist. She made her debut in the early 1990's as part of the group SPEED which was disbanded since March 2000. Eriko started her solo work during 1998, releasing "Tsumetakushinade" using Eriko with Crunch as stage name instead of her full name, under SPEED single "ALL MY TRUE LOVE". Since the group disband in 2000 she has continued to release solo work under various names.


Profile

  • Real Name: Imai Eriko (今井絵理子)
  • Stage Name: Imai Eriko/elly
  • Nickname: Mikan Seijin (Tangerine Alien)
  • Birth Date: September 22 , 1983
  • Birth Place: Okinawa, Japan
  • Zodiac: Virgo
  • Blood type: O
  • Family: Shogo of 175R (Husband), Raimu (Son), Mother, Father

Information

Introduction & Start of Solo under Eriko with Crunch in 2000

Imai Eriko was the second youngest member in SPEED. She was born in Okinawa and was one of the main vocals in the group. After SPEED popularity spread widely in Japan, they were ask to act in a movie Andromediain 1998, which begins Eriko acting career. Eriko also attempt acting in a drama LxIxVxE in 1999 with fellow SPEED member HITOE. When Eriko began her real solo debut career in early 2000, she merged with the dance group Crunch and were named Eriko with Crunch. Their first two maxi singles, Red Beat of My Life and Luv is Magic were released the same year. Eriko's style of music is rockish pop, which suits her voice, but she also sang ballads and slow numbers as well, not forgetting her attempt at rapping in Don't Stop the Music(2002).

Begin of Eriko Imai in 2000

The group Eriko with Crunch didn't last long, she went on without them and pursue her solo career starting from single in the Name of Love using the title Eriko Imai. Since then before her marriage in 2004, she released 6 singles, 1 album & 1 single collection album under Eriko imai. Also during this year, Eriko did her first Musical challenge Hinotori, which earn her a Best New Comer in Theater in Golden Arrow Awards 2001.

2001

Her fourth single, "Identity", is viewed as a declining point in Eriko's career. Many viewed the music as hard-core rock. Moreover, in the promotion of the music, she remarked "Many artists these days succeed by popularity, not by hard work." Eriko's comment was perceived to be a criticism of Morning Musume and triggered a wave of criticism toward her. After "Identity" and her criticism-engendering comments, Eriko's CD sales fell to below 50,000 copies. Her fifth single, "Set Me Free", was filmed in Australia and she performed it in Kuala Lumpur during the 2001 Asia Music Festival. Afterwards, she released her first album, "My Place". Including her self-composed songs "Himawari" (Sunflower) and "Dawn", it sold 93,700 copies and was ranked in the top 5 but utimately placed at #7 for the weekly sales. During this year, Eriko did her second drama Rouge, which she transformed from a simple girl to a popular star & acted in a hit movie Onmyoji as a fairy sort chracter.

2002

Eriko's 6th "Don't Stop the Music" was aired in Eriko's weekly Monday night radio talk show by TBS 954, "Eriko Imai Hotlink" more than a month before its release in January 2002. Don't Stop the Music was seen as a change of Genre in Eriko's music. At around this time, Eriko considered changing her hairstyle to an Afro-style. She said that she wanted something new, but was willing to return to a more Japanese-typical hairstyle if the Afro hairstyle reduced her appeal. In July, Eriko released her 7th single "Our Relation" which was a upbeat fast tempo ballad. "Our Relation" was the 2nd single to be fully produced by Hiroaki Hayama. During this year, Eriko was in her 2nd musical Footloose with V6 Sakamoto Masayuki, this was a extremely musical took from overseas.

2003

As from the end of 2002 to mid 2003, Eriko did not have any solo release. Mainly due to the temporary formation of SPEED for a fund raise charity Save The Children.SPEED became the ambassador of Save the Children from early mid to end of 2003 which they did Nationwide Tours & releasing of Singles & album to raise funds for the charity. It was not until July, Eriko released her 8th and last single before her marriageButterfly. Butterfly was a slight mid tempo ballad which the lyrics was written by Eriko under the name of elly. This is also the first time she officially uses elly on her works. Butterfly was also the theme song for anime movie Boku no Songoku, which Eriko first participated in dubbing one of the character. Also in October, Onmyoji 2 were show on Japan's Cinemas, which Eriko participated in teh same character.

2004

In Feb to March, Eriko perform in Musical Star Tanjou with Shimatani Hitomi & Yukie. This Musical was to celebrate the 40 years anniversary establishment of Japan's Music Scene.

Marriage

During May 2004, Eriko posted a short but sincere message to officially announce on her marriage to 175R vocalist Shogo. The message was briefly on the marriage and she apologise to everyone who was concern with her marriage as it was a real sudden. She also mention about a new life which will be with us on earth during October. Lastly in the message, Eriko sincerely ask for guidance for her change of position from single to a wife and soon a mother. In 9 June 2004 she married Shogo, lead vocalist of 175R in a shotgun wedding. She also registered her name as Eriko Kinoshita upon the change. Their son, Raimu Kinoshita, was born on October 18, 2004 weighing 3492g. On November 25 2004, Eriko released her Single Collection ~Stairway~ to mark her new life journey as a mother and wife and as a gift for all Eriko fans around the world.

Return to the Music Scene as elly

On 9th June 2005, Eriko announced on her new website that she will return to the music industry as 'elly'. She will try to compose and write her own songs as well. 22nd September 2005 marks Eriko's 22nd Birthday and her new start as 'elly' when she performed her 'elly live 2005 ~Rebirth~' concert. She also released her 1st indie single under star under "elly" that was exclusively limited & is only sold over in her concert. On 18th Oct 2005 which was the 1st birthday of her son, Raimu, elly releases her 1st photo-essay book, Egao de ikou, which include self written thoughts during periods of her life, including times with SPEED, solo & prenancy period. She held a autograph session over at Shibuya HMV on Nov 6th.

2006

elly released her 2nd independent single, journey on May 13th, 2006, following up the release with a concert 'elly live 2006 ~journey~'on the same day. In June 2006, elly held a secret marriage party in Guam. Only her close friends such as hiro and team-F were invited. elly was last seen in public on July 16th where she attended Vision Festival Vol.2. She appeared in a yukata and performed her new song journey with Vanilla Mood. At the festival, elly also announced to her fans that her new album "Neverland" was to be released on the September 27th, 2006. "Neverland", given a lack of promotion and elly's declining popularity, Neverland debuted at #149 on the Oricon charts. She started 'elly LIVE 2006 ~Neverland~ from October to November, which one of the live were attended by 3 other SPEED members & SPEED long-term producer Hiromasa Ijichi. During that particular live, elly sang SPEED last single Walking in the rain & White Love with Ijichi Hiromasa.

2007

In Feb 2007, elly released a live DVD captured from 'elly LIVE 2006 ~Neverland~' and a new live concert 'elly LIVE 2007 ~Soar~' following in April.

In July 2007, it was reported from various sources that Eriko had separated from her husband, Shogo. Reports from TokyoGraph and J!-Ent news sources indicated the separation was due to Eriko's focus on her career and social calendar, with Shongo wanting to raise Raimu. However, this matter were not clarify by both of their management. After this were reported, Eriko posted some unclear thoughts "only believe what was seen and heard from ownself" which she didn't specific what was the post for. Many fans took it as a indirect reply for the seperation report which Eriko was trying to indicate report were untrue.

Also in August 2007, elly mentioned she will be releasing her her new single 'Uke Makura' (腕枕) at a date to be announced.

Works

Albums

Singles

Other / Compilation

DVDs

Mobile Download

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