pour lui

pour lui promoting "Soshite, Mata,," (2019)

pour lui (プー・ルイ; Fr: For Him) is a Japanese New Age rock singer formerly signed to Tsubasa Records. She is currently a member of the Japanese pop-rock group BILLIE IDLE. Her stage name is derived from her name, Rui, and the french words for "for him", inspired by the love songs she wanted to sing as a soloist.

Profile

• Stage Name: pour lui (プー・ルイ)
• Birth Name: Rui
• Birthdate: August 20, 1990 (1990-08-20)
• Birthplace: Saitama Prefecture, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Favorite Artists: Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, hy4_4yh, ℃-ute, Momoiro Clover Z, predia, Fudanjuku
• Bands / Groups:
  • BiS (2011–2014, 2016–2018)
  • LUI FRONTiC Akabane JAPAN (2013–2017)
  • BILLIE IDLE® (2018–)

Information

pour lui made her debut in November 2009 with the digital single "Kagirareta Toki no Naka de☆". At the end of 2010, she stopped solo activities to join the idol group BiS.

In 2012, she joined four members from other idol groups to form IRF, a special unit featured on the tribute album TRF Respect Idol Tribute.

In September 2017, pour lui had been suspended from the group repeated failures to meet a target weight of 42 kilograms. She graduated from the group on March 4, 2018.

On April 1, 2018, pour lui announced she would be taking up a new YouTube career, launching "BYS", a YouTube channel featuring her and several former members of BiS' 2013-2014 line up. On May 12th, she made a surprise appearance during the encore of BILLIE IDLE®︎'s tour, where it was announced that she would join the group as a full-time member on June 6th.

Discography

Mini-Albums

• [2010.06.23] Minna no pour lui (みんなのプー・ルイ; Everyone's pour lui)

Digital Singles

• [2009.11.04] Kagirareta Toki no Naka de☆ (限られた時間の中で☆; In a Limited Time☆)
• [2010.01.13] WHY?
• [2010.12.15] Elegant no Kaibutsu (エレガントの怪物; Elegant Monster)

Trivia

• She has one brother. He has appeared in her BYS YouTube videos alongside her mother.

External Links

• Official Blog
• Official Twitter
• Former Official Blog
• Official YouTube Channel
• Official BYS YouTube Channel
• Official MySpace
• Official Instagram