| Eri Kamei | |||||||
| Native Name: | 亀井 絵里 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Alias: | Kame (Turtle), Aho-Kame, Kamezou Eric | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 1988 12, mf=yes | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||
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is a Japanese pop singer and model. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December 15, 2010, in Yokohama Arena along with Junjun and Linlin.
Kamei was born in Arakawa, Tokyo. She was selected from the Morning Musume Love Audition 2002 to join Morning Musume as a member of the sixth generation. She first appeared on the single "Shabondama" and her first album was Ai no Dai 6 Kan.
Towards late 2004, Kamei is thought to have opened up after receiving her own segment on the Japanese variety show Hello! Morning, where she had been a regular since her debut. In the segment, known as, she, along with her co-host Yuko Nakazawa, and most often several guests promote the latest products from the Hello! Project. Her segment was removed from the show in the winter of 2005, but she still stars in the rest of the show as a regular.
In 2004, Kamei appeared in the 2004 Hello! Project shuffle units unit H.P. All Stars. She was also involved in Morning Musume Sakuragumi when Morning Musume was split into two groups.
In 2009, Kamei was put in the group Tanpopo as the fourth generation along with fellow Morning Musume member Aika Mitsui, Berryz Kobo member Yurina Kumai and Cute member Chisato Okai.
On August 8, 2010, Kamei's graduation from Hello! Project was announced by Tsunku on his blog and at that day's Hello! Project concert. Along with Junjun and Linlin they graduated at the end of Morning Musume's 2010 Fall Concert. Kamei performed Haru Beautiful Everyday as her graduation song.[1] [2]
| Title | Issue date | Publisher ISBN | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2003 | Kadokawa Shoten | Photobook with Sayumi Michishige and Reina Tanaka | ||
| December 23, 2004 | Wani Books | First solo photobook | ||
| September 16, 2005 | Wani Books | Second solo photobook | ||
| May 26, 2006 | Wani Books | Third solo photobook | ||
| February 28, 2007 | Kadokawa Group Publishing | Fourth solo photobook† | ||
| Maple | October 11, 2007 | Wani Books | Fifth solo photobook, photographed in Vancouver, Canada | |
| April 3, 2008 | Wani Books | Photobook complete works | ||
| December 23, 2008 | Wani Books | Sixth solo photobook, photographed in Okinawa and Shibuya | ||
| Sweet | February 25, 2010 | Wani Books | Seventh solo photobook |
† An exclusive digital version of this photobook was also released for cell phone users. Entitled Jungle, and retailing for 525 yen, it was released on February 19, 2007. A second batch of photographs was made available on February 21.[3]
| Title | Release date | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2003 | DVD with Sayumi Michishige and Reina Tanaka | ||
| March 14, 2007 | First solo DVD | ||
| January 14, 2009 | Second solo DVD |
| Show | Start date | End date | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2003 | April 1, 2007 | TV Tokyo | |
| September 29, 2003 | December 26, 2003 | ||
| April 26, 2004 | April 28, 2004 | ||
| July 14, 2004 | July 22, 2004 | ||
| October 7, 2004 | December 15, 2004 | ||
| April 11, 2005 | September 1, 2006 | ||
| April 8, 2007 | September 28, 2008 | ||
| October 6, 2008 | March 27, 2009 | ||
| April 5, 2009 | March 28, 2010 |
| Program | Start date | End date | Station | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2005 | April 15, 2005 | TBC Radio | ||
| May 30, 2005 | June 10, 2005 | |||
| June 26, 2005 | ABC Radio | |||
| December 18, 2005 | ||||
| June 11, 2006 | ||||
| December 17, 2006 | ||||
| B.B.L. | November 6, 2005 | November 13, 2005 | FM-FUJI | |
| Gaki・Kame | April 8, 2007 | September 27, 2008 | ||
| Five Stars[4] [5] | April 6, 2009 | December 13, 2010 | InterFM | |