Erika Umeda Explained

Erika Umeda
Native Name:梅田 えりか
Birth Date:24 May 1991
Origin:Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Years Active:2002–present
Label:Brand-New Music

[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

See main article: article.

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 son was born on January 1, 2022.

Discography

Albums

+ List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certificationsTitleYearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
[20]
Erika2014
  • Released: February 12, 2014
  • Label: Brand-New Music
  • Formats: CD
 - -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2002–2007Hello! MorningHerselfTV TokyoMorning Musume's variety show
2002–2004Hello KidsHerselfTV TokyoMinimoni's variety show
2005Musume Document 2005HerselfTV TokyoMorning Musume's variety show
2005–2006Musume Dokyu!HerselfTV TokyoMorning Musume's variety show
2007-2008Haromoni@HerselfTV TokyoMorning Musume's variety show
2008Berikyū!HerselfTV TokyoBerryz Kobo and Cute's variety show
2008Yorosen!HerselfTV TokyoHello! Project's variety show
2009Bijo HoudanHerselfTV TokyoHello! Project's variety show[22]

Music video

YearArtistSongNotes
2003Miki Fujimoto"Boogie Train '03"
2011Shiki Canata"Have a Nice Day"Episode 1: "Goodbye, My First Love"[23]

Theater

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Neruko wa CuteHerselfLead role[24]
2008Keitai ShōsetsukaHerselfLead role[25]
2009Ataru mo Hakke!?HerselfLead role[26]
2014Goodbye Joker[27]

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2008Cutie PartyRadio hostwith Maimi Yajima[28]
2008–2009Cute Cutie ParadiseRadio hostwith Airi Suzuki[29]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erika Umeda PROFILE. Brand-New Music. 2017-12-10. ja.
  2. ハロー!モーニング。 . TV Tokyo . 2002-06-30 . ja.
  3. Web site: http://www.helloproject.com/artist/17/index.html . ja:ハロープロジェクト・キッズ . Hello! Project . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051126005511/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/17/index.html . November 26, 2005 . July 24, 2017 .
  4. Web site: http://www.toei-video.co.jp/catalog/dstd02185/. ja:仔犬ダンの物語 東映ビデオ株式会社. Toei Video. 2017-06-20. ja.
  5. Web site: 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. TV Tokyo. 2017-06-20. ja.
  6. Web site: ZYX . Hello! Project . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051210181856/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/24/index.html . December 10, 2005 . August 10, 2019 .
  7. Web site: 行くZYX! FLY HIGH . Hello! Project . 2017-07-23 . ja.
  8. Web site: 白いTOKYO . Hello! Project . 2017-07-23 . ja.
  9. Web site: http://www.helloproject.com/discography/shuffle/s_011.html . ja:ハロー！プロジェクト　オフィシャルサイト . Hello! Project . 2004-12-01 . 2017-07-19 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731033225/http://www.helloproject.com/discography/shuffle/s_011.html . 2012-07-31 . dead .
  10. Web site: http://www.zakzak.co.jp/geino/n-2004_01/g2004011504.html . ja:ハロプロ史上最年少グループ「Berryz工房」誕生 . ZAKZAK . 2004-01-15 . 2012-07-01 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105101647/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/geino/n-2004_01/g2004011504.html . 2010-01-05 . dead .
  11. Web site: つんく♂から「°C-ute（キュート）」に関してコメント . Hello! Project Official Site . 2005-06-13 . 2012-05-08 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923050824/http://www.helloproject.com/news/050613.html . 2012-09-23 . dead .
  12. Web site: 『°C-ute　梅田えりか』に関する大事なお知らせ . 2009-08-01 . Hello! Project . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003043223/http://www.helloproject.com/news/0908012000_cute.html . 2009-10-03 .
  13. Web site: ILLUME Official Site - Erika Umeda 梅田えりか . Illume . 2010-04-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100402191814/http://www.incent.jp/illume/model/umeda/index.html . 2010-04-02 .
  14. News: http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/movie_music/news/20100517/mov1005171229001-n1.htm . ja:同名"エリカ様"より目立ちたい！　梅田えりか、元気一杯 . ZAKZAK . 2010-05-17 . ja . 2012-07-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100520034733/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/movie_music/news/20100517/mov1005171229001-n1.htm . 2010-05-20 .
  15. News: 東京ガールズコレクション2012春夏(Tokyo Girls Collection 2012SS) . Asahi Shinbun . 2012-03-05 . ja . 2017-12-10 .
  16. News: 元°C-ute梅田えりか、ソロで音楽活動再開 . Natalie . 2013-10-25 . ja . 2018-06-24 .
  17. News: 梅田えりか、ファースト・ソロ・アルバム『erika』 . Tower Records Online . 2014-01-29 . ja . 2018-06-24 .
  18. Web site: 梅田えりか(元 °C-ute) – タートル リリー (Turtle Lily) . Turtle Lily . ja . 2019-12-31 .
  19. News: 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」 . ja . . 2021-08-15 . 2022-05-25.
  20. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
    • Erika: Web site: erika . ja . . 2019-02-21.
  21. Web site: 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. TV Tokyo. 2017-06-20. ja.
  22. Web site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/bijohoudan/ . ja:美女放談 テレビ東京 . ja . TV Tokyo . 2017-12-10.
  23. Web site: Masa . HAVE A NICE DAY～ さよなら初恋編～☆ . 2011-04-06 . ja . 2017-12-10. Ameba Blogs.
  24. Web site: http://gekijyo.net/Gekipro/stage/2013/12/2.html. ja:劇団ゲキハロ第2回公演 『寝る子はキュート』. Gekijyo. 2017-12-12. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213142053/http://gekijyo.net/Gekipro/stage/2013/12/2.html. December 13, 2017. dead.
  25. Web site: http://gekijyo.net/Gekipro/stage/2013/12/4-1.html. ja:劇団ゲキハロ第4回公演 『携帯小説家』. Gekijyo. 2017-12-12. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213142914/http://gekijyo.net/Gekipro/stage/2013/12/4-1.html. December 13, 2017. dead.
  26. Web site: http://gekijyo.net/Gekipro/stage/2013/12/6-1.html. ja:劇団ゲキハロ第6回公演 『あたるも八卦!?』. Gekijyo. 2017-12-12. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213143416/http://gekijyo.net/Gekipro/stage/2013/12/6-1.html. December 13, 2017. dead.
  27. Web site: 公演作品－グッバイ・ジョーカー Flying Trip. Flying Trip. 2017-12-12. ja.
  28. Web site: 番FM-FUJI DJプロフィール｜°C-ute . FM-FUJI . 2018-04-29 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221005415/http://www.fmfuji.co.jp/dj0704/p_92cute.html . 2008-02-21 . dead .
  29. Web site: 番組一覧：°C-ute　キューティ－☆パラダイス ｜ラジオ日本 AM1422kHz . Radio Nippon . 2018-04-29 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231020424/http://www.jorf.co.jp/PROGRAM/cute.php . 2008-12-31 . dead .

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