| V-U-den | |
| Native Name: | 美勇伝 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Label: | Piccolo Town |
| Spinoffs: | Zoku V-U-den |
| Past Members: | |
was a Japanese idol girl group associated with Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa (Morning Musume), Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The group officially disbanded on June 29, 2008, after their last concert during their v-u-densetsu 5 tour.[1] [2]
See main article: Hello! Project Shuffle Unit.
In 2009, V-U-den was revived as a Hello! Project Shuffle Unit under the name . The new line-up consisted of Morning Musume members Sayumi Michishige and Jun Jun; and Berryz Kobo member Risako Sugaya. The group released songs for Hello! Project's compilation album Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū.[3] They also performed as a concert-only unit until 2011. In 2013, Zoku V-U-den reappeared with Rika Ishikawa to perform "Koisuru Angel Heart".
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| Title | Release date |
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| 1 | October 26, 2005 | ||
| - | November 21, 2007 |
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| Title | Release date | Details |
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| 1 | September 23, 2004 | |||
| 2 | May 2, 2005 | Yokoso! Japan campaign song | ||
| 3 | May 25, 2005 | Opening theme of the Kids Station anime "Patalliro Saiyuuki" | ||
| 4 | August 10, 2005 | |||
| 5 | October 5, 2005 | |||
| 6 | May 10, 2006 | |||
| 7 | November 22, 2006 | |||
| 8 | May 23, 2007 | |||
| 9 | September 26, 2007 | |||
| 10 | April 23, 2008 | Cover of Morning Musume song from 4th Ikimasshoi! |
* Though the romanization of this song would imply the translation would be "Ice Cream and My Pudding", "Aisu" is written with the kanji "Ai (愛)" for "love", thus making it "Love Cream and My Pudding". Also, in the PV for the song, there is a two-second screen that translates it as "Ice Cream and My Pudding", therefore it is a play on words.
| Title | Release date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 6, 2004 | ||
| 2 | March 9, 2005 | ||
| 3 | June 8, 2005 | ||
| 4 | v-u-den First Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~v-u-densetsu~ | June 8, 2005 | |
| 5 | August 24, 2005 | ||
| 6 | October 13, 2005 | ||
| 7 | v-u-den Concert Tour 2005 Aki v-u-densetsu II ~Kurenai no Kisetsu~ | February 15, 2006 | |
| 8 | May 24, 2006 | ||
| 9 | December 6, 2006 | ||
| 10 | v-u-den Live Tour 2006 Aki v-u-densetsu III ~Aisu Cream to My Purin~ | March 7, 2007 | |
| 11 | May 30, 2007 | ||
| 12 | v-u-den Concert Tour 2007 Shoka v-u-densetsu IV ~Usagi to Tenshi~ | August 8, 2007 | |
| 13 | October 10, 2007 |