Eri Kamei
Encyclopedia
was a member of the Japan
ese 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.
" 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 C-ute 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. Due to her suffering from atopic dermatitis
, she was unable to continue her activities and therefore graduated on the last day of the Autumn Tour in 2010.
} || July 15, 2003 || Kadokawa Shoten
ISBN 4-04-894251-4 || Photobook
with Sayumi Michishige
and Reina Tanaka
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| 1 || || December 23, 2004 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-2837-6 || First solo photobook
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| 2 || || September 16, 2005 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-2882-1 || Second solo photobook
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| 3 || || May 26, 2006 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-2935-6 || Third solo photobook
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| 4 || || February 28, 2007 || Kadokawa Group Publishing
ISBN 4-0489-4486-X || Fourth solo photobook†
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| 5 || Maple || October 11, 2007 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-4043-0 || Fifth solo photobook, photographed in Canada
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| 6 || || April 3, 2008 || Wani Books
ISBN 978-4847040771 || Photobook complete works
|-
| 7 || || December 23, 2008 || Wani Books
ISBN 978-4847041471 || Sixth solo photobook, photographed in Okinawa and Shibuya
|-
| 8 || Sweet || February 25, 2010 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-4242-5 || 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 the 21st.
} || July 16, 2003 || DVD with Sayumi Michishige and Reina Tanaka
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| 1 || || March 14, 2007 || First solo DVD
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| 2 || || January 14, 2009 || Second solo DVD
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} || June 1, 2003 || April 1, 2007 ||rowspan="9"| TV Tokyo
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| || September 29, 2003 || December 26, 2003
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|rowspan="2"| || April 26, 2004 || April 28, 2004
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| July 14, 2004 || July 22, 2004
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| || October 7, 2004 || December 15, 2004
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| || April 11, 2005 || September 1, 2006
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| || April 8, 2007 || September 28, 2008
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| || October 6, 2008 || March 27, 2009
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| || April 5, 2009 || March 28, 2010
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} || April 1, 2005 || April 15, 2005 ||rowspan="2"| TBC Radio
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| May 30, 2005 || June 10, 2005
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|rowspan="4"| ||colspan="2"| June 26, 2005 ||rowspan="4"| ABC Radio
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|colspan="2"| December 18, 2005
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|colspan="2"| June 11, 2006
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|colspan="2"| December 17, 2006
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| B.B.L. || November 6, 2005 || November 13, 2005 ||rowspan="2"| FM-FUJI
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|Gaki・Kame || April 8, 2007 || September 27, 2008
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| Five Stars || April 6, 2009 || December 13, 2010 || InterFM
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group Morning Musume
Morning Musume
, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto
Miki Fujimoto
, professionally known by her birth name , is a Japanese pop singer and television actress. After failing the audition to join girl group Morning Musume with the fourth generation members, Fujimoto debuted as solo artist within Hello! Project in 2002 with the single "Aenai Nagai Nichiyōbi"...
, Sayumi Michishige
Sayumi Michishige
is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume and has the third longest tenure of any member in the group ....
, and Reina Tanaka
Reina Tanaka
is one of the sixth generation members of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Her professional first name is spelled in hiragana to distinguish her from the Japanese actress Rena Tanaka, whose name is spelled using the same kanji , who is similarly from Fukuoka Prefecture.- Biography :Tanaka auditioned...
. She graduated on December 15, 2010 in Yokohama Arena
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
along with Junjun and Linlin.
History
Kamei 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 "ShabondamaShabondama
is the nineteenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released July 30, 2003 and sold a total of 151,104 copies. It peaked at number two on the Oricon Charts....
" and her first album was Ai no Dai 6 Kan
Ai no Dai 6 Kan
is the sixth album from the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on December 8, 2004.Ai no Dai 6 Kan contains three hit singles, all released prior to the album between April and December 2004: "Roman: My Dear Boy", "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari", and "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago"...
.
Towards late 2004, Kamei is thought to have opened up after receiving her own segment on the Japanese variety show Hello! Morning
Hello! Morning
was a weekly Japanese TV show featuring members of Morning Musume, and sometimes other Hello! Project members on TV Tokyo. It is also known by the shorter name of . On April 1, 2007, the show ended after seven years of broadcast and a new show, featuring the same people, , took its place...
, where she had been a regular since her debut. In the segment, known as , she, along with her co-host Yuko Nakazawa
Yuko Nakazawa
is a Japanese pop and enka singer, and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume. She is currently a member of Dream Morning Musume.- Biography :...
, and most often several guests promote the latest products from the Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
. 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
Morning Musume Sakuragumi
, meaning "Sakura Group", was one of the subgroups derived from the Japanese pop group Morning Musume in 2003. Its equivalent was Morning Musume Otomegumi. Like its counterpart, the sole purpose of Sakuragumi was to accommodate towns with smaller concert venues. The group was meant to embody the...
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 C-ute 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. Due to her suffering from atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder...
, she was unable to continue her activities and therefore graduated on the last day of the Autumn Tour in 2010.
Photobooks
| # | Title | Release date | Publisher ISBN | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
ISBN 4-04-894251-4 || Photobook
Photobook
A photo-book or photobook is a book in which photographs make a significant contribution to the overall content. The most critically acclaimed photo-books celebrate the creative work of an individual photographer, but can also result from the collaboration between a photographer and a writer, an...
with Sayumi Michishige
Sayumi Michishige
is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume and has the third longest tenure of any member in the group ....
and Reina Tanaka
Reina Tanaka
is one of the sixth generation members of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Her professional first name is spelled in hiragana to distinguish her from the Japanese actress Rena Tanaka, whose name is spelled using the same kanji , who is similarly from Fukuoka Prefecture.- Biography :Tanaka auditioned...
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| 1 || || December 23, 2004 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-2837-6 || First solo photobook
|-
| 2 || || September 16, 2005 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-2882-1 || Second solo photobook
|-
| 3 || || May 26, 2006 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-2935-6 || Third solo photobook
|-
| 4 || || February 28, 2007 || Kadokawa Group Publishing
ISBN 4-0489-4486-X || Fourth solo photobook†
|-
| 5 || Maple || October 11, 2007 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-4043-0 || Fifth solo photobook, photographed in Canada
|-
| 6 || || April 3, 2008 || Wani Books
ISBN 978-4847040771 || Photobook complete works
|-
| 7 || || December 23, 2008 || Wani Books
ISBN 978-4847041471 || Sixth solo photobook, photographed in Okinawa and Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
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| 8 || Sweet || February 25, 2010 || Wani Books
ISBN 4-8470-4242-5 || 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 the 21st.
DVDs
| # | | Title | Release date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| – |
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| 1 || || March 14, 2007 || First solo DVD
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| 2 || || January 14, 2009 || Second solo DVD
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Television shows
| Show | Start date | End date | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
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|rowspan="2"| || April 26, 2004 || April 28, 2004
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| July 14, 2004 || July 22, 2004
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| || October 7, 2004 || December 15, 2004
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| || April 11, 2005 || September 1, 2006
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| || April 8, 2007 || September 28, 2008
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| || October 6, 2008 || March 27, 2009
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| || April 5, 2009 || March 28, 2010
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Radio
| Program | Start date | End date | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
Tohoku Broadcasting Company
Tohoku Broadcasting Company is a Japanese TV and radio network affiliated with the Japan News Network...
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| May 30, 2005 || June 10, 2005
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|rowspan="4"| ||colspan="2"| June 26, 2005 ||rowspan="4"| ABC Radio
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan...
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|colspan="2"| December 18, 2005
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|colspan="2"| June 11, 2006
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|colspan="2"| December 17, 2006
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| B.B.L. || November 6, 2005 || November 13, 2005 ||rowspan="2"| FM-FUJI
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|Gaki・Kame || April 8, 2007 || September 27, 2008
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| Five Stars || April 6, 2009 || December 13, 2010 || InterFM
InterFM
-See also:*The Japan Times* *TV Tokyo...
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