is a Japanese pop singer and member of 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...

-associated trio v-u-den

V-u-den

is a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa , Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The name means: , , and...

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History

In July 2003, Erika successfully passed the Tsunku♂ Produce Hello! Project Shin Unit Audition. In August 2004, she joined the group called v-u-den

V-u-den

is a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa , Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The name means: , , and...

 with former 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...

 member Rika Ishikawa

Rika Ishikawa

, is a Japanese pop singer and TV/radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the trio v-u-den until June 2008...

 and Hello! Project Egg Audition 2004 winner Yui Okada

Yui Okada

is a former member of J-pop group v-u-den that was associated with Hello! Project. She remained within the group until its disbandment in 2008, after which point she was contracted with Up-Front Agency...

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In early 2006 she joined the new 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...

 kickball team Metro Rabbits H.P.

Miyoshi was cast as Kotomi Kanda in the Japanese film Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki

Yo-Yo Girl Cop

is a 2006 Japanese live-action feature film, the third to be based on the manga Sukeban Deka, directed by Kenta Fukasaku.The film stars Aya Matsuura in the lead role of Saki Asamiya and Rika Ishikawa as her rival, Reika Akiyama. Yuki Saito, who played the role of Saki in the first live-action...

, which was released on September 30, 2006.

TV shows

Show	Start date	End date

} ||align="center"| 2004-10-04 ||align="center"| 2004-12-24
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| ||align="center"| 2005-04-06 ||align="center"| 2005-06-17
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Radio

Program	Start date	End date
	2005-02-04	2005-03-18
B.B.L.	2005-04-03	Still running

} ||align="right"| 2005-08-08 || 2005-08-12
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|align="right"| 2005-08-22 ||align="right"| 2005-08-26
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External links

• Official Hello! Project profile
• Kpopwiki:Erika Miyoshi