Erika Umeda

Erika Umeda
梅田 えりか
Also known as Ume-san, Umechan
Born (1991-05-24) May 24, 1991
Origin Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 2002-present
Labels Zetima
Associated acts
Website Official Blog

Erika Umeda (梅田 えりか, Umeda Erika, born on May 24, 1991 in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese singer and model. She was a member of the Japanese pop girl group ZYX and Cute up until departing to pursue a solo career in modeling. In 2014, she returned to her musical career with the release of her debut solo single "Crush On You."

Career

2002-2004: Hello! Project Kids and ZYX

In 2002, Umeda 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.[1] She was placed in the group with 14 other girls.[2] In the same year, she appeared in the movie Koinu Dan no Monogatari.[3][4]

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.[5] They released their debut single, "Iku ZYX! Fly High" on August 6, 2003[6], followed by "Shiroi Tokyo" on December 10, 2003.[7] 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."[8]

2005-2009: Cute

In 2005, eight girls from Hello! Project Kids were selected to form Berryz Kobo. The idea of Berryz Kobo was to rotate all of the members of Hello! Project Kids to make time for school.[9] The idea was later scrapped, and the remaining girls who were not chosen were rebranded under the name Cute. Cute's formation was announced on June 11, 2005,[10] and they later made their major label debut in 2007 with "Sakura Chirari." Cute achieved nationwide success and accolades, winning Best New Artist at the Japan Record Award.[11] As the oldest member of the group, Umeda was to be leader, but she declined the position and it was offered to the second oldest member of the group, Maimi Yajima. On August 1, 2009, Hello! Project announced that Umeda would graduate from the company on October 25, 2009, the last day of Cute's concert tour, to become a fashion model.[12]

2010-2013: Modeling career

In 2010, Umeda was signed into a model agency called Illume Models.[13] On May 22, 2010, her long-awaited model debut took place on stage at the Girls Award 2010, a large music and fashion event held in Tokyo.[14]

On July 16, 2011, Umeda was signed into her new model agency called Peach Co.Ltd.

Personal life

Umeda was a student of Up-Front Music School before entering Hello! Project Kids.

Discography

For Erika Umeda's releases with Cute, see Cute discography.
# Title Release date
1 Erika 2014-02-12

Works

Filmography

Radio

TV Programs

Commercials

References

  1. ↑ ハロー!モーニング。 (in Japanese). 2002-06-30. TV Tokyo.
  2. ↑ "ハロープロジェクト・キッズ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2005-11-26.
  3. ↑ "仔犬ダンの物語 東映ビデオ株式会社" (in Japanese). Toei Video. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ↑ "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" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  5. ↑ "ZYX" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2005-12-01.
  6. ↑ "行くZYX! FLY HIGH" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  7. ↑ "白いTOKYO" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  8. ↑ "ハロー！プロジェクト　オフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2004-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  9. ↑ ハロプロ史上最年少グループ「Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ工房」誕生 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. 2004-01-15. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  10. ↑ "つんく♂から「℃- ute（キュート）」に関してコメント" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Officlal Site. 2005-06-13. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  11. ↑ "℃-ute、へそ&肩出し衣装で魅力アピール「新メンバーは入れないで" (in Japanese). Model Press. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  12. ↑ "『℃-ute　梅田えりか』に関する大事なお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2009-08-01. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03.
  13. ↑ "ILLUME Official Site - Erika Umeda 梅田えりか". Illume. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  14. ↑ 同名"エリカ様"より目立ちたい！　梅田えりか、元気一杯 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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