Kamei Eri

Kamei Eri (亀井絵里) is a former idol under Hello! Project as a 6th generation member of Morning Musume. She joined on January 19, 2003 along with Michishige Sayumi and Tanaka Reina.
Kamei suffered from atopic dermatitis, which eventually lead to her graduation from the group and Hello! Project along with 8th generation members Junjun and Linlin on December 15, 2010. Due to inactivity and her departure from afterwards, she has effectively retired from the entertainment industry.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Kamei Eri was born on December 23, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan.
===2003===
Kamei was selected from the Morning Musume LOVE Audition 2002 to join Morning Musume as a 6th generation member alongside Michishige Sayumi and Tanaka Reina.
Her debut single within the group was "Shabondama" and her first album within the group was Ai no Dai 6kan.
In June, she was placed in the sub-group Morning Musume Sakura Gumi.
===2004===
Towards late 2004, Kamei received her own segment on the variety show Hello! Morning, where she had been a regular since her debut. In the segment known as "Eric Kamezo no Maido Arii!", she and co-host Nakazawa Yuko promoted the latest Hello! Project releases, often with several guests.
===2005===
Her segment on Hello! Morning ended in the winter of 2005, but she still starred in the rest of the show as a regular.
===2010===
It was announced by Tsunku at the Hello! Project 2010 SUMMER ~Fankora!~ concert held on August 8, that Kamei would graduate from Morning Musume and Hello! Project with 8th generation members Junjun and Linlin, in addition to a Morning Musume 9ki Audition being held."モーニング娘。メンバー3人の卒業を発表。追加オーディションも開催へ" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2010-08-08. The reason given for her graduation was atopic dermatitis, a chronic skin disease that required medical attention."モーニング娘。に関する大事なお知らせ。" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2010-08-08. (Archived)"亀井絵里" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Blog. 2010-08-08.
Kamei, Junjun, and Linlin graduated on December 15 in the Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~ finale at Yokohama Arena."亀井絵里、ジュンジュン、リンリンの卒業と、モーニング娘。という名の“家族”の絆" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2010-12-20. Although Kamei had expressed prior to her graduation that she wanted to continue working in music,"モー娘。亀井絵里、今秋卒業後も 「音楽に携わりたい」" (in Japanese). ORICON STYLE. 2010-10-02. she has effectively retired from entertainment."元モー娘。亀井絵里が藤本美貴ブログに登場　「やっぱり可愛い」" (in Japanese). J-CAST. 2011-10-03.
===2021===
In August, reports surfaced that Kamei was revealed as the woman who married Bump of Chicken frontman Fujiwara Motoo in August 2020.BUMP藤原　妻は元モー娘。亀井絵里だった！ 7年前の大病が転機に (in Japanese). Yahoo! News. 2021-08-31. Fujiwara had spoken openly about his spouse prior to this, but refrained from naming her. The story was eventually confirmed by Kamei's younger sister, who thanked fans for issuing so many congratulations.https://twitter.com/Rinako_1007/status/1432619882604990469 This culminated in a statement from Bump of Chicken's management, wherein they confirmed the veracity of these reports while reminding fans and paparazzi alike that Fujiwara's family, including Kamei, are non-celebrities and thus deserve privacy.https://twitter.com/boc_official_/status/1433686286850682880 In Japan, media law preserves the right for non-public people to retain their anonymity.Social media fails to follow traditional news outlets' stricter approach to portrait rights in Japan The Japan Times. 2019-05-04.
==Personal Life==
==Profile==
==Discography==
===Solo Albums===
*[2010.12.08] Hello Cover (ハロカバ) (digital)
===Solo Songs===
*[2009.03.18] Kataomoi no Owari ni (片思いの終わりに; At the End of Unrequited Love)
===Solo DVDs===
*[2007.03.14] Love Hello! Kamei Eri DVD (ラブハロ!亀井絵里DVD)
*[2009.01.14] 20 DREAMS
*[2010.03.03] too sweet Eri
*[2010.11.13] Morning Musume Kamei Eri Sotsugyou Memorial (モーニング娘。亀井絵里 卒業メモリアル)
*[2010.12.18] Arigatou (ありがとう)
==Publications==
===Solo Photobooks===
#[2004.12.21] Kamei Eri (亀井絵里)
#[2005.09.16] DAYS
#[2006.05.26] 17sai (17才)
#[2007.02.28] Love-Hello! Kamei Eri in Phuket (ラブハロ! 亀井絵里 in プーケット)
#[2007.10.10] MAPLE
#[2008.04.03] ERI
#[2008.12.23] 20 (Hatachi) (20 (はたち))
#[2010.02.25] sweet
#[2010.09.26] Eririn (えりりん)
#[2010.12.10] THANKS
==Works==
===Movies===
*[2003] Hoshizuna no Shima, Watashi no Shima ~Island Dreamin'~ (星砂の島、私の島 ~アイランド・ドリーミン~)
===TV Programs===
*[2003–2007] Hello! Morning (ハロー! モーニング)
*[2003] Soreyuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ! ゴロッキーズ)
*[2004] Futarigoto (二人ゴト)
*[2004] Majokko Rikachan no Magical Biyuuden (魔女っ娘。梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝)
*[2005] Musume DOKYU! (娘DOKYU!)
*[2007–2008] Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@)
*[2008] Berikyuu! (ベリキュー!)
*[2008–2009] Yorosen! (よろセン!)
*[2009] Bijo Houdan (美女放談) (2 episodes)
*[2010] Bijo Gaku (美女学)
===TV Dramas===
*[2010] Hanbun Esper (半分エスパー)
*[2010] Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo (日本人の知らない日本語) (as Miki)
===Anime===
*[2009–2010] Jewelpet (ジュエルペット)
===Internet===
*[2005] Dai 10 Kai Hello Pro Video Chat (第10回ハロプロビデオチャット)
*[2006] Ojigi 30do (おじぎ30度) (as Tsuru Erika)
===Theater===
*[2006] Ribbon no Kishi The Musical (リッボンの騎士ザ・ミュージカル)
*[2008] Ojigi 30do On Stage (おじぎ30度 オン・ステージ)
*[2008] Cinderella the Musical (シンデレラ the ミュージカル) (as Portia)
*[2009] Ojigi de Shape Up! (おじぎでシェイプアップ!)
*[2010] Fashionable
===Radio===
*[2005] TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu (TBC Funふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ)
*[2005-2006] Hello Pro Yanen!! (ハロプロやねん!!)
*[2005] B.B.L. (guest appearance)
*[2007-2008] GAKI・KAME
*[2009-2010] FIVE STARS
==Rankings==
*She ranked #32 in CDTV's 2004 "Which artists would you have as your girlfriend/lover" poll.
*She ranked #30 in CDTV's 2005 "Who you wanted to have as your Valentine" poll.
*She was voted 7th favorite member in the 2007 Hello! Project Music Awards Event.http://www.esrp2.jp/hpma/2007/youarenotalone/member.htm
*She ranked #14 in CDTV's February 2008 "Which artists would you have as a girlfriend/lover?" poll.
*She was voted 10th favorite member in the 2008 Hello! Project Music Awards Event.http://www.esrp2.jp/hpma/2008/youcannotadvance/member.htm
*She was voted 5th favorite member in the 2009 Hello! Project Music Awards Event.http://www.esrp2.jp/hpma/2009/youcannotadvance/member.html
*She ranked 4th in Asian Plus Photo Book's April 2010 "6 hot girls from Hello! Project".
*She was voted 3rd favorite member in the 2010 Hello! Project Music Awards Event.http://www.esrp2.jp/hpma/2010/result/member.html
==Trivia==
*She said she auditioned for Morning Musume because she wanted to change herself.
*She has stated that she liked small tight spaces, even saying she liked packed trains.
*Many fans credit her stint as "Elizabeth Kyamei", and later, her drastic hairstyle change to a short cut, as the start of her image change into a bubbly, burikko-type role.
*Like Fujimoto Miki, she is infamous for her lack of drawing skill.
*She usually wears perfume. When she was younger and wanted to try it out for the first time, she wasn’t sure what to pick so she went into her older brother’s room and tried out his.
*She is not good at waking up in the morning. Linlin once said that Kamei sometimes came to work with her eyes still closed.
*She said she goes to sleep really fast after work, around 10:30.
*In her first Yorosen! episode as teacher, she stated that she had a tuna fetish.
*She is the fifth former Morning Musume member (with Junjun and Linlin) to graduate from both Morning Musume and Hello! Project (the first being Fukuda Asuka, the second being Ishiguro Aya, the third being Ichii Sayaka, and the fourth being Kusumi Koharu).
==Honorary Titles==
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==References==
==External Links==
*Morning Musume Profile (archived)
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