今井絵理子
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今井絵理子 (Eriko Imai), born September 22, 1983, was the second youngest member in SPEED. She was one of the main vocals in the group. When Imai began her solo career in 2000, she merged with the dance group Crunch and the group was newly dubbed Eriko with Crunch. Their first two maxi singles, “Red Beat of My Life” and “Luv is Magic,” were released the same year. “Red Beat of My Life” sold over 240,000 copies and was ranked #3 in the weekly rankings.
“Luv is Magic” was ranked #1 in Oricon daily for one day and sold over 180,000 copies. Imai’s style of music is rockish pop, which suits her voice, but she also sang ballads and slow numbers as well, and even attempted rapping in “Don’t Stop the Music”.
Some of the entertainment industry friends Eriko has are J-pop singer Hikaru Utada and actress Rina Uchiyama.
Eriko with Crunch did not last long. She went on without them pursuing her solo career under her own name. One of the Crunch dancer formed a duo group, named Ai-Sachi. That group released two singles in 2001 and 2002. She released her third single “In the name of Love” with the name “Eriko Imai”, which sold about 140,000 copies and was ranked in the Oricon weekly top 15 for about 14 weeks.
Her fourth single, “Identity”, is viewed the downfall on Eriko’s career. Many viewed the music as hard-core rock. Moreover, in the promotion of the music, she remarked that “Many artists these days succeed by popularity, not by hard work.” This comment was viewed as a criticism on Morning Musume and triggered a waves of criticism on Eriko.
Some of the entertainment industry friends Eriko has are J-pop singer Hikaru Utada and actress Rina Uchiyama.
Eriko with Crunch did not last long. She went on without them pursuing her solo career under her own name. One of the Crunch dancer formed a duo group, named Ai-Sachi. That group released two singles in 2001 and 2002. She released her third single “In the name of Love” with the name “Eriko Imai”, which sold about 140,000 copies and was ranked in the Oricon weekly top 15 for about 14 weeks.
Her fourth single, “Identity”, is viewed the downfall on Eriko’s career. Many viewed the music as hard-core rock. Moreover, in the promotion of the music, she remarked that “Many artists these days succeed by popularity, not by hard work.” This comment was viewed as a criticism on Morning Musume and triggered a waves of criticism on Eriko.
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