PROFILE
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Credits: Mikayo, Mizunoami, Sie Kensou, Philosoranter
BIOGRAPHY
(written by Vee)
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Kamei Eri is a 6th generation member of the super jpop group Morning Musume. She was born in December 23, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan, the middle child of 3 children. Eri's ambitions of being in Morning Musume started back during Morning Musume's Love Machine period (the highlight of MM's fame) when she was merely 11-12 years old. Like all Morning Musume members, she lived a normal life as a student before giving a shot at the auditions to join the group. In late 2002, Eri and 2 other girls formed 6th Generation MM with the addition of Hello Project soloist Miki Fujimoto. Their debut was Morning Musume's 19th single "Shabondama" in summer 2003. One of the main reasons Eri wanted to be in Morning Musume was to overcome her shyness. Being a very shy student at school, Eri would get jealous of those who could speak up so easily in class. Her shyness was so bad that she'd hide herself in a corner of a room to calm herself down (hence her liking of corners). Even after she made it into the group, Eri was often scolded for being too quiet. For most of her first year in Morning Musume, Eri had been somewhat left in the shadows. She started off as the quietest and shyest member. Her strange behavior became a trademark labeling her the weird one in the group, having strange likings for things like small tight spaces and corners of rooms. However, in early 2004 she got her big break when she was given the role of field reporter Elizabeth Kyamei (a name derived from her own name) for HPH news on the Hello Morning show. Since then she's been taking on more skit roles and characters on HM, making her the 6th gen member with the most TV screentime. Her most memorable characters are the creepy Sachi Usue, salesman Eri Kamezou, and Korean actor Bae "Yonsama" Yong-Joon from "Winter Sonata". Aside from being the weird one in the group, Eri is also known for her worst talent in drawing. Her drawings of seemingly normal objects and animals become twisted by her surreal imagination. Ironically, it was revealed on a psychology test (Hello Morning July 10, 2006) that Eri was a genius artist in her past life. She also has a tendency to space out and be absent-minded which makes her say weird things. She's very bad at telling jokes and doesn't do well in games and sports, except for running which she excels greatly in. However, these shortcomings of hers somewhat become her charm points and a lot of fans seem to like that about her. Nowadays Eri is more open and confident, having overcome most of her shyness and revealing a sweet, funny, yet still odd personality. Although she has gained popularity over the years and is one of the best dancers of the current [2007] lineup, Eri has yet to have a lead/fronting role in a Morning Musume single. She is also the only member (aside from the new members) who hasn't been put into any special Hello Project unit or solo project. Despite that, Eri is quite a unique member to Morning Musume.
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