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Erika Sawajiri Profile |
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Birth Date: April 8, 1986
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Birth Place: Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
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Birth Name: Erika Sawajiri
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Height: 5'3"
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Biography |
Erika Sawajiri is a Japanese actress, model, and musician.
Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has
recently started her own project under the name Erika. She
is currently affiliated with Sony for her record label as
formerly Kaoru Amane and later Erika, and Stardust Promotion
for her talent agency as her real name, Erika Sawajiri, and
became popular after playing a girl who suffered from an
intractable disease called spinocerebellar degeneration
(SCD) in the nonfiction drama "1 Litre of Tears".
In 1999, Erika passed the Stardust audition after graduating
from elementary school. She became part of the idol unit
Angel Eyes and began modeling for junior fashion magazines
such as CUTiE and nicola. She later won the grand prize for
the 2001 Seikore and became a regular on the BS news program
Harajuku Launchers. In 2002, Erika started her career in
film as well as extending her modeling career as a gravure
idol. Her first film was Mondai no nai Watashitachi.
She also became one of Fuji TV's Visual Queens in 2002. On
the NTV variety show The Yoru mo Hit Parade, she became a
regular from April till late June, shortly after leaving the
program for the CX news program Chou VIP Fortune no Tobira
from mid-June till late August. In November, she was on the
CBC variety show Bijou Dokyuu and TBS show B-1. She got her
big break when she was cast in the TBS TV drama Hotman. Her
most notable role was in 1 Litre of Tears in 2005 when she
portrayed a girl with the degenerative disease
spinocerebellar degeneration.
Erika first started her music career under the name "Kaoru
Amane", the name of her character in her last drama, the TV
adaptation of A Song to the Sun (Taiyou no Uta). The single
went into number 1 in its second and fourth week. On July
16, 2007, Erika released her 'debut' single under only Erika
entitled "Free". The single was immediately ranked on its
first day as number one on the Oricon Charts. Oricon stated
that she is the only artist in 39 years to get their first
two single hit number one since Hiroko Yakushimaru in 1983.
She decided to enter the entertainment world because she
wanted to meet singer Namie Amuro whom she idolizes. |
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Other
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Decided to audition because she wanted to meet singer Amuro
Namie, whom she idolizes
The younger of her brothers died in a motorcycle accident
when she was in her sophomore year of high school
Father is Japanese, while her mother is of Algerian-French
heritage
Is the youngest of three siblings, having two older brothers
Her father passed away when she was in her senior year of
junior high
She is a Japan-French mix. |
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since December 16, 2008
hello...
im your number one or your original fans.
in philippines....
i love your movie here...
"1 Liter of Tears"
can you visit here in philippines...
to make an concert here....
and to picture with you...
thanks..
bye!