Umeda Erika

Name: Umeda Erika

Nickname: Ume-san, Ume-chan, Eri-chan

Japanese name:

Chinese name:

Korean name:

Birthdate: 1991-05-24

Current age: 19

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Profession: Singer and actress.

Blood type: A

Height: 169 cm

Member of Hello! Project

Favorite Subject: Music

Favorite Brand/Designer: CECIL McBEE, JSG

Hobby: Collecting stickers

Special Skill: Cooking

Strong Point: Friendly personality, can get along with anyone

Weak Point: Selfish, can be shy



Habit: Spreading my legs because I'm always wearing pants

Favorite Color: Pink, yellow, white, light blue

Favorite Flower: Tulip, hibiscus, rose

Disliked Thing/Thing to do: Studying, exercise

Scared of: Dad, bugs, monsters

Favorite Movie: "Tonari no Totoro," "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi"

Favorite Book: "TV Pia"

Favorite Word: "Mirai" (future)

Favorite Season: Winter, summer

Favorite Food: Edamame, beef jerky, pizza, ice-cream, cake, melon, soramame, chocolate, senbei, cookies

Least Favorite Food: Meat

Favorite Song: "White Love" (SPEED), "LOVE Machine" (Morning Musume)

Charm Point: Legs



Hello! Project members.

Experience:

Umeda Erika is the oldest of the Hello! Project Kids. She was a part of the first Kids-featured unit ZYX and was also a back-up dancer in performances of Fujimoto Miki's "Boogie Train '03." Umeda was one of the seven Kids not placed in Berryz Koubou. In 2005, they formed their own group, C-ute and she remains a member of this group.

Hello! Project Groups:

Hello! Project Kids (2002-)

ZYX (2003)

C-ute (2005)

Shuffle Groups:

2004: H.P. All Stars

Other:

Little Gatas (20042007)

Mix Gatas (20062007)

Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (2007)

Hello! Project Daihyakka (2004) Details

Works

Movies

[2002-12] Koinu Dan no Monogatari (Puppy DAN's story)

Trivia

She has three Shih Tzus (RAMU-chan, MUU-chan, RUNA-chan.)

More recently, she has named her favorite food as yakiniku, her least favorite food as bitter melon, her charm point as "a row of 3 moles on the right of my cheek", her strong point as "I have a lot of energy", her weak point as "short tempered" and her hobbies as shopping and eating tapioca.

Yaguchi Mari gave her the nickname Ume-chan.

She has an older sister.

Though being the oldest of the Hello! Project Kids, she felt that she wouldn't have been responsible enough to be leader, so it was passed down to second oldest member Yajima Maimi.





Hello! Project members.



Hello! Project members.



Hello! Project members.

She was also a member of Mix Gatas until she was added to Gatas Brilhantes H.P. in April, 2007.

With college uniform.

In high school fashion.