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Biography

Erina was born October 19, 1985, in

Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...

, Kyūshū island. In 2004, she graduated from in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, which was known for having adopted

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for the first time. After graduation, she worked as a hair model in Fukuoka, and was discovered by a

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. She began her modeling career by posing for ''

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'' magazine issued June 19, 2006. She has so far released one photobook (photographed in

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by Yasuhiko Kani) and two DVDs. She also appeared non-nude pictorials in various adult magazines. Erina currently studies painting in

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.DVD (published by

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)

Notes

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