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group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with

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, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December 15, 2010, in Yokohama Arena along with

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and

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Career

Mitsui, Michishige, Kamei - Platinum 9 Tour Spring 2009

Kamei was born in Arakawa, Tokyo. She was selected from the Morning Musume Love Audition 2002 to join Morning Musume as a member of the sixth generation. She first appeared on the single "

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" and her first album was ''

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''. Towards late 2004, Kamei is thought to have opened up after receiving her own segment on the Japanese variety show Hello! Morning, where she had been a regular since her debut. In the segment, known as , she, along with her co-host Yuko Nakazawa, and most often several guests promote the latest products from the

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. Her segment was removed from the show in the winter of 2005, but she still stars in the rest of the show as a regular. In 2004, Kamei appeared in the 2004 Hello! Project shuffle units unit

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. She was also involved in

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when Morning Musume was split into two groups. In 2009, Kamei was put in the group Tanpopo as the fourth generation along with fellow Morning Musume member Aika Mitsui, Berryz Kobo member Yurina Kumai and

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member Chisato Okai. On August 8, 2010, Kamei's graduation from Hello! Project was announced by Tsunku on his blog and at that day's Hello! Project concert. Along with Junjun and Linlin they graduated at the end of Morning Musume's 2010 Fall Concert. Kamei performed Haru Beautiful Everyday as her graduation song.

Works

Photobooks

^† An exclusive digital version of this photobook was also released for cell phone users. Entitled ''Jungle'', and retailing for 525 yen, it was released on February 19, 2007. A second batch of photographs was made available on February 21.

DVDs

Acts

Movies

Musicals

* * – As Stepsister Portia

Television shows

Radio

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamei, Eri 1988 births 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers Japanese women pop singers Japanese child singers Japanese female idols Living people Morning Musume members Japanese television personalities People from Arakawa, Tokyo Tanpopo members Singers from Tokyo