This article is translated from an interview done with ERIKA by Yahoo.
Translation by sljinu
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ERIKA
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Artist: Erika Sawajiri Product Code: SRCL-6590/6588 Release Date: 2007.07.04 Highest Rank: #1 First Press: 12 page booklet and bonus DVD Label: Sony Music |
Erika Sawajiri has definitely become a prominent celebrity in Japan throughout these past couple of years. Her acting career has pushed her in the spotlight, especially due to the choice of parts she was set to star in. Consequently Erika became a household name, through “1 Litre of Tears” and “Taiyou no Uta”. Last year, during the airing of Taiyou no Uta, Erika would release a single as the fictional character, Kaoru Amane. To everybody’s surprise, this single would become the highest selling singles in the female category and sell almost 500,000 copies.
Artist: Kaoru Amane (Sawajiri Erika) Product Code: SRCL-6407~9 Release date: 2006.08.30 Debut Ranking: #2 Peak Ranking: #1 First Press: Photobook, bonus DVD and bonus tracks Label: Sony Music |
Sawajiri Erika has been in the Japanese entertainment industry for quite a while. Since 1999, she’s been signed up with a talent promotions company, Stardust. This company is one of the largest and prominent agency in Japan. She was fairly popular and took part in various variety shows. However she only started attracting the widespread attention of the Japanese audience with her outstanding performance as Ikeuchi Aya in 1 Litre of Tears, in 2005. This dorama attracted many people internationally for its moving and heart-rendering plot.