Eriko Imai

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Eriko Imai 今井 絵理子
Imai during her inauguration as Parliamentary Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office (December 2016)
Background information
Born	(1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41) Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Genres	Japanese pop
Occupation(s)	Actress singer-songwriter politician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Toy's Factory 1996— 2001
Website	"Elly" official site

Eriko Imai (今井 絵理子, Imai Eriko) is a Japanese pop singer, actress and politician. She made her debut in the early 1990s as part of the group Speed,^[1] which disbanded in March 2000. Eriko began her work away from Speed during 1998, performing "Tsumetaku Shinai de", under the stage name "Eriko with Crunch", on the Speed single "All My True Love". After the group disbanded, Imai continued her career as a solo artist until Speed's reformation in 2008.