V-u-den
v-u-den Disband
Submitted 2008-06-30 12:21 AM
After three years and nine months together, v-u-den disbanded today at the end of their concert tour "Shoka Biyudensetsu V ~Saishuu Densetsu~".
Leader Ishikawa Rika will concentrate on her music career as a part of Ongaku Gatas. Miyoshi Erika will focus on an acting career, and Okada Yui will continue with her variety television appearances and gravure modelling work.
Hello! Project News Summary 2008-04-27
Submitted 2008-04-27 03:09 PM
Morning Musume sold just over 48k copies of their single "Resonant Blue" in its first week, reaching number 3 in the weekly chart. That is the third highest sales figure of their last ten singles.
This week saw the release of three Hello! Project singles. On the first day, C-ute reached number 2 with "Namida no Iro" while v-u-den were number 8 with their final single "Nannimo Iwazu ni I LOVE YOU". Meanwhile, Fujimoto Miki's solo return "Okitegami" was number 14 for its first day.
Kago Ai has signed to a new agency called "Mainstream", and she mentioned on her blog that she has agreed to appear in a Hong Kong movie. No further details are available yet.
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v-u-den are to disband
Submitted 2008-01-26 01:29 PM
The Hello! Project trio v-u-den (alternately romanized over the years as Biyuuden, Byuuden, and Viyuuden) will separate from June this year. The announcement was made at the end of todays Hello! Project concert at the Yokohama arena.
The group was formed in August 2004 as a vehicle for Ishikawa Rika in preparation for her graduation from Morning Musume. Miyoshi Erika was discovered from an audition in 2003, and Okada Yui was chosen from the Hello! Project eggs.
v-u-den's highest selling single was their first single "Koi no Nukegara", which sold over 33k copies and reached number 6 in the charts. Their last two singles have both sold just over 10k. A tenth single had been scheduled for release in February, but was postponed several weeks ago. It is not clear if it will now be released at all.
All three girls will apparently remain with the company in solo roles.
Official Annoucement (Japanese)
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