Eriko Imai
Pop Singer
Former J-Pop singer and politician, known primarily for being a member of the Japanese girl band Speed. She was elected to be a Parliamentary Vice-Minister in the Japanese government.
She began her professional singing career in 1996.
In 2001, she released her debut solo album, My Place, which peaked as high as number seven on the Oricon charts.
She is a native of Naha, Okinawa. She has a son who was born with disabilities, and thus she learned sign language.
She is friends with Japanese singer Hikaru Utada.