Pile (singer)
Pile | |
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Born | Eriko Hori 2 May 1988 Tokyo, Japan |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Agent | Spacey Music Entertainment (a division of Nippon Columbia)[1] |
Musical career | |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Labels | |
Website | pile |
Eriko Hori (
Musical career
[edit]In 2006, Hori was chosen from a total of 700 applicants in the Japan-wide Asian Dolls Audition. She later wrote that she wanted to be seen as "warm and enveloping, an artist who can be loved by everyone",[3] so she chose her stage name Pile after the pile towels are made from.[4] In October 2007, she debuted as a singer with the indie single "Your is All...";[1] this song was the opening theme for the third season of the drama TV series Ikari Oyaji Ai no Sekki Youtaikyoku.[5] In 2008, two of her songs were included in Dancemania albums, including "Flower", which was included in Hime Trance Best.[5][6]
Following several Love Live! releases reaching the top of the Oricon charts, Pile and her co-stars have had more success with their own music releases.[7] (Pile's second solo character album, Love Live! Solo Live! from
In 2014, Pile released her first single for the Victor Entertainment label, "Densetsu no FLARE",[15][16] which was used as an ending theme for the anime series Tenkai Knights.[17] Her first album for a major label, Jewel Vox, was released on the Tower Records label in March 2015.[18] Her second single for a major label, "Kimi ga Kureta KISEKI", served as the ending theme to the anime series Duel Masters VSR.[19] Pile made an appearance at the Cosplay Mania anime convention in Manila, Philippines in October 2015.[20] Her single "Dream Trigger" served as the opening theme to the second season of the anime series World Trigger.[21] She embarked on an Asian tour in 2017, with stops in Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur.[22] She released a compilation album titled The Best of Pile on 16 August 2018.[23]
Acting career
[edit]In 2005, Hori appeared as a minor character in the TV series 1 Litre no Namida, and in 2006 she appeared in Karera no Umi VII,[24] and the films Ōkoku, Shiroi Asa no Koi, and Tokyo Real.[5]
In 2010, Pile made her voice acting debut for the Love Live! project, a joint project between Kadokawa Corporation's ASCII Media Works publishing label and the Sunrise animation studio, as Maki Nishikino. Maki is one of the main characters of the series, a member of the idol group
Her Love Live! role has attracted attention to Pile, and created a large base of fans for her.[33] The idol news site GirlsNews called her "currently the most talked-about singer/seiyuu" after the second season of the anime series.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Hori was born and grew up in Tokyo, where she went to Shinagawa Women's Academy in Shinagawa Ward for middle school and high school.[24] She attended a college in Tokyo.[34] Her father is Japanese and her mother is Korean.[24][35] She is fluent in Korean and proficient in English. She studied ballet, hip-hop, and jazz dance while in high school, as well as baton twirling and theater.[24]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- "Your is All..." (24 October 2007)[1]
- "Etarnal" (digital-only release, 2007)[5]
- "Flower" (digital-only release, 2008)[5]
- "Love&Joy" (digital-only release, 2009)[5]
- "Densetsu no Flare" (3 December 2014), No. 18 on Oricon Singles Chart[36]
- "Kimi ga Kureta Kiseki" (22 April 2015), No. 15 on Oricon Singles Chart[37]
- "Dream Trigger" (4 November 2015), No. 7 on Oricon Singles Chart
- "Melody" (18 May 2016), No. 8 on Oricon Singles Chart
- "Subarashiki Sekai" (28 December 2016), No. 8 on Oricon Singles Chart
- "Kizuna Hero" (16 August 2017), No. 23 on Oricon Singles Chart
- "BJ" (2 May 2018)
Albums
[edit]- Pile Lovely Box (dōjin release, 29 December 2013)[38]
- Pile Lovely Box 2 (dōjin release, 15 August 2014)
- Jewel Vox (4 March 2015),[18] No. 19 on Oricon Albums Chart[39]
- PILE (16 March 2016), No. 12 on Oricon Albums Chart[40]
- Tailwind(s) (26 April 2017), No. 14 on Oricon Albums Chart[41]
Collaborations
[edit]- Please&Secret (with Aina Kusuda)
Singles:
- "O.P.E.N Fantasy" (18 September 2013), #42 on Oricon Singles Chart[42]
- "Kimi no Kokoro ni..." (16 April 2014), No. 23 on Oricon Singles Chart[43]
- "Ashita e Saku Hana" (14 December 2014), No. 22 on Oricon Singles Chart[44]
Album:
- Anniversary (25 March 2015)
- 4to6 (with Riho Iida)
Singles:
- "Watashi no Tokei wa Gyakukaiten!" (20 August 2014), #29 on Oricon Singles Chart[45]
Filmography
[edit]Anime television series
[edit]- Love Live! (2013), Maki Nishikino[46]
- Love Live! Second Season (2014), Maki Nishikino[47]
- World Trigger (2014), Kokoa Takeda
- Kochinpa! (2015), Aira
- King's Game The Animation (2017), Ria Iwamura
OVAs
[edit]- Snow halation (2010), Maki Nishikino
- Natsuiro egao de 1,2,Jump! (2011), Maki Nishikino
- Mo gyutto "love" de sekkinchu (2012), Maki Nishikino
- Wonderful Rush (2012), Maki Nishikino
- Music S.T.A.R.T!! (2013), Maki Nishikino
Anime films
[edit]- Love Live! The School Idol Movie (2015), Maki Nishikino[27]
Live-action TV series
[edit]- 1 Litre no Namida (2005), student[5]
- Karera no Umi VII (2006)
Live-action films
[edit]- Ōkoku (2006)
- Shiroi Asa no Koi (2006)
- Tokyo Real (2006), clerk[5]
Video games
[edit]- Love Live! School Idol Festival (2013), Maki Nishikino[48]
- The Guided Fate Paradox (2013) Frunetti Renzuka (Credited as "Maki Nishikino" (Pile)[28])
- Love Live! School Idol Paradise, (2013), Maki Nishikino[25]
- Cinderella Blade 2 (2014), Cinderella[32]
- Rage of Bahamut (2015), Lidi
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Your is All... /Pile". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Pile". Ota-suke (in Japanese). Nyu-Akiba. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Pile (21 September 2013). ちょっとだけ
昔 のお話 . Ameblo (in Japanese). CyberAgent. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014. - ^ CDJournal. "Pile (
声優 / Singer)" (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppunsha. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2014. - ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile". Pile Official Website (in Japanese). Pile. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "HIME TRANCE (
姫 トランス) : Track Listing". Dance Groove. Retrieved 4 October 2014. - ^ a b Oricon (11 July 2014). アイドルプロジェクト
相次 ぐ声優 陣 のソロデビュー [Voice actresses of the successful Love Live! series make their solo debuts] (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014. - ^ "ラブライブ! Solo Live! from
μ 's西 木野 真 姫 (Pile) SCARLET PRINCESS". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014. - ^ "[Anime] Everything Love Live!". AFA Channel. Anime Festival Asia. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Pile&AINA(
楠田 亜 衣奈 )1st写真 集 「girl meets girl」が2月 14日 に発売 !発売 記念 サイン会 イベントも開催 ". KoePota (in Japanese). MFS. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014. - ^ "
台湾 の人気 キャラと日本 の人気 声優 のコラボによるユニット"Please & Secret"が1stシングルをリリース". listenmusic (in Japanese). MTI. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2014. - ^ Komatsu, Mikazaku (4 June 2014). "'Love Live!' Voice Actresses Pile and Riho Iida Form New Unit '4to6': The voice of Maki Nishikino and Rin Hoshizora". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Pileと
飯田 里穂 による超 大型 声優 ユニット"4to6"のメジャーデビュー決定 !". De☆view (in Japanese). Oricon. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014. - ^ "「ラブライブ!」Pile&
飯田 里穂 が放課後 ユニット結成 ". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014. - ^ a b "
声優 アーティスト Pile(パイル)が今冬 メジャーソロデビュー決定 !". GirlsNews (in Japanese). 11 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014. - ^ "Pile、デビュー
曲 は12月発売 「伝説 のFLARE」". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014. - ^ テンカイナイト「
新 たなる戦 い」 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014. - ^ a b "
μ 'sのPile、メジャー・ファーストアルバムを2015年 3月 4日 にリリース". Tower Records Online. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014. - ^ Pile 2ndシングル「キミがくれたKISEKI」
発売 記念 イベント開催 決定 (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015. - ^ "Love Live!'s Pile to Perform in Cosplay Mania 2015 in Philippines". Anime News Network. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Pile Performs Theme Song for New World Trigger Series". Anime News Network. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Love Live!'s Pile Holds Concert in Bangkok on January 14". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "The Best of Pile" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d Yamamoto, Dai (2 November 2007). "
学園 祭 初日 の渋 コラ音楽 祭 に「Pile」さん登場 !!". NDGBLOG: Gakusei blog (in Japanese). Nippon Design School. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014. - ^ a b "Vidéos preview pour le jeu Love Live! School Idol Paradise: Sortie prévue pour cet été" (in French). Crunchyroll. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (22 June 2014). "VIDEO: "
μ 's →NEXT Love Live! 2014 ~ENDLESS PARADE~" Digest: With a video for a new character song by Maki and Nico". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 1 September 2014. - ^ a b "Love Live! School idol project Anime Gets All-New Film". Anime News Network. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b Nippon Ichi Software. The Guided Fate Paradox. NIS America. Scene: Closing credits, 2 minutes in, Voice Actors.
- ^ Dengeki G's Magazine (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 12 May 2012.
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μ 'sが歌 う!PS3ソフト「神様 と運命 革命 のパラドクス」キャラソンアルバムが発売 決定 !". Love Live! Official Web Site (in Japanese). 28 February 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014. - ^ 『
神様 と運命 革命 のパラドクス』が2012年 12月 20日 にプレイステーション3で発売 決定 . Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014. - ^ a b シンデレラブレイド2
今夏 発売 予定 ! [Cinderella Blade 2 Scheduled For Release This Summer!] (in Japanese). NET CORPORATION. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014. - ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (11 September 2014). "'Love Live!' Voice Actress Pile to Make Solo Singer Debut This Winter: Victor Entertainment supports her solo singer project". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Pile. "。*゚Pile。*゚さんとつながろう♪ (
無料 )". Ameblo (in Japanese). CyberAgent. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2014. - ^ Pile (13 April 2013). "pile_eric: あ、
知 らない方 もいるかもなので、私 は母親 が韓国 、父親 が日本 の ..." (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved 13 April 2013. - ^ "
伝説 のFLARE". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 18 December 2014. - ^ "キミがくれたKISEKI". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Pileの
魅力 を120%お届 けする「PileちゃんのチャンネルPile」始動 !幻 のプレミアムアルバム再販 決定 ". KoePota (in Japanese). MFS. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014. - ^ "Jewel Vox (Pile)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "PILE(
初回 限定 盤 A) – Pile". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2017. - ^ "Tailwind(s) – Pile". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "O.P.E.N FANTASY". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Please&Secret: きみのココロに…". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ あしたへ
咲 く花 . Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 18 December 2014. - ^
私 の時計 は逆 回転 !(生産 限定 盤 ). Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014. - ^ "ラブライブ! Official Web Site | メンバー
紹介 " [Love Live! Official Web Site | Member Introduction] (in Japanese). Sunrise. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014. - ^ キャスト&スタッフ [Cast and staff]. Love Live! Official Web Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ ラブライブ! スクールアイドルフェスティバル [Love Live! School Idol Festival] (in Japanese). Bushimo. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Pile at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Anime singers
- English-language singers from Japan
- Japanese actresses of Korean descent
- Japanese video game actresses
- Lantis (company) artists
- Korean-language singers of Japan
Μ 's members- Nippon Columbia artists
- Singers from Tokyo
- Victor Entertainment artists
- Voice actresses from Tokyo
- 21st-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese women singers
- 21st-century Japanese actresses