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Pile (singer)

Eriko Hori(Quật hội quả lê,Hori Eriko,born 2 May 1988),[2]better known by her stage namePile,is a Japanese singer, actress andvoice actressfrom Tokyo. Her first roles were minor parts in TV series and films during 2006. She debuted as a singer after she was selected in a 2006 Japan-wide audition and she made her voice acting debut in theLove Live! School Idol Projectseries in 2010.

Pile
Pile at a promotion for her 10th single, "Quasurf", in 2019
Born
Eriko Hori

(1988-05-02)2 May 1988(age 36)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active2005–present
AgentSpacey Music Entertainment (a division ofNippon Columbia)[1]
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websitepile.asia

Musical career

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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 namePileafter thepiletowels 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 seriesIkari Oyaji Ai no Sekki Youtaikyoku.[5]In 2008, two of her songs were included inDancemaniaalbums, including "Flower", which was included inHime Trance Best.[5][6]

Following severalLove Live!releasesreaching the top of theOriconcharts, 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 μ's Scarlet Princess,reached No. 31 on the Oricon Albums Chart.)[8]She andLove Live!co-starAina Kusuda(the voice of Nozomi Tōjō) formed a duo, Please&Secret, in 2013.[9]They have released two singles and an album, as well as a photo book entitledGirl Meets Girl.[10][11]In June 2014, she and anotherLove Live!voice actressRiho Iida(the voice of Rin Hoshizora) formed the duo 4to6 (the name referring to the time between the end of classes and returning home in Japanese schools), and their first single was released in August 2014.[12][13][14]

In 2014, Pile released her first single for theVictor Entertainmentlabel, "Densetsu no FLARE",[15][16]which was used as an ending theme for the anime seriesTenkai Knights.[17]Her first album for a major label,Jewel Vox,was released on theTower Recordslabel in March 2015.[18]Her second single for a major label, "Kimi ga Kureta KISEKI", served as the ending theme to the anime seriesDuel Masters VSR.[19]Pile made an appearance at theCosplay Maniaanime convention in Manila, Philippines in October 2015.[20]Her single "Dream Trigger" served as the opening theme to the second season of the anime seriesWorld Trigger.[21]She embarked on an Asian tour in 2017, with stops in Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur.[22]She released a compilation album titledThe Best of Pileon 16 August 2018.[23]

Acting career

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In 2005, Hori appeared as a minor character in the TV series1 Litre no Namida,and in 2006 she appeared inKarera no Umi VII,[24]and the filmsŌkoku,Shiroi Asa no Koi,andTokyo Real.[5]

In 2010, Pile made hervoice actingdebut for theLove Live!project, a joint project betweenKadokawa Corporation'sASCII Media Workspublishing label and theSunriseanimation studio, as Maki Nishikino. Maki is one of the main characters of the series, a member of the idol group μ's. Pile has featured in her role in a two-season anime television series, anime music videos, CDs,rhythm games,and an animated film, among others.[7]She is also part of a sub-unit within theLove Live!project, BiBi, alongsideYoshino Nanjō(Eli Ayase) andSora Tokui(Nico Yazawa).[25]The voice actresses who played members of μ's put on four live concerts between 2013 and 2014, including atSaitama Super Arena,[26]and toured Japan in 2015.[27]She also voiced Frunetti Renzuka in the 2013 video gameThe Guided Fate Paradox[28][29]as part of a partnership withLove Live!,credited as Maki Nishikino (CV: Pile).[30][31]She is the voice of Cinderella in the 2014pachislotvideo gameCinderella Blade 2.[32]

HerLove Live!role has attracted attention to Pile, and created a large base of fans for her.[33]The idol news siteGirlsNewscalled her "currently the most talked-about singer/seiyuu" after the second season of the anime series.[15]

Personal life

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Hori was born and grew up in Tokyo, where she went to Shinagawa Women's Academy inShinagawa Wardfor middle school and high school.[24]She attended a college in Tokyo.[34]Her father is Japanese and her mother isKorean.[24][35]She is fluent inKoreanand proficient in English. She studied ballet,hip-hop,andjazz dancewhile in high school, as well asbaton twirlingand theater.[24]

Discography

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See also:Love Live! § Music

Singles

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  • "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 onOricon 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

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  • Pile Lovely Box(dōjinrelease, 29 December 2013)[38]
  • Pile Lovely Box 2(dōjin release, 15 August 2014)
  • Jewel Vox(4 March 2015),[18]No. 19 onOricon 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

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Please&Secret (withAina 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 (withRiho Iida)

Singles:

  • "Watashi no Tokei wa Gyakukaiten!" (20 August 2014), #29 on Oricon Singles Chart[45]

Filmography

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Anime television series

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OVAs

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  • 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

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Live-action TV series

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Live-action films

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  • Ōkoku(2006)
  • Shiroi Asa no Koi(2006)
  • Tokyo Real(2006), clerk[5]

Video games

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References

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