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RURI

Kawamoto Ruri (川本璃), currently known by the stage name RURI, is a Japanese singer and performer. She is a member of SG5 and a former member of E-girls and Happiness.

Early Life[]

Kawamoto Ruri was born on April 12, 1996 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Due to the influence of her mother, she became a fan of singer Hamasaki Ayumi early in her childhood. They often went to see her concerts together, and Kawamoto used to impersonate the singer at home. Inspired by Hamasaki, Kawamoto ultimately started dreaming of becoming an artist too.[1]

As she aspired to become a singer, she started taking vocal lessons in her 5th year of elementary school.[2]

Career[]

2010[]

In 2010, at the age of 14, Kawamoto made her debut in the entertainment industry by releasing the song "FUTURE" as a soloist, accompanied by a music video produced by video production company Moo-Voo.

2011[]

In 2011, she participated in the EXILE Presents VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 3 ~For Girls~ in the vocal division, but was eliminated during the first examination. She then started to attend classes at EXPG Osaka.

2013[]

On January 12, Kawamoto was announced as a new member of E-girls as part of bunny, with the release of their fourth single "THE NEVER ENDING STORY".[3]

On May 27, she was announced as a new member of Happiness as a vocalist.[4]

2017[]

On June 5, with the reformulation of the E-girls project as E.G.family, she announced to be leaving E-girls after the E-girls LIVE 2017 ~E.G.EVOLUTION~ concerts in July to dedicate herself to Happiness.

On July 16, she graduated from E-girls.

2022[]

On May 21, it was announced that Kawamoto would participate in a new project based overseas together with Happiness members Kaede, MIYUU and SAYAKA and iScream member RUI, while staying as a member of her original group at the same time.[5] The unit had been teased before during the CL program Happiness×iScream "Joshi-kai" on May 18.

2023[]

On September 26, she left Happiness with the group's disbandment. Following the disbandment, her stage name officially became "RURI" in accordance to her activities as a member of SG5.

Works[]

Music[]

Solo Songs[]

Trivia[]

  • Happiness member characteristics:
    • Color (unofficial): Purple
  • SG5 member characteristics:
    • Planet: Mars
    • Color: Red
    • Emoji: 🔥
  • Favorite Colors: Black, Purple
  • Favorite Food: Tangerine, Pasta
  • Her special skill is being really good at remembering peoples faces; even if she forgets someone's name she knows their face. She has this skill since she was young.[6]
  • According to herself, it's really easy to make her laugh even with the smallest jokes.[6] "I'm the kind of person who laughs at anything. Something will happen that's clearly not funny to anyone else, and I won't be able to stop laughing."[1]
  • According to herself, she doesn't get bored easily and is comfortable just sitting and thinking.[6]
  • Her hobbies are golf (due to the influence of her father), collecting perfume, shopping for jewelry, singing, listening to music and attending concerts.[6][7][8][1]
    • Goes to see as many concerts as she has time for, at both big and small venues.[1]
  • The only things she dislikes in the world are bugs, haunted houses, and rollercoasters.[6]
  • Loves all kinds of dogs.[6] She herself has two dogs, a female Maltese/Toy Poodle mix and a male Chihuahua/Miniature Dachshund mix.[1]
  • Likes cleaning and tidying, and once she gets started on something she can't stop until it's finished.[6]
  • Loves rock music and ballads.[1]
  • She opened an Instagram account on April 12, 2019, on the day of her 23rd birthday.[9]
  • The music video for her indie solo debut song "FUTURE" has been removed from YouTube and Moo-Voo.

References[]

External Links[]

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