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Pile
File:Pile (Voice Actress).jpg
Pile posing for their New Year Love Live concert in 2013.
Born
Eriko Hori (堀絵梨子, Hori Eriko)

(1988-05-02) May 2, 1988 (age 36)
Tokyo, Japan
Other nameserico
Occupation(s)Voice actress, singer
Years active2007–present
AgentSpacey Music Entertainment (a division of Nippon Columbia)[1]
Websiteameblo.jp/pile0502/

Eriko Hori (堀絵梨子, Hori Eriko, born 2 May 1988),[2] better known by her stage name Pile, is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is known for her role as Maki Nishikino in the Love Live! video game and anime series. 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 debut as a voice actress in Love Live! in 2010.

Musical career

In 2006, Hori was chosen from a total of 700 applicants in the Japan-wide Asian Dolls Audition. In October 2007, she debuted as a singer with the single "Your is All...".[1][3] She later wrote that she wanted to be seen as "warm and enveloping, an artist who can be loved by everyone",[4] so she chose her stage name Pile after the pile towels are made from.[5]

The success of Love Live! has let her, like her co-stars, have more success with music releases.[6] In 2013, she and Love Live! co-star Aina Kusuda formed a duo, Please&Secret.[7] They have released an album and a single, and a photo book.[8][9] In June 2014, she and another Love Live! voice actress, Riho Iida, formed the duo 4to6, the name referring to the time between the end of classes and returning home in Japanese schools. Their first album was released in August 2014.[10][11][12] In September 2014, it was announced that she would be releasing a major single in December, as her first release for Victor Entertainment.[13][14]

Acting career

In 2006, Hori appeared as a minor character in the TV series Karera no Umi VII and 1 Litre no Namida,[3] and the films Ōkoku and Shiroi asa no koi.

In 2010, Pile made her voice acting debut for ASCII Media Works' Love Live! project, 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 TV anime series, anime music videos, CDs, and rhythm games, among others.[6] She is also part of a mini unit within the Love Live! project, BiBi, alongside Yoshino Nanjō and Sora Tokui.[15] The voice actresses who played members of μ's put on four live concerts between 2013 and 2014, including at Saitama Super Arena,[16] and are planned to tour Japan in 2015.[17] She also voiced Flunetey Koizuka in the 2013 video game The Guided Fate Paradox[18] as part of a partnership with Love Live!, credited as Maki Nishikino (CV: Pile).[19][20] She is the voice of Cinderella in the 2014 pachislot video game Cinderella Blade 2.[21]

Her Love Live! role has attracted attention to Pile, and created a large base of fans for her. The idol news site GirlsNews called her "currently the most talked-about singer/seiyuu" after the second season of the anime series.[13][14]

Personal life

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.[3] She attended a college in Tokyo.[22] Her father is Japanese and her mother is Korean.[23][3] 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.[3]

Discography

See also: Love Live! § Music

Singles

Individual
  • "Your is All..." (24 October 2010)[1]
Please&Secret

Albums

Individual
Please&Secret
  • O.P.E.N FANTASY (18 September 2013), #42 on Oricon Weekly Chart[27]
4to6
  • Watashi no tokei wa gyakukaiten! (20 August 2014), #29 on Oricon Weekly Chart[28]

Filmography

TV anime series

2013
2014
  • Love Live! Second Season as Maki Nishikino[29]

OVAs

2010
  • Snow halation as Maki Nishikino
2011
  • Natsuiro egao de 1,2,Jump! as Maki Nishikino
2012
  • Mo gyutto "love" de sekkinchu as Maki Nishikino
  • Wonderful Rush as Maki Nishikino
2013
  • Music S.T.A.R.T!! as Maki Nishikino

Anime films

2015
  • Love Live! School Idol Project Movie as Maki Nishikino[17]

Live-action TV series

2006
  • Karera no Umi VII
  • 1 Litre no Namida

Live-action films

2006
  • Ōkoku
  • Shiroi asa no koi

Video games

2013
2014
  • Love Live! School Idol Paradise as Maki Nishikino[15]
  • Cinderella Blade 2 as Cinderella[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ｙｏｕｒ　ｉｓ　Ａｌｌ．．．/Ｐｉｌｅ". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Pile". Ota-suke (in Japanese). Nyu-Akiba. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e 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. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ CDJournal. "Pile (声優 / Singer)" (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppunsha. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. ^ 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" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 3 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "[Anime] Everything Love Live!". AFA Channel. Anime Festival Asia. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "「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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ a b 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.
  15. ^ a b "Vidéos preview pour le jeu Love Live! School Idol Paradise: Sortie prévue pour cet été" (in French). Crunchyroll. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b "Love Live! School idol project Anime Gets All-New Film". Anime News Network. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  18. ^ a b Dengeki G's Magazine (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 12 May 2012. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "『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. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  21. ^ a b "シンデレラブレイド2 今夏発売予定！" (in Japanese). NET CORPORATION. Retrieved 3 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ Pile. "｡*ﾟＰile｡*ﾟさんとつながろう♪ (無料)". Ameblo (in Japanese). CyberAgent. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "Please&Secret: きみのココロに…". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "Ｏ．Ｐ．Ｅ．Ｎ　ＦＡＮＴＡＳＹ". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  28. ^ "私の時計は逆回転！（生産限定盤）". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  29. ^ "キャスト&スタッフ". Love Live! Official Web Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  30. ^ "ラブライブ！ スクールアイドルフェスティバル" (in Japanese). Bushimo. Retrieved 19 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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