V-u-den


v-u-den was a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa, Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The name means: beauty, bravery, and legend. The group officially disbanded on June 29, 2008 after their last concert during their v-u-densetsu 5 tour.
In June 2009, v-u-den was revived as Zoku v-u-den, consisting of Sayumi Michishige, Risako Sugaya and Junjun and released a new song, "ONLY YOU", on a Hello! Project compilation and continued activities until 2011, though Zoku v-u-den briefly appeared during a Hello! Project concert in early 2013 alongside Rika Ishikawa.

History

It was announced in 2009 that v-u-den would be revived with a new line-up, and the new group was named Zoku·v-u-den. The three new members were Sayumi Michishige and Junjun and Risako Sugaya. The group released only one song, "Only You", on the compilation album Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Cover Song Shū before returning to an indefinite hiatus. Junjun graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project on December 15, 2010, effectively leaving the group. Zoku v-u-den proceeded as a duo and appeared in Hello! Project's winter 2011 concert tour. Zoku v-u-den's activities ceased in 2011 along with the other Champuru shuffle units.
In 2013, Zoku v-u-den reappeared with Rika Ishikawa to perform "Koisuru Angel Heart" as Rika Ishikawa with Zoku v-u-den.

Members

First Generation

Albums (first generation)

Singles (first generation)

* Though the romanization of this song would imply the translation would be "Ice Cream and My Pudding", "Aisu" is written with the kanji "Ai " for "love", thus making it "Love Cream and My Pudding". Also, in the PV for the song, there is a two-second screen that translates it as "Ice Cream and My Pudding", therefore it is a play on words.

Singles (second generation)

#TitleRelease dateDetails
1"Only You"July 15, 2009A cover of BOØWY's "ONLY YOU"