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Fujii Karen
藤井夏恋

E-girls
Happiness

Personal Information

Name

Fujii Karen
藤井(ふじい) 夏恋(かれん)
フジイカレン

Former Stage Name

KAREN (2008-2013)

Born

Osaka, Japan

Birth Place

July 16, 1996 (age 27)

Blood Type

A

Height

160cm

Sign

Cancer

Professional Information

Occupation

Singer, performer, model, actress

Years Active

2008-present

Labels

UNIVERSAL SIGMA (2009-2012)
NAYUTAWAVE RECORDS (2013)
rhythm zone (2014-present)
Sony Music Associated Records (2016-2017) (as member of ShuuKaRen)

Agency

LDH JAPAN (2008-present)

Associated Acts

Happiness, E-girls, ShuuKaRen, Fujii Ryusei

Links

Profile

Happiness
E-girls

Instagram

@fujii.karen____official

Happiness Information

Joined

October 26, 2008

Time in Group

15 Years, 5 Months, 24 Days

Position

Vocalist, performer

Debut Release

"Happy Talk"

E-girls Information

Joined

April 24, 2011

Time in Group

12 Years, 11 Months, 26 Days

Position

Vocalist, performer

Debut Release

"Celebration!"

ShuuKaRen Information

Joined

August 11, 2016

Left

December 31, 2017

Time in Group

1 Year, 4 Months, 20 Days

Position

Vocalist, performer

Debut Release

"UNIVERSE"

Last Release

"LOVE YOUR LIFE / Parallel Synchronicity"

Fujii Karen (藤井夏恋) is a Japanese vocalist, performer, actress and model. She is member of the groups Happiness and E-girls and a former member of the unit ShuuKaRen.

Biography

Early Life

Fujii Karen was born on July 16, 1996 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is the younger sister of former Flower/ShuuKaRen member Fujii Shuuka and Johnnys' WEST's member Fujii Ryusei.

She got scouted in her homeplace, Osaka, and entered the entertainment industry. While belonging to the office in which she got scouted, she participated in EXILE's dance competition and started to attend the famous academy EXPG, studying both dancing and singing.

2008

In October, it was decided that she would become a member of the unit Happiness among other EXPG students, and her official stage name became KAREN.

2009

In February, she began her modeling career by becoming an exclusive model to the magazine nicola.

2011

On February 9, she made major debut with Happiness with their single "Kiss Me".

On April 24, she was announced as member of E-girls, having a concurrent position between the group and Happiness.

2013

In May, her work as an exclusive model of nicola ended.^[1]

On June 3, she changed her stage name and started using her birth name.

On July 22, it was announced that Fujii would start working as an exclusive model of the magazine JJ starting from the September issue.^[2]

2014

In January, she made her debut as actress on the TV drama Koibumi Biyori.

2016

On August 11, she was announced to debut in the unit ShuuKaRen alongside Fujii Shuuka. The duo debuted on October 5.

2017

In February, she was the cover of the April issue of JJ, being her first magazine cover since her debut as a model.^[3]

On December 31, Shuuka graduated from Flower and ShuuKaRen and retired from entertainment business. With Karen being the only remaining member of the duo, ShuuKaRen has disbanded.

2019

On July 16, she released her first photobook KAREN.

Works

Music

Main article: List:Fujii Karen Discography Featured In

Filmography

Movies

[2016] HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE

Dramas

[2014] Koibumi Biyori (episode 5)
[2015] HiGH&LOW ~THE STORY OF S.W.O.R.D.~
[2016] HiGH&LOW Season2

Publications

Photobook

[2019.07.16] KAREN

Gallery

Main article: Fujii Karen/Gallery

Trivia

Hobbies: Singing, doing her nails
Talent: Dancing
Favorite Food: Fruit, plums, octopus
Favorite Brands: 24karats, INGNI, ANAP
Goal: To be an artist who can sing and dance
She started an Instagram account on November 24, 2017.

References

External links

Instagram

[1] ありがとう　KAREN

[2] E-girlsの4人が「CanCam」「JJ」「Ray」の専属モデルに抜擢

[3] E-girls藤井夏恋「JJ」で初単独表紙　美肌あらわな大胆肩出し

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Infobox member
+{{Infobox concurrent member 1
-|BGColor = #{{color|Happiness}}
 |Title = Fujii Karen<br/>藤井 夏恋
-|Image = Fujii_Karen_-_Perfect World.jpg
+|Image = <gallery>
+Fujii_Karen_-_Bessekai.jpg|E-girls
-|Caption = Fujii Karen promoting "[[Perfect World]]" (2018)
+Fujii_Karen_-_Chao_Chao.jpg|Happiness
-|Birth Name = Fujii Karen<br/>藤井 夏恋<br/>ふじい かれん
+</gallery>
-|Former = KAREN (2009-2013)
+|Caption = Fujii Karen promoting "[[Chao Chao]]" (2019)
+|Birth Name = Fujii Karen<br/>{{kana|藤井|ふじい}} {{kana|夏恋|かれん}}<br/>フジイ カレン
+|Former = KAREN (2008-2013)
 |Born = Osaka, Japan
 |Birth = July 16, 1996 (age {{Age|birth_year=1996|birth_month=7|birth_day=16}})
@@ Line 12: / Line 14: @@
 |Height = 160cm
 |Occupation = Singer, performer, model, actress
-|Years Active = 2009-present
+|Years Active = 2008-present
 |Labels = [[UNIVERSAL SIGMA]] (2009-2012)<br/> [[NAYUTAWAVE RECORDS]] (2013)<br/> [[rhythm zone]] (2014-present)<br/> [[Sony Music Associated Records]] (2016-2017) <small>(as member of [[ShuuKaRen]])</small>
-|Agency = [[LDH]] (2009-present)
+|Agency = [[LDH JAPAN]] (2008-present)
 |Associated Acts = [[Happiness]], [[E-girls]], [[ShuuKaRen]], [[Fujii Ryusei]]
-|Accounts = [https://www.instagram.com/fujii.karen____official/ @fujii.karen____official on Instagram]<br/>[http://happiness-ldh.jp/profile/detail.php?id=1000500 Profile on Happiness Website]<br/>[http://e-girls-ldh.jp/profile/detail.php?id=1000763 Profile on E-girls Website]
+|Profile = [http://happiness-ldh.jp/profile/detail.php?id=1000500 Happiness]<br/>[http://e-girls-ldh.jp/profile/detail.php?id=1000763 E-girls]
+|Instagram = [https://www.instagram.com/fujii.karen____official/ @fujii.karen____official]
 |Group1= [[Happiness]]
 |join= October 26, 2008
@@ Line 42: / Line 45: @@
 ==Biography==
 ===Early Life===
-Fujii Karen was born on July 16, 1996 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is the younger sister of former [[Flower]] member [[Fujii Shuuka]] and [[Fujii Ryusei]].
+Fujii Karen was born on July 16, 1996 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is the younger sister of former [[Flower]]/[[ShuuKaRen]] member [[Fujii Shuuka]] and [[w:c:johnnyassociates:Johnnys' WEST|Johnnys' WEST]]'s member [[Fujii Ryusei]].
-===Pre-debut===
 She got scouted in her homeplace, Osaka, and entered the entertainment industry. While belonging to the office in which she got scouted, she participated in {{ext|EXILE}}'s dance competition and started to attend the famous academy EXPG, studying both dancing and singing.
+===2008===
-She began to become an active model for the fashion magazine ''nicola'' in the February 2009 issue. In the spring of 2009, it was decided that she would become a member of the LDH unit Happiness among other EXPG students, and her official stage name became KAREN.
+In October, it was decided that she would become a member of the unit [[Happiness]] among other EXPG students, and her official stage name became KAREN.
-===2013===
+===2009===
+In February, she began her modeling career by becoming an exclusive model to the magazine ''[[wikipedia:nicola (magazine)|nicola]]''.
-In 2013, she changed her stage name KAREN to her birth name.
-===2016===
+===2011===
-On October 2016, she and Shuuka debuted in the unit [[ShuuKaRen]].
+On February 9, she made major debut with Happiness with their single "[[Kiss Me]]".
+On April 24, she was announced as member of [[E-girls]], having a concurrent position between the group and Happiness.
-===2017===
-On December 31, Fujii's sister [[Fujii Shuuka]] graduated from [[Flower]] and ShuuKaRen and retired from entertainment business. With Karen being the only remaining member of the duo, ShuuKaRen has disbanded.
-==Works==
+===2013===
+In May, her work as an exclusive model of ''nicola'' ended.<ref>[http://gree.jp/happiness_g/blog/entry/664985808 nicolaありがとう　KAREN]</ref>
-===Release Participations===
-{{Main|List:Fujii Karen Discography Featured In}}
-<tabber>Happiness=
-; Singles
-* [[Happy Talk]]
-* [[Kiss Me]]
-* [[Friends]]
-* [[Wish]]
-* [[We Can Fly]]
-* [[Sunshine Dream ~Ichido Kiri no Natsu~]]
-* [[JUICY LOVE]]
-* [[Seek A Light]]
-* [[Holiday]]
-* [[Sexy Young Beautiful]]
-* [[REWIND]]
-* [[GOLD]]
+On June 3, she changed her stage name and started using her birth name.
-; Albums
-* ''[[Happy Time]]''
-* ''[[GIRLZ N' EFFECT]]''
+On July 22, it was announced that Fujii would start working as an exclusive model of the magazine ''[[wikipedia:JJ (magazine)|JJ]]'' starting from the September issue.<ref>[https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1262383 E-girlsの4人が「CanCam」「JJ」「Ray」の専属モデルに抜擢]</ref>
-|-|E-girls=
-;Singles
-* [[Celebration!]]
-* [[One Two Three]]
-* [[Follow Me]]
-* [[THE NEVER ENDING STORY]]
-* [[CANDY SMILE]]
-* [[Gomennasai no Kissing You]]
-* [[Kurukuru]]
-* [[Diamond Only]]
-* [[E.G. Anthem -WE ARE VENUS-]]
-* [[Odoru Ponpokorin]]
-* [[Highschool♡love]]
-* [[Mr.Snowman]]
-* [[Anniversary!!]]
-* [[Dance Dance Dance]]
-* [[Merry×Merry Xmas★]]
-* [[E.G. summer RIDER]]
-* [[Pink Champagne]]
-* [[Go! Go! Let's Go!]]
-* [[Love ☆ Queen]]
-* [[Kitakaze to Taiyou]]
-* [[Aishiteru to Itte Yokatta]]
-* [[Pain, pain]]
+===2014===
-; Albums
+In January, she made her debut as actress on the TV drama ''[[Koibumi Biyori]]''.
-* ''[[Lesson 1]]''
-* ''[[COLORFUL POP]]''
-* ''[[E.G. TIME]]''
-* ''[[E.G. SMILE -E-girls BEST-]]''
-* ''[[E.G. CRAZY]]''
-* ''[[E.G. 11]]''
+===2016===
-; Digital Singles
+On August 11, she was announced to debut in the unit [[ShuuKaRen]] alongside [[Fujii Shuuka]]. The duo debuted on October 5.
-* [[My Way]]
-* [[Perfect World]]
+===2017===
-|-|ShuuKaRen=
+In February, she was the cover of the April issue of ''JJ'', being her first magazine cover since her debut as a model.<ref>[https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1664259 E-girls藤井夏恋「JJ」で初単独表紙　美肌あらわな大胆肩出し]</ref>
-; Singles
-* [[UNIVERSE]]
+On December 31, Shuuka graduated from [[Flower]] and ShuuKaRen and retired from entertainment business. With Karen being the only remaining member of the duo, ShuuKaRen has disbanded.
-; Digital Singles
-* [[LOVE YOUR LIFE / Parallel Synchronicity]]
-</tabber>
+===2019===
-===E-girls Song Participation===
+On July 16, she released her first photobook ''KAREN''.
-; As vocalist
-; Singles
-* [[Celebration!]]
-** [[CAT'S EYE]]
-* [[One Two Three]]
-** [[Tadaima!]]
-* [[Follow Me]]
-** [[READY GO]]
-** [[Himawari|Himawari (E-Girls Version)]]
-* [[THE NEVER ENDING STORY]]
-** [[JUST IN LOVE]]
-* [[CANDY SMILE]]
-* "[[Gomennasai no Kissing You]]" single
-** [[Koi no Boogie Woogie Train]]
-* [[Kurukuru]]
-** [[Winter Love ~Ai no Okurimono~]]
-** [[I Heard A Rumour ~Uwasa Wassap!~]]
-* [[Diamond Only]]
-* [[E.G. Anthem -WE ARE VENUS-]]
-** [[Chocolat]]
-* [[Odoru Ponpokorin]]
-** [[Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki!]]
-* [[Highschool♡love]]
-* [[Mr.Snowman]]
-* [[Anniversary!!]]
-** [[Saturday Night ~Rock na Yoru ni Mahou wo Kakete~]]
-* [[Dance Dance Dance]]
-* [[Merry×Merry Xmas★]]
-** [[White Angel]]
-* [[E.G. summer RIDER]]
-** [[Kikai Shikake no Bye! Bye!]]
-** [[Party In The Sun]]
-* [[Pink Champagne]]
-** [[Bad Girls]]
-** [[Cowgirl Rhapsody]]
-* [[Go! Go! Let's Go!]]
-** [[Bon Voyage]]
-* [[Love ☆ Queen]]
-** [[Smile For Me]]
-** [[Tomorrow will be a good day]]
-** [[Piece of your heart]]
-* [[Kitakaze to Taiyou]]
-** [[Making Life!]]
-** [[LAST CHRISTMAS (E-girls version)]]
-* [[Aishiteru to Itte Yokatta]]
+==Works==
-; Albums
+===Music===
-* ''[[Lesson 1]]''
+{{Main|List:Fujii Karen Discography Featured In}}
-** [[Shiny girls]]
-* ''[[COLORFUL POP]]''
-** [[RYDEEN ~Dance All Night~]]
-** [[Yakusoku no Basho]]
-* ''[[E.G. TIME]]''
-** [[Music Flyer]]
-** [[Jiyou no Megami ~Yuvuraia~]]
-** [[Kibou no Hikari ~Kiseki wo Shinjite~|Kibou no Hikari ~Kiseki wo Shinjite~ (Dream &amp; E-girls version)]] <small>(chorus)</small>
-* ''[[E.G. SMILE -E-girls BEST-]]''
-** [[DANCE WITH ME NOW!]]
-** [[Shukko sa! ~Sail Out For Someone~]]
-* ''[[E.G. CRAZY]]''
-** [[HARAJUKU TIME BOMB]]
-** [[FASCINATION]]
-** [[Love, Dream & Happiness]]
-** [[All Day Long Lady]]
-** [[CautioN]]
-** [[STRAWBERRY Sadistic]]
-; Other songs
-* [[I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY]]
-; As performer
-; Main video
-* [[Gomennasai no Kissing You]]
-* [[Move It! -Dream & E-girls TIME-]]
-; Seifuku Dance
-* [[One Two Three]]
-* [[Follow Me]]
-* [[THE NEVER ENDING STORY]]
-* [[CANDY SMILE]]
-* [[Gomennasai no Kissing You]]
-* [[Kurukuru]]
-* [[Diamond Only]]
-* [[E.G. Anthem -WE ARE VENUS-]]
-* [[Odoru Ponpokorin]]
-* [[Highschool♡love]]
-* [[Mr.Snowman]]
 ===Filmography===
@@ Line 227: / Line 94: @@
 * [2016] {{ext|HiGH&LOW Season2}}
+===Publications===
-==Karen through the years==
+; Photobook
-<gallery spacing="small" widths="150">
+[[File:Fujii Karen - KAREN cover.jpg|85px]]
-Fujii_Karen_-_My Way.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[My Way]]" (August 2018)
+# [2019.07.16] KAREN
-Fujii_Karen_-_EG 11.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting ''[[E.G. 11]]'' (May 2018)
-Fujii Karen_-_Pain, pain.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Pain, pain]]" (February 2018)
+==Gallery==
-Fujii Karen_-_Aishiteru to Itte Yokatta.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Aishiteru to Itte Yokatta]]" (January 2018)
+{{Main|Fujii Karen/Gallery}}
-Fujii Karen - Kitakaze to Taiyou.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Kitakaze to Taiyou]]" (December 2017)
-Fujii Karen (SKR June 2017).jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[LOVE YOUR LIFE / Parallel Synchronicity]]" (November 2017)
-Fujii Karen (June 2017).jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[GOLD]]" (September 2017)
-Fujii Karen - Love Queen.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Love ☆ Queen]]" (July 2017)
-Fujii Karen - REWIND.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[REWIND]]" (January 2017)
-Fujii Karen - EG CRAZY.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting ''[[E.G. CRAZY]]'' (January 2017)
-Fujii Karen - GIRLZ N' EFFECT.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting ''[[GIRLZ N' EFFECT]]'' (October 2016)
-Fujii Karen - UNIVERSE.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[UNIVERSE]]" (October 2016)
-Fujii Karen - EG summer RIDER.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[E.G. summer RIDER]]" (May 2016)
-Fujii Karen - EG Smile.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting ''[[E.G. SMILE -E-girls BEST-]]'' (January 2016)
-Fujii Karen - Sexy Young Beautiful.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Sexy Young Beautiful]]" (December 2015)
-Fujii Karen - Merry Merry Xmas.png|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Merry×Merry Xmas★]]" (December 2015)
-Karen - Holiday.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Holiday]]" (September 2015)
-karen1.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Anniversary!!]]" (April 2015)
-karen-81.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Mr.Snowman]]" (October 2014)
-Karen - Seek A Light.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Seek A Light]]" (October 2014)
-karen-71.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[JUICY LOVE]]" (April 2014)
-Karen_cp.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting ''[[COLORFUL POP]]'' (February 2014)
-1399217879-imgprohapp-o.jpg|Fujii Karen promoting "[[Kurukuru]]" (October 2013)
-img_pro_karen_0605.jpg|Fujii Karen (May 2013)
-EntryImages.jpg|KAREN promoting "[[Follow Me]]" (August 2012)
-Tumblr_m7ctqi41vo1r3q79do1_r2_500.jpg|KAREN promoting ''[[Happy Time]]'' (May 2012)
-happiness_karen.jpg|KAREN promoting "[[Celebration!]]" (November 2011)
-d6fceb669819db4cee8ed9cbc570e9a.jpg|KAREN promoting "[[Kiss Me]]" (January 2011)
-20100226_901509.jpg|KAREN promoting "[[Happy Talk]]" (2009)
-</gallery>
 ==Trivia==
-* Family: Older sister [[Fujii Shuuka]], Older brother [[Fujii Ryusei]]
 * Hobbies: Singing, doing her nails
 * Talent: Dancing
@@ Line 267: / Line 108: @@
 * Favorite Brands: 24karats, INGNI, ANAP
 * Goal: To be an artist who can sing and dance
-* She started her own Instagram account on November 24, 2017.
+* She started an Instagram account on November 24, 2017.
+==References==
+<references/>
 ==External links==