Erika Sawajiri

Erika Sawajiri (沢尻 エリカ, Sawajiri Erika, born April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name Erika. She is currently affiliated with Sony for her record label as formerly Kaoru Amane and later Erika, and Stardust Promotion for her talent agency as her real name, Erika Sawajiri, and became popular after playing a girl who suffered from an intractable disease called spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) in the nonfiction drama "1 Litre of Tears".

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Erika Sawajiri

Erika Sawajiri (沢尻 エリカ, Sawajiri Erika, born April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name Erika. She is currently affiliated with Sony for her record label as formerly Kaoru Amane and later Erika, and Stardust Promotion for her talent agency as her real name, Erika Sawajiri, and became popular after playing a girl who suffered from an intractable disease called spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) in the nonfiction drama "1 Litre of Tears".

Erika Sawajiri

I feel bad for Erica Sawajiri. This entire week, the Japanese news outlets have been giving her an incredibly hard time for her poor manners at the “Closed Note” movie premier in which she starred in. Her apparent lack of enthusiasm at the opening has earned her the title of “Japanese Paris Hilton.”

Is all this hate really necessary? The poor girl is 21-years-old and learning to cope with balancing her personal life and stardom. Give her a darn break. In the above video, she’s crying the entire time while apologizing to her fans, and hopes that her future works will continue to make them happy.