Pour Lui
| Pour Lui | |
|---|---|
| Native name | プールイ |
| Also known as | プー・ルイ |
| Born |
August 20, 1990 Saitama, Japan |
| Genres | Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, J-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Japanese idol, singer, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Tsubasa Records |
| Associated acts | BiS, LUI FRONTiC Akabane JAPAN |
| Website | pour-lui |
Pour Lui (プールイ Puu Rui?, born August 20, 1990 in Saitama) is a Japanese singer known for her work as the founder and leader of the "alternative idol" group BiS. Pour Lui started her career in November 2009 as a solo singer, being promoted as a "new age rock icon". She announced that she would be indefinitely suspending her solo career, and would be forming an idol group, which would eventually become BiS. She was one of only two original members remaining by the time BiS disbanded in July 2014. She was often seen as the "face" of the group, and was often supportive of the sometimes drastic and extreme measures that were used to gain the group publicity. This led to tensions between the members, most notably Yufu Terashima and Rina Yokoyama. Pour Lui formed the rock band LUI FRONTiC Akabane JAPAN (then named LUI◇FRONTiC◆Matsukuma JAPAN) in December 2013 with former members of The Storefront and BiS sound producer Kenta Matsukuma. Once BiS disbanded, she has been focusing her activities with this band, which is now signed with Universal Japan.
Pour Lui's debut digital single "Kagirareta Toki no Naka de☆" was released on November 4, 2009, and was nominated in the 4th Rekochoku New Artist Awards, gaining her some attention. Her second digital single "WHY?" was released on January 13, 2010, and she performed her first live show on March 25. This was followed by a mini-album "Minna no Pour Lui" (released internationally as "The World is Pour Lui's") on June 23, which topped the Tower Records Online Pre-order Daily chart for the 20th, and the Online Sales chart for the 24th. By this time she had gained a local fanbase, and was performing more concerts.
Her solo music was billed as "cyber emo" and "Beat Crusaders meets Perfume", with its combination of alternative rock music and electro-pop vocal editing.
On September 9, she suddenly announced that she would be indefinitely suspending her solo career, and that she would be forming an idol group in the near future. She performed what was to be her last concert as a solo artist on December 9, 2010, where she also announced the formation of BiS.
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