

Two months later, her second single "Infinite." was released.
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In August, Arashiro found her second TV opportunity by appearing on the MTV Japan show M size appearing in a segment called JANGLISH STYLE from Arashiro Beni ~Otona no Junky Life~. The single, however, would barely see more success than the group's effort, peaking at #26. This made her the first of the girls to pursue a solo project. Arashiro was then picked up by avex trax to become a solo artist away from the Pony Canyon-produced Bishoujo Club 31 and debuted in June with the single "Harmony" (drama Reikan Bus Guide Jikenbo's theme song). In April 2004 the group with debut with their first single, Da Di Da☆Go! Go! (the ending theme song that was used in their TV show GIRLS A GOGO!).

She became a regular on the TV-show GIRLS A GOGO! along side the rest of the members of this group. Due to her high placing in this contest, she was chosen to be part of the musical/TV personality group Bishoujo 31 in mid-2006 (though at the time were called Bishoujo 31 as 10 more members came in 2004). In 2002, Arashiro competed in the 8th National Japan Bishojo Contest (a beauty pagent) and became one of the finalists, despite not having any formal training for the beauty contest. Because of this, Arashiro is fluent in both English and Japanese. While there, she was classmates with Sony Japan-signed artist Crystal Kay and became close friends with her. When she was 12 she moved from California to Yokohama, and attended the American School in Japan. While Arashiro was born in Kanagawa, she lived out her childhood in California. Her parents were music lovers, who let her take dance and piano lessons from an early age. Her father is an American, while her mother is an Okinawan Japanese who lived in Miyakojima. In 2008, Arashiro moved from avex to her current label, changed her stage name to BENI and has seen a slight boost in popularity.Īrashiro Beni comes from a multi-cultural background.

Her third single, "Here Alone" (the theme song to the dorama Kurokawa no Techou) became her most successful with the label, peaking at #14. In 2004, she debuted on the avex trax record label as Arashiro Beni (安良城紅). She made her debut as a member of the defunct supergroup Bishoujo Club 31, and was the first member of the group to pursue a solo career while being an active member. BENI is a Japanese pop singer, currenly signed to the Universal Music Japan record label. There are more than one artist named Beni:ġ.
