Wednesday 24 September 2014

Found You Erika Shima... or should i say Erika Okushima! (エリカ奥島)




As a fan of the original trio Lemon Angel from the 80's i knew eventually that i would "Eventually" come across the one and only "Erika Shima" (エリカ奥島) .  Now the only way i was able to find Erika was to actually go through actual Japanese websites.   Erika no longer goes by the name Erika Shima... she uses her birth name "Erika Okushima" and another name by the name of "Erika Island" or "Island Erika".





What does Erika do these days?

Last year she was a participant for a NPO (Non profit organizations) where she was helping animals in a animal shelter. The website stated she was pleased tobe active in Tokyo. The company who formed the event hoped to change the government for animals in the future.


Erika Okushima

Seeing how much she cares for animals just shows how much of a good person she is.


Lemon Angel

Okushima by MidnightAngel80s






I did some full on research of Erika and it confirms that she had participated in a contest entitled "Lemon Angel Image Girl Contest" and that First Class Love Crime was a big hit with the group. But in 1990 the group split-up. It is stated that Erika Island had retired.  So i guess there will not be a Lemon Angel reunion, as the group disbanded along time ago, and have never reunited.  Also a little update, in the late 90's Tomo Sakurai performed her hit songs to a live audience, several included songs from Lemon Angel, which means that... Tomo Sakurai actually didn't need Miki & Erika.