Karen Girl's (可憐Girl's, Karen Gāruzu) was a Japanese three-member girl group formed in 2008 by the Amuse talent agency. The group performed songs for the anime Zettai Karen Children for the duration of the show.
Karen Girl's 可憐Girl's | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, pop |
| Years active | 2008–2009 |
| Labels | Geneon Universal |
| Members | Ayami Yuika Suzuka |
| Website | www |
History edit
Karen Girl's was formed from elementary school children as a result of an audition. It was represented by the Amuse talent agency, and released its records on the Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan record label.[1] The group was introduced as "a little sister" to the girl trio Perfume. Karen Girl's sang several theme songs for the anime Zettai Karen Children, and became inactive after the series ended. In 2010, Ayami and Suzuka became founding members of Sakura Gakuin, an idol group formed by the same agency.[2] Yuika became a member of the idol group Maboroshi Love.[3]
Legacy edit
Suzuka became a founding member of the metal idol band Babymetal, taking the stage name Su-metal. With her new band, she performed a cover of the band's debut single "Over the Future", rearranged as a heavy metal cover subtitled "Rising Force ver.",[a] at the show Legend "D" Su-metal Seitansai at Akasaka Blitz on 20 December 2012, the same day as her fifteenth birthday.[4]
Members edit
| Name | Birth name | Date of birth | Prefecture of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayami | Ayami Mutō (武藤 彩未) | 29 April 1996 | Ibaraki |
| Yuika | Yuika Shima (島 ゆいか) | 20 September 1996 | Kumamoto |
| Suzuka | Suzuka Nakamoto (中元 すず香) | 20 December 1997 | Hiroshima |
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Release date | JP (Oricon)[5] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fly to the Future | 25 February 2009 | 19 | Geneon |
Singles edit
| Title | Release date | JP (Oricon)[6] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Over the Future" | 25 June 2008 | 17 | Geneon |
| "My Wings" | 26 November 2008 | 26 |
Notes edit
- ^ A reference to Yngwie Malmsteen's song and album of the same name.
References edit
- ^ "ナタリー - 可憐Girl'sのプロフィール" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "あの可憐Girl'sのメンバーが"さくら学院"として再びお目見え | BARKS". BARKS (in Japanese). 11 November 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "元さ学、可憐Girl'sらマボロシ☆ラ部がドキドキの初イベント 平均16歳の声優4人組". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). 24 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Babymetal、Su-Metal 聖誕祭で異色カバー連発" [Babymetal performs a succession of new styles of covers for Su-metal's Birthday Celebration]. Natalie Music (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "可憐Ｇｉｒｌ'ｓのCDアルバムランキング、可憐Ｇｉｒｌ'ｓのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "可憐Ｇｉｒｌ'ｓのCDシングルランキング、可憐Ｇｉｒｌ'ｓのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
External links edit
- Karen Girl's on the Amuse website (Archived from the original on 29 April 2009)
- Karen Girl's profile on the Natalie website
- Article about Karen Girl's "Over the Future" - Barks