Karen Girl's
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 |
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.
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) | (1996年04月29日) 29 April 1996 (age 28) | Ibaraki |
| Yuika | Yuika Shima [ja] (島 ゆいか) | (1996年09月20日) 20 September 1996 (age 28) | Kumamoto |
| Suzuka | Suzuka Nakamoto (中元 すず香) | (1997年12月20日) 20 December 1997 (age 27) | Hiroshima |
Discography
[edit ]Studio albums
[edit ]| Title | Release date | JP (Oricon)[5] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fly to the Future | 25 February 2009 (2009年02月25日) | 19 | Geneon |
Singles
[edit ]| Title | Release date | JP (Oricon)[6] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Over the Future" | 25 June 2008 (2008年06月25日) | 17 | Geneon |
| "My Wings" | 26 November 2008 (2008年11月26日) | 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