Meet AVEX's new idol group Tokyo Girls' Style. It consists of 5 girls who love to sing and dance. They plan to not only promote in Japan, but all across Asia. They will begin performing together this February.
【東京女子流】2010年、東京女子流、結成!!明けましておめでとうございます!!東京女子流、頑張りますので、よろしくお願いいたします!
【東京女子流】メンバー発表スタートしてます!全員終った6日からは、各メンバーのプロフィールも公開しますので、6日以降もお楽しみに。
Avex launches new idol groupAvex has unveiled a new five-member idol group called Tokyo Joshiryu (also known as Tokyo Girls' Style). This is the first girl group created by Avex since SweetS in 2003. The five members were revealed one per day, starting on January 1. On Wednesday, Avex officially launched the group's website, which finally includes a picture of them together. The group consists of leader Miyu Yamabe, Ayano Konishi, Hitomi Arai, Yuri Nakae, and Mei Shoji, who are reportedly between the ages of 11 and 13. Tokyo Joshiryu is aiming to be active not just in Japan, but throughout the rest of Asia as well. They do not yet have a CD release planned, but their first official live performance will be on February 7 at Shibuya O-Nest. The group has already opened a blog, a Mixi page, and a Twitter account.
【東京女子流】本日は、新井ひとみ、小西彩乃はレコーディングでして、スタジオ入りしてます
Ayano Konishi (小西彩乃)Nickname: AachanBirthday: 15 December 1997Blood type: OBirthplace: OsakaWhat is New Year's to you?: I like the happy feeling that a whole year has passed! I get presents!What do you do with your New Year's Gift?: Use it! (Last year I bought a game!)Things she'd like to try with TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE: Come into contact with various artists.Ayano attended EXPG and aaa.
Miyu Yamabe (山邊未夢)Nickname: MiyuBirthday: 24 June 1996Blood type: BBirthplace: Chiba PrefectureWhat is New Year's to you?: My grandmothers cook New Year's food and we eat it every year!What do you do with your New Year's Gift?: Save it.Things she'd like to try with TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE: For people to learn about the group from a singing battle.Height: 135cm (4' 5")Person she admires: Dance teacherHobby: Drawing, dancingSpecial skill: DrawingFavourite class: Art classFavourite sport: BasketballFavourite artist: Hamasaki Ayumi-sanFavourite saying: 頑張る! ("Ganbaru!") [Try your best!]Miyu is the leader of TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE. She was selected in the avex audition project as an actress and star personality talent, after passing the model auditions successfully.
Hitomi Arai (新井ひとみ)Nickname: Hiichan, HitominBirthday: 10 April 1998Blood type: OBirthplace: Miyaki PrefectureWhat is New Year's to you?: Mom lines us up and gives us the fortune bags that she bought.What do you do with your New Year's Gift?: Save it.Things she'd like to try with TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE: Want to be on a television program and sing. First, she wants to perform and sing on stage, and then she wants to appear on 'Talk Corner'.Height: 134cm (4' 5")Person she admires: Both parentsHobby: SnowboardingSpecial skill: Light Festival Dance, PARAPARAFavourite class: Physical education, art classFavourite sport: Sprinting, swimmingFavourite artist: Koda KumiFavourite saying: 元気! ("Genki!") [I'm well!]Hitomi was selected from avex audition 2006.
Yuri Nakae (中江友梨)Nickname: YuriBirthday: 28 June 1997Blood type: OBirthplace: OsakaWhat is New Year's to you?: I like mochi rice cake! Even though it is stick and clogs the throat, I like eating the grilled food with everyone in my family.What do you do with your New Year's Gift?: Save it.Things she'd like to try with TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE: See and study various artists in a performance.Special skill: Bushido, Martial Dance, sword battlePets: A dog, LeonYuri attended EXPG and aaa. She was represented by Sky Actors in 2006.
Mei Shoji (庄司芽生)Nickname: MeiBirthday: 2 July 1997Blood type: OBirthplace: Yamagata PrefectureWhat is New Year's to you?: I like to write New Years cards! I like receiving New Years cards from lots of people! I like looking at the various pictures inside the New Years cards!What do you do with your New Year's Gift?: Save it.Things she'd like to try with TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE: Want to appear on a-nation. She wants all of her seniors to stand on stage with her.At age ten, Mei auditioned and was chosen in the avex project Crystal Children as a Crystal Wind. She performed in live performances in the dance unit.