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Kamen Rider Girls (仮面ライダーGIRLS, Kamen Raidā Gāruzu), stylized as KRGS on some occasions, is a Japanese idol group that was formed in 2011 by Avex and Ishimori Productions to commemorate the Kamen Rider 40th Anniversary.[1] Each member had represented one protagonist each of the franchise by donning their represented hero's transformation belt, though this practice was scrapped in 2016 to better represent the franchise as a whole and to avoid licensing issues.[2]
History[]
In October 2010, Toei announced in collaboration with the Columbia label and Avex Entertainment that an idol group was being formed and would debut at the SUPER HERO MUSIC STUDIO Vol.0. By November, Nagura, Yoshizumi, Hirokawa, Isaka, and Yasuda were announced as the first five starting roster and performed at the festival on November 29th with the songs "Koi no Rider Kick" and "Heart no Henshin Belt".
In April 2011, the released their first single "Let's Go Rider Kick 2011", which served as the ending theme song to the film OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders. That November, Endo joined the group and replaced Hirokawa, who left due to medical issues.
In September 2012, Akita joined the group during the press conference for Kamen Rider Wizard and would represent the series. By October, each member would take turns guesting on Toei's Official Kenichi Suzumura & Hiroshi Kamiya's Kamen Radiranger.
In July 2013, the group briefly rebranded themselves as the Shocker Girls (ショッカーGIRLS, Shokkā Gāruzu) for their single "SSS ~Shock Shocker Shockest~", a persona in which they would don in any future live performance for the song going forward. Soon after, Sumi joined the group that following October during the their second solo live show.
In 2015, Nagura announced her departure and graduated in April. Yasuda announced her departure in September. Kuroda was announced to join in November while Yoshizumi announced her departure that same month.
By January 2016, Yasuda and Yoshizumi graduated from the group. With Kuroda's joining, the group would scrap specific Rider representation and strive to be a symbol for all of Tokusatsu going forward.
In March 2017, Endo announced her departure shortly before the premiere of the group's radio show Let's Go Kamen Rider Girls and graduated with a final performance on May 3.
On March 22, 2018, the group's fanclub Heart's Secret Base was announced and launched on April 1. In December, Kuroda announced her departure.
In April 2019, Kuroda graduated.
Members[]
Present[]
- Hitomi Isaka (井坂 仁美 )
- Membership: 2010-present
- Represented: Kamen Rider OOO
- Chisato Akita (秋田 知里 )
- Membership: 2012-present
- Represented: Kamen Rider Wizard
- Tomomi Jiena Sumi (鷲見 友美ジェナ )
- Membership: 2013-present
- Represented: Kamen Rider Gaim
Former[]
- Yurika Hirokawa (廣川 由里香 )
- Membership: 2010-2011
- Represented: Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Status: Inactive; retired from industry as of 2011; maintains social media presence (accounts private)
- Kaori Nagura (名倉 かおり )
- Membership: 2010-2015
- Represented: Kamen Rider Kiva
- Status: Active; currently a singer; no social media presence as of 2022
- Erica Yoshizumi (吉住 絵里加 )
- Membership: 2010-2016
- Represented: Kamen Rider Den-O
- Status: Active; currently a voice actress for video games; maintains social media presence
- Nao Yasuda (安田 奈央 )
- Membership: 2010-2016
- Represented: Kamen Rider Blade
- Status: Inactive; no social media presence as of 2016
- Mitsuki Endo (遠藤 三貴 )
- Membership: 2011-2017
- Represented: Kamen Rider Fourze
- Status: Active; currently an actress; maintains social media presence
- Ayako Kuroda (黒田絢子 )
- Membership: 2015-2019
- Represented: Kamen Rider 555 (unofficially by fans)
- Status: Inactive; retired; maintains social media presence
Filmography[]
- Note: This list will only include appearances for at least two members while portraying unnamed characters. For individually named appearances, please see each member's individual pages.
- The Kamen Rider Girls appear in a crowd in Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals.
- Kamen Rider Girls Nao Yasuda, Erica Yoshizumi, Kaori Nagura, Hitomi Isaka, and Mitsuki Endo appear in episode 26 of Kamen Rider Fourze.
- The Kamen Rider Girls appear as some youths (若者, Wakamono) whom Kamen Rider Sorcerer attacks in Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land.
- The Kamen Rider Girls appear as the Beat Rider team Team Pop Up in both the Kamen Rider Gaim: Sengoku Battle Royale portion of Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle and in the series' 18th episode.
- Tomomi Jiena Sumi and Isaka appear as two unnamed women buying Valentine's Day gifts in Yodonna 3: Yodonna's Valentine. Both appear in the ending dance sequence and strike a pose belonging to the Rider whom they formally represented.
- The Kamen Rider Girls make guest appearances as the singer group IRISE+GIRLS in Kamen Rider Gotchard's 41st episode Trace of God, Grace of Rainbow!. The names of the characters (Hina, Koyomi, and Mai) all are named after the main heroine in the Rider series that they formally represented.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- alteration - March 20, 2013
- exploded - March 19, 2014
- SUPER BEST - April 1, 2014
- Invincible - August 23, 2017
Other Albums[]
- 030408-01 (ZERO-1) - September 4, 2019
- Re:incarnation (10th Anniversary Album) - May 20, 2022[3]
- We are Girls!!
- Triangle
- Switch On! (KRGS Version)
- W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~ (KRGS Version)
- Break the Chain (KRGS Version)
- twilight
- Winter's Heart
- Speed Lazer (KRGS Version)
- Singles
- Let's Go Rider Kick 2011 - April 20, 2011
- KAMEN RIDER V3 - August 3, 2011
- Saite - March 14, 2012
- Last Engage - November 21, 2012
- Just the Beginning - February 27, 2013
- Go get'em - May 22, 2013
- SSS ~Shock Shocker Shockest~ - July 24, 2013
- E-X-A (Exciting × Attitude) - December 25, 2013
- Break the shell - June 25, 2014
- UNLIMITED DRIVE
- Next stage - January 13, 2016
- Rush N' Crash/Movin'on - August 17, 2016
- Just You & Me - July, 2016 (Unreleased) (With Tor+)
- EX-AID - October 17, 2017 (With Slot Machine)
- starting point - May 20, 2021
- Gotcha! 101 Chemies - June 23, 2024
References[]
- ↑ "仮面ライダーGIRLS初お披露目! 「スーパーヒーローミュージックスタジオ」 | ホビー | マイコミジャーナル". 2010-11-29. http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2010/11/30/001/. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ↑ "仮面ライダーガールズ「恋のライダーキック」初披露! ライダー40周年&戦隊35作記念: OCNアニメ・特撮公式ブログ OCNアニメニュース". 2010-11-29. http://animation.blog.ocn.ne.jp/anime/2010/11/4035_84ad.html. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/KRGS_official/status/1516719167210405888
External links[]
- Official Website
- Kamen Rider Girls at Wikipedia.
- Kamen Rider Girls at Wikipedia (JP)
- Kamen Rider Girls at Jpop Wiki
- Fanclub page