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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]
Career[]
The group debuted with a performance of "Koi no Rider Kick" and "Heart no Henshin Belt", while they released their first original 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. Since the group's formation, they have also released multiple singles not attached to any form of media relating to Kamen Rider.
In 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.
Other Activities[]
The members also serve as assistants in Toei's Official Kenichi Suzumura & Hiroshi Kamiya's Kamen Radiranger.
In 2017, a radio show called Let's Go Kamen Rider Girls was created.
In 2019, the official Kamen Rider Girls fanclub known as the Heart's Secret Base was created. In 2020, the fanclub was relaunched.
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 from at least two members. For individual appearances, please see each member's individual pages.
- The Kamen Rider Girls appeared in a crowd during 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 appeared in episode 26 of Kamen Rider Fourze.
- The Kamen Rider Girls appeared as some youths (若者, Wakamono) who Kamen Rider Sorcerer attacks in Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land.
- The Kamen Rider Girls appeared 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.
- Hitomi Isaka and Mitsuki Endo appear in Kamen Rider Drive as Nina Kisaragi and Satsuki Yamabuki respectively.
- Sumi and Isaka appear in Yodonna 3: Yodonna's Valentine as two women buying Valentine's Day gifts. Both appear in the ending dance sequence.
Discography[]
- Albums
- alteration - March 20, 2013
- Accelerate to the Eternal
- alteration
- Last Engage
- BORDERLINE
- prisoner
- MR.Notice
- Let's Go RiderKick 2011 Album Ver.
- KAMEN RIDER V3 Album Ver.
- Just the Beginning
- survive
- Saite Album Ver. (咲いて; Bloom)
- Imademo
- Girls Anthem ~with our BIG LUV~
- HEAVY METAL STRIKES BACK -Chimamire no Kyuuseishu (Messiah) tachi-
- exploded - March 19, 2014
- exploded
- Warning! Burning!
- E-X-A (Exciting × Attitude)(Exciting × Attitude)
- Toki no Hana
- Atomic Girl
- Go get'em
- Days!
- Primary colors
- Climax Jump Erica form
- SSS ~Shock Shocker Shockest~
- Mission Complete
- Overdrive Generation
- L.U.V. ~Love Under Virginia~
- Dragon Road 2014 (ドラゴン・ロード 2014) (Bonus Track)
- Days! Nagura Kaori Ver. (デイズ!) (Type-A Bonus Track)
- Primary colors Endo Mitsuki Ver. (Type-A Bonus Track)
- Days! Isaka Hitomi Ver. (デイズ!) (Type-B Bonus Track)
- feeling... ("Primary colors" rewriting by Akita Chisato) (Type-B Bonus Track)
- Days! Yasuda Nao Ver. (デイズ!) (Type-C Bonus Track)
- Kaerimichi ("Primary colors" rewriting by Tomomi Jiena Sumi(Type-C Bonus Track)
- SUPER BEST - April 1, 2015
- invincible - August 23, 2017
- 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
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