Watarirouka Hashiritai was a Japanese female idol group, and a subgroup of Japanese female idol group AKB48. Under Pony Canyon, the group debuted in January 2009 with the double A-side single "Hatsukoi Dash/Aoi Mirai."
Bis, also known as Brand-new idol Society, is a Japanese alternative idol girl group that was founded in 2010 by leader Pour Lui following a brief solo career. With music, performances and videos that are extremely different from the typical idol group, Bis have come to be known as alternative idols. They disbanded at Yokohama Arena on July 8, 2014. Exactly two years after their disbandment on July 8, 2016, Pour Lui, Kenta Matsukuma and Junnosuke Watanabe announced that Bis would reform under a new lineup including Pour Lui, and that auditions were going to be held. On March 30, 2019, Bis announced that they would disband at the end of their "Are You Ready To Go?" tour. On the same day, Watanabe announced that he would be holding closed auditions for a third generation of Bis, and the new and current members officially debuted at Tokyo Idol Festival on August 4, 2019.
"Aitai Aitai Aitai na" is the 19th major single by the Japanese idol group Cute, set for release in Japan on September 5, 2012.
Dancing Dolls are a Japanese female idol group. The group originally consisted of five childhood friends from Osaka: Hono, Mii, Misaki, and twins Asuka and Kyoka.
"Ikuze! Kaitō Shōjo" is the debut major-label single by the Japanese girl group Momoiro Clover, released in Japan through Universal J on May 5, 2010. It reached third place on the Oricon charts. The dance routine for the song incorporates intense acrobatics, including a "shrimp jump", cartwheels and a leapfrog. The track appears in Japanese game, Just Dance Wii U and the only song in Just Dance Wii U which features the original member Akari Hayami.
Team Shachi, formerly Team Syachihoko (チームしゃちほこ), is a Japanese female idol group consisting of four girls from the city of Nagoya.
"Momoiro Punch" is the debut indie-label single by the Japanese girl group Momoiro Clover, released in Japan on August 5, 2009.
Tacoyaki Rainbow was a Japanese female idol group under the management of Stardust Promotion. They come from the Kansai region. On April 18, 2021, Tacoyaki Rainbow announced that their members will "graduate" from the group on May 9 the same year. The group was supposed to go on a reboot after that, but due to various problems, on March 31, 2022, it was announced that it would disband instead. The group's last-ever activity was on May 4, 2022, at the Asia and Pacific Trade Center.
Bullet Train are a Japanese boy band formed on December 25, 2011, under Stardust Promotion. The group debuted under the name "超特急☆-BULLET TRAIN-" but later changed the name to "超特急". The group consists of "main dancers" and "back vocalists", meaning that the vocalists stand behind the dancers when the band is performing. Bullet Train has been likened to Momoiro Clover Z, an idol girl group managed by the same talent agency. Consisting of 4 main dancers, the center among the dancers changes for each single. In 2018 they won their first award on MAMA2018 in Japan.
Lovely Doll is a Japanese female idol group, managed by Arc Jewel.
Eriko Hori, better known by her stage name Pile, is a Japanese singer, actress and voice actress from Tokyo. Her first roles were minor parts in TV series and films during 2006. She debuted as a singer after she was selected in a 2006 Japan-wide audition and she made her voice acting debut in the Love Live! School Idol Project series in 2010.
Iris is a Japanese idol girl group, formed in 2012 by Avex. The group currently consists of five members: Saki Yamakita, Yu Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yūki Wakai, and Miyu Kubota. The leader is Saki Yamakita. In addition to their music career, all members are also active as voice actresses, most notably in the video game and anime series PriPara. The group has also performed themes for the anime series Wise Man's Grandchild, Magical Girl Site, Magical Sempai, and Twin Star Exorcists.
22/7 is a Japanese idol girl group formed through a media mix project by Yasushi Akimoto, Aniplex, and Sony Music Records, which included the members performing as a musical group and an anime television series based on their characters. The members consist of voice actresses who provide the voice and motion capture for their characters.
WHY@DOLL, also known as Howadoru (ほわどる), is a Japanese dance-pop girl duo formed in 2011. The duo consists of Chiharu Aoki and Haruna Uratani, both from Sapporo, and is managed by Victor Music Arts (ビクターミュージックアーツ株式会社). WHY@DOLL moved to Tokyo in November 2013 and signed a contract with VERSIONMUSIC in 2014. The duo made its major debut with the single Magic Motion No.5 released in September 2014. After releasing three singles, one mini album and one album from VERSIONMUSIC, WHY@DOLL signed a new contract with T-Palette Records in 2016.
Mameshiba no Taigun (豆柴の大群), stylized as MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN, was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed through the reality survival show Monster Idol which featured on TBS Television's variety show Wednesday's Downtown in 2019. They debuted on December 19, 2019, with "Restart". They ceased activities as Mameshiba no Taigun in January 2024 after merging with Tonai Bousho to form Mameshiba no Taigun Tonai Bousho a.k.a. MonsterIdol.
Pink Babies was a 14-member Japanese female idol group that was active from 2014 to 2017. Created by songwriter/producer Shunichi Tokura as part of his "Pan-Pacific Project", the group was a tribute to the 1970s J-pop duo Pink Lady, performing only songs written by Tokura.
"Idol wa Ooh-Nya-Nya no Ken" is a single by the AKB48 subgroup NyaKB. Released on April 8, 2015, the song was used the as the third ending theme to the 2014 Yo-kai Watch TV-series, succeeding "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!", and preceding "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2", both by Dream5.
Naniwa Danshi (なにわ男子) is a Japanese boy band formed by Starto Entertainment on October 6, 2018. It consists of seven members who primarily come from the Kansai region. The group's official debut announcement was made on July 28, 2021, through their label Storm Labels. Their debut single, "Ubu Love", was released on November 12, 2021. Naniwa Danshi is the fourth Starto Entertainment group from the Kansai region after KinKi Kids, Super Eight, and West. to make an official debut. The name "Naniwa" refers to the old name of Osaka. In just 4 months they sold 1.14 million physical copies in Japan.
ZOC, formerly known as Metamuse, is a Japanese alternative idol girl group that formed in September 2018. They released their debut single, "Family Name", on April 30, 2019. On July 7, 2022, the group changed its name to Metamuse, before reverting back to ZOC on November 11, 2023.
Meme Tokyo (ミームトーキョー) is a Japanese girl group formed by Dear Stage in 2019. They debuted with the single, "Melancholic Circus", on December 25, 2019.
