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Idoling!!! Origin Japan Genres Pop Years active 2006-present Labels Pony Canyon Website fujitv.co.jp/idoling Members Members Past members Former members Idoling!!! (アイドリング!!! Aidoringu!!!) is a Japanese female idol group created by Fuji TV. The concept of the group is to watch as the girls grow as idols and experience various things. The group currently has twenty members from various talent agencies. Idoling's main source of exposure is their variety show, which airs several new episodes every week. In addition to their show, they release albums, singles, DVD specials and perform live.
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History
In October, 2006 auditions were held for 50 people in agencies, and 9 idols were chosen out of them. The audition videos were released on a DVD that accompanied their first single, while the members' first meet-and-greet was featured on the DVD that accompanied their first album, Daiji na Mono.
On March 3, 2008, it was announced that new members would join the group, and then on March 31, on Fuji Television's official site, photos, names and ages of the new members were revealed. With the joining of new members, it the number of members doubled to 18 until Maia Kobayashi (#10) left shortly after her debut to focus more on her education.
On January 18, 2009 Rumi Koizumi (#2) announced her graduation from Idoling!!! due in part to health concerns. Soon after, it was announced that Sayaka Kato (#1), Maria Eto (#4), Mira Takiguchi (#5) and Michelle Miki (#18) would all be graduating from Idoling!!! in March 2009.
Shortly after the departure of these members, three new members were added to commemorate the official third generation of Idoling!!!: Yurika Tachibana (#19), Ai Ohkawa (#20) and Idoling!!!'s youngest member yet, Kaede Hashimoto (#21).
On October 1, 2009 Idoling!!! opened up auditions for its fourth generation to debut in Spring 2010, with the audition process carrying on into February 2010. The new members will be announced on March 6.[1]
In April 2010, the new fourth generation members were introduced in the show: Ruka Kurata (#22), Yuuna Itou (#23), Manami Nomoto (#24), Kaoru Gotou (#25) and Chika Ojima (#26).
In February 2011, all members went outside of Japan to Taiwan for the first time. They did a small live and TV promotion for the release of their 3rd album SUNRISE in Taiwan. This marks their first official release outside of Japan.
On April 12, 2011, it was announced that Kaoru Gotou (#25) will be taking a six-month hiatus from Idoling!!! to deal with a family emergency.
At the end of April 2011, Idoling!!! debuted on their second regular program, "Fuji TV Kara no~!" with host Yamazaki of the comedy duo, "Untouchable".
At the end of August 2011 Kaoru Gotou (#25) returned from her hiatus and on Tokyo Idol Festival 2011 appeared on stage with the group.
On October 1, 2011 Idoling!!! opened up auditions for its fifth generation to debut in Spring 2012, with the audition process carrying until the end of November. The 20 finalists will be presented at Idoling!!! 11th Live on December 4 2011. The new members will be announced during an event in February.[2]
October 2011 saw the release of Idoling!!!'s first international collaboration on the 4th single from the album Smash of French DJ Martin Solveig with the song "BIG IN JAPAN with Dragonette feat. Idoling!!!". A music video with Idoling!!! was released in October 2011.
Members
1st Generation: 2006 (# 01 — 09)
No Name Flower Agency 3 Mai Endo (遠藤 舞 Endō Mai) [Current / Second Leader] Camellia Box Corporation 6 Erica Tonooka (外岡 えりか Tonōka Erika) Sunflower Box Corporation 7 Erika Yazawa Tulip Horipro 8 Fonchi Hibiscus SMA Entertainment Inc. 9 Rurika Yokoyama (横山 ルリカ Yokoyama Rurika) Lilium Production Ogi 2nd Generation: 2008 (# 10 — 18)
No Name Flower Agency 11 Suzuka Morita Rapeseed Horipro Osaka 12 Yui Kawamura (河村 唯 Kawamura Yui) Sweet pea Production ogi 13 Serina Nagano (長野 せりな Nagano Serina) Cosmos (plant) Box Corporation 14 Hitomi Sakai (酒井 瞳 Sakai Hitomi) Viola (plant) SMA Entertainment Inc. 15 Nao Asahi (朝日 奈央 Asahi Nao) Ipomoea nil Vision Factory 16 Ami Kikuchi (菊地 亜美 Kikuchi Ami) Anemone coronaria LesPros Entertainment inc. 17 Hitomi Miyake (三宅 ひとみ Miyake Hitomi) Orchid Biscuit Entertainment 3rd Generation: 2009 (# 19 — 21)
No Name Flower Agency 19 Yurika Tachibana (橘 ゆりか Tachibana Yurika) Gypsophila Avex Management 20 Ai Okawa (大川 藍 Ōkawa Ai) Rose LesPros Entertainment inc. 21 Kaede Hashimoto (橋本 楓 Hashimoto Kaede) Lily of the Valley Biscuit Entertainment 4th Generation: 2010 (# 22 — 26)
No Name Flower Agency 22 Ruka Kurata (倉田 瑠夏 Kurata Ruka) Gerbera Avex Management 23 Yuna Ito (伊藤 祐奈 Itō Yuna) Daisy Box Corporation 24 Manami Nomoto (野元 愛 Nomoto Manami) Forget-me-not Horipro Osaka 25 Kaoru Goto (後藤 郁 Gotō Kaoru) Nymphaea Horipro 26 Chika Ojima (尾島 知佳 Ōjima Chika) Oenothera tetraptera Horipro Former members
- Idoling!!! 10: Maia Kobayashi (小林 麻衣愛 Kobayashi Maia) (May 2008)
- Idoling!!! 2: Rumi Koizumi (小泉 瑠美 Koizumi Rumi) (January 2009)
- Idoling!!! 1: Sayaka Katō (加藤 沙耶香 Katō Sayaka) (First Leader) (March 2009)
- Idoling!!! 4: Maria Eto (江渡 万里彩) (March 2009)
- Idoling!!! 5: Mira Takiguchi (滝口 ミラ Takiguchi Mira) (March 2009)
- Idoling!!! 18: Michelle Miki (ミシェル 未来 Misheru Miki) (March 2009)
Presenters
- Baka-rhythm (Hidetomo Masuno) (MC)
- Sayaka Morimoto (Fuji TV announcer)
- Maiko Saito (Fuji TV announcer)
- Hosogai Sara (Fuji TV announcer)
Discography
Singles
- 2007.07.11 - "Ganbare Otome (Warai) / Friend"
- 2008.01.23 - "Snow Celebration / Moteki no Uta" (Snow celebration/モテ期のうた)
- 2008.07.16 - "Kokuhaku"
- 2008.11.19 - "Shokugyō: Idol"
- 2008.12.17 - "Hannin wa Anata Desu / Nagara" (犯人はあなたです♥/NA・GA・RA, "You're a Criminal" / "While Doing")
- 2009.01.07 - "Beta na Shitsuren (Shibuya ni Furu Yuki) / Haruka Naru Virgin Road" (ベタな失恋〜渋谷に降る雪〜/遥かなるバージンロード)
- 2009.04.29 - "baby blue"
- 2009.07.22 - "Mujōken Kōfuku"
- 2009.12.01 - "Te no Hira no Yūki" (手のひらの勇気, "Courage in the Palm of the Hand")
- 2009.12.15 - "Love Magic Fever" (ラブマジック♡フィーバー Rabu Majikku♥Fīvā)
- 2010.01.27 - "S.O.W Sense of Wonder" (S.O.W. センス オブ ワンダー S.O.W Sensu Obu Wandā)
- 2010.06.09 - "Me ni wa Aoba, Yama Hototogisu, Hatsukoi" (目には青葉 山ホトトギス 初恋, "Sight of Aoba, Mountain Cuckoo, First Love")
- 2010.08.04 - "Poolside Daisakusen" (プールサイド大作戦 Pūrusaido Daisakusen, "Battle of the Poolside")
- 2010.11.23 - "eve"
- 2011.03.02 - "Yarakai Heart" (やらかいはぁと Yarakai Hāto, "Soft Heart")
- 2011.07.27 - "Don't think. Feel !!!"
Other singles
- 2007.09.26 - "Ponkikki Medley 2007" (ポンキッキメドレー2007) (Gachapin ・Mukku & Idoling!!!)
- 2009.04.01 - "Chū Shiyoze!" (チューしようぜ!) (AKB Idoling!!!) (AKB48 & Idoling!!!)
- 2009.08.05 - "Shōjo Fuantei" (少女不安定, "Insecure Girl") (with Ichirō Itō)
- 2011.10 - "BIG IN JAPAN" (Martin Solveig with Dragonette feat. Idoling!!!)
Albums
- 2008.02.27 - Daiji na Mono
- 2009.08.19 - Petit-Petit
- 2010.03.03 - Sunrise
- 2011.02.11 - Sunrise (Taiwan Edition)
- 2011.03.16 - Sisters
Subgroups
2008/12 — 2009/01
Group Furi Furi Idoling!!! Giza Giza Idoling!!! Kyun Kyun Idoling!!! Ban Ban Idoling!!! Single "Hannin wa Anata Desu" "Nagara"1 "Beta na Shitsuren (Shibuya ni Furu Yuki)" "Haruka Naru Virgin Road" Members Endō (#3)
Yokoyama (#9)
Morita (#11)
Sakai (#14)Koizumi (#2)
Fonchi (#8)
Miyake (#17)
Miki (#18)Tonooka (#6)
Yazawa (#7)
Kawamura (#12)
Asahi (#15)Katō (#1)
Eto (#4)
Takiguchi (#5)
Nagano (#13)
Kikuchi (#16)1 The missing heart in the Hannin wa Anata Desu PV can be seen in the PV for Na•Ga•Ra
2009/12
Group Tokimeki Idoling!!! Puyo Puyo Idoling!!! Single "Te no Hira no Yūki" "Love Magic Fever" Group Endō (#3)
Tonooka (#6)
Yokoyama (#9)
Morita (#11)1
Miyake (#17)
Tachibana (#19)
Ohkawa (#20)Yazawa (#7)
Fonchi (#8)
Kawamura (#12)
Nagano (#13)
Sakai (#14)
Asahi (#15)
Kikuchi (#16)
Hashimoto (#21)1 Morita did not appear in the PV.
2010/11
In the fall of 2011, the 20 members were divided into pairs to form 10 groups. Fans then voted on which duo would perform their own track on the next single. Team Gakuran was the winner and performed the track "Ichikoi" on the Yarakai Heart single.
Team Hitorikko OGI BOX Docchi Ienen Oozumou Gakuran Touzai Ryuu Yokozuna HaTaChi Ojousama Sainenshou Members Endō (#3)
Tachibana (#19)Yokoyama (#9)
Kawamura (#12)Tonooka (#6)
Nagano (#13)Morita (#11)
Nomoto (#24)Okawa (#20)
Ojima (#26)Asahi (#15)
Gotou (#25)Fonchi (#8)
Sakai (#14)Yazawa (#7)
Kikuchi (#16)Miyake (#17)
Itou (#23)Hashimoto (#21)
Kurata (#22)Idoling!!! Programs
Idoling!!!
The Idoling!!! program started on October 30, 2006, airing every weekday on two Fuji TV's satellite channels, Fuji TV 721 and Fuji TV CSHD. The show is a variety show, making each airing different. However, there are a few recurring core segments.
Mani Idol!!! This segment is Idoling!!!'s miscellaneous segment. Anything from racing Mini Yonku to learning how to finger-whistle is dealt with in this segment. Ganbaringu!!! This segment is Idoling!!!'s miscellaneous physical activity / sport segment. Past challenges included having all the members jump rope simultaneously, dribble basketballs through an obstacle course of supine staff members and participate in badminton games where the position of the fallen shuttlecock determines a specific punishment. Iisō Shiritori!!! The members sit in a semicircle and play a game of Shiritori. The challenge lies in the rule that the contribution must be a sentence that would be said by something specific (a school-teacher, a nurse, a lottery winner, etc.). A new sentence must start with the same syllable as the previous one ended. If they stutter, reuse a line or end their sentence with an nn /ん sound, they are disqualified and held still while a staff member in a white unitard blasts them in the face with a leaf-blower. Fan-sama Request!!! Fans submit a specific phrase or sentence online that they want the members to say. One by one, the members stand behind a device with a rising panel and deliver their lines as appropriately or as cutely as they can. A winner is chosen once everyone has had their turn. Other Segments
These segments are fairly new or do not appear as frequently as the above. Segments will often gain temporary popularity with the staff and fans, resulting in recurring airings for a short period, followed by a period where the once-popular segment does not air at all.Zenin Seikai Itadakimasu Quiz!!! The members are presented with some type of food or dessert and must identify it. All members must have written the correct name to permit anyone to enjoy the food. If even a single member does not answer correctly, the entire group must drink a bitter tea concoction. Eigo de GO! GO! GO!!! Hashimoto, Asahi and Morita (named Nancy, George and Pinky for this segment) are suspected to have the worst grasp of English in the entire group. In this segment, they attempt to translate well-known Japanese phrases to the rest of the members. The members then do their best to decipher the phrase through the mangled English. Baka-Rizumu wa Dare Da? "Who is Baka-Rhythm?" In this segment, four members are chosen at a time to sit separate from the group. They all don an earpiece with the catch being that only a single headphone broadcasts a live-feed from Masuno, who sits in a vocal-booth off stage. Masuno commands the affected member to write or act-out various things. Once finished, the watching members must wager a guess at which participant was acting through Masuno's instruction. uRaIdoling!!!
uRaIdoling is a special collection of Idoling episodes available only to fanclub members. These episodes feature a behind-the-scenes look at the various activities of the members (and occasionally the staff) when they are not filming the main show. These episodes are not constrained to any format and cover topics and subjects with no specificity. Some examples of episodes include visiting member's houses, cooking with members, games or discussions between small groups of members, solo interviews, photo-shoot documentaries, and PV "making of" documentaries.
Gekkan Idoling!!!
Gekkan Idoling can be considered Idoling's monthly specials. These episodes feature off-location activities such as cooking lessons, camping trips, games. They are similar to uRaIdoling in their miscellaneousness, though they are longer in length and feature most, if not all, members.
References
- ^ "Idoling!!!: Information!!!" (in Japanese). Fuji TV. http://blog.fujitv.co.jp/idoling/C1333.html. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Idoling!!!: Information!!!" (in Japanese). Fuji TV. http://blog.fujitv.co.jp/idoling/E20111001001.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
External links
Categories:- Japanese girl groups
- Japanese musical groups
- Japanese idol groups
- Japanese television series
- Pony Canyon artists
- Japanese pop music groups
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