Angerme
Angerme (アンジュルム, Anjurumu), previously Smileage (スマイレージ, Sumairēji, stylized as S/mileage), is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project. There have been nine generations and twelve departures. In November 2021, the group had nine members.
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 Smileage at their first Performance in the Nippon Budokan 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Smileage |
| Origin | Japan |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | www |
History
2009: Formation
On April 4, Tsunku announced on his blog that a new girl group consisting of Hello! Pro Egg members would be formed. The members would consist of Ayaka Wada, Yuuka Maeda, and Kanon Fukuda, all formerly of Shugo Chara Egg!, as well as fellow Egg Saki Ogawa. The group leader was Ayaka.[1] A month later, on May 7, 2009, he revealed that the group would be called "Smileage".
2010: Debut
After releasing three singles, Tsunku announced that the group would become a full-time group in the spring of 2010 and their debut was set for May 2010. The group made their official event debut in Nagoya on March 19, with their fourth single "Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii!!!", released March 14, their first release on the Up-Front Works label.[2]Their first major single, "Yume Miru Fifteen", was released on May 26.[3] Their debut album, Warugaki 1, was released on December 8, 2010.[4] On December 30, Smileage received the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist.[5]
Members
Current members
| Name | Birth date | Age | Member colour* | Position |
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| Akari Takeuchi | November 23, 1997 | 24 | Dark Blue | Leader, main vocalist, lead dancer |
| Ayano Kawamura | July 7, 1999 | 22 | Purple | Sub Leader, lead vocalist, lead dancer |
| Rikako Sasaki | May 28, 2001 | 20 | Yellow | Main dancer, lead vocalist, visual |
| Moe Kamikokuryo | October 24, 1999 | 22 | Aqua Blue | Main vocalist, center |
| Layla Ise | January 19, 2004 | 18 | Orange | Lead vocalist |
| Rin Hashisako | October 6, 2005 | 16 | Red | Lead dancer, vocalist |
| Rin Kawana | December 6, 2003 | 18 | Dark Green | Vocalist |
| Shion Tamenaga | February 9, 2004 | 17 | Pink | Vocalist |
| Wakana Matsumoto | September 1, 2007 | 14 | White | Lead vocalist, youngest |
| Yuki Hirayama | July 25, 2006 | 15 | Light Green | Vocalist |
Discography
Studio albums
- Warugaki 1
- Smileage Best Album Kanzenhan 1
- 2 Smile Sensation
- Smileage / Angerme Selection Album "Taiki Bansei"
- Rinnetenshō ~Angerme Past, Present & Future~
Former members
- Momona Kasahara (2016–2021)
- Musubu Funaki (2017–2020)
- Haruka Ōta (2018–2020)[6]
- Mizuki Murota (2014–2020)[7]
- Kana Nakanishi (2011–2019)[8]
- Rina Katsuta (2011–2019)[9]
- Maho Aikawa (2014–2017)[10]
- Meimi Tamura (2011–2016)[11]
- Fuyuka Kosuga (2011)[12]
- Ayaka Wada (2009–2019)[13]
- Kanon Fukuda (2009–2015)[14][14]
- Yuuka Maeda (2009–2011)[15]
- Saki Ogawa (2009–2011)[16]
References
Other websites
- Angerme profile at Hello Project (in Japanese)
- smileageTV on USTREAM (in Japanese)
- Stickam JAPAN! official page Archived 2021-03-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
| Preceded by BIGBANG | Japan Record Award for Best New Artist 2010 | Succeeded by Fairies |