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(stylized as TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE) is a Japanese idol girl group created by Avex Trax. Consisting of five teenage members, Ayano Konishi, Miyu Yamabe, Hitomi Arai, Yuri Nakae, and Mei Shyoji,〔 this group was the first idol group that Avex had created in seven years.〔 The group's name symbolises that the group is full of surprises and it is unknown how they would develop in the future, much like Tokyo's image.〔 They also hope that they can one day emulate Tokyo's success in areas such as entering overseas markets and coming up with their own unique style.〔 ==History== Avex created the group Tokyo Girls' Style in 2009 to capitalize on the rising demand for Japanese idol girl groups, a trend fueled by the success of the female idol group AKB48.〔 Members of the group later said that they had previously worked with this record label before, and were reportedly encouraged to audition for the new group.〔 On December 1, 2009 the Japanese media made reports about this new group, though Avex kept the identities of the group's members a secret until January 1, 2010.〔 From January 1 to January 5, 2010, Avex gradually released more information on the members of the group, and launched the group's official website. The group's debut single, , was released on May 5, 2010, reaching a peak position of 30th place on the Oricon charts. Their second single, , was subsequently released on May 19, 2010. Their first album, ''Kodou no Himitsu'', which is a compilation of their previous singles,〔 was released in Japan on May 4, 2011. This album peaked at the 25th position on the Oricon charts.〔 In order to break into other Asian markets, Tokyo Girls' Style re-recorded the song in their second single, "Onnaji Kimochi", in Mandarin Chinese. This version of the song was included in the album entitled ''心跳的秘密'' (''Xīntiào de mìmì''), which was released in Taiwan on May 4, 2011, and in Hong Kong one week later. The group admitted that "They were worried that their singing is not good because the Chinese pronunciation is so hard (grasp )."〔 Since then, the group has released more albums in these two places,〔 as well as releasing a Chinese-language official site. In 2012, they made their debut performance in Singapore.〔 They later commented that "they were surprised by how many people showed up to watch them.".〔 Tokyo Girls' Style's 11th single, ''ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012: Bad Flower'', was released on October 17, 2012, and it became their first single to debut on the Oricon TOP10 charts, debuting at the 4th position. They later performed their first solo gig at Nippon Budokan on December 22, 2012, becoming the youngest female group to perform at this location.〔 During this concert, the age of the group's members were revealed for the first time; previously, only their birthdays had been revealed.〔 In 2014, they starred in two films, ''Count Five To Dream Of You'' (directed by Yuki Yamato), and ''Kotodama – Spiritual Curse'', a of famous horror movie series in Japan. Of the experience Ayano Konishi shares, "It was horrifying to shoot at the abolished school at the middle of night. It was completely dark there, so it was too scary to be alone. Especially in front of mirror, I was not able to keep my eyes open because of the fear of accidentally seeing someone standing behind me." The two films had a US premiere at the Japan Film Festival in San Francisco in July 2014. They also made their US performance debut at the J-Pop Summit Festival 2014 at Union Square.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith interviews Tokyo Girls' Style )〕 It has been announced that Tokyo Girls' Style will no longer be an idol group starting April 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tokyo Girls' Style」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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