ANGERME

ANGERME ア ン ジ ュ ル ム
ANGERME, then still as S / mileage, at its first appearance at Nippon Budokan in July 2014
General information
origin	Japan
Genre (s)	J-pop
founding	2009
Founding members
	Ayaka Wada (2009-2019)
	Yuuka Maeda (2009-2011)
	Canon Fukuda (2009-2015)
	Saki Ogawa (2009-2011)
Current occupation
	Akari Takeuchi (since 2011)
	Rikako Sasaki (since 2014)
	Moe Kamikokuryo (since 2015)
	Momona Kasahara (since 2016)
	Ayano Kawamura (since 2017)
	Musubu Funaki (since 2017)
	Haruka Ōta (since 2018)
	Reira Ise (since 2018)
	Rin Hashisako (since 2019)
	TBA (2020)
former members
	Ayaka Wada (2009-2019)
	Yūka Maeda (2009-2011)
	Canon Fukuda (2009-2015)
	Saki Ogawa (2009-2011)
	Kana Nakanishi (2011-2019)
	Fuyuka Kosuga (2011-2011)
	Rina Katsuta (2011-2019)
	Meimi Tamura (2011-2016)
	Mizuki Murota (2014-2020)
	Maho Aikawa (2014-2017)

Angerme ( Japanese アンジュルム , Anjurumu ) is a J-Pop - girl group under the Hello! Project . It was founded from the former Hello! Project Egg trainees Ayaka Wada, Yūka Maeda, Kanon Fukuda and Saki Ogawa under the name S / mileage in June 2009. The group has been performing under the name ANGERME since December 2014. Her best-selling single is Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku / Itoshima Distance / Koi Nara Tokku ni Hajimatteru with 56,175 copies sold.

history

Founded as S / mileage, the group started its activities in 2009. The major debut followed four indie singles in May 2010. However, there was one condition beforehand. The girls had to collect at least 10,000 photos that made their fans laugh. These pictures could also be sent directly by the fans. The result was announced on April 3, 2010 at Erina Mano's concert. They ended up collecting 16,000 pictures and thus got their major debut.

S / mileage released their first major single on May 26th, 2010, and the group's success resulted in largely sold-out CDs in many distributors across Tokyo, which could only be replenished the following day. The single reached number 5 on the Oricon charts. At the end of 2010 the group won the award for Best Young Artist at the 52nd Japan Record Award .

In addition to the main group, three of the four girls also have the roles from the anime Himechen! Otogichukku Idol Lilpri took over and contributed the opening to the series as a special unit. On May 29, 2009 it was announced that new members should be cast for the group. The result of this "New member audition" was announced on August 14, 2011 at the last Hello! Project summer concert 2011. Kana Nakanishi, Fuyuka Kosuka, Akari Takeuchi (formerly Hello! Pro Egg), Rina Katsuta (formerly Hello! Pro Egg) and Meimi Tamura (leading role in the " Shugo Chara! " Musical) were initially introduced as new "sub-members". According to Tsunku, their precise role should be decided during the S / mileage autumn concert tour. In the course of this all became full members. On August 24, 2011, original member Saki Ogawa announced that she would be leaving the group on August 28 after their concert in Nagoya. As a reason she gave the desire to want to lead the normal life of a middle school student again. Fuyuka Katsuta did not get beyond the status of a sub-member, as she had to leave the group after a single. The reason for leaving was because of her acute anemia . After she recovered, she joined the Hello! Pro Kenshūsei at, but did not become a member of S / mileage again. Yūka Maeda also announced that she was retiring from the entertainment business to focus on studying. On December 31, 2011, she left S / mileage and the Hello! Project.

On July 15, 2014, S / mileage gave their first concert in the sold out Nippon Budokan in front of 8000 concertgoers with the title LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~ 715 Nippon Budokan ~. Two months later, on September 24th, members announced that the group would be given a new name and new members. The new girls were born exclusively from the Hello! Selected per kenshūsei . On October 4th, shortly before the premiere of the S / mileage musical "SMILE FANTASY!", The new members Mizuki Murota, Maho Aikawa and Rikako Sasaki were introduced.

The new name was announced on December 17th, the last day of the 2014 autumn concert. The group has been operating under the name ANGERME ever since .

Kanon Fukuda announced on May 20, 2015 that she would be leaving the group in the fall. On November 11th, 2015, Moe Kamikokuryo, as the winner and only member of the 4th generation of the 2015 ANGERME Shin Member Audition, was introduced at the release event of the single "Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi". Meimi Tamura left the group on May 30, 2016 to focus on a career in theater.

Group name

S / mileage

The group was founded under the name S / mileage . The name is a suitcase word from the English words Smile (smile), Mileage (milestone) and Age (age). Producer Tsunku , who invented the name, said that the "Age of Smiles" will come with the group.

ANGERME

The group has been operating under the name ANGERME since the end of 2014 . The idea for the name came from Kana Nakanishi. According to their explanation, ANGERME is a suitcase word made up of the French words ange (angel) and larme (cry). The members are thus the angels who weep for joy over the goals they have achieved.

Members

Status: March 2020

Surname	Date of birth	Age	Joined on	generation	Member color	Others
Akari Takeuchi 竹 内 朱莉	November 23, 1997	22nd	blue	2	blue	leader
Rikako Sasaki 佐 々 木 莉 佳 子	May 28, 2001	19th	yellow	3	yellow
Moe Kamikokuryo 上 國 料 萌 衣	October 24, 1999	20th	November 11, 2015	4th	turquoise
Momona Kasahara 笠原 桃 奈	October 22, 2003	16	July 16, 2016	5	pink
Ayano Kawamura 川村 文 乃	July 7, 1999	21st	June 26, 2017	6th	Light purple	Subleaders
Musubu Funaki 船 木 結	May 20, 2002	18th			Yellow-green
Haruka Ōta 太 田 遥 香	October 21, 2003	16	23rd November 2018	7th	green	(Paused Temporarily)
Reira Ise 伊 勢 鈴蘭	January 19, 2004	16			Light orange
Rin Hashisako 橋 迫 鈴	October 6, 2005	14th	3rd July 2019	TBA	red

former members

• Ayaka Wada ( 和田 彩 花 , born August 1, 1994), graduated June 18, 2019
• Yūka Maeda ( 前 田 憂 佳 , * December 28, 1994), graduated on December 31, 2011
• Saki Ogawa ( 小川 紗 季 , born November 18, 1996, member), left on August 27, 2011
• Canon Fukuda ( 福田 花 音 , born March 12, 1995), graduated on November 29, 2015
• Kana Nakanishi (中西 香菜, born June 4, 1997), graduated on December 10, 2019
• Fuyuka Kosuga ( 小数 賀 芙 由香 , born November 19, 1997, sub-member), left on September 9, 2011 due to illness
• Rina Katsuta (勝 田里 奈, born April 8, 1998), graduated on September 25, 2019
• Meimi Tamura ( 田村 芽 実 , born October 30, 1998), graduated May 30, 2016
• Mizuki Murota (室 田瑞希, born June 12, 1998), graduated on March 22, 2020
• Maho Aikawa ( 相 川 茉 穂 , born March 26, 1999), graduated on December 31, 2017 due to illness

Discography

Albums

No.	title	transcription	date	total Sales	Charts
1	悪 ガ キ ッ ①	Warugaki ①	December 8, 2010	14,791	# 18
-	ス マ イ レ ー ジ ベ ス ト ア ル バ ム 完全 版 ①	S / mileage Best Album Kanzenban 1	May 30, 2012	8,095	# 13
2	② ス マ イ ル セ ン セ ー シ ョ ン	② Smile sensation	22. May 2013	7.091	# 13
-	S / mileage / ANGERME SELECTION ALBUM 「大器 晩 成」	S / mileage / ANGERME SELECTION ALBUM "Taiki Bansei"	November 25, 2015	7,613	# 17
3	輪 廻 転 生 〜ANGERME Past, Present & Future〜	Rinnetenshou ~ ANGERME Past, Present & Future ~	15th May 2019	14,743	# 5

Singles

No.	title	transcription	date	Sales 1st week	Sales total	Charts	Remarks
-	ぁ ま の じ ゃ く	aMa no Jaku	July 20, 2009	-	-	-	In the
-	あ す は デ ー ト な の に 、 今 す ぐ 声 が 聞 き た い	Asu wa Date na no ni, Ima Sugu Koe ga Kikitai	September 23, 2009	-	-	-	In the
-	ス キ ち ゃ ん	Suki-chan	November 29, 2009	399	399	# 159	In the
-	オ ト ナ に な る っ て 難 し い !!!	Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii !!!	March 14, 2010	1,324	2,290	# 42	In the
1	夢見 る 15 歳	Yume Miru 15-sai	May 26, 2010	20,438	24,936	# 5	Major debut
2	○○ が ん ば ら な く て も え え ね ん で !!	○○ Ganbaranakutemo Eenende !!	July 28, 2010	18,987	24,489	# 6
3	同 じ 時 給 で 働 く 友 達 の 美人 マ マ	Onaji Jikyū de Hataraku Tomodachi no Bijin Mama	September 29, 2010	17,998	29,533	# 5
4th	シ ョ ー ト カ ッ ト	Shortcut	February 9, 2011	20,492	22,831	# 5
5	恋 に Booing ブ ー!	Koi ni Booing Bū!	April 20, 2011	19,049	20,954	# 6
6th	有 頂 天 LOVE	Uchoten LOVE	August 3, 2011	29,328	33,823	# 5	Last single with Saki Ogawa
7th	タ チ ア ガ ー ル	Tachiagirl	September 28, 2011	22,792	26,328	# 4	First single with the second generation; last single with Fuyuka Kosuga
8th	プ リ ー ズ ミ ニ ス カ ポ ス ト ウ ー マ ン!	Please Miniskirt Postwoman!	December 28, 2011	34,132	36,513	# 5	Last single with Yūka Maeda
9	チ ョ ト マ テ ク ダ サ イ!	Choto Mate Kudasai!	February 1, 2012	19,700	22,106	# 6
10	ド ッ ト ビ キ ニ	Dot bikini	May 2, 2012	20,043	22,133	# 6
11	好 き よ 、 純情 反抗 期.	Suki yo, Junjō Hankōki.	22nd August 2012	22,866	24,508	# 7
12	寒 い ね.	Samui ne.	November 28, 2012	19.308	21,120	# 6
13	旅 立 ち の 春 が 来 た	Tabidachi no Haru ga Kita	March 20, 2013	22,560	24,289	# 4
14th	新 し い 私 に な れ! / ヤ ッ タ ル チ ャ ン	Atarashii Watashi ni Nare! / Yattaruchan	3rd July 2013	26,573	27,935	# 4
15th	え え か!? / 「良 い 奴」	Ee ka!? / "Ii Yatsu"	18th December 2013	33,320	37.141	# 3
16	ミ ス テ リ ー ナ イ ト! / エ イ テ ィ ー ン エ モ ー シ ョ ン	Mystery Night! / Eighteen emotion	April 30, 2014	34,340	36,616	# 2
17th	嗚呼 す す き の / 地球 は 今日 も 愛 を 育 む 」	Aa Susukino / Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu	20th August 2014	28.051	29,528	# 5	Last single as S / mileage
18th	大器 晩 成 ／ 乙 女 の 逆襲	Taiki Bansei / Otome no Gyakushuu	4th February 2015	43.104	48,578	# 2	First single as ANGERME, debut 3rd generation
19th	七 転 び 八 起 き ／ 臥薪嘗胆 ／ 魔法 使 い サ リ ー	Nana Korobi Ya Oki / Gashin Shoutan / Mahou Tsukai Sally	July 22, 2015	42,663	46,885	# 2
20th	出 す ぎ た 杭 は 打 た れ な い ／ ド ン デ ン ガ エ シ ／ わ た し	Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi	November 9, 2015	39,787	42,229	# 2	Last single with Kanon Fukuda
21st	次 々 続 々 ／ 糸 島 Distance / 恋 な ら と っ く に 始 ま っ て る	Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku / Itoshima Distance / Koi Nara Tokku ni Hajimatteru	April 27, 2016	52,682	56,865	# 2	Debut of Moe Kamikokuryo; Last single with Meimi Tamura; Best-selling single
22nd	上手 く 言 え な い ／ 愛 の た め 今日 ま で 進化 し て き た 人間 愛 の た め す す べ て 退化 し て き た 人間 ／ 忘 れ て あ げ る	Umaku Ienai / Ai no Tame Kyou Made Shinkashite Kita Ningen, Ai no Tame Subete Taikashite Kita Ningen / Wasurete Ageru	19th October 2016	31,468	35,991	# 3	Debut of Momona Kasahara
23	愛 さ え あ れ ば な ん に も い ら な い / ナ ミ ダ イ ロ ノ ケ ツ イ / 魔女 っ 子 メ グ ち ゃ ん	Ai Sae Areba Nanni mo Iranai / Namida Iro no Ketsui / Majokko Megu-chan	June 21, 2017	45.101	46,437	# 3	Last single with Maho Aikawa
24	泣 け な い ぜ ・ ・ ・ 共 感 詐欺 / Uraha = Lover / 君 だ け じ ゃ な い さ ... friends (2018 ア コ ー ス テ ィ ッ ク Ver.)	Nakenai ze ・ ・ ・ Kyoukan Sagi / Uraha = Lover / Kimi Dake ja nai sa ... friends (2018 Acoustic Ver.)	May 9, 2018	44,677	54,245	# 2
25th	タ デ 食 う 虫 も Like it! / 46 億 年 LOVE	Tade Kuu Mushi mo like it! / 46okunen LOVE	October 31, 2018	40,969	50.202	# 5
26th	恋 は ア ッ チ ャ ア ッ チ ャ / 夢見 た 15 年	Koi wa Accha Accha / Yumemita Fifteen	April 10, 2019	48,650	55,568	# 2	Debut of Haruka Ōta and Reira Ise; last single with Ayaka Wada

DVD / Blu-Ray

• January 31, 2010: Toe the line (FC Limited)
• June 16, 2010: Special Joint 2010 Haru ~ Kansha Mankai! Mano Erina 2 Shūnen Totsunyū & S / mileage Major Debut e Sakura Sake! Live ~
• December 29, 2010: 1st Live Tour 2010 Aki ~ Devil Smile Angel Smile ~
• 07/13/2011: Cute & S / mileage Premium Live 2011 Spring ~ C & S Collaboration Daisakusen ~
• December 21, 2011: Concert Tour 2011 Aki ~ Gyakushu no Cho Mini Skirt ~
• 02/20/2013: Live Tour 2012 Aki - Chikawa Bancho -
• May 14, 2014: Live Tour 2013 AKI SMILE CHARGE

watch TV

• January 15 to March 19, 2010: Hambun Esper ( 半 分 エ ス パ ー )
• April 4, 2010 to March 27, 2011: Himechen! Otogichukku idol Lilpri
• April 6, 2011 to March 28, 2012: Norinori! Norisuta

Internet

• 2009: S / mileage no takeoff ( ス マ イ レ ー ジ の TAKEOFF) (FC Limited)

Stage plays

• 2009: Koisuru Hello Kitty ( 恋 す る ハ ロ ー キ テ ィ )

Web links

• official website (Japanese)
• official YouTube
• Profile at Hello! Project (Japanese)
• Hello! Project Shrine

Individual evidence

1. ↑ S / mileage's debut single Is SOLD OUT! . Musicjapanplus . May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
2. ↑ 夢見 る 15 歳 - ス マ イ レ ー ジ . (No longer available online.) In: オ リ コ ン ラ ン キ ン グ 情報 サ ー ビ ス 「you 大樹」 . Oricon , formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 5, 2010 (Japanese).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ^ [1] , S / mileage wins Best New Artist.
4. ↑ Mysterious Idol Group "Lil Pri" Appearing at Event! . Musicjapanplus . June 21, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
5. ↑ ス マ イ レ ー ジ ・ サ ブ メ ン バ ー 小数 賀 芙 由香 に 関 す る お 知 ら せ . Hello! Project. September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 25, 2013. 
6. ↑ い つ も ス マ イ レ ー ジ を 応 援 頂 き あ り が と う ご ざ い ま す. . Hello! Project. October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 25, 2013. 
7. ↑ ス マ イ レ ー ジ 、 改名 ＆ 増 員 発 表 グ ル ー プ 名 は 一般 公募 . Oricon. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
8. ↑ ス マ イ レ ー ジ 新 メ ン バ ー は 、 室 田瑞希 、 佐 々 木 莉 佳 子 、 相 川 茉 穂 穂。 「こ の 9 人 体制 で い ろ い ろ 夢 を 見 て い き た い」 . barks.jp. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
9. ↑ ス マ イ レ ー ジ 新 グ ル ー プ 名 決定 に つ い て . Hello! Project. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
10. ↑ ア ン ジ ュ ル ム 福田 花 音 に 関 す る お 知 ら せ . Hello! Project. May 20, 2015. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 20, 2015. 
11. ↑ ア ン ジ ュ ル ム 新 メ ン バ ー 決定! . Hello! Project. November 11, 2015. Accessed November 21, 2015.
12. ^ [EN Announcement concerning Meimi Tamura] . UP-FRONT LINK. December 20, 2015. Accessed May 30, 2016.
13. ↑ S / mileage ユ ニ ッ ト 名 由来 ・ 意味 に つ い て . tsunkublog. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
14. ↑ ス マ イ レ ー ジ 新 グ ル ー プ 名 決定 に つ い て . Hello! Project. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
15. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/494978/ranking/cd_album/
16. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/494978/ranking/cd_single/