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Fairies (フェアリーズ) is a Japanese girl group, formed in 2011. They are managed by the talent agency Rising Production and produced by the Avex record label Sonic Groove.
Fairies was formed by talent agency Vision Factory (now Rising Production), famous for successful artists such as Namie Amuro, MAX and Speed. Their concept was 'a world class talented group that is able to compete overseas.' Members were chosen from 100 candidates who were attending dance schools affiliated with Vision Factory, coming from 13 regions of Japan. The group name was open for suggestions from the public through a special corner in Nippon TV programme Sukkiri!!, and 'Fairies' was chosen with the explanation that their dancing form resembled a group of fairies fluttering.
The group debuted with the double A-side single 'More Kiss / Song for You' on September 21, 2011. At the 53rd Japan Record Awards, held on December 30, 2011, Fairies were named the best newcomer of the year, receiving the Best New Artist award. Among other nominees, they beat 2NE1 and Super Girls. At the time of receiving the award, Fairies' average age of 13.6 was the lowest for this award, a record shared with °C-ute that won in 2007.
On January 17, 2013, member Kiyomura announced that she would be 'restraining' from activities with Fairies in order to concentrate on her studies, leaving the remaining six to continue. Although the group had been using the name 'Fairies' in Latin script until then, from February onwards it was changed to Japanese on all their official sites and single jacket covers. However, no announcement was ever made about which was the official notation. On February 1, 2013 the subunit 'M Three' (Mスリー) with Hayashida Mahiro, Fujita Miria, and Shimomura as members was announced. The name was due to 'M' being the initial of all three girls' given names. Their debut single 'Yumemiru Dancing Doll' was released on March 27.
Fairies released their eponymous first album on March 26, 2014. Included as a new song on the album was Ito's solo song 'Poker Face', which later became the title song on Ito's solo debut single, released July 23. From August 9th to August 14th, the group held their first live tour 'Fairies LIVE TOUR 2014: Summer Party,' which was released on DVD that December.
In January 2017, Fujita Miria announced that she would be withdrawing from the group in order to focus on her studies.
Members
Rikako Inoue
Sora Nomoto
Momoka Ito
Mahiro Hayashida
Miki Shimomura
Past members
Miria Fujita
Kawane Kiyomura
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