SweetS
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| SweetS | |
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 the single jacket from the "Bitter sweets" single.
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Japan |
| Genre(s) | J-pop, Pop |
| Years active | 2003 - 2006 |
| Label(s) | avex trax |
| Website | Official Website |
SweetS (スイーツ Suiitsu?) is a Japanese vocal group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006.
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[edit] History
In the 2002 Avex auditions, 5 girls aged 12-13 were selected out of a group of hopefuls to form a new group called SweetS. After a year of training, they finally debuted on 27th August 2003 with a single titled LolitA ☆ Strawberry in summer. They were voted number 1 in the popular J-Music magazine CD-DATA in November of 2004.
They released 11 singles, 1 full album, 2 mini-albums, 3 DVDs, 2 photobooks and participated in various collaborations and compilations.
[edit] Members' profiles
- AKI / Akiko Kashiwagi 柏木亜季子
- AYA / Ayaka Yoshimura 吉村綾花
- DOB: September 22, 1990; Birthplace: Osaka; Height: 159cm; Blood Type: O; Role: Lead vocals, dancer
- Favorite color: Yellow; Favorite artist: Namie Amuro
- Favorite phrase: Egao (笑顔) which means "smile."
- HARUNA / Haruna Takewa 竹輪春奈
- DOB: April 23, 1991; Birthplace: Nagasaki; Height: 156cm; Blood Type: AB; Role:Second Lead vocals, Lead dancer
- Favorite color: Orange; Favorite artist: BoA, DA PUMP
- Favorite phrase: Doryoku (努力) which means "effort."
- MAI / Mai Iwasaki 岩崎舞
- MIORI / Miori Takimoto 瀧本美織
- DOB: October 16, 1991; Birthplace: Tottori; Height: 153cm; Blood Type: O; Role: vocals, dancer
- Favorite color: Almost all colors; Favorite artist: Ayumi Hamasaki, Hitomi Shimatani
- Favorite phrase: Nanigoto mo CHARENJI (何事もチャレンジ) which means "take on all challenges."
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- LolitA☆Strawberry in summer (27 August 2003. Monkey Typhoon 4th ED)
- Love★Raspberry Juice (19 November 2003)
- Love like candy floss (11 February 2004)
- Grow into shinin' stars (16 June 2004)
- Sky (3 November 2004. Justirisers 1st ED)
- countdown / oursong ~Wakare no Uta~ ~別れの詩~ (2 February 2005)
- MIENAI TSUBASA ミエナイツバサ (1 June 2005)
- Earthship ~Uchuusen Chikyuugou~ Earthship ~宇宙船地球号~ (10 August 2005. The Law of Ueki 2nd ED)
- on the way ~Yakusoku no Basho E~ on the way ~約束の場所へ~ (2 November 2005)
- Bitter sweets (23 March 2006)
- Color of tears (7 June 2006)
[edit] Mini-albums
- SweetS (3 March 2004)
- keep on movin' (23 February 2005)
[edit] Full-Length albums
[edit] Videos
- LolitA☆Strawberry in summer (10 September 2003)
- Wings of my heart (20 July 2005)
- SweetS 1st LIVETOUR Earthship ～Uchuusen Chikyuugou～ SweetS 1st LIVETOUR Earthship ～宇宙船地球号～ (7 December,
2005)
