Idol Street

Idol Street
Parent company Avex Group Holdings
Founded October 2, 2010
Founder Tatsuo Higuchi (supervising producer)[1]
Genre J-pop (idols)
Country of origin Japan
Location Tokyo
Official website idolstreet.jp

Idol Street (stylized as iDOL Street) is a Japanese record label and music project specializing in idols.[2][3][4]

It was launched by Avex on October 2, 2010 as a dedicated idol record label.[5] The first artist on the new label was the idol group Super Girls, formed in June 2010.[4][5] As of May 2014, three girl groups have debuted on the label: Super Girls, Cheeky Parade, and GEM.[6][7][8]

Idol Street Project

The project includes 71 members: 12 members of Super Girls, 9 members of Cheeky Parade (former 2nd generation trainees), 10 members of GEM (former 3rd generation trainees), 35 so-called street-sei or trainees (one 2nd generation, seven 3rd generation, twenty 4th generation, seven 5th generation, and four 6th generation), and solo singer Saori Yasaka.

Members

Super Girls

Main article: Super Girls (band)

Cheeky Parade

Main article: Cheeky Parade

Solo

References

  1. ↑ "iDOL Street 樋口竜雄×編集長 平賀哲雄 スペシャル対談". Billboard Japan (in Japanese) (Prometheus Global Media, LLC.). 2013.
  2. ↑ "avexアイドル専用レーベル「iDOL Street」の公式ガイドブック発売" [Avex dedicated idol label releases official guidebook]. Musicman-NET (in Japanese). 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  3. ↑ "avexアイドルオーディション2012開催大決定!そしてiDOL Streetから第2弾グループ「Cheeky Parade」誕生！". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "SUPER☆GiRLS has held 2nd anniversary live at their birthplace Nakano Sunplaza!! Total 56 idols from their label iDOL Street have joined the live!!". Kawaii girl Japan. 2012-06-18.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "History". Idol Street website (in Japanese). Avex Marketing Inc. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  6. ↑ "「iDOL Street」第3弾グループ、GEM（ジェム）が2014年元旦デビュー決定！". CDJournal News (in Japanese). 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  7. ↑ "iDOL Streetの第3弾グループGEM、デビュー・シングル「We’re GEM!」のMVが公開！". CDJournal (in Japanese). 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  8. ↑ OKMusic (2014-01-05). "1月1日、avexのアイドル専門レーベル「iDOL Street」から新鋭・GEMがメジャーデビュー！" (in Japanese). Get News.
  9. ↑ ｉＤＯＬ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ最新グッズがｍｕ－ｍｏショップにて販売開始！. Zakzak (in Japanese). 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

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