{"id":13621,"date":"2013-11-11T09:41:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T08:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/?page_id=13621"},"modified":"2015-11-15T13:16:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T12:16:53","slug":"hachikin-girls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/hachikin-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Hachikin Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-32531\" src=\"http:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hachikin-girls-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hachikin Girls (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Hachikin Girls<\/strong> (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba) is a Japanese idol group formed in February 2010.<\/p>\n<p>It currently consists of 3 members.<\/p>\n<p>The idol unit is based in Kochi Prefecture.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hachikin&#8221; (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093) is a word used to describe strong and independent women in Tosa dialect spoken in Kochi.<\/p>\n<p>The leader is Ishikawa Ayaka.<\/p>\n<h2>Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14152\" src=\"http:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hachikin-girls.jpg\" alt=\"Hachikin Girls (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba)\" width=\"147\" height=\"147\" \/>At its creation, Hachikin Girls was consisting of 5 members selected among the\u00a0 cheerleading units Papillons (\u30d1\u30d4\u30e8\u30f3\u30ba) and CuRu CuRu (\u30af\u30eb\u30af\u30eb) which are supporting the local baseball team Kochi Fighting Dogs (\u9ad8\u77e5\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u30c9\u30c3\u30b0\u30b9).<\/p>\n<p>In June 2010, Kawamura Ayano became PR ambassador to promote the tourism in Kochi Prefecture and participated in several live events across Japan along with the idol group.<\/p>\n<p>Hachikin Girls won a special prize at <em>U.M.U Award 2010<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16747\" src=\"http:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hachikin-girls.jpg\" alt=\"Hachikin Girls (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba)\" width=\"150\" height=\"86\" \/>Each member opened her own blog in December 2011.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, the girls expanded their activities as Kochi PR ambassador to other prefectures. They have also started performing solo songs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25805\" src=\"http:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hachikin-girls-idol.jpg\" alt=\"Hachikin Girls (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba)\" width=\"150\" height=\"76\" \/>Hachikin Girls released their debut single <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Tomodachi no Mama Da yo (\u53cb\u9054\u306e\u307e\u307e\u3060\u3088)<\/span> in June 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hirata Iria (Hachikin Girls) to study at Oxford University\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/hirota-iria-oxford-university\/\">Hirata Iria<\/a> left the idol group in October 2014 in order to study abroad at Oxford University in England during 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunalely, Hirata Iria didn&#8217;t come back to the unit after this period, and she announced her graduation. Nevertheless, she wrote the English lyrics for the coupling song <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Try! Try! Try!<\/span> from Hachikin Girls&#8217; single <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ame no Screen (\u96e8\u306e\u30b9\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30f3)<\/span> on sale in October 2015.<\/p>\n<p>A photo exhibition was held at Nakano Broadway in October 2015 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the idol group.<\/p>\n<h2>Profile<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hachikin Girls (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba)<\/li>\n<li>Years active : 2010 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Label : JCM<\/li>\n<li>Agency : Horizon Japan Associates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Members<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ishikawa Ayaka (\u77f3\u5ddd\u5f69\u6953)<\/li>\n<li>Kajihara Hinako (\u68b6\u539f\u5983\u83dc\u5b50)<\/li>\n<li>Kawamura Ayano (\u5ddd\u6751\u3042\u3084\u306e)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Members<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yamasaki Haruna (\u5c71\u5d0e\u306f\u308b\u306a)<\/li>\n<li>Yamasaki Wakana (\u5c71\u5d0e\u308f\u304b\u306a)<\/li>\n<li>Yamada Sayaka (\u5c71\u7530\u5f69)<\/li>\n<li>Rissen Airi (\u7acb\u4ed9\u611b\u7406)<\/li>\n<li>Fujihara Aira (\u85e4\u539f\u611b\u826f)<\/li>\n<li>Kawamura Fuki (\u5ddd\u6751\u8557)<\/li>\n<li>Hamada Shino (\u6ff1\u7530\u7d2b\u4e43)<\/li>\n<li>Hirata Iria (\u5e73\u7530\u4f0a\u68a8\u4e9c)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Discography<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Singles<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>02\/06\/2012 : Tomodachi no Mama Da yo (\u53cb\u9054\u306e\u307e\u307e\u3060\u3088)<\/li>\n<li>27\/07\/2012 : Shogeteru Kimi ni Sachiare (\u3057\u3087\u3052\u3066\u308b\u30ad\u30df\u306b\u5e78\u3042\u308c)<\/li>\n<li>24\/04\/2013 : Makenai Chikara (\u8ca0\u3051\u306a\u3044\u30c1\u30ab\u30e9)<\/li>\n<li>07\/08\/2013 : Nihon Rettou Yume Zensen (\u65e5\u672c\u5217\u5cf6\u5922\u524d\u7dda)<\/li>\n<li>04\/12\/2013 : Henshin Da! (\u5909\u8eab\u30c0\u30fc\u30c3\uff01)<\/li>\n<li>12\/02\/2014 : Bouken Hajimaru (\u5192\u967a\u306f\u3058\u307e\u308b\u3002)<\/li>\n<li>24\/09\/2014 : Itsuwari no Tengoku wa Iranai (\u507d\u308a\u306e\u5929\u56fd\u306f\u30a4\u30e9\u30ca\u30a4)<\/li>\n<li>21\/10\/2015 : Ame no Screen (\u96e8\u306e\u30b9\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30f3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Albums<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Official Website\" href=\"http:\/\/hachikin-g.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Official Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ameblo.jp\/hachikin-girls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/tag\/hachikin-girls\/\">Latest News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32531\" src=\"http:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hachikin-girls.jpg\" alt=\"Hachikin Girls (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hachikin-girls.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hachikin-girls-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hachikin Girls (\u306f\u3061\u304d\u3093\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba) is a Japanese idol group formed in February 2010. It currently consists of 3 members. 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