{"id":17534,"date":"2014-01-12T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/?page_id=17534"},"modified":"2016-03-13T16:43:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T15:43:38","slug":"galette","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/galette\/","title":{"rendered":"GALETTe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GALETTe\"GALETTe<\/strong> is a Japanese idol group formed in August 2013.<\/p>\n

It currently consists of 4\u00a0members.<\/p>\n

The idol unit is from in Fukuoka in Kyushu Prefecture. They moved to Tokyo to pursue their activities.<\/p>\n

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Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

The 4 original members of GALETTe were Shishima Saki, Nonoko, Hosaka Ayano, and Murayama Shihori.<\/p>\n

Shishima Saki is a former member of CQC’s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nonoko is a former member of Chimo<\/a>. She pursued her activities with both idol groups until December 2013.<\/p>\n

Hosaka Ayano is under contract with ITR Entertainment.<\/p>\n

The girls held regular live performances at Aru Aru City in Fukuoka.<\/p>\n

Galette released their debut single G<\/a><\/span> in October 2013.<\/p>\n

\"GALETTe\"Komori Yui joined GALETTe in November 2013. She is a former member of HKT48<\/a> and 10Color’s.<\/p>\n

The first 2 singles of the idol group, G<\/span> and Jajauma to Yobanaide \/ Candy Pop<\/a> (\u3058\u3083\u3058\u3083\u99ac\u3068\u547c\u3070\u306a\u3044\u3067 \/ Candy Pop)<\/span>, were the tie-up songs for the variety show Joshista (\u30b8\u30e7\u30b7\u30b9\u30bf)<\/span> broadcast on Sapporo TV (\u672d\u5e4c\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3).<\/p>\n

Murayama Shihori<\/a> graduated in March 2014 due to poor physical health. She is the former leader of QunQun<\/a>. She was also part of Raise Chou Chou<\/a> and Shooting Star Girls in the past.<\/p>\n

\"GALETTe\"The girls make regular appearances on the variety show Hakkutsu Berry (\u30cf\u30c3\u30af\u30c4\u30d9\u30ea\u30fc)<\/span> airing on TV Tokyo since April 2014. GALETTe performed the ending theme song for the program.<\/p>\n

Hosaka Ayano<\/a> graduated in January 2015 because the idol group moved from Fukuoka to Tokyo. She couldn’t pursue her solo activities if she left Fukuoka.<\/p>\n

Fujita Akari<\/a> (Party Rockets<\/a>) joined GALETTe as a temporary member in February 2015.<\/p>\n

\"GALETTe\"Their 1st mini-album\u00a0Grooving Party<\/a><\/span> will be released in March 2015.<\/p>\n

Auditions were held in March in order to recruit a new member. The application was opened to girls between 12 and 22 years old.<\/p>\n

Only Komori Yui, Shishima Saki and Nonoko participated in the recording of their 5th single Air Summer \/ Shijou no Ai<\/a> (\u81f3\u4e0a\u306e\u611b)<\/span> which went\u00a0on sale in July 2015.<\/p>\n

\"GALETTe\"Fujita Akari (ex Party Rocket) and Noda Reina (ex Happy Dance)<\/a> joined GALETTe as new members in August 2015.<\/p>\n

Shishima Saki<\/a>\u00a0graduated in February 2016. She formed a new idol group, Dear Kiss, a few weeks later.<\/p>\n

In early March 2016, all the members suffered from influenza. As a result, a live event had to be cancelled.<\/p>\n

In April 2016, Komori Yui\u00a0will\u00a0perform in the stage play Genki ga Deru Byouin! (\u5143\u6c17\u304c\u51fa\u308b\u75c5\u9662\uff01)<\/span> along with Hiraguchi Miyuki\u00a0(Palet<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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