{"id":18875,"date":"2015-05-31T09:39:38","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T07:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/?page_id=18875"},"modified":"2016-03-06T08:57:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T07:57:12","slug":"flap-girls-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/flap-girls-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Flap Girls’ School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FlapFlap Girls’ School<\/strong> (\u30d5\u30e9\u30c3\u30d7\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba\u30b9\u30af\u30fc\u30eb) is a Japanese idol group formed in April 2012.<\/p>\n

It currently consists of 5 members.<\/p>\n

The leader is Aoyama Reina.<\/p>\n

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Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

\"FlapAuditions were held on April 15, 2012. Flap Girls’ School was officially created on the same day. It was comprised 5 regular members, including Aoyama Reina, and 10 trainees, including Takano Chie.<\/p>\n

The concept of the idol group is that their lessons are open to public viewing.<\/p>\n

They made their live debut at Idol Yokocho Natsu Matsuri 2012 (\u30a2\u30a4\u30c9\u30eb\u6a2a\u4e01\u590f\u796d\u308a!!\uff5e2012\uff5e)<\/span> festival in July.<\/p>\n

Their 1st one-man live Flap Girls’ School Prom (\u30d5\u30e9\u30c3\u30d7\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba\u30b9\u30af\u30fc\u30eb\u30d7\u30ed\u30e0)<\/span> was held in December 2012. 50 people attended the event.<\/p>\n

\"FlapYokoyama Miran and Michie Sachiko joined the idol group as 2nd generation members in February and March 2013.<\/p>\n

Flap Girls’ School no Theme (\u30d5\u30e9\u30c3\u30d7\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba\u30b9\u30af\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u30c6\u30fc\u30de)<\/span> CD, released in April 2013, was a limited edition to commemorate their 1st anniversary. As its title suggests, it features their official anthem.<\/p>\n

Sato Yuka and Sakamoto Maria were recruited as 3rd generation members in August 2013.<\/p>\n

\"FlapFlap Girls’ School’s 1st single Tsubomi<\/a> (\u3064\u307c\u307f)<\/span> was released in January 2014.<\/p>\n

Aoyama Reina was appointed leader in July 2014 on the day of her 20th birthday.<\/p>\n

In August 2014, their 2nd single Omokaji Ippai! (\u9762\u8235\u30a4\u30c3\u30d1\u30a4\uff01)<\/span> was the ending theme song for Akko ni Omakase! (\u30a2\u30c3\u30b3\u306b\u304a\u307e\u304b\u305b\uff01)<\/span> TV show airing on TBS.<\/p>\n

They appear on the Cheerz mobile app for smartphones since November 2014.<\/p>\n

\"FlapFlap Girls’ School’s 3rd single Habatake Tsubasa<\/a> (\u7fbd\u3070\u305f\u3051\u7ffc)<\/span> reached the 3rd rank on Oricon daily chart in March 2015.<\/p>\n

Takano Chie announced her graduation from the idol group in April 2015 in order to focus on studies.<\/p>\n

Their 4th single\u00a0Summer Days Dance<\/a> (\u30b5\u30de\u30fc\u30c7\u30a4\u30baDance)<\/span> is a fresh pop tune. In August 2015, it is the power play song for the show Buzz Rhythm \u30d0\u30ba\u30ea\u30ba\u30e0)<\/span> airing on NTV.<\/p>\n

In December 2015, Aoyama Reina and Michie Sachiko won the Cheerz Award of the Most Active Idol<\/span> along with Iori Ai (Kawagoe Clear’s<\/a>) and Hoshino Mana (Stella Beats<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Flap Girls’ School’s 1st album School Days<\/a><\/span>\u00a0was\u00a0released in March 2016. The CD includes the song Start Line (\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c8\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Aoyama Reina<\/a> is going to graduate in May 2016 in order to focus on studies at university and job hunting.<\/p>\n

Profile<\/h2>\n