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\"IdolIdol College<\/strong> (\u30a2\u30a4\u30c9\u30eb\u30ab\u30ec\u30c3\u30b8) is a Japanese idol group formed in 2009.<\/p>\n

It currently consists of 19\u00a0members.<\/p>\n

They are split into I Team, C Team and Up’s College.<\/p>\n

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Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

The unit was known as B.L.T. Idol College from February 2009 to March 2010. During this period, it was as an idol project for B.L.T. magazine.<\/p>\n

Their 1st single Koi na no Desu \/ Yume wo Oikakete (\u604b\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059 \/ \u5922\u3092\u8ffd\u3044\u304b\u3051\u3066)<\/span> was released in December 2009.<\/p>\n

\"IdolIdol College made their major debut with single Shoujo Sotsugyou \/ Yozora<\/a> (\u5c11\u5973\u5352\u696d \/ Yozora)<\/span> released in February 2013 under the label Dreamusic.<\/p>\n

Their 1st album Idol College no Tsutaetai Koto<\/a> (\u30a2\u30a4\u30c9\u30eb\u30ab\u30ec\u30c3\u30b8\u306e\u4f1d\u3048\u305f\u3044\u3053\u3068)<\/span> was released in July 2013.<\/p>\n

Ishizuka Shioka, Tomita Juria, Nakajima Yui, Minami Chisato and Kawato Anju were starring in the comedy drama Detective Hige (\u30d2\u30b2\u63a2\u5075)<\/span> in June 2014.<\/p>\n

The group signed under the label Stand Up! Records in July 2014.<\/p>\n

Kawato Anju released her 1st solo DVD Angel Time (\u3042\u3093\u3058\u3047\u308bTime)<\/span> in October 2014.<\/p>\n

\"IdolThe single True End Player<\/a> (\u30c8\u30a5\u30eb\u30fc\u30a8\u30f3\u30c9 \u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc)<\/span> is the ending theme song for the PlayStation Vita RPG video game Kami Jijigen Game Neptune Re;Birth 3 V Century (\u795e\u6b21\u6b21\u5143\u30b2\u30a4\u30e0 \u30cd\u30d7\u30c6\u30e5\u30fc\u30ccRe;Birth3 V Century)<\/span>. It is on sale since November 2014. Check out our photos and report of Idol College Live True End Player<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Izuhara Momo, Agasawa Ayano and Tozawa Mai were recruited as new members in December 2014.<\/p>\n

Yamaguchi Rie announced her graduation in January 2015.<\/p>\n

\"IdolIdol College collaborated with Kurihara Satoru (Jazzin’ Park) for their single\u00a0#Tokonatsu Joshi Kibou<\/a> (\uff03\u5e38\u590f\u5973\u5b50\u5e0c\u671b!!!)<\/span> released in May 2015. It was the ending theme for Bananaman no Sekkaku Gourmet (\u30d0\u30ca\u30ca\u30de\u30f3\u306e\u305b\u3063\u304b\u304f\u30b0\u30eb\u30e1)<\/span> TV show on the same month.<\/p>\n

Okazaki Ichigo<\/a> joined the group in May 2015. She is a former member of Smile Gakuen<\/a> and Under Face<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tomita Julia is going to perform in the stage play Konna Hazu Janakatta ~Battle 3~ (\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306f\u305a\u3058\u3083\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\uff5e\u30d0\u30c8\u30eb\uff13\uff5e)<\/span> in August 2015.<\/p>\n

Idol College gave a concert in Taipei, Ta\u00efwan, in September 2015. This event was their first overseas live performance. The participating members were Minami Chisato, Ebihara Yuka, Nakajima Yui, Tomita Julia, Ishizuka Shioka, Inaba Misaki, Kawaoto Nozomi.<\/p>\n

\"IdolTheir single Be my Zombie<\/a> (\u30d3\u30fc\u30de\u30a4\u2606\u30be\u30f3\u30d3)<\/span>, on sale in October 2015, features the opening and the ending themes for\u00a0Geki Jigen Tag Blanc + Neptune vs Zombie Gundan (\u6fc0\u6b21\u5143\u30bf\u30c3\u30b0 \u30d6\u30e9\u30f3\uff0b\u30cd\u30d7\u30c6\u30e5\u30fc\u30ccVS\u30be\u30f3\u30d3\u8ecd\u56e3)<\/span> PS Vita video game. The girls turned into zombies on the visual and the artist picture.<\/p>\n

Kagesawa Rina, Kondo Kanna, Sato Haruna, Tadokoro Shiori and Kawaji Yuna joined the unit in October 2015. Tadokoro Shiori is a former member of Kaiketsu! Tropical Maru<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0sister group Up’s College from \u30a2\u30a4\u30ab\u30ec was created at the same period. The\u00a05 new members are part of the line-up. Hina Kanda, Konno Honoka, Izuhara Momo, Okazaki Ichigo, Ogasawara Ayano and Tozawa Mai hold a concurrent position.<\/p>\n

In October 2015 Minami Chisato won the 3rd Gravure Henshuu no Kakushidama Grand Prix (\u7b2c3\u56de\u30b0\u30e9\u30d3\u30a2\u7de8\u96c6\u306e\u96a0\u3057\u7389GP). The contest was organized by Weekly Playboy (\u9031\u520a\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30dc\u30fc\u30a4) magazine.<\/p>\n

\"IdolThe single Ichizu Recipe (\u30a4\u30c1\u30ba\u30ec\u30b7\u30d4)<\/span>, released in December 2015, was the opening theme song for the anime Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner[ (\u4ffa\u304c\u304a\u5b22\u69d8\u5b66\u6821\u306b\u300c\u5eb6\u6c11\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u300d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30b2\u30c3\u30c4\u3055\u308c\u305f\u4ef6)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Inaba Misaki graduated in December 2015.<\/p>\n

Kaminaguchi Himeka was recruited in January 2016. She is the younger sister of Kaminaguchi Honoka (X21<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"IdolIn February 2016, Minami Chisato and Kotone Mai<\/a>\u00a0participated, along with\u00a0local celebrities, in the Setsubun Festival (\u7bc0\u5206\u5927\u796d) at the Honmonji\u00a0temple in Tokyo. This annual event commemorates the last day of the winter, and the arrival\u00a0of spring, in association with the Lunar New Year.<\/p>\n

Ishizuka Shioka<\/a> announced her graduation in February 2016. She changed her mind in April 2016, and she told that she wanted to pursue activities with the group.<\/p>\n

Idol College participated in Japan Expo in Thailand 2016<\/span> and in a few other events in Bangkok in February.<\/p>\n

Saito Kisaki left the unit in February 2016.<\/p>\n

The album idolcollege<\/a><\/span>, on sale in April 2016, includes the song Gamushara Fighter (\u304c\u3080\u3057\u3083\u3089Fighter)<\/span>. The MV was filmed in one long, continuous shot.<\/p>\n

They participated in IDOLidge Carnival in Taipei<\/span>, Taiwan, in May 2016.<\/p>\n

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