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\"AngermeAngerme<\/strong> (\u30a2\u30f3\u30b8\u30e5\u30eb\u30e0)\u00a0is a Japanese idol group formed in 2009.<\/p>\n

They were\u00a0formerly known as S\/mileage<\/strong> (\u30b9\u30de\u30a4\u30ec\u30fc\u30b8).<\/p>\n

The unit is part of Hello! Project.<\/p>\n

Angerme currently consist of 9 members. Each one has been assigned a color.<\/p>\n

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The leader is Wada Ayaka.<\/p>\n

The girls used to call themselves “the idol group with the shortest skirts in Japan”.<\/p>\n

The name of the idol unit is a word play with the English words “smile” and “age”.<\/p>\n

Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

\"S\/mileageS\/mileage was created in April 2009. The 4 original members were Wada Ayka, Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon and Ogawa Saki. They were previously part of Hello! Pro Egg.<\/p>\n

S\/mileage released their debut single aManojaku (\u3041\u307e\u306e\u3058\u3083\u304f)<\/span> in June 2009.<\/p>\n

\"S\/mileageIn March 2010, Tsunku\u2642 gave a challenge to the members of the idol group. The girls had collect 10000 photos of people smiling in around one month in order to make their major debut.<\/p>\n

They succeeded and S\/mileage released their major debut single Yumemiru Fifteen (\u5922\u898b\u308b 15\u6b73)<\/span> under the label Hachama in May 2010.<\/p>\n

S\/mileage 1st Live Tour 2010 Aki ~Devil Smile Angel Smile~ (\u30b9\u30de\u30a4\u30ec\u30fc\u30b8 1st \u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc 2010 \u79cb \uff5e \u30c7\u30d3\u30eb\u30b9\u30de\u30a4\u30eb \u30a8\u30f3\u30b8\u30a7\u30eb\u30b9\u30de\u30a4\u30eb \uff5e)<\/span> was held in October and November.<\/p>\n

Their 1st album Warugaki 1 (\u60aa\u30ac\u30ad\u30c3 1)<\/span> went on sale in December 2010.<\/p>\n

The idol group won the Best New Artist award at the 52th Japan Record Award (\u7b2c52\u56de\u65e5\u672c\u30ec\u30b3\u30fc\u30c9\u5927\u8cde) ceremony in December 2010.<\/p>\n

In February 2011, Wada Ayaka and Fukuda Kanon cut their hair 30 cm shorter to promote the single Shortcut (\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30c8\u30ab\u30c3\u30c8)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"S\/mileageIn August 2011, Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi and Kosuga Fuyuka passed the audition and joined the idol group as temporary sub-members. Takeuchi Akari and Katsuta Rina were part of Hello! Pro Egg.<\/p>\n

Ogawa Saki graduated from S\/mileage and Hello! Project in late August 2011. She decided to retire from show business.<\/p>\n

\"S\/mileage\"In September 2011, Kosuga Fuyuka had to leave the unit in order to get a medical treatment for severe anemia. Then she joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei in February 2012.<\/p>\n

Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi were officially promoted as 2nd generation members in October 2011.<\/p>\n

Maeda Yuuka graduated in December 2011. She retired from the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n

\"S\/mileage\"In August 2012, the girls acted in a series of horror movies titled Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Igyou<\/a> (\u602a\u8ac7\u65b0\u8033\u888b \u7570\u5f62)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In March 2013, the single Tabidachi no Haru ga Kita<\/a> (\u65c5\u7acb\u3061\u306e\u6625\u304c\u6765\u305f)<\/span> ranked 1st on Oricon daily chart.<\/p>\n

Wada Ayaka and Fukuda Kanon released the photobook S\/mileage 2 ~Ayakanon 18 sai no Yakusoku~<\/a> (\u548c\u7530\u5f69\u82b1\u30fb\u798f\u7530\u82b1\u97f3 \u30d5\u30a9\u30c8\u30d6\u30c3\u30af \u300e \u30b9\u30de\u30a4\u30ec\u30fc\u30b8 2 \u301c\u3042\u3084\u304b\u306e\u309318\u6b73\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u301c \u300f)<\/span> in April 2013 to commemorate their graduation from high school.<\/p>\n

\"S\/mileage\"S\/mileage held their 1st live performance at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, in July 2014.<\/p>\n

New members from Hello Pro Kenshuusei were added as S\/mileage 3rd generation members<\/a> : Aikawa Maho, Sasaki Rikako, Murota Mizuki.<\/p>\n

The idol group’s new name Angerme<\/a> (\u30a2\u30f3\u30b8\u30e5\u30eb\u30e0) was announced in December 2014. This name was proposed by Nakanishi Kana. It is the combination of the French words \u201cange\u201d (angel) and \u201clarme\u201d (tear).<\/p>\n

\"AngermeAngerme’s 1st single Taikibansei \/ Otome no Gyakushu<\/a> (\u5927\u5668\u6669\u6210 \/ \u4e59\u5973\u306e\u9006\u8972<\/span>)<\/span> is going to be released in February 2015.<\/p>\n

The girls have been appointed ambassadors of the Idol Matsuri (\u611b\u8e0a\u796d\uff5e\u3042\u3044\u3069\u308b\u307e\u3064\u308a\uff5e)<\/span> anime song contest being held from April to September 2015. As part of this event, they performed a cover of Sally the Witch<\/a> (\u9b54\u6cd5\u4f7f\u3044\u30b5\u30ea\u30fc)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"AngermeAngerme 1st live at Nippon Budokan took place in May 2015.<\/p>\n

Audition to recruit\u00a0 members were held during the summer of 2015.<\/p>\n

Kamikokuryo Moe joined Angerme as a 4th generation<\/a> member in November 2015.<\/p>\n

The single Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku \/ Itoshima Distance \/ Koi nara Tokku ni Hajimatteru<\/a> (\u6b21\u3005\u7d9a\u3005 \/ \u7cf8\u5cf6Distance \/ \u604b\u306a\u3089\u3068\u3063\u304f\u306b\u59cb\u307e\u3063\u3066\u308b)<\/span>, on sale in April 2016, is the last one featuring Tamura Meimi, and the first one with Kamikokuryo Moe.<\/p>\n

\"AngermeTamura Meimi graduated in May 2016. She wants\u00a0to pursue a career of musical actress.<\/p>\n

Kasahara Momona was added to the idol group as the only 5th generation member in July 2016. She was previously part of Hello Pro Kenshuusei. She was introduced during the Hello! Project 2016 Summer ~Sunshine Parade~ \/ ~Rainbow Carnival~<\/span> concert.<\/p>\n

Angerme will play in the musical Engeki Jyoshibu “Mode” (\u6f14\u5287\u5973\u5b50\u90e8\u300c\u30e2\u30fc\u30c9\u300d)<\/span> in October 2016 at Space Zero Shinjuku, Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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