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\"Especia\"Especia<\/strong> is a Japanese idol group formed in June 2012.<\/p>\n

It currently consists of 2 members.<\/p>\n

The leader is Tominaga Haruka.<\/p>\n

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The idol unit is from Osaka, but moved to Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

Especia perform a mix of 80’s disco, funk and j-pop songs.<\/p>\n

They are produced by Schtein & Longer (Scrambles).<\/p>\n

The name of the group comes from the Spanish word meaning “spice” in English.<\/p>\n

There were 10 members when Especia was formed in June 2012.<\/p>\n

\"Especia\"In August 2012, Imai Akari and Inoue Erena announced their graduation. Uesaka Mizuki suspended her activities with the idol group.<\/p>\n

Their 1st EP Dulce<\/a><\/span> was released in November 2012.<\/p>\n

Itatsuda Yuka graduated in December 2012.<\/p>\n

In January 2013, the vinyl record Taste of Spice<\/span> was funded via the Japanese crowdfunding platform Picnic. 228 people participated in the campaign and a total amount of 1,311,000 Yen was collected.<\/p>\n

\"Especia\"In May 2013, 2 versions of their 2nd EP Amarga<\/a> -Tarde- -Noche-<\/span> went on sale on the same day.<\/p>\n

Their 1st live in Tokyo titled Vamos a Especia<\/span> was held in February 2013 at Koenji Club Liner. The event was sold out.<\/p>\n

The idol group released its 1st single Midnight Confusion<\/a> (\u30df\u30c3\u30c9\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8Confusion)<\/span> in September 2013.<\/p>\n

\"EspeciaThe girls hosted the radio show Especia Palm Music Saturday<\/span> broadcast on FM Amagasaki (\u30a8\u30d5\u30a8\u30e0\u3042\u307e\u304c\u3055\u304d) from April to June 2014.<\/p>\n

Their 1st album Gusto<\/a><\/span> was released in May 2014.<\/p>\n

Sugimoto Akane graduated in October 2014.<\/p>\n

\"Especia\"The idol unit held its 1st live tour Musho Gusto Especia Tour 2014<\/span> in October and November 2014 across Japan.<\/p>\n

The variety program Especia Esperanza in Showroom<\/span> is broadcast every Monday night between 21:30 and 22;00 since November 2014.<\/p>\n

Especia made their major debut with the album Primera<\/a><\/span> released in February 2015 under Victor Entertainment’s label VersionMusic.<\/p>\n

They were transferred from Tsubasa Plus (\u3064\u3070\u3055\u30d7\u30e9\u30b9) to its management section Bermuda Entertainment Japan in April 2015.<\/p>\n

\"Especia\"Their 1st major single Aviator \/ Boogie Aroma<\/a><\/span> was released in July 2015.<\/p>\n

The girls hosted a regular segment on the radio show\u00a0E\u221eTracks Selection<\/span> on FM Osaka between July and December 2015.<\/p>\n

Their official fan club Club Royal Resort Horie (\u30af\u30e9\u30d6 \u30ed\u30a4\u30e4\u30eb\u30ea\u30be\u30fc\u30c8\u5800\u6c5f) was created in August 2015.<\/p>\n

Especia Estrella Tour 2015<\/span> was held from October 2015 to January 2016 across Japan.<\/p>\n

In January 2016, Especia staff announced that the idol group was going to move from Osaka to Tokyo.<\/p>\n

As a result, Sannomiya Chika, Mise Chihiro and Wakita Monari decided to graduate in February 2016 after Hotel Estrella<\/span> live.<\/p>\n

Their 1st major album Carta<\/a><\/span> was released in February 2016.<\/p>\n

Tominaga Haruka, Mori Erika, Sannomiya Chika, Mise Chihiro and Wakita Monari made a guest appearance in the MV of Negicco<\/a>‘s single\u00a0Mujun, Hajimemashita<\/a> (\u77db\u76fe\u3001\u306f\u3058\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002)<\/span> on sale in March 2016.<\/p>\n

The LP records Memoria A & B<\/span> were released in June 2016. They feature remastered songs by the 5-member line-up before they left the unit.<\/p>\n

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