Juice=Juice
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | www |
| Members |
Akari Uemura Yuka Miyazaki Sayuki Takagi Karin Miyamoto Tomoko Kanazawa |
| Past members | Aina Ōtsuka |
Juice=Juice, pronounced "Juice Juice", is a 5-member Japanese girl group, formed in 2013. It is positioned as a unit formed of trainee members of Hello! Project.
Juice=Juice was nominated for the 2013 TBS Japan Record Award in the category of "Best Newcomer" and won a New Artist Award. In February 2016, Juice=Juice starred in a Japanese drama called Budokan.
The formation of the unit was announced on February 2, 2013, at a Hello! Project concert held at the Main Hall of the Fukuoka Convention Center. It was revealed that the unit would consist of six members: five Hello! Project trainees Akari Uemura, Sayuki Takagi, Karin Miyamoto, Aina Ōtsuka, Tomoko Kanazawa and of Yuka Miyazaki.
On February 25, 2013, the new group's name was revealed to be Juice=Juice. It was also announced that the group would immediately release its first single, and on March 2 would debut live at a series of Hello! Project concerts called Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013. On March 2 and 3, Juice=Juice performed at the forementioned concert series, where the group premiered their upcoming single "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne".
On July 5, 2013, Aina Ōtsuka resigned from both Juice=Juice and Hello! Project Kenshūsei, bringing the member count to five.
In November 2013, Juice=Juice was nominated for the 2013 TBS Japan Record Award in the category of "Best Newcomer", but had to be content with a New Artist Award.
In February 2016, Juice=Juice starred in a Japanese drama called Budokan in where the members acted as a new idol group called NEXT YOU!
The group consists of five members. Each member's image is represented by a fruit.
The Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the Japan Composer's Association.
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