Tokyo Girls' Style
| Tokyo Girls' Style 東京女子流 |
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TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE at HYPER JAPAN (2015)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-Pop |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Avex Trax |
| Website | tokyogirlsstyle |
| Members | Miyu Yamabe Yuri Nakae Mei Shyoji Hitomi Arai |
| Past members | Ayano Konishi |
Tokyo Girls' Style (東京女子流 Tōkyō Joshi Ryū?) (stylized as TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE) is a Japanese idol girl group created by Avex Trax. Consisting of four teenage members, Miyu Yamabe, Hitomi Arai, Yuri Nakae, and Mei Shyoji, this group was the first idol group that Avex had created in seven years.
The group's name symbolises that the group is full of surprises and it is unknown how they would develop in the future, much like Tokyo's image. They also hope that they can one day emulate Tokyo's success in areas such as entering overseas markets and coming up with their own unique style.
Avex created the group Tokyo Girls' Style in 2009 to capitalize on the rising demand for Japanese idol girl groups, a trend fueled by the success of the female idol group AKB48. Members of the group later said that they had previously worked with this record label before, and were reportedly encouraged to audition for the new group. On December 1, 2009 the Japanese media made reports about this new group, though Avex kept the identities of the group's members a secret until January 1, 2010. From January 1 to January 5, 2010, Avex gradually released more information on the members of the group, and launched the group's official website.
The group's debut single, "Kirari" (キラリ☆ lit. "Sparkling"?), was released on May 5, 2010, reaching a peak position of 30th place on the Oricon charts. Their second single, "Onnaji Kimochi" (おんなじキモチ "Same Feeling"?), was subsequently released on May 19, 2010. Their first album, Kodou no Himitsu, which is a compilation of their previous singles, was released in Japan on May 4, 2011. This album peaked at the 25th position on the Oricon charts.
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