Wake Up, Girls!

Wake Up, Girls! was a Japanese seiyuu unit formed through the 2nd Anisong Vocal Audition in 2012, organized by Avex and 81 Produce. Created as the music and voice cast unit for the Wake Up, Girls! anime project, the group officially began activities on April 1, 2013 and was introduced to the public on July 28 at Wonder Festival 2013 [Summer]. The lineup consisted of Mayu Yoshioka, Airi Eino, Minami Tanaka, Yoshino Aoyama, Nanami Yamashita, Kaya Okuno, and Miyu Takagi, who worked as both voice actors and singers. Their singles and albums were released through DIVE II Entertainment, and the unit worked in J-pop with an idol-style presentation tied to anime and live performance. The seven members made their voice acting debut on January 10, 2014 with the film "Wake Up, Girls! 七人のアイドル" and the television anime "Wake Up, Girls!". Their CD debut followed on February 26, 2014 with "7 Girls War" and "言の葉 青葉". They later appeared in the films "Wake Up, Girls! 青春の影" and "Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom", then returned for the television anime "Wake Up, Girls! 新章". The unit also expanded beyond its own franchise through anime tie-ins including "Koi? de Ai? de Boukun desu! (恋？で愛？で暴君です！)", the OP of "Renai Boukun", "One In A Billion", the OP of "Isekai Shokudou", and "Suki no Skill (スキノスキル)", the ED of "Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku". On March 6, 2015, Wake Up, Girls! received a Special Award at the Seiyu Awards for reconstruction support activities following the Great East Japan Earthquake. After announcing the end of the group in 2018, Wake Up, Girls! held its final concert, "Wake Up, Girls! FINAL LIVE〜想い出のパレード〜", at Saitama Super Arena on March 8, 2019 and disbanded.