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[[Image:MSK.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan on the cover of their first album ''[[Start (Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan album)|START]]'' (1992)]]

'''Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan''' (南青山少女歌劇団), also called '''MSK''' for short, was a all female theatre troupe from the Minato Ward of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. They also known by their younger sister group, [[Nansho Kids]]. The troupe started in 1990 with help from the agency Spacecraft and the label [[BMG Japan]] to create an eighteen member all girl theatre troupes of various talents under the direction of [[Sha Tamae]]. 

Their first musical premiered in 1992, entitled ''[[Natsu Tooi Negai wo Itaite ~Yume wo Shinjite~]]''. Soon after, they also began their career as a musical group with the release of the single "[[Yume wo Shinjite (Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan)|Yume wo Shinjite]]" that same year. 

The troupe has been on hiatus since 2001 for unknown reasons. 

== Members ==

=== First Generation ===
* [[Higuchi Natsuko]] (樋口奈津子)
* [[Yokota Ai|Fukushima Ai]] (福島愛)
* [[Sato Taeko]] (佐藤妙子)
* [[Ohno Chihiro]] (大野ちひろ)
* [[Ohkoshi Shiho]] (大越史歩)
* [[Komazaki Kaori]] (駒崎香織)
* [[Kikuzawa Miwa]] (菊沢美和)
* [[Kawachi Namie]] (河内浪江)
* [[Iio Maya]] (飯尾麻耶)
* [[Watanabe Reika|Reika]] (玲花)
* [[Yokoo Kaori]] (横尾薫)
* [[Yoshida Yuri]] (吉田ゆり)
* [[Kikuchi Ere]] (菊地江麗)
* [[Kinoshita Rinko]] (木下綾子)
* [[Kimura Yoko]] (木村容子)
* [[Oka Mariko]] (岡真理子)
* [[Minami Rio|Komura Mika]] (小村美佳)
* [[Yukari]] (ユカリ)
* [[Kazama Arisa]] (風間ありさ)
* [[Jennifer]] (ジェニファ)

=== Second Generation ===
* [[Kataoka Kanako]] (片岡香奈子)
* [[Ichikawa Emi]] (市川絵美)
* [[Nakagawa Toshiko]] (中川登志子)
* [[Senaga Ami]] (世永亜実)
* [[Saijo Yurika]] (西條由利香)
* [[Tajima Ayako]] (田嶋亜弥子)
* [[Kusaka Emi]] (久積絵夢)
* [[Sakurai Miki|Sogawa Kimiko]] (十川貴美子)
* [[Nakano Kaori]] (中野薫)
* [[Baba Hiromi]] (馬場宏美)
* [[Wakamura Megumi]] (若村めぐみ)
* [[Morikawa Yukiko]] (森川友紀子)
* [[Akagi Eriko]] (赤木江梨子)
* [[Kataoka Maho]] (片岡真秀)
* [[Tsutsumika Nami]] (堤加奈子)
* [[Kamiko Chiharu]] (紙子千春)
* [[Nakano Ayumi]] (中野あゆみ)
* [[Horikawa Yuri]] (堀川由理)
* [[Akiyama Erisa]] (秋山エリサ)

=== Third Generation ===
* [[Urakabe Tae]] (浦壁多恵)
* [[Nishizaki Wako]] (西崎和子)
* [[Jade (singer)|Sakazume Kana]] (坂爪加奈)
* [[Kataoka Wakako]] (片岡和香子)
* [[Wakamura Rieko]] (若村梨枝子)
* [[Ikeda Yoshiko]] (池田淑子)
* [[Iida Hidemi]] (飯田未)
* [[Kurosaki Nanami]] (黒崎奈那美)
* [[Ochi Masumi]] (越智真澄)
* [[Inoue Yukiko]] (井上裕紀子)
* [[Honda Risa]] (本田梨沙)
* [[Ichimaru Kaori]] (市丸香織)

=== Fourth Generation ===
* [[Chiba Saeko]] (千葉紗子)
* [[Takano Ran]] (高野蘭)
* [[Hirohashi Kai]] (広橋佳以)
* [[Yamashita Junko]] (山下順子)
* [[Endo Masako]] (遠藤雅子)
* [[Yuta Mio]] (湯田美央)
* [[Shimizu Miyuki]] (清水美幸)
* [[Nigu Miyuki]] (二宮由希子)
* [[Umeda Kanako]] (梅田加奈子)
* [[Okumura Hicho]] (奥村飛鳥)
* [[Inhata Eriko]] (稲端江梨子)
* [[Shinohara Yuka]] (篠原有加)
* [[Ishiwata Ayumi]] (石渡歩美)
* [[Teshima Yuri]] (手島由莉)
* [[Konno Eri]] (今野恵理)

=== Fifth Generation ===
* [[Kobayashi Akiko (seiyuu)|Kobayashi Akiko]] (小林晃子)
* [[Tsurumizu Rui]] (鶴水ルイ)
* [[Sugawa Kanako]] (須川華奈子)
* [[Ando Mai]] (安藤舞)
* [[Yamanishi Yuka]] (山西由香)
* [[Sonezaki Chihiro]] (曽根千尋)
* [[Aoki Mayuko]] (青木真由子)
* [[Fujii Eri]] (藤井絵梨)
* [[Kurokawa Satoe]] (黒川智永)
* [[Ohta Yumi]] (太田有美)
* [[Sato Rie]] (佐藤梨恵)
* [[Shabungi]] (車文宜)

=== Sixth Generation ===
* [[Ogino Eri]] (荻野恵理)
* [[Kurihara Umi]] (栗原海)
* [[Morita Anri]] (森田杏里)
* [[Mayo (idol)|Mayo]] (真代)
* [[Someya Yuki]] (染谷有紀)
* [[Okajima Akiko]] (岡島明子)
* [[Kyujo Aki]] (宮城亜希)
* [[Kuwayama Yurika]] (桑山夕利果)
* [[Shinkai Rie]] (深海深海)
* [[Okazaki Asami]] (岡崎亜紗美)
* [[Takeda Miho]] (武田未帆)
* [[Kajimoto Risa]] (梶本梨沙)
* [[Ishimoto Hina]] (石本ひな)
* [[Yamaguchi Nodoka]] (山口のどか)

=== Seventh Generation ===
* [[Nanri Yuuka]] (南里侑香)
* [[Morita Konomi]] (森田このみ)

=== Eighth Generation ===
* [[Nakayama Rina]] (中山理奈)
* [[Miyamoto Kayaoko]] (宮本佳代子)
* [[Komuro Yayoi]] (小室弥生)
* [[Kuriyama Emi]] (栗山絵美)

=== Subunits ===

* [[Minami Aoyama Yuukigumi]] (南青山勇気組)
* [[Skirt (group)|Skirt]] 
* [[FEEL (idol group)|FEEL]]

== Discography ==

=== Albums ===

* [1992.12.02] [[Start (Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan album)|START]]
* [1993.07.21] [[Natural High|NATURAL HIGH!]]

=== Singles ===

* [1992.06.25] [[Yume wo Shinjite (Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan)|Yume wo Shinjite]] (夢を信じて)
* [1992.11.26] [[Yume no Bouken e]] (夢の冒険へ)
* [1993.03.25] [[Saturday Night|SATURDAY NIGHT]]
* [1993.04.25] [[Dou ni Kashite|Dou ni Kashite!]] (どうにかして!)
* [1993.05.26] [[Namida Nanka...]] (涙なんか...)
* [1993.06.25] [[Sweet & Toughness (Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan)|SWEET&TOUGHNESS]]
* [1993.11.01] [[Tenshi ga Ippai]] (天使がいっぱい)
* [1994.07.21] [[Million Kiss|MILLION KISS]]

=== Compilations / Others ===

* [2003.01.16] ''[[My! Kore Kusshon Pony Canyon Hizou Idol Unit 16 ~Onyanko Club Kara Checkicco Made~]]''

=== VHS ===

* [1992.03.25] [[Rin no Shoujo Girls, So Vivid|Rin no Shoujo girls, so vivid]] (凛の少女 girls, so vivid)
* [1993.03.25] [[Kaze ga Hakonda Shouj ~1992 Haru Kouen~]] (風がはこんだ少女~1992春公演~)
* [1993.07.01] [[Toughness ~Single Video Clips~　Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan 3]] (Toughness～Single Video Clips～　南青山少女歌劇団3)
* [1998.12.02] [[Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan Sotsugyou Kouen Video ~Dream~]] (南青山少女歌劇団 卒業公演ビデオ~夢~)

== External Links ==

* [http://www.spacecraft.co.jp/nan-sho/ Official Site]
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97%E9%9D%92%E5%B1%B1%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E6%AD%8C%E5%8A%87%E5%9B%A3 Japanese Wikipedia: 南青山少女歌劇団]

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