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S/mileage promoting "Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii!!!" (2010)

S/mileage (スマイレージ) is a Japanese pop girl group managed by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project.

Members

• Wada Ayaka (和田彩花, leader)
• Maeda Yuuka (前田憂佳)
• Fukuda Kanon (福田花音)
• Ogawa Saki (小川紗季)

History

On April 4, 2009, Tsunku posted on his blog a plan for a new unit featuring Hello! Pro Egg members Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon, and Ogawa Saki. A month later, on May 8, the unit was named S/mileage, which is a portmanteau of "smile" and "mileage", which in turn refers to the age of smiles. Their debut indies single, "aMa no Jaku", was released in June. Two more indies singles followed during the year. S/mileage performed in Hello! Pro Egg concerts and as guests at Mano Erina's concerts.

Starting with the single "Hajimete no Keiken", S/mileage performed as back dancers for Mano along with Komine Momoka and Sekine Azusa, but appeared without the two for Mano's remaining singles for 2009.

On November 23, 2009, during Hello! Pro Egg's Shinjin Kouen concert, a video message from Tsunku was played to S/mileage, where it was announced that they would graduate from Hello! Pro Egg and make their debut in Hello! Project in 2010. Initially when the group was first formed, Tsunku had said that in order to make the best group possible, additional members might be added or current members might be removed. Wada, Maeda, Fukuda, and Ogawa were confirmed to be the definite line-up of S/mileage. Their graduation and debut will happen on March 27, 2010.

On February 28, 2010, Tsunku announced that in order for the group to debut, 10,000 people had to send a picture of themselves smiling before March 25, 2010. If the goal was not achieved, their debut might be postponed or even cancelled. Pictures could be sent in on this site. The results will be announced on April 3, 2010. If successful, they will debut in May 2010.

Discography

Singles

• [2009.06.07] aMa no Jaku (ぁまのじゃく) (Indies)
• [2009.09.23] Asu wa Date na no ni, Ima Sugu Koe ga Kikitai (あすはデートなのに、今すぐ声が聞きたい) (Indies)
• [2009.11.23] Suki-chan (スキちゃん) (Indies)
• [2010.03.14] Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii!!! (オトナになるって難しい!!!) (Indies)

• [2010.??.??] Yume Miru 15sai (Indies)

DVDs

• [2010.01.31] Toe the line (FC Limited)
• [2010.??.??] Special Joint 2010 Haru ~Kansha Mankai! Mano Erina 2 Shuunen Totsunyuu & S/mileage Major Debut e Sakura Sake! Live~ (Mano Erina, S/mileage)

Works

TV

• [2010] Hanbun Esper (半分エスパー)

Internet

• [2009–] S/mileage no TAKEOFF (スマイレージのTAKEOFF) (FC Limited)

Theater

• [2009] Koisuru Hello Kitty (恋するハローキティ)

External Links

• Official Website
• Twitter
• Hello! Project Profile
• Hello! Pro Egg Official FC Website: Profile page