Ongaku Gatas
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese girl group
consisted of select members from Hello! Project
's futsal
club Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
and Hello Pro Egg.
In early 2008, Erina Mano
and Mika Mutō (both Hello! Pro Eggs) graduated from the group. Mano left the group but continued a solo career within Hello! Project, whereas Mutō left both the group and Hello! Project in its entirety to return to life as a normal student and focus on her studies.
In August 2009, it was announced that Arisa Noto and Yuri Sawada, two more Eggs, would both be graduating from Hello! Project. Sawada graduated from both Hello! Project and Ongaku Gatas, to focus on university. Noto, however, remained in the group, even though she had graduated from Hello! Project.
Although, soon after their winter tour finished in early 2009, Yoshizawa, Ishikawa, Konno and Satoda all officially graduated from Hello! Project in March 2009 the group remained together, though they switched management to Up-Front Agency (the "parent management" of Hello! Project itself). The group went on a hiatus after their graduation. However, they began to tour again in March 2010, playing a total of three venues (Osaka, Aichi and Tokyo) to promote their new single "Ready! Kick Off!!" released on March 3.
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
consisted of select members from Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
's futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
club Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
is the Hello! Project futsal club.- History :On April 23, 2007, nine new members from Mix Gatas were added to the team mainly from Berryz Kobo and °C-ute with one member from Hello! Project Eggs....
and Hello Pro Egg.
History
The group was formed in 2007. The group's name combines the Japanese word ongaku (music) with the Portuguese word gatas, taken from the name of the Hello! Project futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes (that means Bright Female Cats). Together, the two words literally mean "musical cats" (gatas being the feminine form of the word gatos (cats)), although gatas is also slang for "pretty girls".In early 2008, Erina Mano
Erina Mano
, born April 11, 1991 in Kanagawa, Japan is a Japanese pop singer associated with Hello! Project. She joined in 2006 as a member of Hello Pro Egg, as a trainee. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and its musical group Ongaku Gatas...
and Mika Mutō (both Hello! Pro Eggs) graduated from the group. Mano left the group but continued a solo career within Hello! Project, whereas Mutō left both the group and Hello! Project in its entirety to return to life as a normal student and focus on her studies.
In August 2009, it was announced that Arisa Noto and Yuri Sawada, two more Eggs, would both be graduating from Hello! Project. Sawada graduated from both Hello! Project and Ongaku Gatas, to focus on university. Noto, however, remained in the group, even though she had graduated from Hello! Project.
Although, soon after their winter tour finished in early 2009, Yoshizawa, Ishikawa, Konno and Satoda all officially graduated from Hello! Project in March 2009 the group remained together, though they switched management to Up-Front Agency (the "parent management" of Hello! Project itself). The group went on a hiatus after their graduation. However, they began to tour again in March 2010, playing a total of three venues (Osaka, Aichi and Tokyo) to promote their new single "Ready! Kick Off!!" released on March 3.
Members
- Hitomi YoshizawaHitomi Yoshizawais a former leader of the pop group Morning Musume and current member of the duo Hangry & Angry as Hangry. She is the current leader of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P...
(Leader) - Rika IshikawaRika Ishikawa, is a Japanese pop singer and TV/radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the trio v-u-den until June 2008...
- Mai SatodaMai Satodais a member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume.- Biography :Satoda was discovered during the Morning Musume 4th Generation Auditions in 2000. She is also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P...
(Hello! Pro EggHello! Pro Eggare a group of female singers under the Hello! Project banner. They are girls chosen when Tsunku and other audition administrators see talent in them that can be developed further, in the hope of one day turning them into successful musicians, and possibly integrating them into other Hello!...
member) (former Hello! Pro Egg member) (Hello! Pro Egg member)
Graduated members
- Erina ManoErina Mano, born April 11, 1991 in Kanagawa, Japan is a Japanese pop singer associated with Hello! Project. She joined in 2006 as a member of Hello Pro Egg, as a trainee. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and its musical group Ongaku Gatas...
(graduated March 2, 2008) (graduated April 28, 2008) (graduated August 30, 2009) - Asami KonnoAsami Konno, born May 7, 1987, is a Japanese pop singer, best known as former fifth generation member of the all-girl Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined the group in the August 2001, along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa, and Risa Niigaki.- Biography :Konno joined...
(graduated April 4, 2011)
Albums
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "1st Goodsal 1st Goodsal - External links :* at Up-Front Works Official Website... " |
2008-02-06 |
Singles
| # | Title | Release dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... |
Single V Single V A is a type of DVD released by artists who are part of the J-Pop idol conglomerate, Hello! Project.- Single V :A Single V is often released in coordination one or two weeks after the release of a Hello! Project single. Most artists follow this pattern, except a few including Melon Kinenbi... |
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| 1 | "Narihajimeta Koi no Bell Narihajimeta Koi no Bell is the debut single of Japanese girl group Ongaku Gatas, formed from members of Hello! Project's futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and Hello Pro Eggs, which was released on September 12, 2007 under the Zetima label .... " |
2007-09-12 | 2007-09-12 |
| 2 | 2007-12-05 | 2007-12-19 | |
| 3 | "Come Together" | 2008-09-10 | 2008-09-24 |
| 4 | "Ready! Kick Off!!" | 2010-03-06 | |
DVD
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-05-28 | |
| 2 | 2009-03-11 |
External links
- Ongaku Gatas discography at Up-Front Works Official Website
- Official Website (Japanese)