Tokyo Girls' Style
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Tokyo Girls' Style is a Japanese Idol group created by music label Avex Trax. Consisting of Ayano Konishi, Miyu Yamabe, Hitomi Arae, Yuri Nakae and Mei Shyoji, The group have launched eight singles and one Album since forming in January 6th, 2010, which is pretty normal pace for the ever-popular Japanese Idol scene. Not just content with releasing music, Tokyo Girls' Style appear in many different talk shows, game shows, and promotional appearances to spread their adorable mugs across the TV screens.
Tokyo Girls' Style appear in segments of Transformers Prime after the main episode. There the girls play with Transformers and learn about the franchise and world from the disembodied voice of Vector Sigma.
Notes
- While Tokyo Girls' Style may seem to foreigners like an odd choice for a CGI kids' show like Prime, the Japanese public have some of the most devoted fans around. Idol worship (Ha!) is being used by TV Aichi to draw in extra viewers who might never check out Transformers: Prime in the first place just to see their favourite girls. Additionally, Tokyo Girls' Style is one of the more wholesome Idol groups and are managed by a professional company. All publicity is good publicity!
- TGS' members appear to be young teenagers, but in fact all their ages are kept secret to preserve their professional Idol aura. While some might find this to be morally suspect, it improves marketability by making the girls more relatable to different age-groups, divided by how they dress or behave when appealing to each group.
